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Be sure to join The Roar for live coverage of the 2022 Dally M Medal ceremony from 6:30pm (AEST) and don’t forget to add a comment in the section below!
Well here were are! Rugby League’s night of nights. Who will be named the best player in the NRL and the NRLW for season 2022?
Penrith’s decision to rest Dylan Edwards for their final game of the regular season could cost the workaholic fullback when the Dally M Medal for best NRL player of 2022 is named on Wednesday.
Edwards has been in electrifying form all season and stepped up when the Panthers were missing key players such as Nathan Cleary and Jarome Luai through injury and State of Origin commitments.
But he and Panthers co-captain Isaah Yeo – another strong contender – were both given a week off prior to the finals series and their lack of votes in round 25 could propel the likes of Nicho Hynes and Ben Hunt up the final table of votes.
Cronulla halfback Hynes could become the first player to take out the game’s most-coveted individual prize in his first season at a new club since Todd Carney (Sydney Roosters, 2010).
Hynes has been a star of Cronulla’s resurgence this season, guiding them to a second-place finish.
The Sharks playmaker, who could become the first Cronulla player since Preston Campbell (2001) to collect the prize, trailed St George Illawarra halfback Hunt by three votes before voting went behind closed doors after round 12.
Hunt has had one of his best seasons at NRL level but the Dragons’ late-season slump may cost him a chance of taking out the top prize.
Other names that have been thrown into the mix as contenders have been Raiders Joseph Tapine, Eels Mitch Moses, Roosters James Tedesco and Storms Cam Munster.
In the delayed 2021 NRLW season earlier this year, former Bronco Millie Boyle and Dragon fullback Emma Tonegato became the first-ever joint winners of the women’s award.
| Ben Hunt (Dragons) | 19 |
| Isaah Yeo (Panthers) | 17 |
| Nicho Hynes (Sharks) | 16 |
| Mitchell Moses (Eels) | 15 |
| Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm) | 15 |
| James Tedesco (Roosters) | 14 |
| Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) | 13 |
| Dylan Edwards (Panthers) | 13 |
| Cameron Munster (Storm) | 12 |
| Adam Reynolds (Broncos) | 11 |
Start time: 7:30pm (AEST)
Venue: Randwick Racecourse, Sydney
TV: Live, Fox League 502
Online: Live, Foxtel app or Foxtel now
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