AFL Players Association awards

Awards mainly given to Australian rules footballers

The AFL Players Association (AFLPA) awards are a group of awards given annually, mainly to players in the Australian Football League and AFL Women's, voted for by all AFL and AFL Women's players.

## Main awards

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The AFLPA nominates the following as their main awards.

### Most valuable player

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In the VFL/AFL, the most valuable player award is named the Leigh Matthews Trophy. It 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, while Marcus Bontempelli (2021, 2023–24) has won the award three 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.

In the AFL Women's, it has been awarded since the inaugural season in 2017. Erin Phillips and Jasmine Garner are the only two players to win the award on multiple occasions.

VFL/AFL (Leigh Matthews Trophy)

Main article: Leigh Matthews Trophy

Season  | Player  | Team

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1982 | Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn
1983 | Terry Daniher | Essendon
1984 | Russell Greene | Hawthorn
1985 | Greg Williams | Geelong
1986 | Paul Roos | Fitzroy
1987 | Tony Lockett | St Kilda
1988 | Gerard Healy | Sydney
1989 | Tim Watson | Essendon
1990 | Darren Millane | Collingwood
1991 | Jim Stynes | Melbourne
1992 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn
1993 | Gary Ablett Sr. | Geelong
1994 | Greg Williams (2) | Carlton
1995 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne
1996 | Corey McKernan | North Melbourne
1997 | Robert Harvey | St Kilda
1998 | Wayne Carey (2) | North Melbourne
1999 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn
2000 | Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton
2001 | Andrew McLeod | Adelaide
2002 | Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs
Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions
2003 | Michael Voss (2) | Brisbane Lions
2004 | Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda
2005 | Ben Cousins | West Coast
2006 | Chris Judd | West Coast
2007 | Gary Ablett Jr. | Geelong
2008 | Gary Ablett Jr. (2) | Geelong
2009 | Gary Ablett Jr. (3) | Geelong
2010 | Dane Swan | Collingwood
2011 | Chris Judd (2) | Carlton
2012 | Gary Ablett Jr. (4) | Gold Coast
2013 | Gary Ablett Jr. (5) | Gold Coast
2014 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle
2015 | Nat Fyfe (2) | Fremantle
2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong
2017 | Dustin Martin | Richmond
2018 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn
2019 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton
2020 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane Lions
2021 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs
2022 | Andrew Brayshaw | Fremantle
2023 | Marcus Bontempelli (2) | Western Bulldogs
2024 | Marcus Bontempelli (3) | Western Bulldogs

AFL Women's

Season  | Player  | Club

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2017 | Erin Phillips | Adelaide
2018 | Courtney Gum | Greater Western Sydney
2019 | Erin Phillips (2) | Adelaide
2020 | Jasmine Garner | North Melbourne
2021 | Brianna Davey | Collingwood
2022 (S6) | Emily Bates | Brisbane
2022 (S7) | Monique Conti | Richmond
2023 | Jasmine Garner (2) | North Melbourne
2024 | Ebony Marinoff | Adelaide

### Best captain

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In the VFL/AFL, 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 to 2004, the most of any player.

In the AFL Women's, the award has been given since the inaugural season in 2017. Daisy Pearce holds the record for most wins with four, in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2022 (S6).

