“They have been the form side of the season and they have a coach that knows how to win big games and players that know how to win big games,” he said. This is a fantastic train wreck speech, player reaction shots, best ever! In 2014 the Dally M Medal was won jointly by Parramatta’s Jarryd Hayne and North Queensland’s Johnathan Thurston. Oops! Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? #JustStop #DallyM #NRL, Malcolm Turnbull talking rugby league. Thurston, 32, has overtaken Rugby League Immortal Andrew Johns as the greatest winner of the award. Representative player of the year: Corey Parker, Under-20s player of the year: Ashley Taylor, Womens’ player of the year: Jenni Sue Hoepper. Thurston however won’t be present for a likely moment of triumph as he and his Cowboys teammates remain in Queensland in preparation for this week’s upcoming Grand Final. “I’m a little bit nervous,” Thurston said via video link. Sydney’s Robert Tuivasa-Sheck had a great finish to the season after Round 16 and is tipped as likely the closest threat to Thurston’s chances of a fourth-straight win. 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.[1]. The Dally M Medal will be televised only via Foxtel, on channel Fox Sports 2. #DallyM, Ben Hunt be like "You mean the one that hit my winger on the chest Malcolm?" Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. PRIOR to Johnathan Thurston’s Dally M win, things got off to an uncomfortable start, as one speech left players scratching their heads. The 2015 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 28 September 2015 at Sydney's Star Casino and was broadcast on Fox Sports. Thurston is considered such a hot favourite for the award that a number of betting companies paid out on any previously-made bets on him earlier in the year. Ben Hunt looking confused during Malcolm Turnbull the speech.. probly confused who the PM is #DallyM, lol Turnbull giving it to skd nice. Broncos halfback Ben Hunt rounded out the top five with 18 votes. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. Luckily for the PM, the heat died down pretty quickly as actress Tessa James delivered one of the biggest roasts of the season, on none other than her own husband Nate Myles. “Well I think the prudent course for a prime minister would be to be a bit like Wayne Bennett at a press conference and say as little as possible,” Turnbull said. DAN ELSOM and WIRES news.com.au September 29, 2015 … Thurston took out his fourth Dally M medal.Source:Getty Images. Johnathan Thurston poses with his partner Samantha Lynch after winning the 2015 Dally M Medal at Jupiters Casino The Dally M winners! 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. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. Dally M 2015: Award winners and Team of The Year The Daily Telegraph September 28, 2015 11:06pm Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter … IN what would be his first address to the majority of the rugby league community, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull delivered a speech that managed to leave the crowd speechless, however not for the reasons he may have intended. Blake Austin, Corey Norman, Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves and James Tedesco, who all finished the 2015 season on 16 votes rounded out the top 10. Become a member to join in Australia's biggest sporting debate, submit articles, receive updates straight to your inbox and keep up with your favourite teams and authors. Following Jack Bird’s acceptance of the Dally M Rookie of the year, host Tony Squires got the ball rolling when he asked the PM what he thought of the Sydney Roosters’ semi-final loss to the Brisbane Broncos — by the looks of it, a question a number of the players were wishing he hadn’t asked. 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. After 26 rounds Thurston gained 32 votes, well ahead of the three-way tie for second between Benji Marshall, Aaron Woods and Michael Ennis, who earned 21 votes each. The look on the faces of Rooster Mitchell Pearce and the Broncos’ Ben Hunt said it all. No player has ever won four in the history of the award and the only other player to have won three is Newcastle legend Andrew Johns. He was the clear leader when voting went behind closed doors after Round 16. Live: The 2015 Dally M Awards By Kate Aubusson Updated September 28, 2015 — 10.14pm first published at 4.58pm Normal text size Larger text size … All times AEDT (GMT +11). “The Roosters had very bad luck,” Turnbull said. Malcolm for PM.. Oh wait.. #DallyM. Johns won the award in 1998, 1999 and 2002. Australian and Queensland representative Thurston wasn’t in Sydney to receive the award, instead he was with his Cowboys teammates at a function at Townsville’s Jupiter’s Casino.

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