- 2006 Dally M Awards
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The 2006 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 5 September 2006 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies a role which he had held in previous years.
Contents
Dally M Player of the Year
- Presented by prime minister John Howard
- Dally M Player of the Year
- Winner:
Player votes tally (top 10)
Player Points Club Cameron Smith 34 Melbourne Storm Nathan Hindmarsh 30 Parramatta Eels Ben Kennedy 25 Manly Sea Eagles Danny Buderus 23 Newcastle Knights Matt Orford 20 Manly Sea Eagles Johnathan Thurston 20 North Queensland Cowboys Clinton Schifcofske 19 Canberra Raiders Darren Lockyer 18 Brisbane Broncos Brent Webb 18 New Zealand Warriors Petero Civoniceva 18 Brisbane Broncos Special awards
- Provan Summons Medal (fan's choice for 2005's best player)
- Presented by Norm Provan and Arthur Summons
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Ben Kennedy, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
- Willie Mason, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Andrew Johns, Newcastle Knights
- Peter Moore Award for Dally M Rookie of the Year
- Dally M Captain of the Year
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- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Darren Lockyer, Brisbane Broncos
- Cameron Smith, Melbourne Storm
- Andrew Ryan, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Dally M Representative Player of the Year
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- Winner:
- Darren Lockyer, Queensland & Australia
- Nominated:
- Petero Civoniceva, Queensland & Australia
- Johnathan Thurston, Queensland & Australia
- Willie Mason, New South Wales & Australia
- Winner:
- Dally M Coach of the Year
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- Winner:
- Craig Bellamy,[2] Melbourne Storm
- Nominated:
- Steve Folkes, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Jason Taylor, Parramatta Eels
- Matthew Elliott, Canberra Raiders
- Winner:
- Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for the Headline Moment of the Year
- Presented by David Penberthy, Editor of The Daily Telegraph
- Winner:
- Brett Finch's winning field goal, State of Origin Game I
- Nominated:
- Brett Stewart try against Wests Tigers
- Queensland's State of Origin III comeback
- St George Illawarra Dragons last minute victory over the Brisbane Broncos
- Winner:
- Top Try Scorer
- Winners:
- Nathan Merritt, South Sydney Rabbitohs - 22 tries
- Top Point Scorer
- Winner:
- Hazem El Masri, Canterbury Bulldogs - 296 points
Team of the Year
- Best Fullback
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Winger
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Hazem El Masri, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Eric Grothe, Parramatta Eels
- Nathan Merritt, South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Best Centre
- Winner:
- Mark Gasnier, St George Illawarra Dragons
- Nominated:
- Justin Hodges, Brisbane Broncos
- Adam Mogg, Canberra Raiders
- Matt Cooper, St George Illawarra Dragons
- Jake Webster, Melbourne Storm
- Best Five-Eighth
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Halfback
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Lock
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Alan Tongue, Canberra Raiders
- Reni Maitua, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Dallas Johnson, Melbourne Storm
- Best Second Rower
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Willie Mason, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Steve Simpson, Newcastle Knights
- Ryan Hoffman, Melbourne Storm
- Best Prop
- Winner:
- Roy Asotasi, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Nominated:
- Luke Bailey, St George Illawarra Dragons
- Petero Civoniceva, Brisbane Broncos
- Mark O'Meley, Canterbury Bulldogs
- Best Hooker
- Winner:
Hall of Fame Inductees
See also
References
- ^ Peter Cave Cameron Smith wins player of the year at Dally M Awards AM (ABC Radio) 6 September 2006
- ^ a b c d e f g Glenn Jackson Smith and mates storm awards night Sydney Morning Herald, 6 September 2006
Dally M Awards Categories:- 2006 awards
- 2006 NRL season
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