Dally M Awards. Winner = Johnathan Thurston

[Timmah]

DALLY M Awards 2007

Top Pointscorer
Hazem El Masri (Bulldogs)

Top Tryscorers
Matthew Bowen (North Queensland Cowboys)
Israel Folau (Melbourne Storm)

Fullback Matt Bowen

Winger Jarryd Hayne

Centre Justin Hodges

Five-Eighth Darren Lockyer

Halfback Johnathon Thurston

Prop Steve Price

Second-Row Anthony Watmough

Lock Dallas Johnson

Hooker Robbie Farrah

Coach Craig Bellamy

Captain

Rookie Israel Falau

Representative Player Cameron Smith

Provan Summons Medal Nathan Hindmarsh

Dally M Player of the Year Johnathon Thurston

 

[Azkatro]

How much would losing both Bowen and Thurston hurt the Cowboys? Have we ever seen such thing as a two-man team?

And did anybody else realise that Billy Slater has SEVEN try assists so far this season? :shock:

 

[Jono078]

Cameron Smith and Thurston can count themselves lucky IMO.

Been a while since the leaderboard was this close aswell, makes things interesting.

 

[Lowdown]

I'm intrigued to see how Karmichael Hunt scored a vote from Ikin. In my opinion, I thought Hunt had a shocker.

You can't tell me that Karmichael played better than Civonaceiva. Jeezuz - the guy carried the ball over 200 metres and was clearly the Broncos best. Honestly. As well, Cooper Cronk had more of an impact on the result than Karmichael.

This Dally M voting has turned me off considerably. It was one thing to endure perhaps the MOST biased commentating I've ever witnessed - but I'm sorry but Matt Johns, Ben Ikin and Gordon Tallis should not be able to cast votes in this award. It stinks...

 

[brooksy19]

If Farah outplays Budsy on Thursday night, surely the NSW selectors can not overlook him for a bench spot.

 

[Frederick]

Another MoM performance tonight could see Kids 2 points adrift up top

 

[smeghead]

Farah doing very well considering the Tigers have already had the Bye this season.

Looks like a very good race at this stage for the award

 

[McLovin]

And did anybody else realise that Billy Slater has SEVEN try assists so far this season? :shock:

I'd say alot of those are from him breaking the line and giving it to the support player...

 

[morri (cWo)]

birdy will be joining the 12 club after tonights game

 

[Raiding Dazz]

Farah will be a shoe in for Dally M this year as long as he doesnt get hurt, he has 3 man o fthe matches already to his name and one of them was when they lost to the Eels.

 

[Timmah]

And, like many other media favourites he seems to get points in games where he doesn't deserve it (and I'm not talking about Friday, I'm talking about previous rounds).

 

[m0j0]

3 Dean Widders (Rabbitohs), Dallas Johnson (Storm), Nathan Fien (Warriors), Feleti Mateo (Eels), Israel Folau (Melbourne), Peter Cusack (Souths), Justin Hodges (Broncos), Matt Orford (Sea Eagles), Joe Williams (Souths), Jeremy Smith (Souths), Craig Gower (Panthers), Braith Anasta (Bulldogs), Alan Tongue (Raiders), Michael Dobson (Raiders)

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21643944-5012669,00.html

Sh!t, the Telecrap are ordinary at everything they do. Anasta a Bulldog? Someone should tell them it's 2007, not 2005.

 

[Burwood]

a shoe in for Dally M this year as long as he doesnt get hurt, he has 3 man o fthe matches already to his name and one of them was when they lost to the Eels.

I'm pretty sure you just described Kidley- you might want to refine your criteria;-)

 

[Raiding Dazz]

Lockyer,Farah,Fitzgibbon,Ryan,Hindmarsh,Prince are all specials when you want a bet on channel ( man of the match

 

[Frederick]

Channel bracket? Or is that parentheses? I always get the two confused :?

 

[Timmah]

:lol: You smartass!

 

[Ewan McGrady's Lovechild]

Surely Farah has to get the "utility" spot on the bench for the Blues.

 

[voltron]

