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 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 |
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 |
Hosts
Top Try and Point Scorer
Rookie Award
Ken Stephen Medal
Coach of the Year
Captain of the Year
Women's Player of the Year
Countdown
Team of the Year
The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. As well as honouring the player of the year, who received the Dally M Medal, awards are also given to the premier player in each position, the best coach, the best captain, representative player of the year and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The awards are named in honour of Australian former rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger.
The Dally M Medal is awarded each year (annually) to the player voted for as the 'Player of the year' over the National Rugby League (NRL) regular season. The awards are named in honour of Australian former rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. The award has existed since 1979, but has only been adopted as the official award for the Player of the Year in the NRL since 1998. Prior to that the official Player of the Year, in both the New South Wales and the Brisbane Rugby Leagues, received the Rothmans Medal whilst the Dally M Medal was awarded by the Daily Mirror newspaper.
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