# 2007 Dally M Awards

The 2007 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 4 September 2007 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies a role which he had held in previous years.

## Dally M Player of the Year

    Presented by the Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard

### Dally M Player of the Year

    Winner:
       Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys

### Player votes tally (top 10)

| Player | Points | Club |
| Johnathan Thurston | 36 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Robbie Farah | 35 | Wests Tigers |
| Cameron Smith | 31 | Melbourne Storm |
| Matt Bowen | 30 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Greg Bird | 23 | Cronulla Sharks |
| Scott Prince | 23 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Brett Stewart | 22 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles |
| Luke Bailey | 21 | Gold Coast Titans |
| Billy Slater | 20 | Melbourne Storm |
| Kurt Gidley | 20 | Newcastle Knights |
| Steve Price | 20 | New Zealand Warriors |

## Special awards
### Provan-Summons Medal (fan's choice for 2007's best player)

    Presented by Norm Provan and Arthur Summons
       Winner:
          Nathan Hindmarsh, Parramatta Eels
       Nominated:
          Matt Bowen, North Queensland Cowboys
          Steve Price, New Zealand Warriors
          Robbie Farah, Wests Tigers

### Peter Moore Award for Dally M Rookie of the Year

       Winner:
          Israel Folau, Melbourne Storm
       Nominated:
          Michael Jennings, Penrith Panthers
          Cory Paterson, Newcastle Knights
          Krisnan Inu, Parramatta Eels

### Dally M Captain of the Year

       Winner:
          Steve Price, New Zealand Warriors
       Nominated:
          Alan Tongue, Canberra Raiders
          Andrew Ryan, Canterbury Bulldogs
          Cameron Smith, Melbourne Storm

### Dally M Representative Player of the Year

       Winner:
          Cameron Smith, Melbourne Storm
       Nominated:
          Petero Civoniceva, Brisbane Broncos
          Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys
          Steve Price, New Zealand Warriors

### Dally M Coach of the Year

       Winner:
          Craig Bellamy, Melbourne Storm
       Nominated:
          Des Hasler, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
          Jason Taylor, South Sydney Rabbitohs
          John Cartwright, Gold Coast Titans
          Tim Sheens, Wests Tigers
          Ivan Cleary, New Zealand Warriors

### Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for the Headline Moment of the Year

    Presented by David Penberthy, Editor of The Daily Telegraph
       Winner:
          Sydney Roosters golden point win over Wests Tigers in Round 22.
       Nominated:
          South Sydney's 37-12 win over Wests Tigers in Round 24.
          Hero to Villain, Jarryd Hayne in State Of Origin 1.
          Sydney Roosters and New Zealand Warriors 31-31 draw in Round 21.

### Top Try Scorer

    Winners:
       Israel Folau, 21
       Matt Bowen, 21

### Top Point Scorer

    Winner:
       Hazem El Masri, 202

## Team of the Year
### Best Fullback

    Winner:
       Matt Bowen, North Queensland Cowboys
    Nominated:
       Karmichael Hunt, Brisbane Broncos
       Brett Stewart, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
       Wade McKinnon, New Zealand Warriors

### Best Winger

    Winner:
       Jarryd Hayne, Parramatta Eels
    Nominated:
       Hazem El Masri, Canterbury Bulldogs
       Eric Grothe, Parramatta Eels
       Israel Folau, Melbourne Storm

### Best Centre

    Winner:
       Justin Hodges, Brisbane Broncos
    Nominated:
       Matt Cooper, St George Dragons
       Timana Tahu, Parramatta Eels
       Matt King, Melbourne Storm

### Best Five-Eighth

    Winner:
       Darren Lockyer, Brisbane Broncos
    Nominated:
       Ben Roberts, Canterbury Bulldogs
       Braith Anasta, Sydney Roosters
       Jamie Lyon, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

### Best Halfback

    Winner:
       Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys
    Nominated:
       (won by default as he won Dally M)

### Best Lock

    Winner:
       Dallas Johnson, Melbourne Storm
    Nominated:

### Best Second Rower

    Winner:
       Anthony Watmough, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
    Nominated:
       Sonny Bill Williams, Canterbury Bulldogs
       Nathan Hindmarsh, Parramatta Eels
       Ryan Hoffman, Melbourne Storm

### Best Prop

    Winner:
       Steve Price, New Zealand Warriors
    Nominated:
       Roy Asotasi, South Sydney Rabbitohs
       Petero Civoniceva, Brisbane Broncos
       Luke Bailey, Gold Coast Titans

### Best Hooker

    Winner:
       Robbie Farah, Wests Tigers
    Nominated:
       (awarded to Farah after presentation of Dally M, no other nominations)

## Hall of Fame Inductees

* Arthur Halloway
* Tom Gorman
* Sid Pearce
* Harry Wells
* Keith Barnes
* Mick Cronin