It will fly under the radar for a lot of fans but the Dally M awards will be presented this Wednesday night.
Earlier in the month I named the team (13) I would name at the team of the season. It was the team I judged the best across the NRL season prior to the finals.
The below are the players I expect to win based on Dally M votes.
The Dally M team of the year is judged on points. That isn't always a fair reflection but it is the process.
Although a player can poll well in horrible games while a far more consistent player doesn't poll in a game where there are four stand outs, this is based purely on how I think Wednesday's awards will go.
Lock
Jason Taumalolo
I named Sam Burgess in my side and I stand by that, but Taumalolo's numbers were so massive that he'll pick up one point in a series of losses as a result.
No one can say Taumalolo isn't the best number 13 in the game. The Cowboys just lost too many games for him to poll huge points and feature in the Dally M race, but there were no players taking points off him as Burgess had.
Jake Trbojevic had a brilliant season but again, Manly didn't win enough games for him to poll three points often, if ever.
Taumalolo to edge out Burgess. Victor Radley came on the scene too late to feature.
