Dally M Awards It was the first time the medal has been won jointly since its inception. Dally M Awards The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. As well as honouring the player of the year, who received the Dally M Medal, awards are also given to the premier player in each position, the best coach, the best captain, representative player of the year and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The awards are named in honour of former Australian rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. The awards were introduced in 1979
Sport in Ottawa last decade. Minor players have played at the Continental Youth Championships in the USA. Australian Rules Football started in 2008 when the Ottawa Swans joined the Ontario Australian Football League (OAFL). Ottawa has one of the world's largest ultimate frisbee communities dating back to the founding of the Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association in 1986. Ottawa has hosted the Canadian Ultimate Championships five times, most recently in 2011. Ottawa has a hall of fame honouring local athletes. There are also the "Ottawa Sports Awards" awarded annually to the top athletes in the city. Sport in Ottawa Sport in Ottawa, Canada's capital, has