The Dally M Medal ceremony will take place on Wednesday evening in Sydney, with Nathan Cleary the red-hot favourite to pick up the big award.
Alongside the Dally M Medal, we will see Coach, Captain and Rookie of the Year, as well as Team of the Year, decided across both the NRL and NRLW competitions.
This live blog is now concluded. You can scroll down to see both the full list of awards, and the night as it happened.
Full list of awards
NRL
Dally M Medal: Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
Captain of the year: James Fisher-Harris (New Zealand Warriors)
Coach of the year: Andrew Webster (New Zealand Warriors)
Rookie of the year: Ethan Sanders (Canberra Raiders)
Top try scorer: Alex Johnston (South Sydney Rabbitohs) and Thomas Jenkins (Penrith Panthers)
Top point scorer: Jamayne Isaako (The Dolphins)
Try of the year: Alex Johnston (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Tackle of the year: Taine Tuaupiki (New Zealand Warriors)
Ken Stephen Medal: Campbell Graham (South Sydney Rabbitohs)
Team of the year
Fullback: Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers)
Wingers: Thomas Jenkins (Penrith Panthers) and Selwyn Cobbo (The Dolphins)
Centres: Herbie Farnworth (The Dolphins) and Robert Toia (Sydney Roosters)
Five-eighth: Braydon Trindall (Cronulla Sharks)
Halfback: Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
Props: James Fisher-Harris (New Zealand Warriors) and Naufahu Whyte (Sydney Roosters)
Hooker: Wayde Egan (New Zealand Warriors)
Second-rowers: Haumole Olakau'atu (Manly Sea Eagles) and Hamish Stewart (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Lock: Erin Clark (New Zealand Warriors)
Top Ten
Nathan Cleary 67
Braydon Trindall 53
Dylan Edwards 52
Haumole Olakau'atu 46
Herbie Farnworth 45
Scott Drinkwater 45
Jackson Ford 39
Harry Grant 37
James Tedesco 37
Kalyn Ponga 37
NRLW
Dally M Medal: Tamika Upton (Brisbane Broncos)
Captain of the year: Kezie Apps (Wests Tigers)
Coach of the year: Karyn Murphy (Gold Coast Titans)
Rookie of the year: Mercedez Taulelei-Siala (Newcastle Knights)
Top try scorer: Jessica Sergis (Sydney Roosters)
Top point scorer: Jocelyn Kelleher (Sydney Roosters)
Try of the year: Mackenzie Wiki (Canberra Raiders)
Tackle of the year: Essay Banu (North Queensland Cowboys)
Veronica White Medal: Millie Elliott (Sydney Roosters)
Team of the year
Fullback: Tamika Upton (Brisbane Broncos)
Wingers: Julia Robinson (Brisbane Broncos) and Brydie Parker (Sydney Roosters)
Centres: Isabelle Kelly (Sydney Roosters) and Jessica Sergis (Sydney Roosters)
Five-eighth: Teagan Levi (Gold Coast Titans)
Halfback: Raecene McGregor (Wests Tigers)
Props: Millie Elliott (Sydney Roosters) and Saraha Togatuki (Wests Tigers)
Hooker: Keeley Nizza (Sydney Roosters)
Second-rowers: Evania Isa'ako (Gold Coast Titans) and Shaylee Bent (Wests Tigers)
Lock: Olivia Kernick (Sydney Roosters)
9:32pm (AEST)
That will do it for tonight here on Zero Tackle. We hope you have enjoyed the coverage, and we will be back on Sunday for the grand final as the Knights clash with the Panthers.
Full list of awards is above, and we will also drop the top tens in when available.
9:31pm (AEST)
Nathan Cleary wins the Dally M Medal for the first time in his career.
9:30pm (AEST)
Round 24
Kalyn Ponga - 4 votes
Round 25
Edwards, Olakau'atu and Drinkwater don't poll.
Nathan Cleary needs just 3 votes to win it - he polls 6 votes.
