2018 Dally M Awards
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.
| 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, 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.[1][2]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Provan-Summons Medal[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
| 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.
References
- "Live: Dally M Awards 2018". 9Wide World of Sports. 26 September 2018.
- "Live blog:Dally M Awards - RTS wins". NRL.com. 26 September 2018.
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