Dally M

Who does everyone think will win ?

Im going

Cronk
Smith
Hodgson
Taumololo
Fifita

As my top 5.

Also anyone know why sportsbet doesnt have a market ?

ALso who is providing a market for tonight ?

Is the Dally M the best and fairest award?

Didn't expect any different, Tedesco is the flashier player, but the correct answer for fullback of the year was Darius Boyd, one of the best players in the test and origin, easily the broncos best, and Tedesco didn't play for a third of the season.

Where does 26 ranks as far as lowest winning scores go? Also Norman was suspended was he not? Shouldn't he have been on negative points?

Milchcow wrote:
Gillett as 2nd rower probably the strangest selection of the night

agreed

I really am keen to know how they determine team of the year given they don't do it based on Total Points. Are the Dally M winners auto selections for Team of the year, and if so why and if so why aren't highest ranking players in their position in the team?

It doesn't make sense.

Milchcow wrote:
The top 3 in the Dally M automatically win their position (assuming they are all different positions)

After that it is voted on by committee

Like most administrative things, I really wish the NRL would take a leaf out of the AFL's book in terms of how they conduct the Brownlow and All-Australian awards.

Milchcow wrote:
The NRL doesn't control the Dally M's at all.

Its a Daily Tele/Fox institution. They can do whatever they want.

NRL doesn't control immortal status either - that's RLW.

Do NRL actually have any official awards that are owned/controlled by the NRL

Exactly.

It's a shambles that the media control these awards and I'm finding that every year it is becoming less and less meaningful