2016 Dally M Awards
The 2016 Dally M Awards were presented on Wednesday 28 September 2016. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Cooper Cronk and Jason Taumalolo became just the second joint winners of the Dally M Medal after both players tied with 26 votes apiece.
| 2016 Dally M Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 September |
| Location | The Star Sydney |
| Hosted by | Tony Squires |
| Dally M Medal | File:Melbourne colours.svg Cooper Cronk File:North Queensland colours.svg Jason Taumalolo |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Sports |
Judges
[edit | edit source]Judges are usually ex-players which have an involvement in that game such as commentary. Such judges in 2016 included Brad Fittler, Darren Lockyer and Braith Anasta
Dally M Medal
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Dally M Awards
[edit | edit source]The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and 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 favourite" player of the year.
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Provan-Summons Medal | File:Canberra colours.svg Jarrod Croker |
| Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year | File:Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Ashley Taylor |
| Captain of the Year | File:Canberra colours.svg Jarrod Croker |
| Representative Player of the Year | File:Melbourne colours.svg File:Queensland colours.svg Cameron Smith |
| Coach of the Year | File:Canberra colours.svg Ricky Stuart |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year | File:Melbourne colours.svg Suliasi Vunivalu – 22 |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | File:Canberra colours.svg Jarrod Croker – 276 |
| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year | File:Brisbane colours.svg Anthony Milford, golden point field goal vs North Queensland, Round 4 |
| Holden Cup Player of the Year | File:Cronulla colours.svg Jayden Brailey |
| Female Player of the Year | File:Australian colours.svg Kezie Apps |
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | File:Wests Tigers colours.svg James Tedesco |
| Best Winger | File:Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Josh Mansour |
| Best Centre | File:Canberra colours.svg Joseph Leilua |
| Best Five-Eighth | File:Cronulla colours.svg James Maloney |
| Best Halfback | File:Melbourne colours.svg Cooper Cronk |
| Best Lock | File:North Queensland colours.svg Jason Taumalolo |
| Best Second-Rower | File:Brisbane colours.svg Matt Gillett |
| Best Prop | File:Melbourne colours.svg Jesse Bromwich |
| Best Hooker | File:Melbourne colours.svg Cameron Smith |
Presenters
[edit | edit source]Pre-Dally M Presentation
[edit | edit source]The following people are from Fox Sports (Australia)'s Monday Night With Matty Johns. They performed their show 'live on the red carpet' instead of on their regular Monday night.
- Matthew Johns
- Nathan Hindmarsh
- Gorden Tallis
- Bryan Fletcher
- Jamie Rogers (from Sportsbet)
- Lara Pitt
- 'Professor' James Rochford
On the red carpet interviews
[edit | edit source]Through Matty Johns' show, regular interviews occurred between the following presenters and a number of players arriving with their partners.
- Aaron Woods
- Kayla Boyd (Darius Boyd's wife).
Dally M Presentation
[edit | edit source]Hosts
[edit | edit source]The following Fox Sports presenters were the main hosts for the event.
Countdown
[edit | edit source]The following Fox Sports presenters were the main presenters for the countdown. They gave a brief summary round by round from round 16-26 before announcing any points given to anyone in the top 10.