Dally M Awards It was the first time the medal has been won jointly since its inception. Dally M Awards The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. As well as honouring the player of the year, who received the Dally M Medal, awards are also given to the premier player in each position, the best coach, the best captain, representative player of the year and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The awards are named in honour of former Australian rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. The awards were introduced in 1979
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