NRL Dally M Awards: All of the winners announced

An NRL coach is still seething after his club was robbed and knocked out of the NRL finals after a blatant forward pass.

Cronulla Sharks superstar Nicho Hynes has blown the competition away to win his first ever Dally M Medal.

Hynes wrapped up the award after round 23, well clear of second placed James Tedesco, as he etched his name into the NRL history books.

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Hynes registered 38 points to win the award, the highest ever recorded to capture the league's highest individual honour.

St George Illawarra Dragons star Ben Hunt lead the pack after the votes went behind closed doors in round 12 and entered the night as the favourite, but it was Hynes who stole the show.

Dally M: Nicho Hynes 38, James Tedesco 33, Ben Hunt 32

Earlier in the night North Queensland Cowboys coach Todd Payten stole the show by delivering a not-so-subtle jab at the NRL referees.

Payten and the Cowboys were sent packing from the NRL finals after going down to the Parramatta Eels in a game that was overshadowed by a blatant forward pass from Eels star Mitch Moses.

"I want to thank you guys for trusting me and our staff, I asked you guys on the first day back in pre-season that the only limitations we have are the decisions we make as a group and as individuals," Payten said.

"You guys gave yourself to the team, you gave yourself to me and to the staff and you worked really hard day after day and that's why we improved so dramatically.

"It's disappointing with the way it finished, but what we've done is set ourselves up moving forward. There's only a few things that are going to hold us back, it's either our attitude, injury, bounce of the ball or referees calls."

The 2022 NRL coach of the year is Todd Payten!

What an incredible job he's done with the Cowboys this season. 👏👏

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Provan-Summons Medal (People’s Choice): Nicho Hynes (NRL) for mental health speech after shock death of Paul Green & Toni Hunt (NRLW) 

 

Coach of the Year: Todd Payten (NRL - NQL Cowboys) + John Strange (NRLW - Sydney Roosters)

 

Captain of the Year: Isaah Yeo (Penrith Panthers) + Isabelle Kelly (Sydney Roosters)

 

Ken Irvine Medal (Top Tryscorer): Alex Johnston

 

Rookie of the Year: Jeremiah Nanai (NRL) + Jessie Southwell (NRLW)

 

Top Pointscorer: Valentine Holmes (NRL) - Zaharah Temara (NRLW) Tackle of the Year: Mitchell Moses

 

Try of the Year: Murray Taulagi and Scott Drinkwater

 

Well deserved 👏🥇#DallyM pic.twitter.com/SRivk1HqCh

— NRL (@NRL) September 28, 2022