The 2020 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 19 October 2020.[1] They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.

2020 Dally M Awards
Date19 October
LocationSydney
Dally M Medal Jack Wighton
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox League
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Dally M Medal

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Dally M Player of the Year:   Jack Wighton

Player votes tally – Top 10
Points Player
26   Jack Wighton
25   Clint Gutherson
24   Nathan Cleary
22   Cameron Smith
18   Luke Keary
18   Shaun Johnson
17   Jarome Luai
17   Adam Reynolds
16   Ryan Papenhuyzen
16   Kalyn Ponga

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 was awarded to the New Zealand Warriors for the sacrifices the club made in relocating to Australia to keep the season alive due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3]

Award Player
Provan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)   New Zealand Warriors
NRL Rookie of the Year   Harry Grant
Captain of the Year   Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
Coach of the Year   Ivan Cleary
Top Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal)   Alex Johnston (20 Tries)
Top Pointscorer of the Year   Adam Reynolds (191 Points)
VB Hard Earned Player of the Year Award   Jake Trbojevic &   Tohu Harris
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year "Project Apollo", the NRL's restart project, succeeding
Ken Stephen Medal[a]   Connor Watson[4]
Drinkwise Try of the Year   Kotoni Staggs vs. St. George Illawarra Dragons, Round 15[5]
Youi Tackle of the Year   Josh Papalii on Jamal Fogarty vs. Gold Coast Titans, Round 15
Female Player of the Year   Ali Brigginshaw
Rebel NRLW Rookie of the Year   Kennedy Cherrington
NRLW Try of the Year   Madison Bartlett
NRLW Tackle of the Year   Hannah Southwell

Team of the Year

Award Player
Best Fullback   Clint Gutherson
Best Wingers   David Nofoaluma
  Josh Addo-Carr
Best Centres   Kotoni Staggs
  Stephen Crichton
Best Five-Eighth   Jack Wighton
Best Halfback   Nathan Cleary
Best Lock   Isaah Yeo
Best Second-Rowers   Viliame Kikau
  Tohu Harris
Best Props   Josh Papalii
  James Fisher-Harris
Best Hooker   Cameron Smith

Judging panel

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Awarded at 2020 NRL Grand Final.

References

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  1. ^ "More positional awards to honour true Dally M Team of the Year". National Rugby League. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. ^ "Warriors club awarded Provan Summons for 2020". NRL.com. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ McKirdy, Lachlan (19 October 2020). "Dally M 2020: Full list of award winners, team of the year". Sporting News. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Connor Watson wins Ken Stephen Medal". Newcastle Knights. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Where does this rate in the Best Tries of 2020? | NRL on Nine". 19 October 2020 – via www.youtube.com.