The AFL Players' Association Awards are a group of awards given annually to players in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL players.
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The AFLPA nominates the following four awards as their main awards.
The Leigh Matthews Trophy has been awarded by the players to the best player of the season annually since 1982. It is the AFLPA equivalent of the Brownlow Medal (voted for by umpires), and a variety of media-sponsored MVP awards. Gary Ablett, Jr. (2007–09) is the only player to win the award three times. Greg Williams (1985, 1994), Wayne Carey (1995, 1998), Michael Voss (2002, 2003) & Chris Judd (2006, 2011) have won the award twice.
The Best Captain award has been given sporadically since 1986, and annually since 1998. Michael Voss won the award four times from 2001–2004, the most of any player. Chris Judd is the incumbent winner.
Year | Player | Club |
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1986 | Michael Tuck | Hawthorn |
1987 | Stephen Kernahan | Carlton |
1988 | Ross Glendinning | West Coast |
1990 | Tony Shaw | Collingwood |
1992 | Paul Roos | Fitzroy |
1994 | Stephen Kernahan | Carlton |
1995 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne |
1998 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne |
1999 | Paul Kelly | Sydney |
2000 | Wayne Carey | Kangaroos |
2001 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
2002 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
2003 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
2004 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
2005 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide |
2006 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide |
2007 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions |
2008 | Tom Harley | Geelong |
2009 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions |
2010 | Brett Kirk | Sydney |
2011 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
Awarded annually since 1991 to the most courageous player in the league. Glenn Archer has won the award most often with six wins, while Paul Kelly won it five times, including four consecutively from 1994-1997. Jonathan Brown won the award in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Joel Selwood won the award for the first time.
Year | Player | Club |
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1991 | Gavin Brown | Collingwood |
1992 | Gavin Brown | Collingwood |
1993 | Gavin Wanganeen | Essendon |
1994 | Paul Kelly | Sydney |
1995 | Paul Kelly | Sydney |
1996 | Paul Kelly | Sydney |
1997 | Paul Kelly | Sydney |
1998 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos |
1999 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos |
2000 | Paul Kelly | Sydney |
2001 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
2002 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos |
2003 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos |
2004 | David Teague | Carlton |
2005 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos |
2006 | Glenn Archer | Kangaroos |
Brett Kirk | Sydney | |
2007 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions |
2008 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions |
2009 | Joel Selwood | Geelong |
2010 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn |
2011 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions |
Awarded annually since 1998, the Best First Year Player award is the AFLPA equivalent of the AFL Rising Star award, with slightly different eligibility criteria. Brownlow Medallists Adam Goodes and Chris Judd have both won the award in the past. Rhys Palmer won the award in 2008 after winning the NAB Rising Star award, Joel Selwood, also a NAB AFL Rising Star won the award in 2007, Marc Murphy in 2006 and Brett Deledio in 2005. Michael Barlow won the award in 2010, but as a 21-year-old recruit he was too old to be eligible for the Rising Star Award. Dyson Heppell won the award in 2011 after also being awarded the Rising Star Award. [1]
Year | Player | Club |
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1998 | Nick Stevens | Port Adelaide |
1999 | Adam Goodes | Sydney |
2000 | Paul Hasleby | Fremantle |
2001 | Daniel Kerr | West Coast |
2002 | Chris Judd | West Coast |
2003 | Daniel Wells | Kangaroos |
2004 | Aaron Davey | Melbourne |
2005 | Brett Deledio | Richmond |
2006 | Marc Murphy | Carlton |
2007 | Joel Selwood | Geelong |
2008 | Rhys Palmer | Fremantle |
2009 | Daniel Rich | Brisbane Lions |
2010 | Michael Barlow | Fremantle |
2011 | Dyson Heppell | Essendon |
The following awards are also presented by the AFLPA.
Named after the indigenous game Marn Grook, the award was presented annually from 2001 to 2007 for the top emerging indigenous player in the game, who must be within their first three seasons of AFL competition. Lance Franklin won the 2007 award.
Year | Player | Club |
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2001 | Adam Goodes | Sydney |
2002 | Leon Davis | Collingwood |
2003 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide |
2004 | Daniel Wells | Kangaroos |
2005 | Aaron Davey | Melbourne |
2006 | Danyle Pearce | Port Adelaide |
2007 | Lance Franklin | Hawthorn |
The Grant Hattam Trophy has been awarded annually since 1999 to best football journalist, as voted by the players. The Herald Sun's Mark Robinson is the only man to have won the award twice (2000, 2002). Herald Sun's chief football writer Mike Sheahan won the award in 2008 for his article on Simon Goodwin and his gambling addiction.
The Trophy was created in honor and memory of the late Grant Hattam who was a leading sports and media lawyer (with Corrs Chambers Westgarth).
Given annually since 2001 to the player who displayes the best all-round performance in balancing football with external education and training. Won in 2007 by Collingwood's Shane Wakelin and the Adelaide Crows' Brett Burton.
Awarded annually to young aspiring non-AFL players, attempting to help them balance external study and training with football training. Sixteen players were awarded the scholarships for 2007.
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