Dally M Medal

Dally M Medal
Current: 2023 Dally M Awards
Awarded for	The Player of the year in the National Rugby League
Country	Australia
First awarded	1979
Currently held by	Kalyn Ponga (2023)
Most awards	Johnathan Thurston (2005, 2007, 2014, 2015)
Television/radio coverage
Network	Fox Sports

The Dally M Medal is awarded each year (annually) to the player voted for as the 'Player of the year' over the National Rugby League (NRL) regular season. The awards are named in honour of Australian former rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. The award has existed since 1979, but has only been adopted as the official award for the Player of the Year in the NRL since 1998. Prior to that the official Player of the Year, in both the New South Wales and the Brisbane Rugby Leagues, received the Rothmans Medal whilst the Dally M Medal was awarded by the Daily Mirror newspaper.