{"id":133686,"date":"2021-09-24T08:23:38","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T08:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=133686"},"modified":"2021-09-24T12:01:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T12:01:15","slug":"remarkable-feat-leading-trbojevic-to-dally-m-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=133686","title":{"rendered":"Remarkable feat leading Trbojevic to Dally M glory"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NRL<\/a>'s night of nights is nearly upon us, with Manly's Tom Trbojevic a short-priced favourite to take home the Dally M Medal.<\/p>\n

If he does win at the ceremony in Brisbane, Trbojevic will become just the third Sea Eagle behind Cliff Lyons and Matt Orford to claim the honour, and Wide World of Sports<\/em> will have all the reaction from the ceremony.<\/p>\n

What is the Dally M Medal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Dally M Medal is awarded to the Best and Fairest player in the NRL competition.<\/p>\n

Where is the Dally M Medal ceremony held?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the competition to relocate to Queensland, the Dally M will take place in Brisbane at the Howard Smith Wharves.<\/p>\n

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What day is the Dally M Medal ceremony?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2021 Dally M Medal will be on Monday, September 27.<\/p>\n

How is the Dally M Medal decided?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Judges vote 3-2-1 after every match and the player with the most votes at the end of the regular season is crowned the Dally M medallist.<\/p>\n

Players who are suspended lose three points for each week they are sidelined.<\/p>\n

Points given after for each game and the Dally M Leaderboard is made public until round 12, and after this point voting occurs behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

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Who are the favourites?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since 1990, only one Dally M medallist has come from a position other than fullback, five-eighth, halfback or hooker (when Jason Taumalolo won in 2016), and that trend will continue this year, with all five finalists being spine players.<\/p>\n

The top five vote getters were announced at night one of the award ceremony<\/a>, and Sea Eagles fullback Tom Trbojevic<\/strong> is the short-priced favourite with the bookmakers. It's a remarkable feat considering he only returned to footy after injury in round six, and helped lift Manly from just one win to being Premiership contenders.<\/p>\n

Trbojevic's teammate Daly Cherry-Evans<\/strong>, Penrith's Nathan Cleary<\/strong>, Roosters star James Tedesco<\/strong>, and South Sydney's Cody Walker<\/strong> rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n

The other awards on offer on the night include Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Female Player of the Year and the Dally M Team of the Year.<\/p>\n

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Who has won the award previously?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2020 – Jack Wighton (Canberra Raiders)<\/p>\n

2019 – James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)<\/p>\n

2018 – Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (NZ Warriors))<\/p>\n

2017 \u2013 Cameron Smith (Melbourne Storm)<\/p>\n

2016 \u2013 Cooper Cronk (Melbourne Storm) & Jason Taumalolo (North Queensland Cowboys)<\/p>\n

The Dally M Medal has been won by most of the game's greats. Johnathan Thurston took home the award on a record four occasions, while Andrew Johns won three times.<\/p>\n

Other multiple winners include Cameron Smith, Jarryd Hayne and Cooper Cronk.<\/p>\n

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