DALLY M ROUND SEVEN

Dragons v Roosters - Judge: Dean Ritchie

3 Braith Anasta (Roosters)
2 Anthony Minichiello (Roosters)
1 Mitchell Pearce (Roosters)

Bulldogs v Wests Tigers - Judge: Matthew Johns

3 Robbie Farah (Tigers)
2 Dene Halatau (Tigers)
1 John Morris (Tigers)

Brisbane v Melbourne Storm - Judge: Ben Ikin

3 Cameron Smith (Storm)
2 Billy Slater (Storm)
1 Karmichael Hunt (Broncos)

North Queensland v Manly - Judge: Gorden Tallis

3 Matt Bowen (Cowboys)
2 Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys)
1 Ray Cashmere (Cowboys)

Penrith v Canberra - Judge: Laurie Daley

3 Michael Dobson (Raiders)
2 Alan Tongue (Raiders)
1 Terry Campese (Raiders)

Rabbitohs v Warriors - Judge: Barry Toohey

3 Steve Price (Warriors)
2 Wade McKinnon (Warriors)
1 Roy Asotasi (Rabbitohs)

Titans v Eels - Judge: Steve Mascord

3 Scott Prince (Titans)
2 Preston Campbell (Titans)
1 Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels

Knights v Sharks - Judge: Ray Chesterton

3 Danny Buderus (Knights)

2 Steve Simpson (Knights)

1 Kurt Gidley (Knights)

FOUR players are now top of the Dally M rankings on 12 points after again putting in strong performances for their clubs in NRL Round 7.

The table is led by the Knights' Kurt Gidley, Wests Tigers' Robbie Farah, Melbourne Storm's Billy Slater and North Queensland Cowboys' Johnathan Thurston.

Farah earned three Dally M points for his great game against the Bulldogs in the Wests Tigers' 34-18 win on Friday night.

Storm fullback Slater earned two points for his two-try role in his sides' 28-18 win over Brisbane in the other Friday night game.

On Saturday, Cowboys halfback Johnathan Thurston helped orchestrate his team's 30-26 win over Manly - the Sea Eagles first loss of the season - and earned himself two Dally M points.

And on Monday night, Gidley returned to the top group after earning a point in Newcastle's 20-16 win over Cronulla.

Behind those four players on the Dally M rankings are Cowboys fullback Matt Bowen on 11 points and Titans halfback Scott Prince on 10 points.

LEADERBOARD

12 Kurt Gidley (Knights), Robbie Farah (Tigers), Billy Slater (Storm), Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys)

11 Matt Bowen (Cowboys)

10 Scott Prince (Titans)

9 Greg Bird (Sharks) Brett Stewart (Sea Eagles)

8 Cameron Smith (Storm), Steve Price (Warriors)

7 Danny Buderus (Knights), David Peachey (Rabbitohs), Todd Carney (Raiders), Brent Kite (Sea Eagles), Wade McKinnon (Warriors)

6 Willie Mason (Bulldogs), Tim Smith (Eels), Luke Bailey (Titans), Andrew Ryan (Bulldogs), Jason Ryles (Dragons)

5 Darren Lockyer (Broncos), Cooper Cronk (Storm), Michael Monaghan (Sea Eagles), Anthony Laffranchi (Titans), Matt Ballin (Sea Eagles), Frank Pritchard (Panthers), Brett Kearney (Sharks) , Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels)

4 Reni Maitua (Bulldogs), Brett Kimmorley (Sharks), Mark O'Meley (Bulldogs), Karmichael Hunt (Broncos), Preston Campbell (Titans)

3 Dean Widders (Rabbitohs), Dallas Johnson (Storm), Nathan Fien (Warriors), Feleti Mateo (Eels), Israel Folau (Melbourne), Peter Cusack (Souths), Justin Hodges (Broncos), Matt Orford (Sea Eagles), Joe Williams (Souths), Jeremy Smith (Souths), Craig Gower (Panthers), Braith Anasta (Bulldogs), Alan Tongue (Raiders), Michael Dobson (Raiders)

2 Steve Simpson (Knights), Ben Pomeroy (Sharks), Glenn Stewart (Sea Eagles), Neville Costigan (Raiders), Richard Fa'ologo (Rabbitohs), Josh Morris (Dragons), Josh Cordoba (Eels), Scott Logan (Raiders), Lance Thompson (Sharks), Michael Crockett (Warriors), Jason King (Sea Eagles), Brett White (Storm), David Fa'alogo (Souths), Anthony Minichiello (Roosters), Dene Halatau (Tigers)

1 Matthew Scott (Cowboys), Brett Finch (Eels), Petero Civoniceva (Broncos), Brett Hodgson (Tigers), Michael Witt (Warriors), Clint Amos (Titans), Greg Eastwood (Broncos), William Zillman (Raiders), Anthony Watmough (Manly), Ruben Wiki (Warriors), Jamie Lyon (Sea Eagles), Luke Patten (Bulldogs), Aaron Payne (Cowboys), Shane Perry (Broncos), Luke Rooney (Panthers), Nigel Vagana (Souths), Daniel Wagon (Eels), Simon Woolford (Dragons), Adam Woolnough (Knights), Mitchell Pearce (Roosters), John Morris (Tigers), Ray Cashmere (Cowboys), Terry Campese (Raiders), Roy Asotasi (Souths)

 

[mongoose]

what did cam smith do to get 3 points? I think some of these judges just vote for the most popular player.

 

[Misanthrope]

Good to see Buderus up there. He really has been inspirational for us since returning in round four. To be only five adrift after missing the first three games (including two wins) is pretty impressive IMO.