VFL/AFL

Season  | Player  | Club

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1986 | Michael Tuck | Hawthorn
1987 | Stephen Kernahan | Carlton
1988 | Ross Glendinning | West Coast
1989 | No award
1990 | Tony Shaw | Collingwood
1991 | No award
1992 | Paul Roos | Fitzroy
1993 | No award
1994 | Stephen Kernahan (2) | Carlton
1995 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne
1996 | No award
1997 | No award
1998 | Wayne Carey (2) | North Melbourne
1999 | Paul Kelly | Sydney
2000 | Wayne Carey (3) | Kangaroos
2001 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions
2002 | Michael Voss (2) | Brisbane Lions
2003 | Michael Voss (3) | Brisbane Lions
2004 | Michael Voss (4) | Brisbane Lions
2005 | Mark Ricciuto | Adelaide
2006 | Mark Ricciuto (2) | Adelaide
2007 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions
2008 | Tom Harley | Geelong
2009 | Jonathan Brown (2) | Brisbane Lions
2010 | Brett Kirk | Sydney
2011 | Chris Judd | Carlton
2012 | Jobe Watson | Essendon
2013 | Joel Selwood | Geelong
2014 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn
2015 | Robert Murphy | Western Bulldogs
2016 | Taylor Walker | Adelaide
2017 | Taylor Walker (2) | Adelaide
2018 | Trent Cotchin | Richmond
2019 | Shannon Hurn | West Coast
2020 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood
2021 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs
2022 | Scott Pendlebury (2) | Collingwood
2023 | Marcus Bontempelli (2) | Western Bulldogs
2024 | Marcus Bontempelli (3) | Western Bulldogs

AFL Women's

Season  | Player  | Club

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2017 | Daisy Pearce | Melbourne
2018 | Daisy Pearce (2) | Melbourne
2019 | Brianna Davey | Carlton
2020 | Daisy Pearce (3) | Melbourne
2021 | Ellie Blackburn | Western Bulldogs
2022 (S6) | Daisy Pearce (4) | Melbourne
2022 (S7) | Chelsea Randall | Adelaide
2023 | Kate Hore | Melbourne
2024 | Ebony Marinoff | Adelaide

### Best first-year player

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In the AFL, this award has been given annually since 1998. It 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 from 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.

In the AFL Women's, the award has been given since the second season in 2018. There is a similarly decreased focus on youth—for example, Richmond's Eilish Sheerin won the award in 2022 (S7) at the age of 30.

AFL

Season  | Player[3] | 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
2012 | Jeremy Cameron | Greater Western Sydney
2013 | Jaeger O'Meara | Gold Coast
2014 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs
2015 | Isaac Heeney | Sydney
2016 | Callum Mills | Sydney
2017 | Andrew McGrath | Essendon
2018 | Tim Kelly | Geelong
2019 | Sam Walsh | Carlton
2020 | Caleb Serong | Fremantle
2021 | Errol Gulden | Sydney
2022 | Nick Daicos | Collingwood
2023 | Harry Sheezel | North Melbourne
2024 | Harley Reid | West Coast

AFL Women's

Season  | Player  | Club

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2018 | Chloe Molloy | Collingwood
2019 | Madison Prespakis | Carlton
2020 | Georgia Patrikios | St Kilda
2021 | Ellie McKenzie | Richmond
2022 (S6) | Charlie Rowbottom | Gold Coast
2022 (S7) | Eilish Sheerin | Richmond
2023 | Aishling Moloney | Geelong
2024 | Shineah Goody | Port Adelaide

### Most courageous player

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In the AFL, the award for most courageous player is called the Robert Rose Award. It has been awarded annually since 1991 to the most courageous player in the league. The award is named after the Australian sportsman Robert Rose, who became a quadriplegic in 1974 after a car accident. Glenn Archer has won the award most often (with six wins), while Paul Kelly won it five times, including four consecutively from 1994 to 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 to 2014.

In the AFL Women's, the award has been given since the inaugural season in 2017. Chelsea Randall has won the award six times (in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 (S7) and 2024), the most of any player.

VFL/AFL (Robert Rose Award)

