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The 2004 Dally M Awards were presented on Tuesday 7 September 2004 at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney and broadcast on Fox Sports. Warren Smith presided as Master of Ceremonies.

2004 Dally M Awards
Date	7 September
Location	Sydney Town Hall
Dally M Medal	Danny Buderus
Television/radio coverage
Network	Fox Sports
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Dally M Player of the Year

Dally M Player of the Year: Danny Buderus

Player votes tally – Top 10

Points	Player
27	Danny Buderus
25	Brett Finch
23	Craig Gower
	Matt Orford
21	Nathan Hindmarsh
19	Paul Rauhihi
16	Brett Kimmorley
	Darren Lockyer
15	Michael Monaghan
	Scott Prince
	Andrew Ryan
14	Mark O'Meley
	Steve Price
	Shane Webcke

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	Darren Lockyer
Rookie of the Year	Karmichael Hunt
Captain of the Year	Steve Price
Representative Player of the Year	Craig Fitzgibbon
Coach of the Year	Steve Folkes
Top Tryscorer of the Year	Amos Roberts 23 tries
Top Pointscorer of the Year	Hazem El Masri – 288
Peter Frilingos Memorial Award	Billy Slater – Try in Game II of the 2004 State of Origin series

Team of the Year

Award	Player
Best Fullback	Anthony Minichiello
Best Winger	Amos Roberts
Best Centre	Willie Tonga
Best Five-Eighth	Darren Lockyer
Best Halfback	Brett Finch
Best Lock	Shaun Timmins
Best Second-Rower	Nathan Hindmarsh
Best Prop	Paul Rauhihi
Best Hooker	Danny Buderus

Sources:

Hall of Fame Inductees

Pre-WWII

• Frank Burge (Glebe, St George; lock/second-row from 1911–27)
• Harold Horder (Souths, Norths; winger from 1912–1924)
• Vic Hey (Wests, Ipswich, Leeds, Dewsbury, Hunslet, Parramatta; five-eighth from 1933–49)

Post-WWII

• Harry Bath (Balmain, Barrow, Warrington, St George; second row from 1946–59)
• Norm Provan (St George; second row from 1951–1965)
• Ken Irvine (Norths, Manly; winger from 1958–1973)

Source:

See also

• Dally M Awards
• Dally M Medal
• 2004 NRL season

References

1. Middleton, David. 2004 Official Rugby League Annual. Surrey Hills: News Magazines.
2. "Folkes named best of best". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. 8 September 2004. p. 76.
3. "Buderus named Dally M Player of the Year". smh.com.au. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
4. "Danny Buderus takes out Dally Ms of 2004". leagueunlimited.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
5. Hooper, James (8 September 2004). "Mr Nice Guy finishes first - Buderus hits new heights - DALLY M AWARDS". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 76.
6. Chesterton, Ray (8 September 2004). "Greats are honoured". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales: Nationwide News Pty Ltd. p. 76.

• 2004 sports awards
• 2004 NRL season
• Dally M Awards