2009 Dally M Awards
Introduction The '''2009 Dally M Awards''' were presented on Tuesday 8 September 2009 at the State Theatre in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports.
Dally M Medal-Player of the Year :Presented by the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd;Dally M Player of the Year:''Winner:''::Jarryd Hayne, Parramatta Eels===Player votes tally (top 10)===PlayerPointsClubJarryd Hayne30Parramatta EelsJohnathan Thurston27North Queensland CowboysJamie Soward26St. George Illawarra DragonsRobbie Farah24Wests TigersAnthony Watmough24Manly Sea EaglesKurt Gidley23Newcastle KnightsJohn Sutton23South Sydney RabbitohsBilly Slater21Melbourne StormBrett Kimmorley20BulldogsMichael Ennis19Bulldogs
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.AwardPlayerClubDally M Medal Jarryd Hayne  Parramatta EelsProvan-Summons Medal  Jamie Soward  St. George Illawarra DragonsRookie of the Year  Jamal Idris  Canterbury BulldogsCaptain of the Year  Andrew Ryan  Canterbury BulldogsRep Player of the Year  Greg Inglis  Melbourne StormCoach of the Year  Kevin Moore  Canterbury BulldogsTop Tryscorer of the Year  Brett Morris (22 Tries)  St. George Illawarra DragonsTop Pointscorer of the Year  Hazem El Masri (234 Points)  Canterbury BulldogsPeter Frilingos Memorial Award  Nathan Merritt''(Field goal against Wests Tigers in rd 10)''  South Sydney RabbitohsToyota Cup Player of the Year  Beau Henry  St. George Illawarra Dragons'''Team of the Year'''AwardPlayerClubBest Fullback Jarryd Hayne  Parramatta EelsBest Winger Taniela Tuiaki  Wests TigersBest Centre Josh Morris  Canterbury BulldogsBest Five-Eighth Jamie Soward  St. George Illawarra DragonsBest Halfback Johnathan Thurston  North Queensland CowboysBest Lock David Stagg  Canterbury BulldogsBest Second-Rower Anthony Watmough  Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesBest Prop  Ben Hannant  Canterbury BulldogsBest Hooker Michael Ennis  Canterbury Bulldogs
See also *Dally M Awards*Dally M Medal*National Rugby League season 2009
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