Dally M Medal in Australian rugby league. The medal is awarded, usually by the Australian Prime Minister, at the annual Dally M Awards night where as well as honouring the player of the year, the NRL recognises the premier player in each position, the best coach and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The medal was notably not awarded in 2003, with the players first threatening to boycott the event, followed by the league cancelling the event, during a pay dispute between the league and the players association which was going on at the time. Penrith's Craig Gower, who led by one
NBPA Players Awards press release, the NBPA outlined the rationale behind the "Players' Awards." Due to an overwhelming response from its members, the NBPA decided to launch the 1st Annual Players’ Awards … in Las Vegas, NV in July …. In the time honored tradition of identifying excellence through peer review forged by institutions such as the Emmy Awards, The Grammy Awards and The Academy Awards, the Players’ Awards are voted on by the NBA’s active players. In a pair of press releases dated 20 June 2015 and 9 July 2015 , the NBPA announced BET Networks would record the inaugural awards presentation