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The NRL and NRLW worlds will come together on Wednesday, September 30, to find out who will win the men\u2019s and women\u2019s main prizes.<\/p>\n
Roosters fullback James Tedesco took out the men\u2019s award last year while Broncos star Tamika Upton won the women\u2019s award.<\/p>\n
WHERE TO WATCH<\/p>\n
The 2026 Dally M Awards will take place on Wednesday, September 30 in Sydney.<\/p>\n
The awards ceremony starts at 6pm AEST and the Dally M Medallist should be announced just after 9:30pm.<\/p>\n
Rugby league fans will be able to catch all the action from the sport\u2019s night of nights LIVE on Fox League and Kayo Sports. <\/p>\n
HOW DOES THE VOTING FORMAT WORK?<\/p>\n
Before the 2023 season the NRL made several changes to the Dally M voting process, with two independent judges handing out six points each on a 3-2-1 basis.<\/p>\n
It means players can receive a maximum of six votes per game.<\/p>\n
MEN\u2019S DALLY M LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 12<\/p>\n
Nathan Cleary (Panthers) \u2013 38<\/p>\n
Jackson Ford (Warriors) \u2013 35 <\/p>\n
Dylan Edwards (Panthers) \u2013 32<\/p>\n
Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys) \u2013 29<\/p>\n
James Tedesco (Roosters) \u2013 27<\/p>\n
Braydon Trindall (Sharks) \u2013 23 <\/p>\n
Haumole Olakau\u2019atu (Sea Eagles) \u2013 22<\/p>\n
Adam Doueihi (Tigers) \u2013 20<\/p>\n
Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs) \u2013 20<\/p>\n
WOMEN\u2019S DALLY M LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 4<\/p>\n
Tamika Upton (Broncos) \u2013 12<\/p>\n
Sheridan Gallagher (Raiders) \u2013 11<\/p>\n
Tarryn Aiken (Roosters) \u2013 11<\/p>\n
Jesse Southwell (Broncos) \u2013 10<\/p>\n
Teagan Levi (Titans) \u2013 9<\/p>\n
Andie Robinson (Bulldogs) \u2013 8 <\/p>\n
Jaime Chapman (Titans) \u2013 8 <\/p>\n
Zahara Temara (Raiders) \u2013 8 <\/p>\n
Roosters ready to own GF stage | 03:01<\/p>\n
TEAM OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n
Judges will also vote for their best player in each position throughout the season, determining who is named.<\/p>\n
If a player comes in the top three of the overall Dally M leaderboard, they automatically earn selection in their respective position.<\/p>\n
Players who are suspended for two or more games are ineligible for a Dally M nomination.<\/p>\n
DALLY M TEAM OF THE YEAR NOMINEES<\/p>\n
Unlike previous years, the NRL has not released nominees for each position before Wednesday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
For a detailed breakdown of each position and our predicted Dally M Team of the Year, check back on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
OTHER DALLY M AWARDS<\/p>\n
Top Tryscorer<\/p>\n
Thomas Jenkins (Panthers) and Alex Johnston (Rabbitohs) 30<\/p>\n
Top Pointscorer<\/p>\n
Jamayne Isaako (Dolphins \u2013 310)<\/p>\n
Provan-Summons Medal (nominees)<\/p>\n
Rookie of the Year (nominees)<\/p>\n
Coach of the Year (nominees)<\/p>\n
MEN\u2019S DALLY M WINNERS<\/p>\n
2025 James Tedesco<\/p>\n
2024 Jahrome Hughes<\/p>\n
2023 Kalyn Ponga<\/p>\n
2022 Nicho Hynes<\/p>\n
2021 Tom Trbojevic<\/p>\n
2020 Jack Wighton<\/p>\n
2019 James Tedesco<\/p>\n
2018 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck<\/p>\n
2017 Cameron Smith<\/p>\n
2016 Cooper Cronk and Jason Taumalolo<\/p>\n
2015 Johnathan Thurston<\/p>\n
2014 Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston<\/p>\n
2013 Cooper Cronk<\/p>\n
2012 Ben Barba<\/p>\n
2011 Billy Slater<\/p>\n
2010 Todd Carney<\/p>\n
2009 Jarryd Hayne<\/p>\n
2008 Matt Orford<\/p>\n
2007 Johnathan Thurston<\/p>\n
2006 Cameron Smith<\/p>\n
2005 Johnathan Thurston<\/p>\n
2004 Danny Buderus<\/p>\n
2003 Not Awarded<\/p>\n
2002 Andrew Johns<\/p>\n
2001 Preston Campbell<\/p>\n
2000 Trent Barrett<\/p>\n
1999 Andrew Johns<\/p>\n
1998 Andrew Johns<\/p>\n
1997 Not Awarded<\/p>\n
1996 Allan Langer<\/p>\n
1995 Laurie Daley<\/p>\n
1994 Cliff Lyons<\/p>\n
1993 Ricky Stuart<\/p>\n
1992 Gary Freeman<\/p>\n
1991 Michael Potter<\/p>\n
1990 Cliff Lyons<\/p>\n
1989 Gavin Miller<\/p>\n
1988 Gavin Miller<\/p>\n
1987 Peter Sterling<\/p>\n
1986 Peter Sterling<\/p>\n
1985 Greg Alexander<\/p>\n
1984 Michael Potter<\/p>\n
1983 Terry Lamb<\/p>\n
1982 Ray Price<\/p>\n
1981 Steve Rogers<\/p>\n
1980 Robert Laurie<\/p>\n
1979 Steve Morris<\/p>\n
WOMEN\u2019S DALLY M WINNERS<\/p>\n
2025 Tamika Upton<\/p>\n
2024 Olivia Kernick<\/p>\n
2023 Tamika Upton<\/p>\n
2022 Raecene McGregor<\/p>\n
2021 Emma Tonegato and Millie Boyle<\/p>\n
2020 Ali Brigginshaw<\/p>\n
2019 Jessica Sergis<\/p>\n
2018 Brittany Breayley-Nati<\/p>\n
2017 Simaima Taufua<\/p>\n
2016 Kezie Apps<\/p>\n
2015 Jenii Sue Hopper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Wednesday night, the game\u2019s best player for 2026 will be crowned when the NRL celebrates at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":615275,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[111,139,69,213],"class_list":["post-615274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=615274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/615274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/615275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=615274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=615274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}