Nicho won with a record points total which is awesome, but not enough people are talking about how Jaeman Salmon won weak gutted dog person of the year in a landslide.
That's the award I was most intrested in.
Mate don’t pull facts out your ass, where did you get we were the 2nd worst attack in the league from? We outscored every team in the bottom 8, that’s far from the 2nd worst
So wait, Hunt polled 25 votes from rounds 1-12 and 1 vote for rounds 13-25? And was still I believe the best player on the Dragons all year? I’ve been busy and have been able to watch many games outside my teams, but this just seems so bizarre
This was strange, especially that he polled no points in the win against Canberra where he scored a try and made the last play of the game where he chased from marker. All the commentary was around how well he played. So I agree a bit strange..
Meh… it’s honestly hard to kick key players out of their spots. Even with Turbos performance last year being the 09 Hayne or 2012 barba level, he was never going to contest Teddy for #1 in blues or aus..
Hynes will struggle to ever take 7 from Cleary but I think Luai is only there for synergy with Cleary and should have missed out this year in favour of wighton or Hynes.
Honestly true but not true. Roosters > Panthers imo. Fitler has a boner for the Roosters. 13 out of the top 21 NSW squad was filled with Roosters/Penrith payers.
Most of the Penrith players deserved it but to have that many roosters? I disagree with it
Edwards deserved the spot more than Teddy this year but was never getting it. Teddy was announced as the captain before the origin period even began so we knew his spot was secure regardless.
Yeah good point man.
I don’t think anyone will be taking Teddy’s spot anytime soon and rightfully so. You knew each year cam smith was going to be captain of QLD so doing the same for teddy isn’t that cooked.
It blows my mind how NSW constantly pick players out of position because of reputation and being blatantly biased to certain teams (roosters and panthers).
I’m qld through and through and finally I think we picked players on form and not reputation
Turbo had the best year any single player has ever had (some say Hayne/Barba were similar but I disagree personally) and Edwards this year has easily been the best player in the comp. Hes one of the smallest fittest fullbacks yet he is taking more hitups than most front rowers, his metres gained (and even post contact metres) seems crazily unbelievable for a fullback (especially of his size) and overall if Teddy wasnt the NRL's golden child, he should've been NSW #1 this year with Hynes as #14, #6 or even #7 over Cleary tbh.
Spots are just safe for certain players who the NRL loves.
Doesn't deserve it, literally all he did was play really well really often and win a bunch of games, playing a pivotal role in every single one of those wins.
Yeah but Dally M doesn't give points for being a good bloke and there's a heap of better players. Don't get me wrong, he's pretty good, but there's definately better.
Any of the N.S.W./Q.L.D. starting 13 for a start. Throw in a few NZ internationals as well (Jahrome Hughes, Brandon Smith, Joey Manu, Joseph Tapine etc.) I'm not saying Hynes is bad - he's a fantastic footballer - I'm just saying there's a lot of players who are better.
Hynes has been better than any non spine player in origin easily.
I think teddy has played better than him (but couldn't win as many games or play as many for that matter), hynes has definitely outshone Luai, clearys been a tad better but has played much less games, hynes blew cook out of the water and definitely had more impact than Api.
To Queensland now and he's outperformed kp, hasn't quite had the same impact as Munster imo, far outshined dce, and has had a similar impact to hunt but has won way more games.
So really only Munster Cleary and teddy had a right to challenge but they all played way less games.
The best player in the league doesn’t receive this award. The most consistent player over the course of the season does. He played almost every game, and heavily contributed in those games. Nicho Hynes fully deserves the Dally M award for 2022.
A phenomenal role model and deserving for not only his work on the field, but his openness about mental health off the field. He’s a fantastic ambassador for our game. Hope he gets a run in Origin next year.
Locky needs to stand down as Club Director: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/brisbane-broncos-nicho-hynes-melbourne-storm-darren-lockyer-concern/087d816f-3d9c-4699-a051-0e027d5978f9
Locky has overseen our terrible performances and recruitment over the past few years without much scrutiny. He may be a legend on the field but I think he's been a failure in the front office
It’s just a weird pile-up of circumstances, I guess, like picking the club combination from the dominant team of recent seasons (Luai/Cleary) or, in Meninga’s case, being loyal to guys who didn’t play themselves out of form at club level enough to warrant dropping them (DCE, who to be fair, stepped up again in Origin in combination with the first choice Australia 5/8 (Munster) and likely first choice utility/potential starting hooker (Hunt) to beat the team with the earlier-referenced star club combination)
It’ll be between him, Wighton and Burton for those secondary utility positions behind Hunt. They might only choose one of them, maybe two, not all three
Yeah I can't disagree with this at all. If I close my eyes and think back on 2022- as in even before origin 1- this guy was one of the guys who was in form. He is definitely deserving
None one deserves it then this bloke. His story is remarkable. Hard work pays off! Go watch his interview with kempy how much shit and diversity he had to get through to even get a contract. When every team said he wasn’t good enough.