Season  | Player  | Club

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1991 | Gavin Brown | Collingwood
1992 | Gavin Brown (2) | Collingwood
1993 | Gavin Wanganeen | Essendon
1994 | Paul Kelly | Sydney
1995 | Paul Kelly (2) | Sydney
1996 | Paul Kelly (3) | Sydney
1997 | Paul Kelly (4) | Sydney
1998 | Glenn Archer | North Melbourne
1999 | Glenn Archer (2) | Kangaroos
2000 | Paul Kelly (5) | Sydney
2001 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions
2002 | Glenn Archer (3) | Kangaroos
2003 | Glenn Archer (4) | Kangaroos
2004 | David Teague | Carlton
2005 | Glenn Archer (5) | Kangaroos
2006 | Glenn Archer (6) | Kangaroos
Brett Kirk | Sydney
2007 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane Lions
2008 | Jonathan Brown (2) | Brisbane Lions
2009 | Joel Selwood | Geelong
2010 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn
2011 | Jonathan Brown (3) | Brisbane Lions
2012 | Joel Selwood (2) | Geelong
Beau Waters | West Coast
2013 | Joel Selwood (3) | Geelong
2014 | Joel Selwood (4) | Geelong
2015 | Luke Parker | Sydney
2016 | Luke Parker (2) | Sydney
2017 | Rory Sloane | Adelaide
2018 | Callan Ward | Greater Western Sydney
2019 | Dylan Grimes | Richmond
2020 | Dane Rampe | Sydney
2021 | Jack Steele | St Kilda
2022 | Liam Baker | Richmond
2023 | Zak Butters | Port Adelaide
2024 | Zak Butters (2) | Port Adelaide

AFL Women's

Season  | Player  | Club

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2017 | Chelsea Randall | Adelaide
2018 | Chelsea Randall (2) | Adelaide
2019 | Chelsea Randall (3) | Adelaide
2020 | Kiara Bowers | Fremantle
2021 | Chelsea Randall (4) | Adelaide
2022 (S6) | Kirsty Lamb | Western Bulldogs
2022 (S7) | Chelsea Randall (5) | Adelaide
2023 | Courtney Hodder | Brisbane
2024 | Chelsea Randall (6) | Adelaide

## Other awards

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

### Marn Grook Award

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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

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Season  | Player  | Club

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2001 | Adam Goodes | Sydney
Dean Rioli[4] | Essendon
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

### Grant Hattam Award

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This section is missing information about some nominated works. Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (September 2020)

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The Grant Hattam Award has been awarded annually since 1999 to the most outstanding piece of football journalism for that year as voted by the players. All forms of media from all around Australia, covering the AFL, AFL Women's or any other football topic, are eligible for the award.

The award was created in honour and memory of the late Grant Hattam, who was a leading sports and media lawyer.

Year  | Journalist  | Outlet  | Nominated work

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1999 | Caroline Wilson | The Age |
2000 | Mark Robinson | Herald Sun |
2001 | Jake Niall | The Age |
2002 | Mark Robinson (2) | Herald Sun | "The importance of being honest", newspaper article on Essendon's Dean Rioli
2003 | Michael Gleeson | Herald Sun | "Search for Cole comfort", newspaper article on Collingwood's Richard Cole
2004 | Michael Davis | The Australian |
2005 | Jon Ralph | Herald Sun |
2006 | Jason Bennett | Fox Footy Channel | Headliners: The Peter Crimmins Story, two-part television documentary series on late Hawthorn champion Peter Crimmins
2007 | Samantha Lane | The Age |
2008 | Mike Sheahan | Herald Sun | "Champ tells how he beat the odds", newspaper article on Adelaide midfielder Simon Goodwin's gambling addiction
2009 | Emma Quayle | The Age | "A street named desire", newspaper article on then draft hopefuls Chris Yarran, Michael Walters and Nic Naitanui
2010 | Scott Gullan | Herald Sun | "'I cried for hours'", newspaper article on Geelong forward Mathew Stokes' battle with drugs
2011 | Sam Edmund | Herald Sun | "The tyranny of distance" / "The red centre's angry boys", two-part newspaper article on the plight of Indigenous footballers
2012 | Emma Quayle (2) | The Age | "Short stories", newspaper article on the careers of Collingwood's Tom Hunter, St Kilda's Jarryd Allen and Essendon's Darcy Daniher
2013 | Saturday Night Footy (Seven Sport) | #Discovered: Jeremy Cameron, television feature piece on a day in the life of Greater Western Sydney forward Jeremy Cameron
2014 | Michael Gleeson (2) | The Age (2) | "On a wing and a prayer with footy's faithful", newspaper article on the professional footballers who regularly practice religion
2015 | Adrian Brown | Western Bulldogs | Sons of the West, five-part web documentary series on Robert Murphy and the Western Bulldogs' 2015 season
2016 | Emma Quayle (3) | The Age | "'I needed to see what else was in the world'", newspaper article on Essendon forward Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
2017 | Fox Footy | Fyfe, six-part television documentary series on Fremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe's return from injury
2018 | Neroli Meadows | Fox Footy | On the Mark with Hugh Greenwood, television feature piece on Adelaide midfielder Hugh Greenwood's ill mother
2019 | Michael Gleeson (3) | The Age | "A feast of footy, family and religion", newspaper article on Essendon defender Adam Saad's practice of religion
2020 | Russell Jackson | ABC News | "The persecution of Robert Muir is the story football doesn't want to hear", web article on the racial abuse and mistreatment of former St Kilda midfielder Robbie Muir
2021 | Liz Walsh[5] | The Advertiser | "It's a journey of discovery for us", newspaper article on North Melbourne players Kaitlyn Ashmore and Mia King's discovery of their Indigenous heritage
2022 | Thursday Night Football (Seven Sport)[6] | Interview with Carlton player Sam Docherty on his return to football after having cancer
2023 | Sarah Black[7] | AFL Media | "'I'm a better mum because of it': Inside Garing's return to footy", web article on Geelong player Renee Garing's return to football after giving birth
2024 | Lauren Wood[8] | Herald Sun | "Geelong skipper Meg McDonald opens up about her family heartbreak as the Cats steel for preliminary final", article on Geelong player Meg McDonald and her late father

