Dally M Awards 2019

[Big Pete]

The Dally M awards take place tomorrow at 8:30pm. What are your predictions for the following awards:

Dally M Player of the Year:
Rookie of the Year:
Captain of the Year:
Coach of the Year:
Female Player of the Year:

Best Fullback:
Best Winger:
Best Centre:
Best Five-Eighth:
Best Halfback:
Best Prop:
Best Hooker:
Best Second Row:
Best Lock:
Best Interchange:
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Dally M Player of the Year: James Tedesco
Rookie of the Year Century: Payne Haas
Captain of the Year: Cameron Smith
Coach of the Year: Craig Bellamy
Female Player of the Year: Millie Boyle

Best Fullback: James Tedesco
Best Winger: Ken Mamaulo
Best Centre: Latrell Mitchell
Best Five-Eighth: Luke Keary
Best Halfback: Mitchell Moses
Best Prop: Payne Haas
Best Hooker: Cameron Smith
Best Second Row: John Bateman
Best Lock: Jason Taumalolo
Best Interchange: Brandon Smith

 

[Alec]

Dally M Player of the Year: Tedesco
Rookie of the Year: Haas
Captain of the Year: DCE
Coach of the Year: Hasler
Female Player of the Year: ???

Best Fullback: Tedesco
Best Winger: Sivo
Best Centre: Mitchell?
Best Five-Eighth: Keary
Best Halfback: DCE
Best Prop: AFB or Haas
Best Hooker: Cook
Best Second Row: Bateman
Best Lock: Taumalolo or Murray
Best Interchange: ???

 

[mrslong]

Dally M Player of the Year: josh Papalii
Rookie of the Year: Payne Haas
Captain of the Year: Cameron Smith
Coach of the Year: Craig Bellamy
Female Player of the Year: Ali brighinshaw

Best Fullback: James Tedesco
Best Winger: Civo
Best Centre: Joseph manu
Best Five-Eighth: Luke Keary
Best Halfback: DCE
Best Prop: Payne haas
Best Hooker: josh Hodgson
Best Second Row: John Bateman
Best Lock: Cam Murray
Best Interchange: does David Fifita count?

 

[Big Pete]

Best Interchange: does David Fifita count?

If Campbell Gillard winning the award after seven starts off the bench has taught us anything, then yes.

This really should be a no-brainer for the panel, Smith was by far and away the best player to make a name for himself off the bench.

Best Centre: Mitchell?

I had a tough time as well. His closest competition are rookies like Xerri or Staggs or solid club guys like Croker, Hopoate and Morris. I'm sure there's an argument for Hopoate and Morris but it would feel like I'd be ignoring the elephant in the room.

 

[tommy]

Dally M Player of the Year: Smith
Rookie of the Year: Not Haas, we got it last year
Captain of the Year: Smith
Coach of the Year: Either a Bennett fairytale or Ricky
Female Player of the Year: Brigginshaw

Best Fullback: Tedesco
Best Winger: Sivo
Best Centre: Latrell
Best Five-Eighth: Keary
Best Halfback: DCE
Best Prop: That guy from Sydney
Best Hooker: Smith
Best Second Row: That guy from Sydney
Best Lock: Burgess
Best Interchange: Nathan Brown out, Kristian Woolf in

 

[ZTop]

If Campbell Gillard winning the award after seven starts off the bench has taught us anything, then yes.

This really should be a no-brainer for the panel, Smith was by far and away the best player to make a name for himself off the bench.



I had a tough time as well. His closest competition are rookies like Xerri or Staggs or solid club guys like Croker, Hopoate and Morris. I'm sure there's an argument for Hopoate and Morris but it would feel like I'd be ignoring the elephant in the room.

Think you've overlooked Manu, he had a ripper of a season

 

[Wolfie]

If Campbell Gillard winning the award after seven starts off the bench has taught us anything, then yes.

This really should be a no-brainer for the panel, Smith was by far and away the best player to make a name for himself off the bench.