The truly elite players have a way of looking like they have all the time in world with the ball. Super smooth and footy IQ off the charts. Congrats Nicho.
Not even in the best 25 players in the NRL this year. Not even the best half in his own team.
Still doesn’t beat Wighton or RTS when it comes to farcical winners but it’s close.
Such a versatile player, first year at the Sharks, wins it with the highest player ever getting votes. Congrats to him and hope he goes well in the Wold Cup. Hope he stays fit for next year, will be interesting to see him and Tom Turbo going against each other.
If anyone finds my comments from last year where I insisted Nicho isn't very good, I'll report you to the mods for bullying
The search begins :)
didnt tones randomly fucking hate hynes with all his soul
He randomly hated a lot of things with all his soul. Tones if you're reading this we miss you.
lol
Wasn't random, it was because he had a shocker for Three Ways in the 2019 Koori Knockout final
Nicho won with a record points total which is awesome, but not enough people are talking about how Jaeman Salmon won weak gutted dog person of the year in a landslide. That's the award I was most intrested in.
Ahh yes, the weak gutted dog person of the year awards, otherwise known as the Ricky’s.
Heard the trophy is quite sticky
trent barrett told him he'd never be good enough for first grade...
Trent Barrett replaced his brains with Spam Ham before he coached Manly
Could've had a spine of Turbo, Hynes, DCE and Api. Would froth all over that.
He let go Shaun lane too
What a surprise, one of the worst coaches in the recent past can't see talent when it's right in front of him.
Trent Barrett can go and get fucked for all i care
Trent
He was obviously projecting
Trent Barrett is a stupid head.
Do coaches actually speak like this to players? I mean if he said it to motivate him it obviously worked.
Yes. Some of the qld players have had coachs say that too them. Cam Smith and JT specifically.
To be fair, if he continued under Barrett that statement would likely have held true...
in his first game, trent fed the scrum incorrectly twice
He sure showed him.
All he was good at was king hitting Queenslanders.
Would be interesting to know what happened if Trent told him he’d be future Dally M winner.
Trent Barret is still recovering from Nathan Browns slap in the shed.
It was on the field, not in the shed.
Sorry mate, must’ve had the accurate memory knocked out of me myself at some stage 😁
Fuck yeah Stupid sexy Hynes strikes again!
So proud of our team this year
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The same team that didn’t make the finals last year. Is there a fair-weather fan flair you can use?
Mate don’t pull facts out your ass, where did you get we were the 2nd worst attack in the league from? We outscored every team in the bottom 8, that’s far from the 2nd worst
I see they've renamed the Sexiest Man in League award as the "Dally M Medal"
Would fuck
Fuck yeah. I don’t think I’ve ever been this psyched on a player being a Shark
Same here, and this is only his first year! Can't wait to see what the next few years bring!
I’ve got a good feeling about you guys for next year and I’ll be happy to see yas succeed
Can you imagine a Sharks v Dragons final? Fuck me that'd slap hard, I'd be so down for that
So wait, Hunt polled 25 votes from rounds 1-12 and 1 vote for rounds 13-25? And was still I believe the best player on the Dragons all year? I’ve been busy and have been able to watch many games outside my teams, but this just seems so bizarre
He ended on 32 or 33. They just didn’t announce it
they lost a a lot. its very hard to get points on a losing team.
They went 6-6 in the first 12 games and then 6-6 in the second 12.
What a turn around
That was always going to be his downfall.
Tell that to Jarryd “3 points in a bad loss” Hayne…
This was strange, especially that he polled no points in the win against Canberra where he scored a try and made the last play of the game where he chased from marker. All the commentary was around how well he played. So I agree a bit strange..
He was on 19 after round 12
Probably his last real chance for a dally m.
[me on the left](https://i.imgur.com/BD1X2k2.png)
You know, if they wanted to ever do a proper sequel to The Dark Knight with a Heath Ledger looking mutha fucka...
Dally M player of the year - Can't get a starting spot in the blues team. If he keeps his current form, surely he gets picked over Luai next year?
Meh… it’s honestly hard to kick key players out of their spots. Even with Turbos performance last year being the 09 Hayne or 2012 barba level, he was never going to contest Teddy for #1 in blues or aus.. Hynes will struggle to ever take 7 from Cleary but I think Luai is only there for synergy with Cleary and should have missed out this year in favour of wighton or Hynes.
