Dally M Medal Dally M Medal was awarded by the "Daily Mirror" newspaper. After each game, rugby league sports commentators vote to award three votes to the best player, two votes to the second-best player, and one vote to the third-best player. Additionally, a player will lose three votes for each week of suspension that he incurs during the season. The votes for each round are made public up to Round 16 (26-round season), then are kept secret; this allows the final winner to be kept secret until the Dally M Awards ceremony. The Rothmans Medal was the first official player-of-the-year award to
Dally M Medal vote entering the final round and was unofficially considered man of the match in the final round, is the player thought to have missed out on winning the award as a result. 1 – Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston became the 1st joint winners in history of the Dally M Medal in 2014<br> 2 – Cooper Cronk and Jason Taumalolo became the 2nd joint winners in history of the Dally M Medal in 2016 The following players have won the Dally M Medal multiple times. Dally M Medal The Dally M Medal is awarded each year (annually) to the player