AFL Players Association awards

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.

Main awards

The AFLPA nominates the following four awards as their main awards.

Leigh Matthews Trophy
Main article: Leigh Matthews Trophy

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, 2012–13) is the only player to win the award five times. Greg Williams (1985, 1994), Wayne Carey (1995, 1998), Michael Voss (2002, 2003), Chris Judd (2006, 2011) and Nat Fyfe (2014, 2015) have won the award twice.

Best Captain

The Best Captain award was given sporadically from 1986 until 1997, and has been given annually since 1998. Michael Voss won the award four times from 2001–2004, the most of any player.

Winners
Year Player Club
1986Michael TuckHawthorn
1987Stephen KernahanCarlton
1988Ross GlendinningWest Coast
1990Tony ShawCollingwood
1992Paul RoosFitzroy
1994Stephen KernahanCarlton
1995Wayne CareyNorth Melbourne
1998Wayne CareyNorth Melbourne
1999Paul KellySydney
2000Wayne CareyKangaroos
2001Michael VossBrisbane Lions
2002Michael VossBrisbane Lions
2003Michael VossBrisbane Lions
2004Michael VossBrisbane Lions
2005Mark RicciutoAdelaide
2006Mark RicciutoAdelaide
2007Jonathan BrownBrisbane Lions
2008Tom HarleyGeelong
2009Jonathan BrownBrisbane Lions
2010Brett KirkSydney
2011Chris JuddCarlton
2012Jobe WatsonEssendon
2013Joel SelwoodGeelong
2014Luke HodgeHawthorn
2015Robert MurphyWestern Bulldogs
2016Taylor WalkerAdelaide
2017Taylor WalkerAdelaide
2018Trent CotchinRichmond
2019Shannon HurnWest Coast

Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player

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, 2008 and 2011. In 2009, Joel Selwood won the award for the first time, and then won it three consecutive times from 2012–2014.

Winners
Year Player Club
1991Gavin BrownCollingwood
1992Gavin BrownCollingwood
1993Gavin WanganeenEssendon
1994Paul KellySydney
1995Paul KellySydney
1996Paul KellySydney
1997Paul KellySydney
1998Glenn ArcherKangaroos
1999Glenn ArcherKangaroos
2000Paul KellySydney
2001Michael VossBrisbane Lions
2002Glenn ArcherKangaroos
2003Glenn ArcherKangaroos
2004David TeagueCarlton
2005Glenn ArcherKangaroos
2006Glenn ArcherKangaroos
Brett KirkSydney
2007Jonathan BrownBrisbane Lions
2008Jonathan BrownBrisbane Lions
2009Joel SelwoodGeelong
2010Luke HodgeHawthorn
2011Jonathan BrownBrisbane Lions
2012Joel SelwoodGeelong
Beau WatersWest Coast
2013Joel SelwoodGeelong
2014Joel SelwoodGeelong
2015Luke ParkerSydney
2016Luke ParkerSydney
2017Rory SloaneAdelaide
2018Callan WardGreater Western Sydney
2019Dylan GrimesRichmond

Best First Year Player

Awarded annually since 1998, the Best First Year Player award is awarded to the best adjudged player who is in his first year on an AFL list.[1] The eligibility for the award is different to the AFL's other main award for the best performing young player, the AFL Rising Star, which can be won by any player aged under 21 as of 1 January that year, and who has not played more than ten matches before the start of the season.[2] Michael Barlow, for example, won the award in 2010 but was not eligible for the Rising Star. Brownlow Medallists Adam Goodes and Chris Judd have both won the award in the past.

Winners
Year Player[3] Club
1998Nick StevensPort Adelaide
1999Adam GoodesSydney
2000Paul HaslebyFremantle
2001Daniel KerrWest Coast
2002Chris JuddWest Coast
2003Daniel WellsKangaroos
2004Aaron DaveyMelbourne
2005Brett DeledioRichmond
2006Marc MurphyCarlton
2007Joel SelwoodGeelong
2008Rhys PalmerFremantle
2009Daniel RichBrisbane Lions
2010Michael BarlowFremantle
2011Dyson HeppellEssendon
2012Jeremy CameronGreater Western Sydney
2013Jaeger O'MearaGold Coast
2014Marcus BontempelliWestern Bulldogs
2015Isaac HeeneySydney
2016Callum MillsSydney
2017Andrew McGrathEssendon
2018Tim KellyGeelong
2019Sam WalshCarlton

Other awards

The following awards are also currently or have previously been presented by the AFLPA.

Marn Grook Award

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.

Winners
Year Player Club
2001Adam GoodesSydney
Dean Rioli[4] Essendon
2002Leon DavisCollingwood
2003Graham JohncockAdelaide
2004Daniel WellsKangaroos
2005Aaron DaveyMelbourne
2006Danyle PearcePort Adelaide
2007Lance FranklinHawthorn

Grant Hattam Trophy

The Grant Hattam Trophy has been awarded annually since 1999 to the best football journalist, as voted by the players. The Herald Sun's Mark Robinson (2000, 2002) and The Age's Emma Quayle (2009,[5] 2012[6]) are only journalists to have won the award twice. Herald Sun chief football writer Mike Sheahan won the award in 2008 for his article on Simon Goodwin and his gambling addiction.[7]

The Trophy was created in honour and memory of the late Grant Hattam who was a leading sports and media lawyer (with Corrs Chambers Westgarth).

Education and Training Excellence Award

Given annually since 2001 to the player who displays the best all-round performance in balancing football with external education and training.

Year Player Club
2001Paul LicuriaCollingwood
2002Peter BellFremantle
2003Simon GarlickWestern Bulldogs
2004Michael WilsonPort Adelaide
2005James ClementCollingwood
2006Josh MahoneyPort Adelaide
2007[8]Brett BurtonAdelaide
Shane Wakelin Collingwood
2008[9] Jason Blake St Kilda
2009[10] Max Hudghton St Kilda
2010[11] Tim Callan Western Bulldogs
2011[12] Henry Slattery Essendon
2012[13] Alan Toovey Collingwood
2013[14] Matthew Boyd Western Bulldogs
2014[15] Jonathon Griffin Fremantle
2015[16] Mike Pyke Sydney
2016[17] Jamie Macmillan North Melbourne
2017[18] Ed Curnow Carlton
2018[19] David Mundy Fremantle

Mike Fitzpatrick Scholarships

Awarded annually to young aspiring non-AFL players, attempting to help them balance external study and training with football training.

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  2. "Who is eligible for the NAB AFL Rising Star award?". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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  8. "Ablett wins another award for Geelong". The Age. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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