The 2025 Dally M Awards were presented on 1 October 2025. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
The voting process remained unchanged from the previous season; two judges each award six points per regular season match, split between three players with the best player receiving three points. The maximum votes a player could receive per match is six. Players given a one-game suspension received a six-point deduction, while players suspended for two or more games remained ineligible to receive any awards.
Dally M Medal
Dally M Player of the Year (Men):
Player votes tally – Top 10PointsPlayer (Men) 67 James Tedesco 45 Nathan Cleary 44 Isaiya Katoa Payne Haas 42 Blayke Brailey Tom Dearden 41 Reece Walsh 40 Luke Metcalf 39 Daly Cherry-Evans 37 Will Kennedy
Dally M Player of the Year (Women):
Player votes tally – Top 10PointsPlayer (Women) 35 Tamika Upton 32 Julia Robinson 31 Jesse Southwell 29 Isabelle Kelly 24 Rachael Pearson 22 Jakiya Whitfield 21 Yasmin Clydsdale 20 Emma Verran 18 Tarryn Aiken 17 Olivia Kernick
Dally M Awards The Dally M Awards were, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence did not take games played in the finals series into account. AwardPlayerProvan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Mens) Zac LomaxRookie of the Year Robert ToiaCaptain of the Year James TedescoCoach of the Year Ricky StuartTop Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal) Mark NawaqanitawaseTop Pointscorer of the Year Jamayne IsaakoKen Stephen Medal Kieran ForanDrinkwise Try of the Year Mark NawaqanitawaseYoui Tackle of the Year Ethan StrangePeter Frilingos Headline Moment of the Year Kaeo WeekesProvan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Women's) Isabelle KellyNRLW Rookie of the year Shalom SauasoNRLW Captain of the Year Isabelle KellyNRLW Coach of the Year John StrangeNRLW Top Tryscorer of the Year Tamika UptonNRLW Top Pointscorer of the Year Romy TeitzelNRLW Try of the Year Indie BostockNRLW Tackle of the Year Ivana LauitiitiVeronica White Medal Rhiannon Byers
Team of the Year AwardPlayerBest Fullback James TedescoBest Wingers Mark Nawaqanitawase Xavier CoatesBest Centres Kotoni Staggs Stephen CrichtonBest Five-Eighth Ethan StrangeBest Halfback Nathan ClearyBest Hooker Blayke BraileyBest Props Addin Fonua-Blake Payne HaasBest Second-Rowers Eliesa Katoa Hudson YoungBest Lock Erin Clark
Women's Team of the Year AwardPlayerBest Fullback Tamika UptonBest Wingers Payton Takimoana Sheridan Gallagher Best Centres Isabelle Kelly Julia RobinsonBest Five-Eighth Gayle BroughtonBest Halfback Jesse SouthwellBest Hooker Emma ManzelmannBest Props Ellie Johnston Jessika EllistonBest Second-Rowers Romy Teitzel Yasmin ClydsdaleBest Lock Olivia Kernick
See also Dally M Awards Dally M Medal 2025 NRL season
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