9:28pm (AEST)
Back to the men's count. Nathan Cleary in the box seat unless there is a bit of a miracle here. He has a ten-vote lead to anyone who can catch him, given Braydon Trindall's injury.
9:26pm (AEST)
So, Tamika Upton is a Dally M Medal winner for the third time.
9:25pm (AEST)
Tamika Upton is the NRLW Dally M player of the year.
9:23pm (AEST)
Round 9
Abbi Church - 3 votes
Jesse Southwell - 3 votes
Sienna Lofipo - 6 votes
Jessica Sergis - 2 votes
Tamika Upton - 5 votes
Raecene McGregor - 3 votes
Round 10
Jessica Sergis - 2 votes
Tamika Upton - 6 votes
Upton leads McGregor by a vote with 1 round to play...
Round 11
Tamika Upton - 1 vote
9:20pm (AEST)
NRL team of the year
Fullback: Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers)
Wingers: Thomas Jenkins (Penrith Panthers) and Selwyn Cobbo (The Dolphins)
Centres: Herbie Farnworth (The Dolphins) and Robert Toia (Sydney Roosters)
Five-eighth: Braydon Trindall (Cronulla Sharks)
Halfback: Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers)
Props: James Fisher-Harris (New Zealand Warriors) and Naufahu Whyte (Sydney Roosters)
Hooker: Wayde Egan (New Zealand Warriors)
Second-rowers: Haumole Olakau'atu (Manly Sea Eagles) and Hamish Stewart (St George Illawarra Dragons)
Lock: Erin Clark (New Zealand Warriors)
9:18pm (AEST)
And on to the men's team of the year.
9:16pm (AEST)
Time for the NRLW team of the year. We know there is just three rounds left in the count with Raecene McGregor in the lead.
NRLW Team of the year
Fullback: Tamika Upton (Brisbane Broncos)
Wingers: Julia Robinson (Brisbane Broncos) and Brydie Parker (Sydney Roosters)
Centres: Isabelle Kelly (Sydney Roosters) and Jessica Sergis (Sydney Roosters)
Five-eighth: Teagan Levi (Gold Coast Titans)
Halfback: Raecene McGregor (Wests Tigers)
Props: Millie Elliott (Sydney Roosters) and Saraha Togatuki (Wests Tigers)
Hooker: Keeley Nizza (Sydney Roosters)
Second-rowers: Evania Isa'ako (Gold Coast Titans) and Shaylee Bent (Wests Tigers)
Lock: Olivia Kernick (Sydney Roosters)
9:14pm (AEST)
Cleary in the driver's seat. Remember, Trindall missed the final weeks of the season injured.
9:12pm (AEST)
NRL leaderboard after Round 23.
1. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers) - 56 votes
2. Braydon Trindall (Cronulla Sharks) - 53 votes
3. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers) - 46 votes
4. Haumole Olakau'atu (Manly Sea Eagles) - 40 votes
5. Scott Drinkwater (North Queensland Cowboys) - 40 votes
6. Jackson Ford (New Zealand Warriors) - 39 votes
7. James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters) - 37 votes
8. Naufahu Whyte (Sydney Roosters) - 37 votes
9. Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights) - 33 votes
10. Nicho Hynes (Cronulla Sharks) - 33 votes
9:09pm (AEST)
Rounds 19-23 votes being revealed now. The headlines are:
Nicho Hynes - 15 votes
Kalyn Ponga - 8 votes
Naufahu Whyte - 14 votes
Haumole Olakau'atu - 9 votes
James Tedesco - 6 votes
Scott Drinkwater - 10 votes
Dylan Edwards - 2 votes
Braydon Trindall - 15 votes
Nathan Cleary - 12 votes
9:08pm (AEST)
Back to the men's count.
8:59pm (AEST)
About to get to the business end of the night, with the Dally M counts and teams of the year all that's left to be decided and announced.
8:58pm (AEST)
And now for the men's captain of the year.
Nominees are: James Fisher-Harris (New Zealand Warriors), Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers), Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights).
