2016 Dally M Awards 2016 Dally M Awards The 2016 Dally M Awards were presented on Wednesday 28 September 2016. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Cooper Cronk and Jason Taumalolo became just the second joint winners of the Dally M Medal after both players tied with 26 votes apiece. The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal
Star Awards for Best Newcomer nominees. Since its inception, the award has been given to 19 newcomers. Chantalle Ng is the most recent winner in this category for her role in "While We Are Young". Each year is linked to the article about the Star Awards held that year. Star Awards for Best Newcomer The Star Awards for Best Newcomer is an award presented annually at the Star Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1994. The category was introduced in 1994, at the 1st Star Awards ceremony as two separate awards; Yao Wenlong received the award as the Most Popular Male Newcomer award while