Dally M Medal - wikipedia Dally M Medal Dally M Medal 2017 Dally M Awards Awarded for The Player of the year in the National Rugby League Country Australia First awarded 1980 Currently held by Cameron Smith ( 2nd award ) Most awards Johnathan Thurston ( 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015 ) Television / radio coverage Network Fox Sports The Dally M Medal is awarded each year ( annually ) to the player voted for as the ' Player of the year ' over the entire National Rugby League ( NRL ) regular season. The award has existed since 1980, but has only been adopted as the official award for the Player of the Year in the NRL since 1998. Prior to that the official Player of the Year, in both the New South Wales and the Brisbane Rugby Leagues, received the Rothmans Medal whilst the Dally M Medal was awarded by the Daily Mirror newspaper. Contents 1 Voting 2 History 2.1 Rothmans Medal 2.2 Dally M Medal 3 Venues & Broadcasters 4 Dally M Medal winners 4.1 NSWRL and ARL ( 1980 -- 1996 ) 4.2 NRL ( 1998 -- present ) 5 Multiple winners 6 Wins by Club 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Voting After each game, rugby league sports commentators vote to award three votes to the best player, two votes to the second - best player, and one vote to the third - best player. Additionally, a player will lose three votes for each week of suspension that he incurs during the season. The votes for each round are made public up to Round 16 ( 26 - round season ), then are kept secret ; this allows the final winner to be kept secret until the Dally M Awards ceremony. History Rothmans Medal Main article : Rothmans Medal The Rothmans Medal was the first official player - of - the - year award to be established in rugby league in Australia. The medal was sponsored by Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc., a tobacco production company. There were two Rothmans Medals awarded each year : one for the best player in the New South Wales Rugby League, and one for the best player in the Brisbane Rugby League. The voting for the Rothmans Medal was the same basic format as the modern day Dally M, except that the votes were determined by the referees, rather than the media. The two Rothmans Medals were first awarded in 1968, and were awarded each year until 1996. In 1997, the Rothmans Medal in New South Wales became known as the Provan - Summons medal, because all tobacco advertising and sponsorship was prohibited in Australia in 1992, under the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act 1992 ; the medal then disappeared altogether in 1998 with the merger of the Australian Rugby League and the Australian Super League. The Queensland Rothmans Medal was also last awarded in 1996, as the Queensland Cup superseded the Brisbane Rugby League as Queensland 's premier rugby league competition in 1997. Dally M Medal The Dally M Medal was named after Henry Herbert ' Dally ' Messenger, who was instrumental in the establishment of rugby league football in Australia. The award was originally established in 1980 by The Daily Mirror newspaper in 1980. For many years, it was the second major individual award in the New South Wales Rugby League behind the Rothmans Medal. It was awarded each year between 1980 and 1996. With the Super League schism in 1997, the medal was not awarded. Since the National Rugby League ( NRL ) was formed from the merger of the Australian Rugby League and the Australian Super League in 1998, the Dally M Medal has been the single official player - of - the - year award for that league, and the highest individual honour in Australian rugby league. The medal is awarded, usually by the Australian Prime Minister, at the annual Dally M Awards night where as well as honoring the player of the year, the NRL recognizes the premier player in each position, the best coach and the most outstanding rookie of the season. The medal was notably not awarded in 2003, with the players first threatening to boycott the event, followed by the league cancelling the event, during a pay dispute between the league and the players association which was going on at the time. Penrith 's Craig Gower, who led by one vote entering the final round and was unofficially considered man of the match in the final round, is the player thought to have missed out on winning the award as a result. Venues & Broadcasters Year Broadcaster ( s ) Venue 2003 No broadcaster Not held Fox Sports Sydney Town Hall 2005 Fox Sports Sydney Town Hall 2006 Fox Sports Sydney Town Hall 2007 Fox Sports Sydney Town Hall 2008 Fox Sports Hordern Pavilion 2009 Fox Sports State Theatre 2011 Royal Hall of Industries, The Entertainment Quarter 2012 Fox Sports Sydney Town Hall 2013 Fox Sports Star Casino 2014 Fox Sports Star Casino 2015 Fox Sports Star Casino 2016 Fox Sports Star Casino 2017 Fox League Star Casino This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( October 2009 ) Dally M Medal winners NSWRL and ARL ( 1980 -- 1996 ) Year Winner Position Club 1980 Robert Laurie Five - eighth South Sydney Rabbitohs 1981 Steve Rogers Lock Cronulla Sharks 1982 Ray Price Lock Parramatta Eels Terry Lamb Five - eighth Western Suburbs Magpies 1984 Michael Potter Fullback Canterbury Bulldogs 1985 Greg Alexander Halfback Penrith Panthers 1986 Peter Sterling Halfback Parramatta Eels Peter Sterling Halfback Parramatta Eels 1988 Gavin Miller Second - row Cronulla Sharks 1989 Gavin Miller Second - row Cronulla Sharks 1990 Cliff