And the NRL captain of the year is James Fisher-Harris.
8:53pm (AEST)
We continue on with NRLW captain of the year.
Nominees are: Isabelle Kelly (Sydney Roosters), Georgia Hale (Gold Coast Titans), Kezie Apps (Wests Tigers).
And the NRLW captain of the year is Kezie Apps.
8:48pm (AEST)
And for NRLW coach of the year...
Nominees are: John Strange (Sydney Roosters), Craig Sandercock (Wests Tigers), Karyn Murphy (Gold Coast Titans)
And the winner of NRLW coach of the year is Karyn Murphy.
8:43pm (AEST)
Time for coach of the year in the NRL.
Nominees are: Andrew Webster (New Zealand Warriors), Kristian Woolf (The Dolphins), Justin Holbrook (Newcastle Knights)
The winner is Andrew Webster.
Would have been third on my list, but hard to say he isn't a worthy winner given it's regular season only.
8:33pm (AEST)
We now move to the Veronica White Medal for the NRLW's community service.
Nominees are: Millie Elliott (Sydney Roosters), Jaime Chapman (Gold Coast Titans), Jada Taylor (Cronulla Sharks), Gayle Broughton (New Zealand Warriors)
The winner of the Veronica White Medal is Millie Elliott.
8:29pm (AEST)
Ripping through the awards. Ken Stephen Medal next for community service.
Nominees are: Josh Addo-Carr (Parramatta Eels), Campbell Graham (South Sydney Rabbitohs), James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters), Jamal Fogarty (Manly Sea Eagles).
The winner of the Ken Stephen Medal is Campbell Graham!
8:26pm (AEST)
And now for the NRL rookie of the year.
Nominees are: Ethan Sanders (Canberra Raiders), Oliver Pascoe (Gold Coast Titans), Cooper Clarke (Melbourne Storm)
The NRL rookie of the year is Ethan Sanders!
8:24pm (AEST)
Straight on to the NRLW rookie of the year.
Nominees are: Mercedez Taulelei-Siala (Newcastle Knights), Tahlia O'Brien (St George Illawarra Dragons), Georgia Bartlett (Brisbane Broncos)
The NRLW rookie of the year is Mercedez Taulelei-Siala!
8:22pm (AEST)
NRL leaderboard after Round 18
1. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers) - 44 votes
2. Nathan Cleary (Penrith Panthers) - 44 votes
3. Jackson Ford (New Zealand Warriors) - 39 votes
4. Braydon Trindall (Cronulla Sharks) - 38 votes
5. Haumole Olakau'atu (Manly Sea Eagles) - 35 votes
6. James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters) - 31 votes
7. Scott Drinkwater (North Queensland Cowboys) - 30 votes
8. Harry Grant (Melbourne Storm) - 26 votes
9. Kalyn Ponga (Newcastle Knights) - 25 votes
10. Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers) - 24 votes
8:19pm (AEST)
Going through big chunks of rounds in the men's count as well - through to Round 18. Here are the headlines.
Kalyn Ponga - 6 votes
Harry Grant - 8 votes
Adam Doueihi - 4 votes
Scott Drinkwater - 1 vote
Jackson Ford - 4 votes
Haumole Olakau'atu - 13 votes
James Tedesco - 4 votes
Nathan Cleary - 6 votes
Braydon Trindall - 15 votes
Dylan Edwards - 12 votes
8:16pm (AEST)
On to the men's count.
A reminder that Nathan Cleary led Jackson Ford by 3 votes, with Dylan Edwards another 3 votes back.
