2025 Dally M Awards

2025 Dally M Awards
Date	1 October 2025
Location	Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
Hosted by	Braith Anasta
Dally M Medal	James Tedesco Tamika Upton
Television/radio coverage
Network	Fox League
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The 2025 Dally M Awards were presented on 1 October 2025. ^[1] They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.

The voting process remained unchanged from the previous season; two judges each award six points per regular season match, split between three players with the best player receiving three points. The maximum votes a player could receive per match is six. Players given a one-game suspension received a six-point deduction, while players suspended for two or more games remained ineligible to receive any awards.

Dally M Medal

Dally M Player of the Year (Men) : Player votes tally – Top 10 [2] Points Player (Men) 67 James Tedesco 45 Nathan Cleary 44 Isaiya Katoa Payne Haas 42 Blayke Brailey Tom Dearden 41 Reece Walsh 40 Luke Metcalf 39 Daly Cherry-Evans 37 Will Kennedy

Dally M Player of the Year (Women) : Player votes tally – Top 10 [2] Points Player (Women) 35 Tamika Upton 32 Julia Robinson 31 Jesse Southwell 29 Isabelle Kelly 24 Rachael Pearson 22 Jakiya Whitfield 21 Yasmin Clydsdale 20 Emma Verran 18 Tarryn Aiken 17 Olivia Kernick

Note: Player marked with an asterisk (*) were ineligible

Dally M Awards

The Dally M Awards were, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence did not take games played in the finals series into account.

Award	Player
Provan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Mens)	Zac Lomax
Rookie of the Year	Robert Toia
Captain of the Year	James Tedesco
Coach of the Year	Ricky Stuart
Top Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal)	Mark Nawaqanitawase
Top Pointscorer of the Year	Jamayne Isaako
VB Hard Earned Player of the Year Award	TBD
Ken Stephen Medal	Kieran Foran
Drinkwise Try of the Year	Mark Nawaqanitawase
Youi Tackle of the Year	Ethan Strange
Provan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Women's)	Isabelle Kelly
NRLW Rookie of the year	Shalom Sauaso
NRLW Captain of the Year	Isabelle Kelly
NRLW Coach of the Year	John Strange
NRLW Top Tryscorer of the Year	Tamika Upton
NRLW Top Pointscorer of the Year	Romy Teitzel
NRLW Try of the Year	Indie Bostock
NRLW Tackle of the Year	Ivana Lauitiiti
Veronica White Medal	Rhiannon Byers

Team of the Year

Award	Player
Best Fullback	James Tedesco
Best Wingers	Mark Nawaqanitawase
	Xavier Coates
Best Centres	Kotoni Staggs
	Stephen Crichton
Best Five-Eighth	Ethan Strange
Best Halfback	Nathan Cleary
Best Hooker	Blayke Brailey
Best Props	Addin Fonua-Blake
	Payne Haas
Best Second-Rowers	Eliesa Katoa
	Hudson Young
Best Lock	Erin Clark

Women's Team of the Year

Award	Player
Best Fullback	Tamika Upton
Best Wingers	Payton Takimoana
	Sheridan Gallagher
Best Centres	Isabelle Kelly
	Julia Robinson
Best Five-Eighth	Gayle Broughton
Best Halfback	Jesse Southwell
Best Hooker	Emma Manzelmann
Best Props	Ellie Johnston
	Jessika Elliston
Best Second-Rowers	Romy Teitzel
	Yasmin Clydsdale
Best Lock	Olivia Kernick

See also

• Dally M Awards
• Dally M Medal
• 2025 NRL season

References

1. Proszenko, Adrian (28 September 2025). "Ivan Cleary snubbed again at Dally M awards". msn.com.
2. "James Tedesco and Tamika Upton win Dally M Medals". NRL.com. 1 October 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.