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2015 Dally M Awards

2015 Dally M Awards
Date28 September
LocationThe Star Sydney
Hosted byMatthew Johns
Dally M Medal Johnathan Thurston
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Sports
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The 2015 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 28 September 2015 at Sydney's Star Casino and was broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Halfback Johnathan Thurston won the Dally M Medal with a record margin of 11 votes, overtaking Andrew Johns in becoming the first player to claim the award for the fourth time.[1]

Judges

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Dally M Medal

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Player votes tally – Top 10
Points Player
32 Johnathan Thurston
21 Aaron Woods
21 Benji Marshall
21 Michael Ennis
18 Ben Hunt
17 Cameron Smith
17 James Maloney
16 Blake Austin
16 Corey Norman
16 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
16 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
16 James Tedesco

Dally M Awards

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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. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year.

Award Player
Provan-Summons Medal Johnathan Thurston
Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year Jack Bird
Captain of the Year Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott
Representative Player of the Year Corey Parker
Coach of the Year Wayne Bennett
Top Tryscorer of the Year Semi Radradra – 24
Top Pointscorer of the Year Jarrod Croker – 236
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year Nathan Friend's try assist, New Zealand Warriors vs. Melbourne Storm, Round 18[2]
Holden Cup Player of the Year Ashley Taylor
Female Player of the Year Jenni-Sue Hoepper

Team of the Year

Award Player
Best Fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Best Winger Semi Radradra
Best Centre James Roberts
Best Five-Eighth Blake Austin
Best Halfback Johnathan Thurston
Best Lock Jason Taumalolo
Best Second-Rower Josh Jackson
Best Prop Aaron Woods
Best Hooker Michael Ennis

Presenters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ McMurray, Adrian (28 September 2015). "Thurston wins 2015 Dally M Medal". NRL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ^ "– YouTube" – via YouTube.