The NRL has unveiled the contenders to win a spot in the Dally M Team of the Year, with the top three in each position being named on Sunday alongside a shock pair up for the Provan-Summons Medal.
To earn selection in the Team of the Year, Judges vote on their best players in each position at “regular intervals throughout the season”.
A final judgement is made after 27 rounds are played, meaning overall Dally M votes don’t count towards a player’s selection.
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Unless a player finishes in the top three of the overall vote, which means they automatically earn selection.
For positions that have two players, like the wing and back row slots, five players have been nominated to be named the best of their peers.
Due to their respective suspensions, which tallied two games or more, both Harry Grant and Joseph Tapine are not eligible for any Dally M awards.
Meanwhile, Lachlan Galvin and Jarome Luai have been nominated for a joint Provan-Summons Award.
The Provan-Summons Medal is awarded to the player deemed by the Dally M judges to have displayed the true ‘spirit of the game’.
Their post-match embrace has earned the pair a nomination and the potential to receive the prestigious award together.
FULLBACK
James Tedesco
Kaeo Weekes
Reece Walsh
CENTRE
Casey McLean
Robert Toia
Herbie Farnworth
Stephen Crichton
Kotoni Staggs
WING
Mark Nawaqanitawase
Xavier Savage
Jacob Kiraz
Zac Lomax
Xavier Coates
FIVE-EIGHTH
Cameron Munster
Ethan Strange
Matt Burton
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HALFBACK
Nathan Cleary
Jamal Fogarty
Isaiya Katoa
HOOKER
Apisai Koroisau
Blayke Brailey
Tom Starling
PROP
Addin Fonua-Blake
Stefano Utoikamanu
Josh Papalii
Terrell May
Payne Haas
BACK ROW
Liam Martin
Angus Crichton
Leka Halasima
Hudson Young
Eliesa Katoa
LOCK
Erin Clark
Isaah Yeo
Naufahu Whyte
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Isaiah Iongi
Leka Halasima
Robert Toia
CAPTAIN OF THE YEAR
James Tedesco
Nathan Cleary
Stephen Crichton
COACH OF THE YEAR
Cameron Ciraldo
Michael Maguire
Ricky Stuart
PROVAN-SUMMONS MEDAL
Jarome Luai & Lachlan Galvin
Jamal Fogarty
Zac Lomax
Lachlan Galvin and Jarome Luai share an embrace.Source: The Daily Telegraph