James Tedesco has rocketed into second place on the Dally M leaderboard after he guided his team to a 42-point demolition job over cross-city rivals the Rabbitohs.
Tedesco now trails only 2022 winner Nicho Hynes, who claimed no points in round 3 after the Sharks were sent packing by the West Tigers in coach Benji Marshall's first career win.
Elsewhere, Nathan Cleary gave Broncos fans deja vu as he dominated in a 2023 Grand Final rematch and claimed six points as Penrith cruised to victory, with top points also being awarded to the Wests Tigers' Api Koroisau, the Eels' Mitch Moses, and the Knights' Kalyn Ponga.
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Who got Dally M points in Round 3?
| Fixture | Points |
| Penrith Panthers 34-12 Brisbane Broncos | Nathan Cleary (Panthers) 6 Izack Tago (Panthers) 3 Brian To'o (Panthers) 2 Pat Carrigan (Broncos) 1 |
| New Zealand Warriors 18-10 Canberra Raiders | Tohu Harris (Warriors) 6 Matt Timoko (Raiders) 2 Jordan Rapana (Raiders) 2 Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors) 1 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Warriors) 1 |
| Sydney Roosters 48-6 South Sydney Rabbitohs | James Tedesco (Roosters) 6 Victor Radley (Roosters) 2 Sandon Smith (Roosters) 2 Dom Young (Roosters) 1 Brandon Smith (Roosters) 1 |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 32-0 Gold Coast Titans | Viliame Kikau (Bulldogs) 5 Reed Mahoney (Bulldogs) 5 Jacob Kiraz (Bulldogs) 1 Josh Curran (Bulldogs) 1 |
| North Queensland Cowboys 46-24 St. George Illawarra Dragons | Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys) 5 Reece Robson (Cowboys) 3 Chad Townsend (Cowboys) 2 Jordan McLean (Cowboys) 1 Ben Hunt (Dragons) 1 |
| Wests Tigers 32-6 Cronulla Sharks | Api Koroisau (Wests Tigers) 6 Justin Olam (Wests Tigers) 2 Aidan Sezer (Wests Tigers) 2 Jahream Bula (Wests Tigers) 2 |
| Parramatta Eels 28-24 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles | Mitch Moses (Eels) 6 J’maine Hopgood (Eels) 2 Junior Paulo (Eels) 2 Daly Cherry-Evans (Sea Eagles) 1 Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles) 1 |
| Newcastle Knights 14-12 Melbourne Storm | Kalyn Ponga (Knights) 6 Dane Gagai (Knights) 4 Harry Grant (Storm) 1 Ryan Papenhuyzen (Storm) 1 |
Dally M Medal leaderboard 2024 (after Round 3)
| Player (Team) | Votes |
Nicho Hynes (Sharks) | 12 |
Teddy Tedesco (Roosters) | 11 |
Tom Trbojevic (Sea Eagles) | 10 |
Zac Hosking | 8 |
Luke Brooks (Sea Eagles) | 7 |
Who won the 2023 Dally M Medal?
Kalyn Ponga surged to victory last season as the Newcastle talisman beat Shaun Johnson by just one point in a nail-biting count.
Ponga finished with 56 votes in a revamped voting system, with an ineligible Scott Drinkwater finishing in third place with 50 votes.
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