8:15pm (AEST)
NRLW leaderboard after Round 8
1. Raecene McGregor (Wests Tigers) - 26 votes
2. Tarryn Aiken (Sydney Roosters) - 23 votes
3. Tamika Upton (Brisbane Broncos) - 19 votes
4. Teagan Levi (Gold Coast Titans) - 18 votes
5. Jessica Sergis (Sydney Roosters) - 16 votes
6. Sheridan Gallagher (Canberra Raiders) - 15 votes
7. Evania Isa'ako (Gold Coast Titans) - 14 votes
8. Makenzie Weale (North Queensland Cowboys) - 12 votes
9. Jesse Southwell (Brisbane Broncos) - 11 votes
10. Kirra Dibb (Newcastle Knights) - 11 votes
8:15pm (AEST)
The votes for Rounds 5 through to 8 in the NRLW have been revealed, although we have gone away from round-by-round specifics. Some of the headlines were:
Kirra Dibb from the Knights polls 7 votes, Weale polls 12, Isa'ako 8 votes.
Gallagher grabs 4 votes, Jesse Southwell only manages 1, Jess Sergis polls 10 votes. Levi polls 9 votes.
Tamika Upton polls 7 votes, while Tarryn Aiken polls 12. Raecene McGregor polls 20 votes through those four rounds though and goes into the lead.
8:10pm (AEST)
At the end of Round 4, when counting went behind closed doors, it was Tamika Upton, gunning for a third win, in the lead by one votes ahead of Sheridan Gallagher and Tarryn Aiken. Jesse Southwell was next on ten votes.
8:08pm (AEST)
We are kicking off the NRLW Dally M Medal count.
8pm (AEST)
The ceremony is about to get underway.
7:50pm (AEST)
Jai Arrow has won the Provan-Summons medal for 2026.
7:45pm (AEST)
Try of the year is in - maybe not the 'best' try of the year, but certainly the most memorable. Alex Johnston's 213th.
7:40pm (AEST)
The early awards - the already known ones - filtering through for top point-scorer and top try-scorer across both the NRL and NRLW.
Plenty of chat suggesting Nathan Cleary is the favourite - both Ivan Cleary and Thomas Jenkins have said he is in good spirits. Home today, but back in for another round of surgery on Saturday.
7:30pm (AEST)
The official broadcast is starting now. We anticipate the ceremony itself kicking off at 8pm (AEST).
7:20pm (AEST)
If you're looking for plenty of predictions, we had all ten of our team here at Zero Tackle deliver their picks yesterday.
7pm (AEST)
The Peter Frilingos Memorial Award for moment of the year has just been revealed - Jai Arrow running out against the Gold Coast Titans for his 99th game.
6:25pm (AEST)
Speaking from the red carpet, Tallis Duncan has revealed he was never heading to November 1, and always wanted to re-sign with the Rabbitohs.
That news was made official today.
6:05pm (AEST)
Players across both competitions are arriving on the red carpet ahead of the ceremony.
One question we have seen pop up is where is the list of nominees?
The NRL have decided against revealing one this year, so we are unsure of who is going to be in the mix for each award as the night goes on.
5:35pm (AEST)
The count in both the men's and women's competitions as it stood when it went behind closed doors.
Men's Dally M count after Round 12
Nathan Cleary (Panthers) – 38
Jackson Ford (Warriors) – 35
Dylan Edwards (Panthers) – 32
Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys) – 29
James Tedesco (Roosters) – 27
Braydon Trindall (Sharks) – 23
Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles) – 22
Adam Doueihi (Tigers) – 20
Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs) – 20
Women's Dally M count after Round 4
Tamika Upton (Broncos) – 12
Sheridan Gallagher (Raiders) – 11
Tarryn Aiken (Roosters) – 11
Jesse Southwell (Broncos) – 10
Teagan Levi (Titans) – 9
Andie Robinson (Bulldogs) – 8
Jaime Chapman (Titans) – 8
Zahara Temara (Raiders) – 8
5:30pm (AEST)
Good evening and welcome to Zero Tackle's coverage of the Dally M Medal ceremony. The red carpet is just kicking off, so we will stay on top of that for the next hour, before getting into some minor awards and the ceremony proper from 8pm (AEST).
Keep it locked here throughout the course of the night for all the updates from the ceremony.
Brayden Trindall has played well but, despite wearing the 6, he has played more like a 7. Does he really qualify as “best five-eighth” ?