2005 Dally M Awards

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

 * Dally M Player of the Year
 * Winner:
 * Johnathan Thurston, North Queensland Cowboys
 * 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

Hall of Fame Inductees

 * 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.