# 2006 Dally M Awards

The 2006 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 5 September 2006 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 prime minister John Howard

### Dally M Player of the Year

    Winner:
       Cameron Smith, Melbourne Storm

### Player votes tally (top 10)

| Player | Points | Club |
| Cameron Smith | 34 | Melbourne Storm |
| Nathan Hindmarsh | 30 | Parramatta Eels |
| Ben Kennedy | 25 | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Danny Buderus | 23 | Newcastle Knights |
| Matt Orford | 20 | Manly Sea Eagles |
| Johnathan Thurston | 20 | North Queensland Cowboys |
| Clinton Schifcofske | 19 | Canberra Raiders |
| Darren Lockyer | 18 | Brisbane Broncos |
| Brent Webb | 18 | New Zealand Warriors |
| Petero Civoniceva | 18 | Brisbane Broncos |

## Special awards
### Provan-Summons Medal (fan's choice for 2005's best player)

    Presented by Norm Provan and Arthur Summons
       Winner:
          Nathan Hindmarsh, Parramatta Eels
       Nominated:
          Ben Kennedy, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
          Willie Mason, Canterbury Bulldogs
          Andrew Johns, Newcastle Knights

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

       Winner:
          Jarryd Hayne, Parramatta Eels
       Nominated:
          Greg Eastwood, Brisbane Broncos
          Darius Boyd, Brisbane Broncos
          Luke Douglas, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

### Dally M Captain of the Year

       Winner:
          Ben Kennedy, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
       Nominated:
          Darren Lockyer, Brisbane Broncos
          Cameron Smith, Melbourne Storm
          Andrew Ryan, Canterbury Bulldogs

### Dally M Representative Player of the Year

       Winner:
          Darren Lockyer, Queensland & Australia
       Nominated:
          Petero Civoniceva, Queensland & Australia
          Johnathan Thurston, Queensland & Australia
          Willie Mason, New South Wales & Australia

### Dally M Coach of the Year

       Winner:
          Craig Bellamy, Melbourne Storm
       Nominated:
          Steve Folkes, Canterbury Bulldogs
          Jason Taylor, Parramatta Eels
          Matthew Elliott, Canberra Raiders

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

    Presented by David Penberthy, Editor of The Daily Telegraph
       Winner:
          Brett Finch's winning field goal, State of Origin Game I
       Nominated:
          Brett Stewart try against Wests Tigers
          Queensland's State of Origin III comeback
          St George Illawarra Dragons last minute victory over the Brisbane Broncos

### Top Try Scorer

    Winners:
       Nathan Merritt, South Sydney Rabbitohs - 22 tries

### Top Point Scorer

    Winner:
       Hazem El Masri, Canterbury Bulldogs - 296 points

## Team of the Year
### Best Fullback

    Winner:
       Clinton Schifcofske, Canberra Raiders
    Nominated:
       Greg Inglis, Melbourne Storm
       Rhys Wesser, Penrith Panthers
       Brett Stewart, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

### Best Winger

    Winner:
       Brian Carney, Newcastle Knights
    Nominated:
       Hazem El Masri, Canterbury Bulldogs
       Eric Grothe, Parramatta Eels
       Nathan Merritt, South Sydney Rabbitohs

### Best Centre

    Winner:
       Mark Gasnier, St George Illawarra Dragons
    Nominated:
       Justin Hodges, Brisbane Broncos
       Adam Mogg, Canberra Raiders
       Matt Cooper, St George Illawarra Dragons
       Jake Webster, Melbourne Storm

### Best Five-Eighth

    Winner:
       Darren Lockyer, Brisbane Broncos
    Nominated:
       Scott Hill, Melbourne Storm
       Jason Smith, Canberra Raiders
       Preston Campbell, Penrith Panthers

### Best Halfback

    Winner:
       Cooper Cronk, Melbourne Storm
    Nominated:
       Matt Orford, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
       Andrew Johns, Newcastle Knights
       Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys

### Best Lock

    Winner:
       Ben Kennedy, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
    Nominated:
       Alan Tongue, Canberra Raiders
       Reni Maitua, Canterbury Bulldogs
       Dallas Johnson, Melbourne Storm

### Best Second Rower

    Winner:
       Nathan Hindmarsh, Parramatta Eels
    Nominated:
       Willie Mason, Canterbury Bulldogs
       Steve Simpson, Newcastle Knights
       Ryan Hoffman, Melbourne Storm

### Best Prop

    Winner:
       Roy Asotasi, Canterbury Bulldogs
    Nominated:
       Luke Bailey, St George Illawarra Dragons
       Petero Civoniceva, Brisbane Broncos
       Mark O'Meley, Canterbury Bulldogs

### Best Hooker

    Winner:
       Cameron Smith, Melbourne Storm

## Hall of Fame Inductees

* Ken Kearney
* Sid Pearce
* Charles Fraser
* George Treweek
* Duncan Hall
* Peter Sterling