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2018 Dally M Awards
The 2018 Dally M Awards was presented on Wednesday 26 September 2018. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Dally M Medal Dally M Player of the Year: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Dally M Awards 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 is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year. Team of the Year Presenters Hosts * Yvonne Sampson, Lara Pitt, Hannah Hollis and Jessica Yates Top Try and Point Scorer * Michael Irvine Rookie Award * Billy Slater & Johnathan Thurston Ken Stephen Medal * Yvonne Sampson Coach of the Year * Kevin Walters Captain of the Year * Women's Player of the Year * Tarsha Gale Countdown * Jess Yates & Mal Meninga Team of the Year * Todd Greenberg Judging Panel * Greg Alexander (Fox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. As well as honouring the player of the year, who received the Dally M Medal, awards are also given to the premier player in each position, the best coach, the best captain, representative player of the year and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The awards are named in honour of Australian former rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. History The awards were introduced in 1979 by News Limited. Their journalists vote on the best performing players in each match on a 3, 2, 1 point(s) system. The scores of the voting are visible to the public and media up until Round 16 of the NRL season. In 1998, following the merger of the Super League and the Australian Rugby League (ARL), the awards became the official awards of the newly formed National Rugby League. Prior to 1998, the official award of the game was voted on by the referees and were known as the Rothmans M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Taumalolo
Vaai "Jason" Taumalolo (born 31 May 1993) is a professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a or forward for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL. He has played for Tonga and New Zealand at international level. Taumalolo played for the NRL All Stars and he was a member of the Cowboys' 2015 NRL Grand Final and 2016 World Club Challenge winning sides, and won the Dally M Medal in 2016. Background Taumalolo was born in Auckland, New Zealand to parents Tominika and Vaai Akolo, and is of Tongan descent. Enrolled in primary school under his given name, Vaai, his teacher was unable to pronounce it correctly, instead deciding to call him "Jason". He grew up in Mangere and started playing rugby league at the age of 4 for the Papakura Sea Eagles and attended De La Salle College along with older brother Warner. At age 13, he moved to Townsville after being scouted and signed to a scholarship by the North Queensland Cowboys while playing for a touring New Ze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany Breayley
Brittany Breayley-Nati (''née'' Breayley; born 7 February 1991) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Burleigh Bears in the QRL Women's Premiership, and Ormeau Shearers in the SEQW Holcim cup. Primarily a , she is a Queensland and Australian representative and played for the Brisbane Broncos and St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership. Background Born in Mackay, Queensland, Breayley-Nati is of Māori descent and began playing rugby league for the Mackay Magpies in 2008. Playing career In 2014, while playing for the North Ipswich Tigers, Breayley-Nati made her representative debuts for Australia and Queensland. In 2017, she won the Queensland Women's Representative Player of the Year at the QRL Major Competition Awards. On 2 December 2017, she started at hooker in Australia's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup final win over New Zealand. In June 2018, Breayley-Nati, along with Ali Brigginshaw, Heather Ballinger, Teuila Fotu-Moala and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan James (rugby League)
Ryan James (born 20 July 1991) is an Australian former rugby league player who played as a and forward for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He also played for the Gold Coast Titans, Canberra Raiders and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League and at representative level for the Indigenous All Stars and Country Origin. Background James was born in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia into a family of Indigenous Australian descent ( Bundjalung). Career Early career James played his junior rugby league for the Bilambil Jets. He attended Tweed River High School, where he represented the NSW CHS under 15's schoolboy team in 2006. In 2008 James, who then attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School, played in the school's ARL Schoolboy Cup winning side. They defeated Matraville Sports High School 24–22 in the final with James winning the Peter Sterling Medal as player of the year. Later that year, he represented the Queensland Schoolboys, before being sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Stephen Medal
Ken or KEN may refer to: Entertainment * ''Ken'' (album), a 2017 album by Canadian indie rock band Destroyer. * ''Ken'' (film), 1964 Japanese film. * ''Ken'' (magazine), a large-format political magazine. * Ken Masters, a main character in the ''Street Fighter'' franchise. People * Ken (given name), a list of people named Ken * Ken (musician) (born 1968), guitarist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel * Ken (SB19 musician) (born 1997), stage name of Felip Jhon Suson of the Filipino boy group, SB19 * Ken (VIXX singer) (born 1992), stage name of Lee Jae-hwan of the South Korean boy group, VIXX * Naoko Ken (born 1953), Japanese singer and actress (Ken as surname) * Thomas Ken (1637–1711), English cleric and composer * Tjungkara Ken (born 1969), Aboriginal Australian artist * Ken Zheng (born April 5, 1995) is an Indonesian actor, screenwriter and martial artist Other * Kèn, a musical instrument from Vietnam. * Ken (doll), a product by Mattel. * ''Ken'' (unit) (間), a Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fusitu'a
David Fusitu'a (born 16 October 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Leeds Rhinos in Super League and for both Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga and New Zealand national rugby league team, New Zealand at international level. Background Fusitu'a was born in Auckland, New Zealand. Early years Fusitu'a attended Kelston Boys' High School and played junior football for the Marist Saints. Playing career Fusitu'a was signed by the New Zealand Warriors and played for the Junior Warriors in 2012 as a 17-year-old. In 2013 he played in the side that lost the 2013 NRL Under-20s season, Holden Cup Grand Final and also spent time with the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup. Fusitu'a played for New Zealand under-18s in 2011 and the Junior Kiwis in 2012 and 2013. Fusitu'a was named in the train on squad for Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, 2013 World Cup but was not selected in the final squad. 2014 In Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Irvine Medal