Lyons Five - eighth Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles 1991 Michael Potter Fullback St George Dragons 1992 Gary Freeman Halfback Eastern Suburbs Roosters 1993 Ricky Stuart Halfback Canberra Raiders 1994 Cliff Lyons Five - eighth Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles 1995 Laurie Daley Five - eighth Canberra Raiders Allan Langer Halfback Brisbane Broncos NRL ( 1998 -- present ) Year Winner Position Club 1998 Andrew Johns Halfback Newcastle Knights 1999 Andrew Johns Halfback Newcastle Knights 2000 Trent Barrett Five - eighth St George Illawarra Dragons 2001 Preston Campbell Halfback, Fullback Cronulla Sharks 2002 Andrew Johns Halfback Newcastle Knights 2003 Not awarded due to industrial action Danny Buderus Hooker Newcastle Knights 2005 Johnathan Thurston Halfback North Queensland Cowboys 2006 Cameron Smith Hooker Melbourne Storm 2007 Johnathan Thurston Halfback North Queensland Cowboys 2008 Matt Orford Halfback Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles 2009 Jarryd Hayne Fullback Parramatta Eels Todd Carney Five - eighth Sydney Roosters 2011 Billy Slater Fullback Melbourne Storm 2012 Ben Barba Fullback Canterbury - Bankstown Bulldogs 2013 Cooper Cronk Halfback Melbourne Storm 2014 Jarryd Hayne Johnathan Thurston Fullback Five - eighth Parramatta Eels North Queensland Cowboys 2015 Johnathan Thurston Halfback North Queensland Cowboys 2016 Cooper Cronk Jason Taumalolo Halfback Lock Melbourne Storm North Queensland Cowboys 2017 Cameron Smith Hooker Melbourne Storm 1 - Jarryd Hayne and Johnathan Thurston became the 1st joint winners in history of the Dally M Medal in 2014 2 - Cooper Cronk and Jason Taumalolo became the 2nd joint winners in history of the Dally M Medal in 2016 Multiple winners The following players have won the Dally M Medal multiple times. Medals Player Team Seasons Johnathan Thurston North Queensland Cowboys 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015 Andrew Johns Newcastle Knights 1998, 1999, 2002 Michael Potter Canterbury - Bankstown Bulldogs, St George Dragons 1984, 1991 Peter Sterling Parramatta Eels 1986, 1987 Gavin Miller Cronulla - Sutherland Sharks 1988, 1989 Cliff Lyons Manly - Warringah Sea Eagles 1990, 1994 Cameron Smith Melbourne Storm 2006, 2017 Jarryd Hayne Parramatta Eels 2009, 2014 Cooper Cronk Melbourne Storm 2013, 2016 Wins by Club Medals Team Seasons 5 Parramatta Eels 1982, 1986, 1987, 2009, 2014 North Queensland Cowboys 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016 Melbourne Storm 2006, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 Cronulla Sutherland Sharks 1981, 1988, 1989, 2001 Newcastle Knights 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 1990, 1994, 2008 Canberra Raiders 1993, 1995 Sydney Roosters 1992, 2010 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs 1984, 2012 South Sydney Rabbitohs 1980 Western Suburbs Magpies Penrith Panthers 1985 St George Dragons 1991 Brisbane Broncos St George Illawarra Dragons 2000 No award in 1997 and 2003 Multiple winners in 2014 and 2016 See also Rugby league portal Dally M Awards Clive Churchill Medal Man of Steel Award Brownlow Medal References Jump up ^ `` Accusations fly as NRL cancels Dally M awards ''. ABC News. Australia. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 15 August 2011. Jump up ^ Pace, Daniel ( 9 Sep 2003 ). `` Freddie backs players ' stance ''. The Fanatics. Retrieved 27 Nov 2011. External links Rothmans Medal at qrl.com.au Dally M Medla at hunterlink.net.au Dally M Awards 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 2001 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Dally M Medal List of Dally M Awards Winners National Rugby League ( 2018 ) Overview Australian Rugby League Commission History NSWRL premiership Winfield Cup NSWRL ARL Super League Super League war All time club list Premiers Grand Final Finals system Current team squads Wooden spooners Records Golden point games Rivalries Salary cap Expansion Stadiums Reserves affiliations Rugby League Professionals Association Men of League Foundation Women in League NRL SuperCoach SuperCoach Finals Current teams Brisbane Broncos Canberra Raiders Canterbury - Bankstown Bulldogs Cronulla - Sutherland Sharks Gold Coast Titans Manly Warringah Sea Eagles Melbourne Storm Newcastle Knights New Zealand Warriors North Queensland Cowboys Parramatta Eels Penrith Panthers South Sydney Rabbitohs St. George Illawarra Dragons Sydney Roosters Wests Tigers Former teams Balmain Tigers ( 1908 -- 99 ) Western Suburbs Magpies ( 1908 -- 99 ) North Sydney Bears ( 1908 -- 99 ) Newtown Bluebags / Jets ( 1908 -- 83 ) Glebe Dirty Reds ( 1908 -- 29 ) Newcastle Rebels ( 1908 -- 09 ) Cumberland ( 1908 ) Annandale Dales ( 1910 -- 20 ) University ( 1920 -- 37 ) St. George Dragons ( 1921 -- 98 ) Illawarra Steelers ( 1982 -- 98 ) Gold Coast - Tweed Giants / Gold Coast Seagulls / Gold Coast Chargers ( 1988 -- 98 ) Western Reds / Perth Reds ( 1995 -- 97 ) South Queensland Crushers ( 1995 -- 97 ) Hunter Mariners ( 1997 ) Adelaide Rams ( 1997 -- 98 ) Northern Eagles ( 2000 -- 02 ) Annual events World Club Series ( World Club Challenge ) National Youth Competition State Championship NRL Grand Final Breakfast Foundation Cup ANZAC Day Cup Queen 's Birthday Clive Churchill Medal 1989 League Legends Cup Charity Shield Auckland Nines All Stars J.J. 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Question: who has won the most dally m awards
Answer: Johnathan Thurston