Shaun Johnson will look to cap his beautiful profession renaissance by profitable the Dally M Medal awarded to the NRL’s participant of the 12 months on rugby league’s evening of nights on Wednesday.
The Warriors playmaker is the favorite to win the NRL’s prime male particular person honour however may face stiff competitors from the likes of Payne Haas, Nathan Cleary, Harry Grant and Kalyn Ponga.
Haas was main the Dally M race when voting went behind closed doorways after Round 12, nonetheless a six-game factors deduction for a suspension will harm his possibilities of profitable the award.
There have been a number of modifications to the Dally M voting course of for the primary awards and the group of the 12 months and it may make for some excessive drama. Read beneath for extra info and observe all of the motion stay because the NRL and NRLW awards are introduced from 8pm AEST tonight.
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NRL AWARDS AND NOMINEES
COACH: Kevin Walters (Broncos), Andrew Webster (Warriors), Ivan Cleary (Panthers)
CAPTAIN: Adam Reynolds (Broncos), Tohu Harris (Warriors), Isaah Yeo (Panthers)
ROOKIE: Jahream Bula (Wests Tigers), William Warbrick (Storm), Sunia Turuva (Panthers)
TEAM OF THE YEAR
FULLBACK: James Tedesco (Roosters), Dylan Edwards (Panthers), Kalyn Ponga (Knights)
WINGERS: Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors), Jamayne Isaako (Dolphins), Brian To’o (Panthers), Dominic Young (Knights), Selwyn Cobbo (Broncos), Ronaldo Mulitalo (Sharks)
CENTRES: Stephen Crichton (Panthers), Bradman Best (Knights), Kotoni Staggs (Broncos), Campbell Graham (Rabbitohs), Herbie Farnworth (Broncos), Izack Tago (Panthers)
FIVE-EIGHTH: Ezra Mam (Broncos), Cameron Munster (Storm), Cody Walker (Rabbitohs)
HALFBACK: Nathan Cleary (Panthers), Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles), Shaun Johnson (Warriors)
HOOKER: Wayde Egan (Warriors), Apisai Koroisau (Wests Tigers), Harry Grant (Storm)
PROPS: Lindsay Collins (Roosters), Payne Haas (Broncos), James Fisher-Harris (Panthers), Nelson Asofa-Solomona (Storm), Jake Trbojevic (Sea Eagles), Addin Fonua-Blake (Warriors)
BACK ROWERS: Liam Martin (Panthers), Briton Nikora (Sharks), Tyson Frizell (Knights), Haumole Olakau’atu (Sea Eagles), David Fifita (Titans), Hudson Young (Raiders)
LOCK: Tohu Harris (Warriors), Isaah Yeo (Panthers), Patrick Carrigan (Broncos)
TRY OF THE YEAR
TACKLE OF THE YEAR
THE FORMAT
The massive change within the Dally M voting course of this 12 months — for each women and men — has been two unbiased judges handing out six factors every per sport on a 3-2-1 foundation, fairly than only one.
It may imply {that a} participant who’s 5 votes behind within the closing spherical of the NRL common season may one way or the other overtake the chief in the event that they handle to tug in six votes.
Judges may also vote for his or her finest participant in every respective place all through the season, deciding who is called within the group of the 12 months, versus earlier seasons the place positional awards had been decided by the Dally M depend.
The exception, nonetheless, is that if a participant comes within the prime three of the general leaderboard, they routinely earn choice of their respective place.
Players who’re suspended for 2 or extra video games additionally develop into ineligible to earn a Dally M nomination, ruling out the likes of Reece Walsh, Scott Drinkwater and Valentine Holmes this 12 months.
HOW TO WATCH
The 2023 Dally M Awards will happen in Sydney tonight from 8pm AEST. Rugby league followers will be capable to catch all of the motion from the game’s evening of nights LIVE on Kayo Sports.
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MEN’S DALLY M LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 12
Payne Haas 30
Nathan Cleary 27
Harry Grant 25
Nicho Hynes 25
Reece Walsh 24
Latrell Mitchell 23
Ben Hunt 22
Cody Walker 22
Dylan Edwards 22
Shaun Johnson 22
PREVIOUS MEN’S DALLY M WINNERS
2022 Nicho Hynes
2021 Tom Trbojevic
2020 Jack Wighton
2019 James Tedesco
2018 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
2017 Cameron Smith
2016 Cooper Cronk and Jason Taumalolo
2015 Johnathan Thurston
2014 Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston
2013 Cooper Cronk
2012 Ben Barba
2011 Billy Slater
2010 Todd Carney
2009 Jarryd Hayne
2008 Matt Orford
2007 Johnathan Thurston
2006 Cameron Smith
2005 Johnathan Thurston
2004 Danny Buderus
2003 Not Awarded
2002 Andrew Johns
2001 Preston Campbell
2000 Trent Barrett
1999 Andrew Johns
1998 Andrew Johns
1997 Not Awarded
1996 Allan Langer
1995 Laurie Daley
1994 Cliff Lyons
1993 Ricky Stuart
1992 Gary Freeman
1991 Michael Potter
1990 Cliff Lyons
1989 Gavin Miller
1988 Gavin Miller
1987 Peter Sterling
1986 Peter Sterling
1985 Greg Alexander
1984 Michael Potter
1983 Terry Lamb
1982 Ray Price
1981 Steve Rogers
1980 Robert Laurie
1979 Steve Morris
PREVIOUS WOMEN’S DALLY M WINNERS
2022 Raecene McGregor
2021 Emma Tonegato and Millie Boyle
2020 Ali Brigginshaw
2019 Jessica Sergis
2018 Brittany Breayley-Nati
2017 Simaima Taufua
2016 Kezie Apps
2015 Jenii Sue Hopper
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