2017 Dally M Awards for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year. Team of the Year Hosts Top Try and Point Scorer Rookie Award Peter Frilingo Medal Captain of the Year Countdown Team of the Year 2017 Dally M Awards The 2017 Dally M Awards was presented on Wednesday 27 September 2017. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Dally M Player of the Year: Cameron Smith † Taumalolo was given a 6 point penalty for being suspended for two games. The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close
Dally Messenger III in Librarianship (teacher-librarian) from Melbourne State College (now part of Melbourne University). Messenger was also the founding editor and publisher of "Dance Australia Magazine", which he established in 1980. His work on creating this magazine was recognised by two national arts awards. The first was an award for "Services to Dance" in the inaugural National Dance Awards, presented at the Sydney Opera House in May 1997. The website citation reads as follows: "Dally had the vision and determination to publish the first dance magazine in Australia. In 1980 he began producing Dance Australia, which is still providing quality news, advice,