2017 Dally M Awards
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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
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| 25 |  Michael Morgan
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| 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
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| Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year |  Nick Cotric
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| Captain of the Year | Cameron Smith
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| 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
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| 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
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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)