Dally M's 2023

[Philip_Smith007]

Kicked off, DWZ chat about Warriors try scoring record and perm staying as wife likes it.
Just had AFB in a funky expensive shirt get the VB hard and award.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

SJ crediting being home, a coach setting good standards and being able to go home and sulk or celebrate.

Going to be further along the track under Webbys plan first day of preseason and adding handy players in RTS and CTH.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Round 18:
Edward 35
Hynes 33
Drinkwater 33
SJ 33

SJ not getting all these points they talking about.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Captain of the year: Reynolds.
Beating Yeo and Harris.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Coach of the year: Webster!!!
Beating Walters and Cleary.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

SJ not getting all these points they talking about.

lol spoke too soon

SJ 7 points clear after 23 rounds

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Round 23:
Johnson 51
Drinkwater* 44
Ponga 43
Hynes 42
Grant 41
Cleary 39

 

[Philip_Smith007]

lol spoke too soon

Even then, he not pulling all 6s every round, but got a couple in that batch.
SJ calls Ponga most likely winner in interview.
No round 27 for either of them.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Round 25:
Johnson 52
Pomga 50
Hynes 48
Grant 46

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Team of the year:
Fullback: Ponga
Wingers: DWZ & Isaako
Centres: Crichton & Farnworth
5/8: Mam
Halfback: Johnson
2nd Row: Martin & Fafita
Lock: Carrigan
Hooker: Grant
Prop: Haas & AFB

 

[Philip_Smith007]

Round 26 (neither played round 27)
Ponga: 56
Johnson: 55
Pipped by 1 point!

Oh no the Dolphins game rest costly for him there!

 

[Blair]

Round 26 (neither played round 27)
Ponga: 56
Johnson: 55
Pipped by 1 point!

Oh the Dolphins game rest.

So should've played against the Dolphins!

 

[Philip_Smith007]

So should've played against the Dolphins!

Would of helped his cause I guess.
But weird one round he got nothing and AFB got 6. Caught him on camera saying WTF?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

3 in the team of the year plus the coach, good result

 

[Blair]

Hey, I know the Dally M's a nice accolade but ideally it should go with a premiership.

 

[vvvrulz]

What a robbery lol

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Would of helped his cause I guess.
But weird one round he got nothing and AFB got 6. Caught him on camera saying WTF?

The 6 point system with two judges made it a lot more unpredictable this year I think. Made for some big swings on the leaderboard.

but really it was AFB who got Ponga the win, we had two players polling big numbers, the knights had one.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

These awards generally come down to being a player that is a bit of a 1 man band, every time Newcastle win, Ponga is pretty much the sole reason. Shaun in a win was competing with AFB for points

Haas not being anywhere near it shows we should just rename them the spine awards

not sure what the record has been since, but in 2008 Orford broke a long running curse where the Dally M winner didn’t win the premiership

If Penrith win this weekend, Ivan Cleary will have won 3 comps in a row and not been coach of the year for any of them

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Team of the year:
Fullback: Ponga
Wingers: DWZ & Isaako
Centres: Crichton & Farnworth
5/8: Mam
Halfback: Johnson
2nd Row: Martin & Fafita
Lock: Carrigan
Hooker: Grant
Prop: Haas & AFB

Interesting comparison to the RLPA side voted by the players

 

[Manu Vatuvei]

Would of helped his cause I guess.
But weird one round he got nothing and AFB got 6. Caught him on camera saying WTF?

0/6 in the Tigers win and 1/6 in the Manly win. Not saying SJ was a massive stand-out in either game but I found that a bit surprising, especially the Manly game where our right side attack carved up and he kicked the match-sealing field goal.