title: 2015 Dally M Awards
text: # 2015 Dally M Awards
  
  The 2015 Dally M Awards were presented on Monday 28 September 2015 at Sydney's Star Casino and was broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger. 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.
  
  ## Dally M Medal
  
  Player votes tally – Top 10 :
  
  | Points | Player |
  | - | - |
  | 32 | Johnathan Thurston |
  | 21 | Aaron Woods |
  | 21 | Benji Marshall |
  | 21 | Michael Ennis |
  | 18 | Ben Hunt |
  | 17 | Cameron Smith |
  | 17 | James Maloney |
  | 16 | Blake Austin |
  | 16 | Corey Norman |
  | 16 | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
  | 16 | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
  | 16 | James Tedesco |
  
  ## Dally M Awards
  
  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 | Jack Bird |
  | Captain of the Year | Johnathan Thurston & Matt Scott |
  | Representative Player of the Year | Corey Parker |
  | Coach of the Year | Wayne Bennett |
  | Top Tryscorer of the Year | Semi Radradra – 24 |
  | Top Pointscorer of the Year | Jarrod Croker – 236 |
  | Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for Headline Moment of the Year | Nathan Friend's try assist, New Zealand Warriors vs. Melbourne Storm, Round 18 |
  | Holden Cup Player of the Year | Ashley Taylor |
  | Female Player of the Year | Jenni-Sue Hoepper |
  
  Team of the Year
  
  | Award | Player |
  | - | - |
  | Best Fullback | Roger Tuivasa-Sheck |
  | Best Winger | Semi Radradra |
  | Best Centre | James Roberts |
  | Best Five-Eighth | Blake Austin |
  | Best Halfback | Johnathan Thurston |
  | Best Lock | Jason Taumalolo |
  | Best Second-Rower | Josh Jackson |
  | Best Prop | Aaron Woods |
  | Best Hooker | Michael Ennis |
  
  ## Presenters
  
  * Matthew Johns
  * Tony Squires
  