SYDNEY ROOSTERS star James Tedesco has trounced his rivals to win the Dally M Medal by a staggering 22 points.

The Medal, awarded for the NRL’s most consistent player, has been won by Tedesco for the second time – six years after his first.

Though the Roosters endured a difficult season in Australia’s most prized competition – in which they finished eighth – Tedesco excelled.

And with 67 votes – 22 more than Penrith Panthers’ Nathan Cleary in second – the fullback wasn’t even close to being beaten.

Elsewhere, his Roosters teammate Mark Nawaqanitawase was named on the wing in the NRL Team of the Year after topping the try-scoring count with 24.

NRL Dally M Player of the Year: James Tedesco (Sydney Roosters)

NRL Team of the Year: James Tedesco, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Kotoni Staggs, Stephen Crichton, Xavier Coates, Ethan Strange, Nathan Cleary, Addin Fonua-Blake, Blayke Brailey, Payne Haas, Eli Katoa, Hudson Young, Erin Clark

Here is the voting breakdown for the Dally M Medal:

James Tedesco – 67 votes
Nathan Cleary – 45 votes
Isaiya Katoa – 44 votes
Tom Dearden – 44 votes
Blayke Brailey – 42 votes

“I’ve had a lot of doubters and critics in my career so this is pretty special,” Tedesco said at the awards ceremony.

“It’s up there for sure (this season). I really enjoyed this season. The players we had, the players that came up and played a lot of game time for us. They were eager to learn, eager to compete and I enjoyed being the leader of that team.

“It helps not playing Origin (to score more points in the Dally M count). This year was just me doing my thing.”

He also won’t feature for Australia this autumn, the former Kangaroos captain ruling himself out of contention for the Ashes series in England to attend his brother’s wedding.

Meanwhile, Brisbane Broncos’ Tamika Upton won the Dally M Medal for the NRLW.