Dally M Awards 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 by News Limited. Their journalists vote on the best performing players in each match
2008 Dally M Awards tally. Some experts called for a change in the rules claiming he deserved the award for being the best player that season despite the suspension but this never eventuated. Team of the Year 2008 Dally M Awards The 2008 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 9 September 2008 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Dally M Player of the Year: Matt Orford Player votes tally – Top 10 The Dally M Awards were, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series