2023 Dally M Awards

The 2023 Dally M Awards were presented on 27 September 2023. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.

2023 Dally M Awards
Date	27 September 2023
Location	Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
Hosted by	Yvonne Sampson
Dally M Medal	Kalyn Ponga Tamika Upton
Television/radio coverage
Network	Fox League
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Several changes were implemented for the voting process for the 2023 season, including the introduction of a second independent judge, raising the maximum votes a player can receive per match from three to six. The point deduction for a one-game suspension was also raised from three to six, while players suspended for two or more games remain ineligible to receive any awards.

Dally M Medal

Dally M Player of the Year (Men): Player votes tally – Top 10^[1] Points Player (Men) 56   Kalyn Ponga 55   Shaun Johnson 54   Nicholas Hynes 50   Daly Cherry-Evans   Scott Drinkwater* 48   Nathan Cleary 47   Harry Grant 44   Addin Fonua-Blake 42   Dylan Edwards   Payne Haas   Reece Walsh*

Dally M Player of the Year (Women): Player votes tally – Top 10 Points Player (Women) 27   Tamika Upton 26   Tarryn Aiken 22   Simaima Taufa   Ali Brigginshaw 20   Teagan Berry 18   Shannon Mato 17   Evania Pelite   Zahara Temara 15   Gayle Broughton   Raecene McGregor

Note: Player marked with an asterisk (*) were ineligible

Dally M Awards

The Dally M Awards are, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account.

Award	Player
Provan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Mens)	Nicholas Hynes^[2]
Provan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Women's)	Lavinia Gould^[2]
Rookie of the Year	Sunia Turuva^[3]
Captain of the Year	Adam Reynolds^[4]
Coach of the Year	Andrew Webster^[5]
Top Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal)	Jamayne Isaako^[6]
Top Pointscorer of the Year	Jamayne Isaako^[7]
VB Hard Earned Player of the Year Award	Addin Fonua-Blake^[8]
Ken Stephen Medal	Latrell Mitchell^[9]
Drinkwise Try of the Year	Mathew Feagai^[10]
Youi Tackle of the Year	Haumole Olakau'atu^[11]
NRLW Rookie of the year	Annessa Biddle^[12]
NRLW Coach of the Year	Karyn Murphy^[13]
NRLW Captain of the Year	Simaima Taufa^[14]
NRLW Try of the Year	Jesse Southwell^[15]
NRLW Tackle of the Year	Jakiya Whitfeld^[16]
Veronica White Medal	Tahlulah Tillett^[17]

Team of the Year^[2]

Award	Player
Best Fullback	Kalyn Ponga
Best Wingers	Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
	Jamayne Isaako
Best Centres	Stephen Crichton
	Herbie Farnworth
Best Five-Eighth	Ezra Mam
Best Halfback	Shaun Johnson
Best Hooker	Harry Grant
Best Props	Payne Haas
	Addin Fonua-Blake
Best Second-Rowers	Liam Martin
	David Fifita
Best Lock	Patrick Carrigan

Women's Team of the Year^[18]

Award	Player
Best Fullback	Tamika Upton
Best Wingers	Jakiya Whitfeld
	Julia Robinson
Best Centres	Isabelle Kelly
	Mele Hufanga
Best Five-Eighth	Tarryn Aiken
Best Halfback	Ali Brigginshaw
Best Hooker	Destiny Brill
Best Props	Shannon Mato
	Sarah Togatuki
Best Second-Rowers	Yasmin Clydsdale
	Olivia Kernick
Best Lock	Simaima Taufa

See also

• Dally M Awards
• Dally M Medal
• 2023 NRL season

Notes

References

1. Sargeant, Tom (28 September 2023). "Every Dally M vote from the final three NRL rounds revealed in tight leaderboard". foxsports.com.au. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
2. "Dally M Awards 2023 live blog". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
3. "Turuva wins 2023 Dally M NRL Rookie of the Year Award". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
4. "Adam Reynolds crowned Dally M Captain of the Year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
5. "Andrew Webster takes NRL Dally M Coach of the Year honour". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
6. "Ken Irvine Medal: Jamayne Isaako". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
7. "Isaako does the double". wwos.nine.com.au. 27 September 2023.
8. "Addin Fonua-Blake is this year's Hard Earned Hero". NRL.com. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
9. "Latrell Mitchell named 2023 Ken Stephen Medal winner". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
10. "Feagai's finish wins try of the year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
11. "Haumole's hammer time hit on Olam wins tackle of the year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
12. "Biddle wins 2023 NRLW Dally M Rookie of the Year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
13. "Gold Coast's Karyn Murphy named Dally M NRLW Coach of the Year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
14. "Dally M Awards 2023 live blog". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
15. "Simaima Taufa named 2023 NRLW Dally M Captain of the Year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
16. "Whitfeld's wonder effort wins tackle of the year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
17. "Tahlulah Tillett honoured with 2023 Veronica White Medal". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.
18. "NRL unveil 2023 NRLW Dally M Team of the Year". nrl.com. 27 September 2023.