2011 Dally M Awards

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The 2011 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 6 September 2011 at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports.

Dally M Medal[]

The Dally M Medallion was presented by Australian former rugby league footballer, Robert Laurie.

Dally M Player of the Year: Billy Slater

Player votes tally – Top 10

Points	Player
29	Billy Slater
27	Benji Marshall
25	Cooper Cronk
24	Paul Gallen
24	Johnathan Thurston
22	Matthew Bowen
22	Chris Sandow
21	Kieran Foran
20	Corey Parker
20	Cameron Smith

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	Nathan Hindmarsh
Rookie of the Year	Daly Cherry-Evans
Captain of the Year	Cameron Smith
Representative Player of the Year	Cameron Smith
Coach of the Year	Craig Bellamy
Top Tryscorer of the Year	Nathan Merritt Ben Barba 23 tries
Top Pointscorer of the Year	Chris Sandow – 195
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award	Paul Gallen – Man of the match performance in State of Origin Game Two
Toyota Cup Player of the Year	Jack De Belin

Team of the Year

Award	Player
Best Fullback	Billy Slater
Best Winger	Akuila Uate
Best Centre	Jamie Lyon
Best Five-Eighth	Benji Marshall
Best Halfback	Cooper Cronk
Best Lock	Paul Gallen
Best Second-Rower	Sam Thaiday
Best Prop	Matthew Scott
Best Hooker	Cameron Smith

See also[]

• Dally M Awards
• Dally M Medal
• 2011 NRL season

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