I actually would say Molo has been as good as Smith from the bench. He has been excellent for a pretty ordinary cowboys.

 

[broncos4life]

ROTY should be Haas but we all know it will be fucking Sivo.

 

[Big Pete]

Think you've overlooked Manu, he had a ripper of a season

Manu would be his closest competition, but he carries that Ringo Starr 'he isn't even the best drummer in the band' stigma. Manu lives in Mitchell's shadow.

There's an argument to be made about this season, but just on my impression, I feel Latrell was the better player.

I've actually been slightly disappointed in Manu this season. I didn't think he improved all that much on last season and in some facts actually went backwards. The one stat has improved is his metres gain according to his NRL profile, but I feel his stints at fullback were responsible for it.

I actually would say Molo has been as good as Smith from the bench. He has been excellent for a pretty ordinary cowboys.

He would be a nominee, but I'd have Brandon Smith as one of the top players in the game, whereas Molo is one of those players I'd have in the improved category.

 

[Alec]

Manu is in that unfortunate position of while being probably in the top 3 centres in the NRL, is sharing a club with the (far more popular) number 1 centre. Well, I say unfortunate, but going on to probably win 2 premierships in 2 years is actually pretty fortunate.

 

[Super Freak]

Edrick Lee nominated for Winger of the Year over Maika Sivo.

You can't tell me these awards aren't a complete joke.

 

[Sirlee oldman]

Dally M Player of the Year: James Tedesco
Rookie of the Year Century: Payne Haas
Captain of the Year: Cameron Smith
Coach of the Year: Craig Bellamy
Female Player of the Year: Millie Boyle

Best Fullback: James Tedesco
Best Winger: Ken Mamaulo
Best Centre: Latrell Mitchell
Best Five-Eighth: Luke Keary
Best Halfback: Mitchell Moses
Best Prop: Payne Haas
Best Hooker: Cameron Smith
Best Second Row: John Bateman
Best Lock: Jason Taumalolo
Best Interchange: Brandon Smith

I am a massive Millie Boyle fan too!

 

[broncsgoat]

Get whatever you can on Haas winning the Dally M next year. The bloke will be our best player every game and I pray too jebus we'll win more games next year.

 

[Big Pete]

Official Dally M 2019 Nominees

Fullback of the Year
Clinton Gutherson
Jahrome Hughes
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
James Tedesco
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Winger of the Year
Josh Addo-Carr
Blake Ferguson
Edrick Lee
Ken Maumalo
Daniel Tupou

Centre of the Year
Jarrod Croker
Will Hopoate
Brian Kelly
Esan Marsters
Latrell Mitchell

Five Eighth of the Year
Luke Keary
Benji Marshall
Cameron Munster
Cody Walker
Jack Wighton

Halfback of the Year
Daly Cherry-Evans
Mitchell Moses
Mitchell Pearce
Adam Reynolds
Chad Townsend

Prop of the Year
Payne Haas
David Klemmer
Josh Papalii
Siosiua Taukeiaho
Paul Vaughan

Hooker of the Year
Damien Cook
Robbie Farah
Josh Hodgson
Cameron McInnes
Cameron Smith

Second Rower of the Year
John Bateman
Kenneath Bromwich
Sam Burgess
Ryan Matterson
Manu Ma'u

Lock of the Year
Dale Finucane
Paul Gallen
Cameron Murray
Jason Taumalolo
Jake Trbojevic

Interchange Player of the Year
Reagan Campbell-Gillard
Manase Fainu
Braden Hamlin-Uele
Francis Molo
Brandon Smith

Female Player of the Year
Millie Boyle
Charntay Poko
Jessica Sergis
Botille Vette-Walsh

Rookie of the Year
Payne Haas
Briton Nikora
Ryan Papenhuyzen
Maika Sivo
Bronson Xerri

Captain of the Year
Daly Cherry-Evans
Boyd Cordner
Jarrod Croker/Josh Hodgson
Josh Jackson
Cameron Smith

Coach of the Year
Brad Arthur
Craig Bellamy
Des Hasler
Trent Robinson
Ricky Stuart

 

[Foordy]

How does the leagues top try scorer, in his rookie year no less, not get a nomination for winger of the year ... especially given that wingers get paid to put the ball over the line. Sivo did his job better than any other winger ...

