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| 2005 Dally M Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6 September |
| Location | Sydney Town Hall |
| Dally M Medal |  Jonathan Thurston |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Fox Sports |
The 2005 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 6 September 2005 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies.
Dally M Player of the Year[edit]
- Dally M Player of the Year
- Winner:
- Top Three:
Special awards[edit]
- Provan-Summons Medal (fan's choice for 2005's best player)
- Presented by Norm Provan and Arthur Summons
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Peter Moore Award for Dally M Rookie of the Year
- Presented by Jim Leis, 1980 Dally M Rookie of the Year
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Dally M Captain of the Year
- Presented by Gorden Tallis
- 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
- Winner:
- Dally M Coach of the Year
- Presented by the Premier of New South Wales, the Hon. Morris Iemma
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- 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.
- Winner:
- 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[edit]
- Best Fullback
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Winger
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Centre
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- ??
- Best Five-Eighth
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- ??
- Best Halfback
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- ??
- Best Lock
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Second Rower
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Prop
- Winner:
- Nominated:
- Best Hooker
- Winner:
- Nominated:
Hall of Fame Inductees[edit]
- Pre-WWII
- Frank Burge (Glebe, St George; lock/second-row from 1911–27)
- Harold Horder (Souths, Norths; winger from 1912–1924)
- Vic Hey (Wests, Ipswich, Leeds, Dewsbury, Hunslet, Parramatta; five-eighth from 1933–49)
- Post-WWII
- Harry Bath (Balmain, Barrow, Warrington, St George; second row from 1946–59)
- Norm Provan (St George; second row from 1951–1965)
- Ken Irvine (Norths, Manly; winger from 1958–1973)
Jimmy Craig, Chris McKivat, Brian Carlson, Ron Coote, Duncan Thompson and Brian Bevan.