2011 Dally M Awards Explained

2011 Dally M Awards
Date:6 September
Location:Entertainment Quarter
Holder Label:Dally M Medal
Holder: Billy Slater
Network:Fox Sports
Previous:2010
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The 2011 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 6 September 2011 at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports.

Dally M Medal

The Dally M Medallion was presented by Australian former rugby league footballer, Robert Laurie.

Dally M Player of the Year

Billy Slater


Player votes tally  - Top 10

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29 Billy Slater
27 Benji Marshall
25 Cooper Cronk
24 Paul Gallen
24 Johnathan Thurston
22 Matthew Bowen
22 Chris Sandow
21 Kieran Foran
20 Corey Parker
20 Cameron Smith
Sources:[1] [2]

Dally M Awards

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.

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Provan-Summons Medal Nathan Hindmarsh
Rookie of the Year Daly Cherry-Evans
Captain of the Year Cameron Smith
Representative Player of the Year Cameron Smith
Coach of the Year Craig Bellamy
Top Tryscorer of the Year Nathan Merritt
Ben Barba
23 tries
Top Pointscorer of the Year Chris Sandow  - 195
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award Paul Gallen  - Man of the match performance in State of Origin Game Two
Toyota Cup Player of the Year Jack De Belin

Team of the Year

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Best Fullback Billy Slater
Best Winger Akuila Uate
Best Centre Jamie Lyon
Best Five-Eighth Benji Marshall
Best Halfback Cooper Cronk
Best Lock Paul Gallen
Best Second-Rower Sam Thaiday
Best Prop Matthew Scott
Best Hooker Cameron Smith

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: BILLY M Slater storms to victory – Dally M Medal . . Nationwide News Pty Ltd . 7 September 2011 . Sydney, New South Wales . 88.
  2. Book: Middleton . David . 2011 Official Rugby League Annual . NewsLifeMedia . Alexandra, New South Wales. 121.