2013 Dally M Awards 2013 Dally M Awards The 2013 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 1 October 2013 at Sydney's Star Casino and broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. The 13 judges for the 2013 Dally M's were: Fox Sports: Greg Alexander, Gary Belcher and Ben Ikin Channel 9: Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns and Wally Lewis Sky NZ: Daryl Halligan The Daily Telegraph: Paul Crawley, Paul Kent, Josh Massoud, Dean Ritchie, Barry Toohey, Nick Walshaw and Justin Newlan The Dally M Awards were, as usual, conducted at
Dally M Awards NRL met their demands, the NRL cancelled the Dally M awards two days prior to the ceremony. Craig Gower would have been named player of the year had the awards not been cancelled. Gower was subsequently awarded the inaugural RLPA Players Player Medal in recognition of his 2003 NRL season exploits, and his central role in the dispute that saw the creation of the games first overarching workplace agreement 8 months after the boycott. The 2014 Dally M Medal was held on 29 September 2014 and was won jointly by Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston of the North Queensland Cowboys.