The 2014 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 29 September 2014 at Sydney's Star Casino. Broadcast on Fox Sports, the awards ceremony was hosted by Matthew Johns. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. The Dally M Medal was awarded to Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston in a tie of votes, making it the first time for the medal to be awarded to joint winners.[1]

2014 Dally M Awards
Date29 September
LocationThe Star Sydney
Hosted byMatthew Johns
Dally M Medal Jarryd Hayne
Johnathan Thurston
Television/radio coverage
NetworkFox Sports
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Judges

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The 13 judges for the 2014 Dally M's were:

Fox Sports: Greg Alexander, Gary Belcher and Ben Ikin

Channel 9: Brad Fittler, Andrew Johns and Wally Lewis

Sky NZ: Daryl Halligan

The Daily Telegraph: Paul Crawley, Paul Kent, Josh Massoud, Dean Ritchie, Barry Toohey and Nick Walshaw

Dally M Medal

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Player votes tally – Top 10[2]
Points Player
32   Johnathan Thurston
32   Jarryd Hayne
29   Sam Burgess
28   Gareth Widdop
28   Ben Hunt
23   Daly Cherry-Evans
19   Matt Moylan
19   Cameron Smith
19   Kieran Foran
19   Chris Sandow

Dally M Awards

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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.

Award Player
Provan-Summons Medal   Johnathan Thurston
Peter Moore Award for Rookie of the Year   Luke Brooks
Captain of the Year   Jamie Lyon
Representative Player of the Year     Jarryd Hayne
Coach of the Year   Ivan Cleary
Top Tryscorer of the Year   Jarryd Hayne – 20
Top Pointscorer of the Year   Johnathan Thurston – 208
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year   New South Wales winning the State of Origin series.
Holden Cup Player of the Year   Kane Elgey

Team of the Year

Award Player
Best Fullback   Jarryd Hayne
Best Winger   Semi Radradra
Best Centre   Jamie Lyon
Best Five-Eighth   Johnathan Thurston
Best Halfback   Daly Cherry-Evans
Best Lock   Sam Burgess
Best Second-Rower   Beau Scott
Best Prop   James Graham
Best Hooker   James Segeyaro

Presenters

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Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks controversy

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Each of the players implicated in the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks supplements scandal were banned from attending, or receiving awards at the 2014 Dally M Awards ceremony in September as a result of the investigation into the club's supplements scandal; captain Paul Gallen was also ruled ineligible for the Brad Fittler Medal for being the best performed New South Wales player during their victorious State of Origin series campaign.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Thurston, Hayne share Dally M Medal". NRL.com. Bigpond. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ^ "2014 Dally M Medal: Johnathan Thurston and Jarryd Hayne share Dally M Award". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ Paul Gallen and all suspended Cronulla Sharks players banned by NRL from Dally M awards , The Daily Telegraph (Sydney), 28 August 2014