2004 Dally M Awards

Dally M Player of the Year

Dally M Player of the Year

Winner:Danny Buderus, Newcastle KnightsNominated:Everyone in the NRL competition is eligible to be 'nominated' to win the Dally M Award. The winner of the award is decided by the most number of votes during the year as decided by a panel of judges on a 3-2-1 basis for each game played throughout the year.

Special awards

Provan Summons Medal winner (fan's choice for 2004's best player)

Winner:Darren Lockyer, Brisbane BroncosNominated:??

Dally M Rookie of the Year

Winner:Karmichael Hunt, Brisbane BroncosNominated:??

Dally M Representative Player of the Year

Winner:Craig Fitzgibbon, Sydney RoostersNominated:??

Dally M Coach of the Year

Winner:Steve Folkes, Canterbury BulldogsNominated:??

Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for the headline moment of the year

Winner:Billy Slater, Melbourne StormNominated:??

Team of the Year

Best Fullback

Winner:Luke Patten, Canterbury BulldogsNominated:??

Best Winger

Winner:Amos Roberts, Penrith PanthersNominated:??

Best Centre

Winner:Willie Tonga, Canterbury BulldogsNominated:??

Best Five-Eighth

Winner:Darren Lockyer, Brisbane BroncosNominated:??

Best Halfback

Winner:Brent Sherwin, Canterbury BulldogsNominated:??

Best Lock

Winner:Shaun Timmins, St George Illawarra DragonsNominated:??

Best Second Rower

Winner:Nathan Hindmarsh, Parramatta EelsNominated:??

Best Prop

Winner:Paul Rauhihi, North Queensland CowboysNominated:??

Best Hooker

Winner:Danny Buderus, Newcastle KnightsNominated:??

Best Captain

Winner:Steve Price, BulldogsNominated:??

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)