 

[Foordy]

Dally M Player of the Year: Tedesco
Rookie of the Year: Haas
Captain of the Year: DCE
Coach of the Year: Stuart
Female Player of the Year: ??????

Best Fullback: Tedesco
Best Winger: Maumalo (of the nominees, but should be Sivo)
Best Centre: Mitchell
Best Five-Eighth: Keary
Best Halfback: Moses
Best Prop: Haas
Best Hooker: Hodgson
Best Second Row: Bateman
Best Lock: Murray
Best Interchange: B. Smith

 

[Big Pete]

How does the leagues top try scorer, in his rookie year no less, not get a nomination for winger of the year ... especially given that wingers get paid to put the ball over the line. Sivo did his job better than any other winger ...

He got Mitchell'd or in this case Ferguson'd.

The panel decided that Ferguson was the better winger and since that had already been decided, Sivo's spot was given to another contender.

I must say, I had Brandon Smith down as a sure thing, but I could understand giving the award to Fainu. Fainu has a better highlights package and he was an integral part of Manly's unlikely semi final finish. I feel Smith was more consistent through out but I couldn't begrudge somebody else feeling different.

 

[Unbreakable]

Official Dally M 2019 Nominees

Fullback of the Year
Clinton Gutherson
Jahrome Hughes
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
James Tedesco
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

Winger of the Year
Josh Addo-Carr
Blake Ferguson
Edrick Lee
Ken Maumalo
Daniel Tupou

Centre of the Year
Jarrod Croker
Will Hopoate
Brian Kelly
Esan Marsters
Latrell Mitchell

Five Eighth of the Year
Luke Keary
Benji Marshall
Cameron Munster
Cody Walker
Jack Wighton

Halfback of the Year
Daly Cherry-Evans
Mitchell Moses
Mitchell Pearce
Adam Reynolds
Chad Townsend

Prop of the Year
Payne Haas
David Klemmer
Josh Papalii
Siosiua Taukeiaho
Paul Vaughan

Hooker of the Year
Damien Cook
Robbie Farah
Josh Hodgson
Cameron McInnes
Cameron Smith

Second Rower of the Year
John Bateman
Kenneath Bromwich
Sam Burgess
Ryan Matterson
Manu Ma'u

Lock of the Year
Dale Finucane
Paul Gallen
Cameron Murray
Jason Taumalolo
Jake Trbojevic

Interchange Player of the Year
Reagan Campbell-Gillard
Manase Fainu
Braden Hamlin-Uele
Francis Molo
Brandon Smith

Female Player of the Year
Millie Boyle
Charntay Poko
Jessica Sergis
Botille Vette-Walsh

Rookie of the Year
Payne Haas
Briton Nikora
Ryan Papenhuyzen
Maika Sivo
Bronson Xerri

Captain of the Year
Daly Cherry-Evans
Boyd Cordner
Jarrod Croker/Josh Hodgson
Josh Jackson
Cameron Smith

Coach of the Year
Brad Arthur
Craig Bellamy
Des Hasler
Trent Robinson
Ricky Stuart

The most laughable one on this list for me is Esan Marsters in the Centre of the Year nominees, like seriously, do these people watch Rugby League? Because I do, I kept a very close eye on him for SC purposes, he was absolutely putrid this year comparatively to last year, I could name 10 players who deserved that nomination more.

They left out Josh Morris for him.. Tell me that's not corrupt when you compare the numbers..

Morris - 23 games, 15 tries, 12 line-breaks, 4 try assists, 101 running metres, 87% tackle efficiency

Marsters - 24 games, 9 tries, 6 line-breaks, 3 try assists, 113 running metres, 81% tackle efficiency

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