I wouldn't have won Dally M without head knock: Ponga

Dally M winner Kalyn Ponga thinks he may not have won without the head knock against Wests Tigers. (Mark Evans/AAP PHOTOS)

Kalyn Ponga has admitted he would probably not have won the Dally M Medal if not for being knocked out against Wests Tigers in March.

Ponga surged to his maiden Dally M on Wednesday night, collecting 50 of a possible 72 votes from his final 12 games to pip Shaun Johnson by one point in the overall tally.