They were inseparable after 16 games, and nothing changed after 26.For the second time in three years, joint winners claimed the Dally M medal, with Melbournes Cooper Cronk and North Queenslands Jason Taumalolo crowned on Wednesday night.The countdown at The Star in Sydney went down to the wire. Taumalolo drew level with Cronk in round 25 however neither got any points in the final round.We had a little special moment when it came to the last round. We were asking each other, Did you play well? What did you do? Cronk said.We couldnt work out whether we gained points or not so we just had a little shake of the hands and said, Well I hope we get to share it with you.Cronks prize night continues a superb few days that includes joining the exclusive 300-game club, as well as helping the Storm qualify for Sundays grand final against Cronulla.He became just the eighth player to win the award on multiple occasions.Taumalolo was the first forward to wear the medal since Storm skipper Cameron Smith achieved the feat in 2006.He is also the second Kiwi to claim the award.Im so proud of the year Ive had, but in saying that its a team sport and I wouldnt be here if it wasnt for everyone else who takes the field with me every weekend, he said.Melbourne dominated the positional awards, with Cronk (halfback), Smith (hooker) and Jesse Bromwich (prop) taking out three of the nine gongs.Ricky Stuart took out coach of the year for his role in waking up the sleeping giant in Canberra, leading them to within one game of a decider.Gold Coast 21-year-old Ash Taylor held off a late push from Penrith teenager Nathan Cleary for rookie of the year, while the Raiders Jarrod Croker won captain of the year.Kezie Apps took out the Dally M female of the year.DALLY M TEAM OF THE YEARFullback: James Tedesco (Wests Tigers) Wing: Josh Mansour (Penrith) Centre: Joey Leilua (Canberra) Five-eighth: James Maloney (Cronulla) Halfback: Cooper Cronk (Melbourne) Lock: Jason Taumalolo (North Queensland) Second-rower: Matt Gillett (Brisbane) Prop: Jesse Bromwich (Melbourne) Hooker: Cameron Smith (Melbourne) Jacob Evans Jersey . The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Wholesale Warriors Jerseys . Those lessons were more than enough to overwhelm the Utah Jazz. Lou Williams scored 25 points and the Hawks continued their offensive upswing as they rolled to an easy 118-85 victory over the Jazz on Friday night, winning their third straight and for the fourth time in five games. http://www.cheapwarriorsjerseysstore.com/ .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Cheap Golden State Warriors Jerseys . Uniteds eighth defeat of a wretched campaign means Liverpool, which currently occupies the fourth and final Champions League place, could go nine points clear of its fierce rival by beating West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Charlie Adam scored both of Stokes goals at Britannia Stadium either side of Robin van Persies equalizer, with a miserable day for seventh-place United capped by first-half injuries to centre halves Jonny Evans and Phil Jones that forced them off. Cheap Swingman Warriors Jerseys . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Adelaides players are wary of Collingwood trying to ruin the 300th AFL game celebrations of durable Crow Scott Thompson.The influential midfielder will become the fifth Crow to reach the 300-game milestone when he fronts against the Magpies at Adelaide Oval on Saturday night.Its an incredible achievement for Thommo, teammate David Mackay said.He is one of those guys that just goes about his business, does his role every week.He is a quality player obviously, and has been for such a long time.Just the influence he has on the younger players at our club and his leadership is outstanding so its a great recognition for him and his efforts over the years.The third-placed Crows enter the fixture with seven consecutive wins but on alert about a Collingwood outfit which has won three in a row - their most recent victory putting a dent in Greater Western Sydneys top-four ambitions.ddddddddddddCollingwood, we saw what they did last weekend, its going to be a pretty tough game, Mackay said.We know they have got a lot of quality in their team and they are just starting to get players back from injury so were certainly not going to be underestimating Collingwood this week.They have proven they can play against the best teams and match them, as evidenced on the weekend. ' ' '
