2009 Dally M Awards
# 2009 Dally M Awards

The 2009 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 8 September 2009 at the State Theatre in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports.

## Dally M Medal-Player of the Year

    Presented by the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd

### Dally M Player of the Year

    Winner:
       Jarryd Hayne, Parramatta Eels

### Player votes tally (top 10)

| Player | Points | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Jarryd Hayne | 30 | Parramatta Eels |
| Johnathan Thurston | 27 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Jamie Soward | 26 | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Robbie Farah | 24 | Wests Tigers |
| Anthony Watmough | 24 | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Kurt Gidley | 23 | Newcastle Knights |
| John Sutton | 23 | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Billy Slater | 21 | Melbourne Storm |
| Brett Kimmorley | 20 | Bulldogs |
| Michael Ennis | 19 | Bulldogs |

## Dally M Awards

The Dally M Awards were, 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 | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Dally M Medal | Jarryd Hayne | Parramatta Eels |
| Provan-Summons Medal | Jamie Soward | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Rookie of the Year | Jamal Idris | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Captain of the Year | Andrew Ryan | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Rep Player of the Year | Greg Inglis | Melbourne Storm |
| Coach of the Year | Kevin Moore | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year | Brett Morris (22 Tries) | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Hazem El Masri (234 Points) | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award | Nathan Merritt (Field goal against Wests Tigers in rd 10) | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Toyota Cup Player of the Year | Beau Henry | St. George Illawarra Dragons |

Team of the Year

| Award | Player | Club |
| - | - | - |
| Best Fullback | Jarryd Hayne | Parramatta Eels |
| Best Winger | Taniela Tuiaki | Wests Tigers |
| Best Centre | Josh Morris | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Best Five-Eighth | Jamie Soward | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
| Best Halfback | Johnathan Thurston | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Best Lock | David Stagg | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Best Second-Rower | Anthony Watmough | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Best Prop | Ben Hannant | Canterbury Bulldogs |
| Best Hooker | Michael Ennis | Canterbury Bulldogs |
