Dally M Medal Dally M Medal The Dally M Medal is awarded each year (annually) to the player voted for as the 'Player of the year' over the entire National Rugby League (NRL) regular season. The awards are named in honour of former Australian rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. The award has existed since 1979, but has only been adopted as the official award for the Player of the Year in the NRL since 1998. Prior to that the official Player of the Year, in both the New South Wales and the Brisbane Rugby Leagues, received the Rothmans Medal whilst the
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