The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. As well as honouring the player of the year, who received the Dally M Medal, awards are also given to the premier player in each position, the best coach, the best captain, representative player of the year and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The awards are named in honour of Australian former rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. History The awards were introduced in 1979 by News Limited. Their journalists vote on the best performing players in each match on a 3, 2, 1 point(s) system. The scores of the voting are visible to the public and media up until Round 16 of the NRL season. In 1998, following the merger of the Super League and the Australian Rugby League (ARL), the awards became the official awards of the newly formed National Rugby League. Prior to 1998, the official award of the game was voted on by the referees and were known as the Rothmans M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Seibold
Anthony Seibold () (born 3 October 1974) is an Australian rugby union coach, and former rugby league coach and player. He is currently defence coach with the England national rugby union team, and coach for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles NRL team. Seibold played rugby league for the Brisbane Broncos, Saint-Esteve, Canberra Raiders, London Broncos and Hull Kingston Rovers. After retiring, he moved into coaching, and was head coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the 2018 NRL season, and of the Brisbane Broncos from 2019 to 2020. He moved to rugby union and joined England in September 2021. Background Anthony Seibold was born in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and is of German descent from his grandfather, and predominantly Irish and English from his paternal grandmother's side. Playing career Canberra Raiders As a player, Seibold had stints in the lower grades at the Brisbane Broncos (1992–1995) and in the National Rugby League with the Canberra Raiders (1997– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Smith (rugby League, Born 1983)
Cameron Wayne Smith (born 18 June 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a , spending his entire career with the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL). An n international and Queensland State of Origin representative, Smith is regarded by some as one of the greatest players of all time. During his nineteen year career, Smith won the Dally M Medal as the NRL's player of the year in 2006 and 2017, the Golden Boot Award as the international player of the year in 2007 and 2017, and the NRL's Dally M Hooker of the Year on nine occasions. He was the captain of the Storm for fifteen years, during which time they won the 2012, 2017, and 2020 NRL Premierships, and also Australia and Queensland from 2012 until his retirement from representative matches in 2018. Considered a future Immortal, Smith is currently the NRL's games record holder, with 430 matches played; he is the only player to have played over 400 matches. He is also the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamayne Isaako
Jamayne Isaako (born 5 June 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er and for the Dolphins in the NRL. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He has played for both Samoa and New Zealand at international level. Background Isaako was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelau descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Aranui Eagles, before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in their youth team. Playing career Early career In 2014 and 2015, Isaako played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks' NYC team. In May 2016, he played for the Junior Kiwis playing at Five eighth against the Junior Kangaroos in their 34-20 loss at Piretek Stadium . In 2016, he joined the Brisbane Broncos. In May 2016, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos for the second year in a row. 2017 In 2017, Isaako graduated to the Broncos Queensland Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provan-Summons Medal
The Dally M Awards are the official annual player awards for the National Rugby League competition. As well as honouring the player of the year, who received the Dally M Medal, awards are also given to the premier player in each position, the best coach, the best captain, representative player of the year and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The awards are named in honour of Australian former rugby league great Herbert Henry "Dally" Messenger. History The awards were introduced in 1979 by News Limited. Their journalists vote on the best performing players in each match on a 3, 2, 1 point(s) system. The scores of the voting are visible to the public and media up until Round 16 of the NRL season. In 1998, following the merger of the Super League and the Australian Rugby League (ARL), the awards became the official awards of the newly formed National Rugby League. Prior to 1998, the official award of the game was voted on by the referees and were known as the Rothmans M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issac Luke
Issac Luke (born 29 May 1987) is a former New Zealand professional rugby league footballer He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, New Zealand Warriors, St. George Illawarra Dragons, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. Issac Luke was a part of the South Sydney squad that won the 2014 NRL Premiership, however despite being named as starting hooker, was ruled out for the final due to suspension. Luke is a member of the World Cup-winning New Zealand team that beat Australia in the 2008 Final. Personal life Luke was born in Hāwera, Taranaki, New Zealand. Luke's wife Mickayela is a cousin of fellow Kiwi rugby league international Sonny Bill Williams, with whom he also played in the juniors at the Bulldogs. Luke is a cousin of England international Rangi Chase. He is of Irish and Māori descent. Playing career Prior to making his professional debut, Luke played Jersey Flegg Cup for Canterbury-Bankstown alongside fellow New Zealander and future ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
