The 2020 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 19 October 2020.[1] They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
| 2020 Dally M Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 October |
| Location | Sydney |
| Dally M Medal |  Jack Wighton |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox League |
Dally M Medal
editDally M Player of the Year: Jack Wighton
| Points | Player |
|---|---|
| 26 | Jack Wighton
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| 25 |  Clint Gutherson
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| 24 |  Nathan Cleary
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| 22 |  Cameron Smith
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| 18 |  Luke Keary
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| 18 |  Shaun Johnson
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| 17 | Jarome Luai
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| 17 |  Adam Reynolds
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| 16 | Ryan Papenhuyzen
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| 16 |  Kalyn Ponga
|
Dally M Awards
editThe 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 was awarded to the New Zealand Warriors for the sacrifices the club made in relocating to Australia to keep the season alive due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Provan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game) |  New Zealand Warriors
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| NRL Rookie of the Year |  Harry Grant
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| Captain of the Year | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
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| Coach of the Year | Ivan Cleary
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| Top Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal) | Alex Johnston (20 Tries)
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| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Adam Reynolds (191 Points)
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| VB Hard Earned Player of the Year Award |  Jake Trbojevic & Tohu Harris
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| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year | "Project Apollo", the NRL's restart project, succeeding |
| Ken Stephen Medal[a] | Connor Watson[4]
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| Drinkwise Try of the Year |  Kotoni Staggs vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons, Round 15[5]
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| Youi Tackle of the Year | Josh Papalii on Jamal Fogarty vs. Gold Coast Titans, Round 15
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| Female Player of the Year | Ali Brigginshaw
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| Rebel NRLW Rookie of the Year | Kennedy Cherrington
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| NRLW Try of the Year | Madison Bartlett
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| NRLW Tackle of the Year | Hannah Southwell
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Team of the Year
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | Clint Gutherson
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| Best Wingers | David Nofoaluma
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| Josh Addo-Carr
| |
| Best Centres | Kotoni Staggs
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| Stephen Crichton
| |
| Best Five-Eighth | Jack Wighton
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| Best Halfback | Nathan Cleary
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| Best Lock | Isaah Yeo
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| Best Second-Rowers | Viliame Kikau
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| Tohu Harris
| |
| Best Props | Josh Papalii
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| James Fisher-Harris
| |
| Best Hooker | Cameron Smith
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Judging panel
edit- Brett Kimmorley
- Jimmy Smith
- Darren Lockyer
- Greg Alexander
- Corey Parker
- Andrew Ryan
- Andrew Johns
- Steve Roach
- Johnathan Thurston
- Dene Halatau
- Billy Moore
- Gary Belcher
- Ben Ikin
- L. Lewis
- Matt Elliott
- Justin Hodges
- Scott Sattler
- Sam Thaiday
- Nathan Hindmarsh
- Anthony Minichiello
- Ryan Girdler
- Steve Menzies
- Mark Geyer
- Petero Civoniceva
- Dallas Johnson
- Ben Galea
- Alan Tongue
- Tony Puletua
- Wally Lewis
- Paul Whatuira
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Awarded at 2020 NRL Grand Final.
References
edit- ^ "More positional awards to honour true Dally M Team of the Year". National Rugby League. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
- ^ "Warriors club awarded Provan Summons for 2020". NRL.com. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ McKirdy, Lachlan (19 October 2020). "Dally M 2020: Full list of award winners, team of the year". Sporting News. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Connor Watson wins Ken Stephen Medal". Newcastle Knights. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Where does this rate in the Best Tries of 2020? | NRL on Nine". 19 October 2020 – via www.youtube.com.