The 2017 Dally M Awards was presented on Wednesday 27 September 2017. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
| 2017 Dally M Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 September |
| Location | The Star Sydney |
| Hosted by | Yvonne Sampson Lara Pitt Hannah Hollis Jessica Yates |
| Dally M Medal |  Cameron Smith |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox League |
Dally M Medal edit
Dally M Player of the Year: Cameron Smith
| Points | Player |
|---|---|
| 33 | Cameron Smith
|
| 25 |  Michael Morgan
|
| 24 |  Gareth Widdop
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| 22 |  Luke Keary
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| 22 |  Paul Gallen
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| 21 |  Daly Cherry-Evans
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| 20 | Billy Slater
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| 19 | Jason Taumalolo †
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| 19 |  Corey Norman
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| 18 |  James Tedesco
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† Taumalolo was given a 6 point penalty for being suspended for two games.
Dally M Awards edit
The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year.
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Provan-Summons Medal | Clint Gutherson
|
| Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year |  Nick Cotric
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| Captain of the Year | Cameron Smith
|
| Representative Player of the Year | |
| Coach of the Year | Craig Bellamy
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| Top Tryscorer of the Year | Suliasi Vunivalu – 23
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| Top Pointscorer of the Year |  Nathan Cleary – 216
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| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year | Mitchell Pearce
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| Holden Cup Player of the Year | Jake Clifford
|
| Female Player of the Year |  Simaima Taufa
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Team of the Year
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | Billy Slater
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| Best Winger | Jordan Rapana
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| Best Centre | Dylan Walker
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| Best Five-Eighth | Gareth Widdop
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| Best Halfback | Michael Morgan
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| Best Lock | Paul Gallen
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| Best Second-Rower |  Matt Gillett
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| Best Prop | Aaron Woods
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| Best Hooker | Cameron Smith
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| Best Interchange Player | Reagan Campbell-Gillard
|
Presenters edit
Hosts
- Yvonne Sampson, Lara Pitt, Hannah Hollis and Jessica Yates
Top Try and Point Scorer
Rookie Award
Peter Frilingo Medal
Captain of the Year
Countdown
Team of the Year
Judging Panel edit
- Greg Alexander (Fox League)
- Braith Anasta (Fox League)
- Richie Barnett (Sky Sport)
- Gary Belcher (Fox League)
- Monty Betham (Sky Sport)
- Darryl Brohman
- Danny Buderus (Fox League)
- Brett Finch (Fox League)
- Joe Galuvao
- Mark Gasnier (Fox League)
- Ryan Girdler (Triple M)
- Daryl Halligan (Sky Sports)
- Andrew Johns (Nine)
- Dallas Johnson
- Brett Kimmorley (Fox League)
- Darren Lockyer (Nine)
- Steve Menzies
- Steve Roach (Fox League)
- Andrew Ryan
- Jimmy Smith
- Peter Sterling (Nine)
- Alan Tongue
- Kevin Walters (Fox League)