2020 Dally M Awards
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| 2020 Dally M Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 October |
| Location | Sydney |
| Dally M Medal |  Jack Wighton |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox League |
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.
Dally M Player of the Year: Jack Wighton
| Points | Player |
|---|---|
| 26 | Jack Wighton |
| 25 |  Clint Gutherson |
| 24 |  Nathan Cleary |
| 22 |  Cameron Smith |
| 18 |  Luke Keary |
| 18 |  Shaun Johnson |
| 17 | Jarome Luai |
| 17 |  Adam Reynolds |
| 16 | Ryan Papenhuyzen |
| 16 |  Kalyn Ponga |
Dally M Awards
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 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 |
| NRL Rookie of the Year |  Harry Grant |
| Captain of the Year | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| Coach of the Year | Ivan Cleary |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal) | Alex Johnston (20 Tries) |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Adam Reynolds (191 Points) |
| VB Hard Earned Player of the Year Award |  Jake Trbojevic & Tohu Harris |
| 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] |
| Drinkwise Try of the Year |  Kotoni Staggs vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons, Round 15[5] |
| Youi Tackle of the Year | Josh Papalii on Jamal Fogarty vs. Gold Coast Titans, Round 15 |
| Female Player of the Year | Ali Brigginshaw |
| Rebel NRLW Rookie of the Year | Kennedy Cherrington |
| NRLW Try of the Year | Madison Bartlett |
| NRLW Tackle of the Year | Hannah Southwell |
Team of the Year
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | Clint Gutherson |
| Best Wingers | David Nofoaluma |
| Josh Addo-Carr | |
| Best Centres | Kotoni Staggs |
| Stephen Crichton | |
| Best Five-Eighth | Jack Wighton |
| Best Halfback | Nathan Cleary |
| Best Lock | Isaah Yeo |
| Best Second-Rowers | Viliame Kikau |
| Tohu Harris | |
| Best Props | Josh Papalii |
| James Fisher-Harris | |
| Best Hooker | Cameron Smith |
Judging panel
- 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