Dally M Awards 2019

[Unbreakable]

Dally M Player of the Year: James Tedesco
Rookie of the Year: Payne Haas
Captain of the Year: Daly Cherry-Evans
Coach of the Year: Ricky Stuart
Female Player of the Year: (No idea, never watched a single minute)

Best Fullback: James Tedesco
Best Winger: Ken Maumalo
Best Centre: Latrell Mitchell
Best Five-Eighth: Cody Walker
Best Halfback: Mitchell Moses
Best Prop: Payne Haas
Best Hooker: Cameron Smith
Best Second Row: John Bateman
Best Lock: Cameron Murray
Best Interchange: Braden Hamlin-Uele

Most of these seem pretty straight forward to me, the only two I'd be willing to change are Braden Hamlin-Uele to Brandon Smith for Interchange player of the year; I'd also be willing to accept Josh Jackson as Captain of the year, despite all the memes, he played really well this year and lead from the front during that winning streak the Bulldogs went on, underrated player & leader.

 

[Allo]

Female Player of the Year: (No idea, never watched a single minute)

You should. I mean we’re only going for back-to-back titles

 

[kooly87]

Official Dally M 2019 Nominees

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

No Darius?

 

[Sproj]

No Darius?

He should be nominated for captain of the year, it’s been well-documented how inspiring and confidence filling he is despite his view of it being just a game.

 

[mrslong]

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

and thus I am reminded why these awards are a complete joke.

 

[Big Pete]

From the sounds of it, we need to focus less on the Dally Ms and focus more on the Unbreakables.

Unbreakable are those your picks regardless of the nominations? Or would some of the omissions come into the reckoning?

 

[kooly87]

If it wasn't for Payne Haas and our NRLW team, we could be forgiven for just writing the Dally M's off this year.

 

[Alec]

Wait..

I just realised Fonua-Blake isn't in the nominations for Prop of the year... Wtf? He was incredible this year, noticeably better than Taukeiaho & Vaughan.

Taukeiaho - 20 games, 5 tries, 33 tackle breaks, 9 offloads, 12.0 hit-ups, 146.4 running metres, 90.3% tackle efficiency

Vaughan - 23 games, 2 tries, 18 tackle breaks, 20 offloads, 13.3 hit-ups, 141.4 running metres, 91.0% tackle efficiency

Fonua-Blake - 22 games, 5 tries, 76 tackle breaks, 33 offloads, 13.0 hit-ups, 163.3 running metres, 92.3% tackle efficiency

I'm convinced I'm the only person who actually watches every game, it's not even like they're comparatively close, AFB was simply better.

I thought he was comfortably in the top 3 props this year. I picked him as prop of the year, mostly because I didn't think they'd give Haas 2 awards.

 

[Big Pete]

Any player suspended for two separate offences in any one season immediately becomes ineligible for the Dally M Medal and Team of the Year.

The Voting Process

The selection format for the Dally M Medal utilises 3 points, 2 points and a 1 point voting system.

www.nrl.com

Round 1 charges: Jennings, Fonua-Blake, Lodge cop suspensions

Parramatta centre Michael Jennings has copped a one-match ban over a high tackle, while Matthew Lodge and Addin Fonua-Blake also received suspensions from round one.

www.nrl.com

Round 5 NRL snapshot plus Dally M votes and leaderboard

Dally M votes NRL, dally m leaderboard nrl, round 5 snapshot

www.nrl.com

Well there you go.

I wonder if Sivo's shoulder charge in the final cost him? He was suspended earlier in the year for his hit on Jahrome Hughes during the Magic Round.

 

[Unbreakable]

From the sounds of it, we need to focus less on the Dally Ms and focus more on the Unbreakables.

Unbreakable are those your picks regardless of the nominations? Or would some of the omissions come into the reckoning?

I think it'd be those guys regardless, Maumalo overall was better than Sivo for me this year, and I think Haas was simply too good to pass up for prop of the year, AFB would've been a very close 2nd though.

 

[broncsgoat]

Wait..

I just realised Fonua-Blake isn't in the nominations for Prop of the year... Wtf? He was incredible this year, noticeably better than Taukeiaho & Vaughan.

Taukeiaho - 20 games, 5 tries, 33 tackle breaks, 9 offloads, 12.0 hit-ups, 146.4 running metres, 90.3% tackle efficiency

Vaughan - 23 games, 2 tries, 18 tackle breaks, 20 offloads, 13.3 hit-ups, 141.4 running metres, 91.0% tackle efficiency

Fonua-Blake - 22 games, 5 tries, 76 tackle breaks, 33 offloads, 13.0 hit-ups, 163.3 running metres, 92.3% tackle efficiency

I'm convinced I'm the only person who actually watches every game, it's not even like they're comparatively close, AFB was simply better.

he’s got as much chance of winning it from outside the 5 as he did if he was in... Payne has it sewn up

 

[GCBRONCO]

 

[Super Freak]

The Voting Process

The selection format for the Dally M Medal utilises 3 points, 2 points and a 1 point voting system.

www.nrl.com

Round 1 charges: Jennings, Fonua-Blake, Lodge cop suspensions

Parramatta centre Michael Jennings has copped a one-match ban over a high tackle, while Matthew Lodge and Addin Fonua-Blake also received suspensions from round one.

www.nrl.com

Round 5 NRL snapshot plus Dally M votes and leaderboard

Dally M votes NRL, dally m leaderboard nrl, round 5 snapshot

www.nrl.com

Well there you go.

I wonder if Sivo's shoulder charge in the final cost him? He was suspended earlier in the year for his hit on Jahrome Hughes during the Magic Round.

If that were the case then I don't think he would have been eligible for Rookie of the Year. Radley was ineligible for Rookie of the Year in 2018 for being suspended twice.

I'm pretty sure only the suspensions during the regular season counts.

 

[Big Pete]

If that were the case then I don't think he would have been eligible for Rookie of the Year. Radley was ineligible for Rookie of the Year in 2018 for being suspended twice.

I'm pretty sure only the suspensions during the regular season counts.

That's a fair point on Radley, I thought rookie of the year may have been exempt.

I'll stick with my first theory, he got Ferguson'd.

 

[Unbreakable]

What on earth is this crap

 

[Super Freak]

Payne Haas in the lead at the moment to win Prop of the Year.

 

[jarro65]

The girls ...

 

[Battler]

What a meme that Haas didn't get a vote for three rounds.

 

[Super Freak]

Munster on top at the moment.

Haas 6 points behind.

 

[Super Freak]

IIRC, the rule has changed that the positional awards go to the players with the most points.

So all Haas needs is to stay ahead and he'll have that sewn up, as well.

After 17 rounds, he's currently in the lead.