The NRL's 2026 Dally M Medal ceremony will see Nathan Cleary favored to win, with key awards being debated.
The NRL's 2026 Dally M Medal ceremony will take place on Wednesday evening, with two Penrith Panthers stars the clear front-runners.
In the lead-up to the ceremony, we asked our team here at Zero Tackle to name their winner, their runner up, and all the key awards, before picking a team of the year.
Nathan Cleary is the cleary front-runner to take out the overall award, but there were a number of mixed views on who would crack the team of the year, and sweep the other awards.
Justin Holbrook has been largely backed in for team of the year, while Ethan Sanders is the lead contender to take out the coveted rookie of the year award.