The 2015 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 28 September 2015 at Sydney's Star Casino and was broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Halfback Johnathan Thurston won the Dally M Medal with a record margin of 11 votes, overtaking Andrew Johns in becoming the first player to claim the award for the fourth time.
Judges
Dally M Medal +Player votes tally – Top 10PointsPlayer32 Johnathan Thurston21 Aaron Woods21 Benji Marshall21 Michael Ennis18 Ben Hunt17 Cameron Smith17 James Maloney16 Blake Austin16 Corey Norman16 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck16 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves16 James Tedesco
Dally M Awards The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year. AwardPlayerProvan-Summons Medal Johnathan ThurstonPeter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year Jack BirdCaptain of the Year Johnathan Thurston & Matt ScottRepresentative Player of the Year Corey ParkerCoach of the Year Wayne BennettTop Tryscorer of the Year Semi Radradra – 24Top Pointscorer of the Year Jarrod Croker – 236Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the YearNathan Friend's try assist, New Zealand Warriors vs. Melbourne Storm, Round 18Holden Cup Player of the Year Ashley TaylorFemale Player of the Year Jenni-Sue Hoepper
Team of the Year AwardPlayerBest Fullback Roger Tuivasa-SheckBest Winger Semi RadradraBest Centre James RobertsBest Five-Eighth Blake AustinBest Halfback Johnathan ThurstonBest Lock Jason TaumaloloBest Second-Rower Josh JacksonBest Prop Aaron WoodsBest Hooker Michael Ennis
Presenters Matthew Johns Tony Squires
See also Dally M Awards Dally M Medal 2015 NRL season
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