Sydney Roosters superstar James Tedesco has won the Dally M Medal for a second time, sprinting away with the crown after a spectacular year on the field.
Tedesco produced a stunning season to lead the Roosters into the NRL finals, scoring 11 tries and running for 194 metres per game to add a second Dally M Medal to the one he claimed in 2019.
The Roosters skipper played in all 25 games this year, peeling off 22 try assists and 21 line breaks to further enhance his standing as one of the game's finest ever fullbacks.
The 32-year-old was third when voting went behind closed doors after Round 12, three points behind Warriors halfback Luke Metcalf.
Tedesco ran away with the title in the end, finishing 22 points clear of Nathan Cleary, who edged Isaiya Katoa and Payne Haas by one point.
Tedesco becomes the first Rooster to win the coveted award twice, with Gary Freeman (1992) and Todd Carney (2010) the club's other winners.
The fullback is also the ninth man to win multiple Dally M medals, joining some of the game's greats in the process. Cameron Smith, Peter Sterling and Andrew Johns are among the players in the elite group.
