The 2014 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 29 September 2014 at Sydney's Star Casino. Broadcast on Fox Sports, the awards ceremony was hosted by Matthew Johns. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. The Dally M Medal was awarded to Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston in a tie of votes, making it the first time for the medal to be awarded to joint winners.[1]
Judges
The 13 judges for the 2014 Dally M's were:
Fox Sports: Greg Alexander, Gary Belcher and Ben Ikin
Channel 9: Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns and Wally Lewis
The Daily Telegraph: Paul Crawley, Paul Kent, Josh Massoud, Dean Ritchie, Barry Toohey and Nick Walshaw
Dally M Medal
| Points | Player |
|---|---|
| 32 |  Johnathan Thurston
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| 32 |  Jarryd Hayne
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| 29 |  Sam Burgess
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| 28 |  Gareth Widdop
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| 28 |  Ben Hunt
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| 23 |  Daly Cherry-Evans
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| 19 |  Matt Moylan
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| 19 |  Cameron Smith
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| 19 | Kieran Foran
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| 19 | Chris Sandow
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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. 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
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| Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year |  Luke Brooks
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| Captain of the Year | Jamie Lyon
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| Representative Player of the Year |  Jarryd Hayne
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| Coach of the Year | Ivan Cleary
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| Top Tryscorer of the Year | Jarryd Hayne – 20
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| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Johnathan Thurston – 208
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| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year | New South Wales winning the State of Origin series.
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| Holden Cup Player of the Year |  Kane Elgey
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Team of the Year
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| Best Fullback | Jarryd Hayne
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| Best Winger | Semi Radradra
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| Best Centre | Jamie Lyon
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| Best Five-Eighth | Johnathan Thurston
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| Best Halfback | Daly Cherry-Evans
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| Best Lock | Sam Burgess
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| Best Second-Rower |  Beau Scott
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| Best Prop |  James Graham
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| Best Hooker | James Segeyaro
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Presenters
- Russell Crowe
- Gary Sweet
- Lisa Wilkinson
- Wally Lewis
- Jessica Fox
- Cate Campbell
- Bronte Campbell
- Sally Pearson
- Matthew Johns
- Arthur Summons
- Braith Anasta
- Jodi Gordon
- Paul Whittaker
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks controversy
Each of the players implicated in the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements scandal were banned from attending, or receiving awards at the 2014 Dally M Awards ceremony in September as a result of the investigation into the club's supplements scandal; captain Paul Gallen was also ruled ineligible for the Brad Fittler Medal for being the best performed New South Wales player during their victorious State of Origin series campaign.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Thurston, Hayne share Dally M Medal". NRL.com. Bigpond. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "2014 Dally M Medal: Johnathan Thurston and Jarryd Hayne share Dally M Award". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ Paul Gallen and all suspended Cronulla Sharks players banned by NRL from Dally M awards , The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 28 August 2014