Panthers supremo Nathan Cleary holds a three-point lead over Warrior Jackson Ford as Dally M voting goes silent after Round 12 of the 2026 NRL Telstra Premiership.
Cleary turns for home on 38 points as he bids to become just the second Panther to claim the Dally M Medal after Greg Alexander in 1985.
Ford picked up two votes in the Warriors' 30-12 win over the Dragons to take him to 35 points at the halfway stage.
Should Ford continue his devastating form and go on to claim the medal he would join Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (2018) as the only Warriors to claim the game's most coveted individual prize.
Panthers fullback Dylan Edwards sits third on 32 points with Cowboys fullback Scott Drinkwater snaring four votes against the Rabbitohs to climb to fourth on the standings on 29.
Dolphins halfback Isaiya Katoa, Bulldogs five-eighth Matt Burton and Sea Eagles fullback Clayton Faulalo all scored maximum votes in Round 12.
Dally M voting now goes behind closed doors with the winner to be crowned at a gala ceremony in NRL grand final week.
Faulalo dynamic at the back in Round 12
Dally M Medal Round 12 votes
Match: Raiders v Dolphins
Round 12 -
home Team
Raiders
12th Position
away Team
Dolphins
8th Position
Venue: GIO Stadium, Canberra
Raiders v Dolphins
- Dally M votes: Isaiya Katoa 6, Joseph Tapine 3, Jeremy Marshall-King 2, Tevita Naufahu 1.
Match: Bulldogs v Storm
Round 12 -
home Team
Bulldogs
13th Position
away Team
Storm
15th Position
Venue: Accor Stadium, Sydney
Bulldogs v Storm
- Dally M votes: Matt Burton 6, Bronson Xerri 2, Lachlan Galvin 2, Jacob Kiraz 2.
Match: Dragons v Warriors
Round 12 -
home Team
Dragons
17th Position
away Team
Warriors
2nd Position
Venue: St George Venues Jubilee Stadium, Kogarah
Dragons v Warriors
- Dally M votes: Te Maire Martin 4, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak 3, Erin Clark 2, Jackson Ford 2, Alofiana Khan-Pereira 1.
Match: Sea Eagles v Titans
Round 12 -
home Team
Sea Eagles
4th Position
away Team
Titans
16th Position
Venue: 4 Pines Park, Sydney
Sea Eagles v Titans
- Dally M votes: Clayton Faulalo 6, Ben Trbojevic 4, Taniela Paseka 1, Jayden Campbell 1.
Match: Cowboys v Rabbitohs
Round 12 -
home Team
Cowboys
6th Position
away Team
Rabbitohs
7th Position
Venue: Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Cowboys v Rabbitohs
- Dally M votes: Scott Drinkwater 4, Tom Chester 3, Reed Mahoney 3, Matt Dufty 1, Thomas Mikaele 1.
Te Maire Martin continues impressive return
Leaderboard after Round 12
38
NATHAN CLEARY (Panthers)
35
Jackson Ford (Warriors)
32
Dylan Edwards (Panthers)
29
Scott Drinkwater (Cowboys)
27
James Tedesco (Roosters)
23
Braydon Trindall (Sharks)
22
Haumole Olakau'atu (Sea Eagles)
20
Adam Doueihi (Wests Tigers)
Latrell Mitchell (Rabbitohs)
19
Kalyn Ponga (Knights)
18
Harry Grant (Storm)
Jake Clifford (Cowboys)
