Dally M Medal Dally M Medal The Dally M Medal is awarded each year (annually) to the player voted for as the 'Player of the year' over the entire National Rugby League (NRL) regular season. The awards are named in honour of former Australian rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. The award has existed since 1979, but has only been adopted as the official award for the Player of the Year in the NRL since 1998. Prior to that the official Player of the Year, in both the New South Wales and the Brisbane Rugby Leagues, received the Rothmans Medal whilst the
2016 Dally M Awards is for the fans' of "people's favourite" player of the year. The following people are from Fox Sports (Australia)'s Monday Night With Matty Johns. They performed their show 'live on the red carpet' instead of on their regular Monday night. Through Matty Johns' show, regular interviews occurred between the following presenters and a number of players arriving with their partners. The following Fox Sports presenters were the main hosts for the event. The following Fox Sports presenters were the main presenters for the countdown. They gave a brief summary round by round from round 16-26 before announcing any points given