The 2026 Dally M Awards were presented on 30 September 2026. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
The voting process remained unchanged from the previous season; two judges each award six points per regular season match, split between three players with the best player receiving three points. The maximum votes a player could receive per match is six. Players given a one-game suspension received a six-point deduction, while players suspended for two or more games remained ineligible to receive any awards.
Penrith Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary won his first Dally M Medal, while Brisbane Broncos fullback Tamika Upton won her third Dally M Medal after previously winning in 2023 and 2025.
Cleary was the first Penrith player to win the award since Greg Alexander won in 1985.
Dally M Medal
Dally M Player of the Year (Men):
Player votes tally – Top 10PointsPlayer (Men) 67 Nathan Cleary 53 Braydon Trindall 52 Dylan Edwards 46 Haumole Olakau'atu45 Herbie Farnworth Scott Drinkwater 39 Jackson Ford37 Harry Grant James Tedesco Kalyn Ponga
Dally M Player of the Year (Women):
Player votes tally – Top 10PointsPlayer (Women) 31 Tamika Upton 29 Raecene McGregor 23 Tarryn Aiken 22 Evania Isa'ako20 Jessica Sergis Jesse Southwell Teagan Levi 18 Sienna Lofipo 17 Isabelle Kelly 16 Abbi Church
Dally M Awards The Dally M Awards were, as usual, held before the Grand Final and did not take games played in the finals series into account. AwardPlayerProvan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Mens) Jai ArrowRookie of the Year Ethan SandersCaptain of the Year James Fisher-HarrisCoach of the Year Andrew WebsterTop Tryscorer of the Year (Ken Irvine Medal) Alex Johnston Thomas JenkinsTop Pointscorer of the Year Jamayne IsaakoKen Stephen Medal Campbell GrahamKia Try of the Year Alex JohnstonYoui Tackle of the Year Taine TuaupikiPeter Frilingos Headline Moment of the Year Jai ArrowProvan-Summons Medal (Spirit of the Game)(Women's) Apii NichollsNRLW Rookie of the year Mercedez Taulelei-SialaNRLW Captain of the Year Kezie AppsNRLW Coach of the Year Karyn MurphyNRLW Top Tryscorer of the Year Jessica SergisNRLW Top Pointscorer of the Year Jesse Southwell Jocelyn KelleherNRLW Try of the Year Mackenzie WikiNRLW Tackle of the Year Essay BanuVeronica White Medal Millie Elliott
Team of the Year AwardPlayerBest Fullback Dylan EdwardsBest Wingers Thomas Jenkins Selwyn CobboBest Centres Herbie Farnworth Robert ToiaBest Five-Eighth Braydon TrindallBest Halfback Nathan ClearyBest Hooker Wayde EganBest Props James Fisher-Harris Naufahu WhyteBest Second-Rowers Haumole Olakau'atu Hamish StewartBest Lock Erin Clark
Women's Team of the Year AwardPlayerBest Fullback Tamika UptonBest Wingers Julia Robinson Brydie ParkerBest Centres Isabelle Kelly Jessica SergisBest Five-Eighth Teagan LeviBest Halfback Raecene McGregorBest Hooker Keeley NizzaBest Props Millie Elliott Sarah TogatukiBest Second-Rowers Evania Isa'ako Shaylee BentBest Lock Olivia Kernick
See also Dally M Awards Dally M Medal 2026 NRL season
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