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
Date28 September
LocationThe Star Sydney
Hosted byTony Squires
Dally M Medal Cooper Cronk
Jason Taumalolo
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Sports
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Judges

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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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Player votes tally – Top 10[1]
Points Player
26   Cooper Cronk
26   Jason Taumalolo
22   Johnathan Thurston
22   Cameron Smith
19   Ryan James
19   Anthony Milford
18   Josh Hodgson
18   Mitchell Moses
17   Corey Norman
17   Ben Barba


Dally M Awards

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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.

Awards[1]
Award Player
Provan-Summons Medal   Jarrod Croker
Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year   Ashley Taylor
Captain of the Year   Jarrod Croker
Representative Player of the Year     Cameron Smith
Coach of the Year   Ricky Stuart
Top Tryscorer of the Year   Suliasi Vunivalu – 22
Top Pointscorer of the Year   Jarrod Croker – 276
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year   Anthony Milford, golden point field goal vs North Queensland, Round 4
Holden Cup Player of the Year   Jayden Brailey
Female Player of the Year   Kezie Apps
Team of the Year[1][2]
Award Player
Best Fullback   James Tedesco
Best Winger   Josh Mansour
Best Centre   Joseph Leilua
Best Five-Eighth   James Maloney
Best Halfback   Cooper Cronk
Best Lock   Jason Taumalolo
Best Second-Rower   Matt Gillett
Best Prop   Jesse Bromwich
Best Hooker   Cameron Smith

Presenters

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Pre-Dally M Presentation

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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.

On the red carpet interviews

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Through Matty Johns' show, regular interviews occurred between the following presenters and a number of players arriving with their partners.

Dally M Presentation

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Hosts

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The following Fox Sports presenters were the main hosts for the event.

Countdown

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Pryde, Scott. "2016 Dally M Medal highlights: full results, blog". The Roar. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Cronk and Taumalolo win Dally M Medal". NRL website. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.