Dally M Medal in Australia. The award was originally established in 1979 by "The Daily Mirror" newspaper in 1979. For many years, it was the second major individual award in the New South Wales Rugby League behind the Rothmans Medal. It was awarded each year between 1979 and 1996. With the Super League schism in 1997, the medal was not awarded. Since the National Rugby League (NRL) was formed from the merger of the Australian Rugby League and the Australian Super League in 1998, the Dally M Medal has been the single official player-of-the-year award for that league, and the highest individual honour
2015 NBPA Players Awards and submitted to the American Arbitration Association for tabulation before the end of the regular season. In subsequent press releases, "top vote getters" were listed alphabetically. In addition to the awards voted upon, three additional honorees were announced during the awards broadcast. 2015 NBPA Players Awards The 2015 NBPA Players Awards was the inaugural presentation of the NBPA Players Awards. Organized and administered by the National Basketball Players Association, the awards presentation was presented on Sunday, 19 July 2015. It was recorded for broadcast by BET Networks and an edited presentation was broadcast on Tuesday, 21 July 2015 at 8pm