2004 Dally M Awards
# 2004 Dally M Awards

The 2004 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies.

## Dally M Player of the Year

Dally M Player of the Year: Danny Buderus

Player votes tally – Top 10 :

| Points | Player |
| - | - |
| 27 | Danny Buderus |
| 25 | Brett Finch |
| 23 | Craig Gower |
| 23 | Matt Orford |
| 21 | Nathan Hindmarsh |
| 19 | Paul Rauhihi |
| 16 | Brett Kimmorley |
| 16 | Darren Lockyer |
| 15 | Michael Monaghan |
| 15 | Scott Prince |
| 15 | Andrew Ryan |
| 14 | Mark O'Meley |
| 14 | Steve Price |
| 14 | Shane Webcke |

## 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 |
| - | - |
| Provan-Summons Medal | Darren Lockyer |
| Rookie of the Year | Karmichael Hunt |
| Captain of the Year | Steve Price |
| Representative Player of the Year | Craig Fitzgibbon |
| Coach of the Year | Steve Folkes |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year | Amos Roberts 23 tries |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Hazem El Masri – 288 |
| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award | Billy Slater – Try in Game II of the 2004 State of Origin series |

Team of the Year

| Award | Player |
| - | - |
| Best Fullback | Anthony Minichiello |
| Best Winger | Amos Roberts |
| Best Centre | Willie Tonga |
| Best Five-Eighth | Darren Lockyer |
| Best Halfback | Brett Finch |
| Best Lock | Shaun Timmins |
| Best Second-Rower | Nathan Hindmarsh |
| Best Prop | Paul Rauhihi |
| Best Hooker | Danny Buderus |

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## Hall of Fame Inductees

### Pre-WWII

* Frank Burge (Glebe, St George; lock/second-row from 1911–27)
* Harold Horder (Souths, Norths; winger from 1912–1924)
* Vic Hey (Wests, Ipswich, Leeds, Dewsbury, Hunslet, Parramatta; five-eighth from 1933–49)

### Post-WWII

* Harry Bath (Balmain, Barrow, Warrington, St George; second row from 1946–59)
* Norm Provan (St George; second row from 1951–1965)
* Ken Irvine (Norths, Manly; winger from 1958–1973)

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