2005 Dally M Awards

:*Top Three:* ::Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys ::Andrew Johns, Newcastle Knights ::Ben Kennedy, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ## 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:* :::Darren Lockyer, Brisbane Broncos :::Andrew Johns, Newcastle Knights :::Scott Prince, Wests Tigers ;Peter Moore Award for Dally M Rookie of the Year :Presented by Jim Leis, 1980 Dally M Rookie of the Year ::*Winner:* :::Tim Smith, Parramatta Eels ::*Nominated:* :::Leon Bott, Brisbane Broncos :::Yileen Gordon, South Sydney Rabbitohs :::Greg Inglis, Melbourne Storm ;Dally M Captain of the Year :Presented by Gorden Tallis ::*Winner:* :::Scott Prince, Wests Tigers ::*Nominated:* :::Trent Barrett, St George Illawarra Dragons :::Nathan Cayless, Parramatta Eels :::Andrew Johns, Newcastle Knights ;Dally M Representative Player of the Year :Presented by Olympic and World Swimming Champion Libby Lenton ::*Winner:* :::Andrew Johns, New South Wales Halfback ::*Nominated:* :::Nathan Hindmarsh, New South Wales and Australian Second Rower :::Anthony Minichiello, New South Wales and Australian Fullback :::Matt King, New South Wales Winger ;Dally M Coach of the Year :Presented by the Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. Morris Iemma ::*Winner:* :::Tim Sheens, Wests Tigers ::*Nominated:* :::Wayne Bennett, Brisbane Broncos :::Nathan Brown, St George Illawarra Dragons :::Brian Smith, Parramatta Eels ;Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for the Headline Moment of the Year :Presented by David Penberthy, Editor of *The Daily Telegraph* and Matthew Frilingos, Peter Frilingos's son ::*Winner:* :::Andrew Johns's Return, State of Origin Game II ::*Nominated:* :::Benji Marshall Magic, Round 21 :::Ty Williams Try, Round 21 ::::*The broadcast then crossed live to Andrew Johns who was at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington, England, to receive the award.* ;Top Try Scorer :*Winners:* ::Billy Slater, Melbourne Storm - 19 tries ::Shaun Berrigan, Brisbane Broncos - 19 tries ;Top Point Scorer :*Winner:* ::Brett Hodgson, Wests Tigers - 308 points ## Team of the Year ;Best Fullback :*Winner:* ::Brett Hodgson, Wests Tigers :*Nominated:* ::Matt Bowen, North Queensland Cowboys ::Karmichael Hunt, Brisbane Broncos ::Anthony Minichiello, Sydney Roosters ::Billy Slater, Melbourne Storm ;Best Winger :*Winner:* ::Eric Grothe, Jr., Parramatta Eels :*Nominated:* ::Colin Best, St George Illawarra Dragons ::Ty Williams, North Queensland Cowboys ::Matt Sing, North Queensland Cowboys ;Best Centre :*Winner:* ::Mark Gasnier, St George Illawarra Dragons :*Nominated:* ::?? ;Best Five-Eighth :*Winner:* ::Benji Marshall, Wests Tigers :*Nominated:* ::?? ;Best Halfback :*Winner:* ::Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys :*Nominated:* ::?? ;Best Lock :*Winner:* ::Ben Kennedy, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles :*Nominated:* ::Paul Gallen, Cronulla Sharks ::Shaun Timmins, St George Illawarra Dragons ::Ashley Harrison, South Sydney Rabbitohs ;Best Second Rower :*Winner:* ::Nathan Hindmarsh, Parramatta Eels :*Nominated:* ::Steve Menzies, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ::Craig Fitzgibbon, Sydney Roosters ::Steve Simpson, Newcastle Knights ::Anthony Watmough, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles ;Best Prop :*Winner:* ::Luke Bailey, St George Illawarra Dragons :*Nominated:* ::Shane Webcke, Brisbane Broncos ::Petero Civoniceva, Brisbane Broncos ::Roy Asotasi, Canterbury Bulldogs ;Best Hooker :*Winner:* ::Danny Buderus, Newcastle Knights :*Nominated:* ::Robbie Farah, Wests Tigers ## [[Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame Inductees]] ;Pre-WWII - Frank Burge (Glebe, St George; lock/second-row from 1911 to 1927) - Harold Horder (Souths, Norths; winger from 1912 to 1924) - Vic Hey (Wests, Ipswich, Leeds, Dewsbury, Hunslet, Parramatta; five-eighth from 1933 to 1949) ;Post-WWII - Harry Bath (Balmain, Barrow, Warrington, St George; second row from 1946 to 1959) - Norm Provan (St George; second row from 1951 to 1965) - Ken Irvine (Norths, Manly; winger from 1958 to 1973) Jimmy Craig, Chris McKivat, Brian Carlson, Ron Coote, Duncan Thompson and Brian Bevan. ## References ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Dally_M_Awards) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Dally_M_Awards?action=history). ::