Canberra five-eighth Jack Wighton claimed the 2020 Dally M medal tonight, but in a catastrophe for the NRL the rest of Australia knew well before he did.
NRL's night of nights was spoiled by a blunder from The Daily Telegraph, which published the results of the prestigious vote count on their website before the awards had even started.
As early as 6:30pm, the Telegraph splashed a story with the headline 'Dally M drama: System needs an urgent overhaul' with an image of Jack Wighton and Nathan Cleary, which could be seen on the publication's website.
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Topic: Dally Ms ruined by shocking winner leak
