2015 Dally M Awards
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{{Infobox award|name=2015 Dally M Awards|image=|caption=|date=28 September|location=The Star Sydney|holder_label=Dally M Medal
|holder={{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} Johnathan Thurston|network=Fox Sports|host=Matthew Johns|winner=|previous=2014|main=Dally M Awards|next=2016}}
The 2015 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 28 September 2015 at Sydney's Star Casino and was broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. Halfback Johnathan Thurston won the Dally M Medal with a record margin of 11 votes, overtaking Andrew Johns in becoming the first player to claim the award for the fourth time.{{cite news|url=http://www.nrl.com/thurston-wins-2015-dally-m-medal/tabid/10874/newsid/90203/default.aspx|title=Thurston wins 2015 Dally M Medal|last=McMurray|first=Adrian|date=28 September 2015|work=NRL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=26 September 2017}}
Judges
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Dally M Medal
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|+Player votes tally – Top 10 |
| width=50 |Points
!width=200 |Player |
|---|
| 32
| style="background:#C0FFC0"| {{leagueicon|North Queensland}} Johnathan Thurston |
| 21
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Aaron Woods |
| 21
|{{leagueicon|St. George}} Benji Marshall |
| 21
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Michael Ennis |
| 18
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Ben Hunt |
| 17
|{{leagueicon|Melbourne}} Cameron Smith |
| 17
|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} James Maloney |
| 16
|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Blake Austin |
| 16
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Corey Norman |
| 16
|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| 16
|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
| 16
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} James Tedesco |
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.
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| width=200px |Award
!width=240px abbr="Player" |Player |
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| Provan-Summons Medal
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland}} Johnathan Thurston |
| Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Jack Bird |
| Captain of the Year
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland}} Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott |
| Representative Player of the Year
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} {{leagueicon|Queensland}} Corey Parker |
| Coach of the Year
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Wayne Bennett |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Semi Radradra – 24 |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year
|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Jarrod Croker – 236 |
| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year
|Nathan Friend's try assist, New Zealand Warriors vs. Melbourne Storm, Round 18{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyEYtlETcUY|title = – YouTube|via = YouTube}} |
| Holden Cup Player of the Year
|{{leagueicon|Brisbane}} Ashley Taylor |
| Female Player of the Year
| {{Leagueicon|Australia}} Jenni-Sue Hoepper |
Team of the Year
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| width=200 |Award
!width=200 abbr="Player" |Player |
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| Best Fullback
|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs}} Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
| Best Winger
|{{leagueicon|Parramatta}} Semi Radradra |
| Best Centre
|{{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans}} James Roberts |
| Best Five-Eighth
|{{leagueicon|Canberra}} Blake Austin |
| Best Halfback
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland}} Johnathan Thurston |
| Best Lock
|{{leagueicon|North Queensland}} Jason Taumalolo |
| Best Second-Rower
|{{leagueicon|Canterbury}} Josh Jackson |
| Best Prop
|{{leagueicon|Wests Tigers}} Aaron Woods |
| Best Hooker
|{{leagueicon|Cronulla}} Michael Ennis |
Presenters
See also
References
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