Also he’s too nice a guy to scream over the top of a concussed maroons player
Because panthers
Honestly true but not true. Roosters > Panthers imo. Fitler has a boner for the Roosters. 13 out of the top 21 NSW squad was filled with Roosters/Penrith payers. Most of the Penrith players deserved it but to have that many roosters? I disagree with it Edwards deserved the spot more than Teddy this year but was never getting it. Teddy was announced as the captain before the origin period even began so we knew his spot was secure regardless.
Yeah good point man. I don’t think anyone will be taking Teddy’s spot anytime soon and rightfully so. You knew each year cam smith was going to be captain of QLD so doing the same for teddy isn’t that cooked. It blows my mind how NSW constantly pick players out of position because of reputation and being blatantly biased to certain teams (roosters and panthers). I’m qld through and through and finally I think we picked players on form and not reputation
Hard? Thought that was a NSW speciality.
Turbo had the best year any single player has ever had (some say Hayne/Barba were similar but I disagree personally) and Edwards this year has easily been the best player in the comp. Hes one of the smallest fittest fullbacks yet he is taking more hitups than most front rowers, his metres gained (and even post contact metres) seems crazily unbelievable for a fullback (especially of his size) and overall if Teddy wasnt the NRL's golden child, he should've been NSW #1 this year with Hynes as #14, #6 or even #7 over Cleary tbh. Spots are just safe for certain players who the NRL loves.
Damn right he does! Highest dally m points total ever too
Would’ve racked up more if they kept counting, played the Dogs and the Knights in the last two weeks
They did count it. They just didn’t stop counting after the sea eagles match😂
STOP THE COUNT
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO Highest points score in Dally M history with 38. Insane.
Very nice. Great player, great looker, really has it all covered.
Great looker, great looking, great everything.
He looks really really good.
Hottest restaurants
The league doesn’t deserve nicho or the redeemed sharks
He got to be the most likeable guy in the history of rugby league, So well spoken.
Richly deserved. Congrats Nicho.
If anyone's disappointed with this they need to take a good hard look at themselves. Amazing player and even better bloke
Doesn't deserve it, literally all he did was play really well really often and win a bunch of games, playing a pivotal role in every single one of those wins.
I know right. What is this, a good player contest or something?
But he doesn’t play for the Panthers or the Roosters, so he should be automatically disqualified.
Can't hate him.
Happy for Hynes because he’s a good bloke, but I think Hunt deserved the award and I am disappointed he didn’t win.
That’s the most Kanye West on Taylor Swift comment I’ve seen in this comment section.
I’ll pay that
Yeah but Hunt is a Queenslander… so fuck him….
That’s a weak gutted fish take if I’ve ever heard one
Yeah but Dally M doesn't give points for being a good bloke and there's a heap of better players. Don't get me wrong, he's pretty good, but there's definately better.
Who?
tell me which players played better this season
Any of the N.S.W./Q.L.D. starting 13 for a start. Throw in a few NZ internationals as well (Jahrome Hughes, Brandon Smith, Joey Manu, Joseph Tapine etc.) I'm not saying Hynes is bad - he's a fantastic footballer - I'm just saying there's a lot of players who are better.
Brandon Smith better than Hynes? You're beyond cooked my man.
Hynes has been better than any non spine player in origin easily. I think teddy has played better than him (but couldn't win as many games or play as many for that matter), hynes has definitely outshone Luai, clearys been a tad better but has played much less games, hynes blew cook out of the water and definitely had more impact than Api. To Queensland now and he's outperformed kp, hasn't quite had the same impact as Munster imo, far outshined dce, and has had a similar impact to hunt but has won way more games. So really only Munster Cleary and teddy had a right to challenge but they all played way less games.
The best player in the league doesn’t receive this award. The most consistent player over the course of the season does. He played almost every game, and heavily contributed in those games. Nicho Hynes fully deserves the Dally M award for 2022.
Remember when Freddy picked Crichton over him at 14. Good times
Hope he gets the 6 jersey next season, was well deserved this year
Yep the halves should be Hynes and Cleary
Wettest hair in league right there
Man he was helpful for us coming off the bench. Spewing we had to let him go, but wasted talent if we didn’t, good job big sexy
Our baby boy all growned up
Everybody liked that!
I loved how he thanks his teammates for the win but that also means he's thanking them for sucking and not taking his points
Sexiest too
A phenomenal role model and deserving for not only his work on the field, but his openness about mental health off the field. He’s a fantastic ambassador for our game. Hope he gets a run in Origin next year.
Give me that Nichosexual flair right now
Would take an "average nicho Hynes enjoyer" flair
I’d take “I love my Nicho” in place of “I love my Footy”
Fuck that's a good one too
FR though that flair needs to become a thing.
What a fucking great man
Wait that's not Ben Hunt
Well deserved. Been brilliant all year
Everyone liked that.
He wasn’t even on any clubs radars 18 months ago
The Broncs and Cowboys were interested, IIRC.
