2012 Dally M Awards
The 2012 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 4 September 2012 at the Sydney Town Hall and broadcast on Fox Sports. They are the official annual awards of the National Rugby League and are named after Dally Messenger.
Dally M Medal
Dally M Awards
The Dally M Awards were, as usual, conducted at the close of the regular season and hence do not take games played in the finals series into account. The Dally M Medal is for the official player of the year while the Provan-Summons Medal is for the fans' of "people's choice" player of the year.| Award | Player |
| Provan-Summons Medal | Ben Barba |
| Rookie of the Year | Adam Reynolds |
| Captainof the Year | Jamie Lyon and Jason King |
| Representative Player of the Year | Nate Myles |
| Coach of the Year | Des Hasler |
| Top Tryscorer of the Year | Ben Barba Ashley Graham 21 tries |
| Top Pointscorer of the Year | Jarrod Croker - 220 |
| Peter Frilingos Memorial Award | Ben Barba - Barba's home-town performance in Mackay |
| Toyota Cup Player of the Year | David Klemmer |
Team of the Year
| Award | Player |
| Best Fullback | Ben Barba |
| Best Winger | Akuila Uate |
| Best Centre | Josh Morris |
| Best Five-Eighth | Johnathan Thurston |
| Best Halfback | Cooper Cronk |
| Best Lock | Paul Gallen |
| Best Second-Rower | Nate Myles |
| Best Prop | Sam Kasiano |
| Best Hooker | Cameron Smith |