Dally M Awards the year. Between 1979 and 1996, when both the Dally M Medal and Rothmans Medal were awarded, the same player won both awards on only three occasions - Peter Sterling in 1987, Gavin Miller in 1989 and Ricky Stuart in 1993. In 1997, when the game was split between the News Limited-organised Super League competition and the ARL, News Limited did not hold the awards. The only other time the awards night has not been held was in 2003, following a dispute with the Rugby League Players Association (RLPA). After the players had threatened to boycott the event unless the
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