The 2004 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies.

2004 Dally M Awards
Date7 September
LocationSydney Town Hall
Dally M Medal Danny Buderus
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Sports
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Dally M Player of the Year

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Dally M Player of the Year:   Danny Buderus

Player votes tally – Top 10[1]
Points Player
27   Danny Buderus
25   Brett Finch
23   Craig Gower
  Matt Orford
21   Nathan Hindmarsh
19   Paul Rauhihi
16   Brett Kimmorley
  Darren Lockyer
15   Michael Monaghan
  Scott Prince
  Andrew Ryan
14   Mark O'Meley
  Steve Price
  Shane Webcke

Dally M Awards

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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 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   Darren Lockyer
Rookie of the Year   Karmichael Hunt
Captain of the Year   Steve Price
Representative Player of the Year     Craig Fitzgibbon
Coach of the Year   Steve Folkes[2]
Top Tryscorer of the Year   Amos Roberts 23 tries
Top Pointscorer of the Year   Hazem El Masri – 288
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award   Billy Slater – Try in Game II of the 2004 State of Origin series

Team of the Year

Award Player
Best Fullback   Anthony Minichiello
Best Winger   Amos Roberts
Best Centre   Willie Tonga
Best Five-Eighth   Darren Lockyer
Best Halfback   Brett Finch
Best Lock   Shaun Timmins
Best Second-Rower   Nathan Hindmarsh
Best Prop   Paul Rauhihi
Best Hooker   Danny Buderus

Sources:[3][4][5]

Pre-WWII
  • Frank Burge (Glebe, St George; lock/second-row from 1911–27)
  • Harold Horder (Souths, Norths; winger from 1912–1924)
  • Vic Hey (Wests, Ipswich, Leeds, Dewsbury, Hunslet, Parramatta; five-eighth from 1933–49)
Post-WWII
  • Harry Bath (Balmain, Barrow, Warrington, St George; second row from 1946–59)
  • Norm Provan (St George; second row from 1951–1965)
  • Ken Irvine (Norths, Manly; winger from 1958–1973)

Source:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Middleton, David. 2004 Official Rugby League Annual. Surrey Hills: News Magazines.
  2. ^ "Folkes named best of best". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 8 September 2004. p. 76.
  3. ^ "Buderus named Dally M Player of the Year". smh.com.au. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Danny Buderus takes out Dally Ms of 2004". leagueunlimited.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ Hooper, James (8 September 2004). "Mr Nice Guy finishes first - Buderus hits new heights - DALLY M AWARDS". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 76.
  6. ^ Chesterton, Ray (8 September 2004). "Greats are honoured". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 76.