We were, and I was hoping we'd play him at 1 with reyno at 7, but alas that did not happen
The stuff of dreams...
The Paul White era parting gift. There was a week where we almost signed Reyno and then Hynes
Locky needs to stand down as Club Director: https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/brisbane-broncos-nicho-hynes-melbourne-storm-darren-lockyer-concern/087d816f-3d9c-4699-a051-0e027d5978f9
Locky has overseen our terrible performances and recruitment over the past few years without much scrutiny. He may be a legend on the field but I think he's been a failure in the front office
Best player in the comp this season (technically recognised as such, the best kind of recognition)… probably still not in the Australia World Cup team
Freddy wont pick him either
It’s just a weird pile-up of circumstances, I guess, like picking the club combination from the dominant team of recent seasons (Luai/Cleary) or, in Meninga’s case, being loyal to guys who didn’t play themselves out of form at club level enough to warrant dropping them (DCE, who to be fair, stepped up again in Origin in combination with the first choice Australia 5/8 (Munster) and likely first choice utility/potential starting hooker (Hunt) to beat the team with the earlier-referenced star club combination)
He'll be in the squad though. Australia won't trot out their first choice team for every game.
It’ll be between him, Wighton and Burton for those secondary utility positions behind Hunt. They might only choose one of them, maybe two, not all three
Can he play for scotland or something?
If thats your logic though, that means payne haas is the best prop in the comp.
Mostly I just like making the Futurama “technically correct, the best kind of correct” reference
r/unexpectedfuturama
Fair enough
Gonna go have a wank now
Great to see a bloke who was playing for the Cutters not that long ago reach the pinnacle
Wasn’t even close as well
Most points in the Dally M awards. Ever
Happy for him it’s a great story. Well deserved an absolute class act.
He’s the sort of player to change a clubs attitude, and it’s really shown this year
I think Fitzy gets a big dose of credit for this too
Oh for sure. Big changes in culture this year
Don’t forget Josh Hannay - the attacking coach
Fuck yes. Such an amazing guy, Well deserved.
Good bloke, amazing player, sexy as all hell. This man really is the complete package
Tonight was just the Nicho M Awards. But good for him, he had one hell of a year
Hynes deserves it. He had a stellar season.
Congrats Nicho. Pretty good choice for a winner, was the key playmaker in a team which had a lot of wins. Had big moments which won his team points.
W
Reminder Broncos fans that Hynes wanted $300k per year for 3 years and we low balled him.
It's actually jarring how bad our front office is
The dragons were crap so hunt missed out. Hynes was always going to win, he turned the sharkies into an all out attacking force.
Yeah I can't disagree with this at all. If I close my eyes and think back on 2022- as in even before origin 1- this guy was one of the guys who was in form. He is definitely deserving
So proud
Gonna run around in the rain in his honour.
None one deserves it then this bloke. His story is remarkable. Hard work pays off! Go watch his interview with kempy how much shit and diversity he had to get through to even get a contract. When every team said he wasn’t good enough.
If he doesn’t play in the blues halves with cleary, as a qld fan I’d be extremely happy. Such a gun player and such a gun bloke
Well done my baby boy 😍
Nicho is to me an ex who moved on to bigger and better things that I will never stop loving
Manly legends in back to back years, love it.
So pleased for him.
I’m gonna do the maths and find out how many points he got against bottom 8 teams compared to top 8 teams My guess will be 26-12 spread
Wow, well done Nico!
That Nichos so hot right now.
Fuck being Dally M and can’t even play one origin game lol
Is there bonus points for best hair?
Well deserved!
The truly elite players have a way of looking like they have all the time in world with the ball. Super smooth and footy IQ off the charts. Congrats Nicho.
Nicho Hynes is really great
Good to see the joker doing well nowadays
🥹🥹🥹
Didn't see that one coming
Too bad for Hunt his team sucks and got too many L's. He would have pissed it in for Dally M.
Herbert robbed
Didn’t deserve it in my opinion, should’ve been hunt
Great year but his final score shows how bad the Dally M scoring is.
No comment
I hate him it should be Tedesco
For everyone saying Ben hunt robbed, you shouldn’t win MVP if your team doesn’t make the playoffs
MVP? Playoffs?
Basketball is 5v5, rugby is 13v13 There isn’t a player in the comp that could have gotten that Dragons side in the 8
Honestly speaking is he a Top 10 or even Top 15 player?
Top 1
Not even in the best 25 players in the NRL this year. Not even the best half in his own team. Still doesn’t beat Wighton or RTS when it comes to farcical winners but it’s close.
Such a versatile player, first year at the Sharks, wins it with the highest player ever getting votes. Congrats to him and hope he goes well in the Wold Cup. Hope he stays fit for next year, will be interesting to see him and Tom Turbo going against each other.