2018 Dally M Awards
Official annual awards of the National Rugby League
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The 2018 Dally M Awards was presented on Wednesday 26 September 2018. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
Lara Pitt
Hannah Hollis
Jessica Yates
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck| 2018 Dally M Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 September |
| Location | Overseas Passenger Terminal |
| Hosted by | Yvonne Sampson Lara Pitt Hannah Hollis Jessica Yates |
| Dally M Medal | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox League |
Dally M Medal
Dally M Player of the Year: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
| Points | Player |
|---|---|
| 29 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| 27 |  Kalyn Ponga |
| 26 |  Luke Brooks |
| 25 |  Valentine Holmes |
| 23 | Mitchell Pearce |
| 19 |  Jason Taumalolo |
| 19 |  Cameron Munster |
| 18 |  Ashley Taylor |
| 18 |  Damien Cook |
| 18 | Issac Luke |
Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards are usually 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.[1][2]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Provan-Summons Medal[a] | Damien Cook |
| Award for Rookie of the Year |  Jamayne Isaako |
| Captain of the Year | Cameron Smith |
| Coach of the Year | Anthony Seibold |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal) | David Fusitu'a |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Jamayne Isaako |
| Ken Stephen Medal | Ryan James |
| Female Player of the Year | Brittany Breayley |
Team of the Year
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| Best Winger |  Blake Ferguson |
| Best Centre |  Joseph Leilua |
| Best Five-Eighth | Cameron Munster |
| Best Halfback | Luke Brooks |
| Best Lock | Jason Taumalolo |
| Best Second-Rower |  Josh Jackson |
| Best Prop | Andrew Fifita |
| Best Hooker | Damien Cook |
| Best Interchange Player | Jazz Tevaga |
Presenters
Hosts
- Yvonne Sampson, Lara Pitt, Hannah Hollis and Jessica Yates
Top Try and Point Scorer
- Michael Irvine
Rookie Award
Ken Stephen Medal
Coach of the Year
Captain of the Year
Women's Player of the Year
- Tarsha Gale
Countdown
- Jess Yates & Mal Meninga
Team of the Year
Judging Panel
- 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 (ABC)
- Jimmy Smith
- Peter Sterling (Nine)
- Alan Tongue (ABC)
- Kevin Walters (Fox League)
See also
Notes
- This was the last season that the Provan-Summons Medal was awarded to the "people's choice" for player of the year.