Kalyn Ponga is 2023 Dally M Medal winner
Kalyn Ponga has become the third Knights player to claim the game's highest individual honour after being named the 2023 Dally M Medal winner at a glittering ceremony in Sydney on Wednesday night.
The champion fullback joins Immortal Andrew Johns (1998, 1999, 2002) and Danny Buderus (2004) on Newcastle's Dally M honour roll after a superb season in which he led his team back to the finals after they finished 14th in 2022.
Named as the Dally M Fullback of the Year in addition to the main award, Ponga had 21 try assists and 19 line breaks in his 20 matches, bursting to life in the second half of the season as the Knights won nine games on the trot to finish in fifth position.
Named as the Dally M Fullback of the Year in addition to the main award, Ponga had 21 try assists and 19 line breaks in his 20 matches, bursting to life in the second half of the season as the Knights won nine games on the trot to finish in fifth position.
Ponga averaged 145 run metres per game in 2023 and broke 96 tackles as he thrilled the Knights faithful with his attacking prowess.
Ponga beat Shaun Johnson in to claim the 2023 Dally M Medal.
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