### Education and Training Excellence Award

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The Education and Training Excellence Award has been given annually since 2001 to the player who displays the best all-round performance in balancing football with external education and training. From 2001 to 2016, it was awarded to AFL players only. Since 2017, the award has been presented to at least one winner from both the AFL and AFL Women's each year.

AFL

Year | Player | Club

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2001 | Paul Licuria | Collingwood
2002 | Peter Bell | Fremantle
2003 | Simon Garlick | Western Bulldogs
2004 | Michael Wilson | Port Adelaide
2005 | James Clement | Collingwood
2006 | Josh Mahoney | Port Adelaide
2007[9] | Brett Burton | Adelaide
Shane Wakelin | Collingwood
2008[10] | Jason Blake | St Kilda
2009[11] | Max Hudghton | St Kilda
2010[12] | Tim Callan | Western Bulldogs
2011[13] | Henry Slattery | Essendon
2012[14] | Alan Toovey | Collingwood
2013[15] | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs
2014[16] | Jonathon Griffin | Fremantle
2015[17] | Mike Pyke | Sydney
2016[18] | Jamie Macmillan | North Melbourne
2017[19] | Ed Curnow | Carlton
2018[20] | David Mundy | Fremantle
2019[21] | Isaac Smith | Hawthorn
2020[22] | Harry Taylor | Geelong
Todd Goldstein | North Melbourne
2021[23] | Nathan Murphy | Collingwood
2022[24] | Tom Cutler | Essendon
2023[25] | Darcy Fort | Brisbane Lions
Robbie Fox | Sydney
2024[26] | Noah Answerth | Brisbane Lions

AFL Women's

Year | Player | Club

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2017[19] | Renee Forth | Greater Western Sydney
2018[20] | Tiarna Ernst | Western Bulldogs
2019[21] | Kate Gillespie-Jones | North Melbourne
2020[22] | Libby Birch | Melbourne
2021[23] | Ellyse Gamble | Western Bulldogs
Nina Morrison | Geelong
2022[a][24] | Lexi Hamilton | Sydney[b]
2023[28] | Madi Scanlon | Fremantle
2024[29] | Jade Ellenger | Brisbane

1. ^ Only one award was given across the two 2022 AFLW seasons.[24]
2. ^ Hamilton played for Sydney in 2022 season 7, during which the award was given. However, she played for North Melbourne in the season held earlier in 2022.[27]

### 22 Under 22 team

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Main article: 22 Under 22 team

Each season, the AFLPA also names the 22 Under 22 team for both the AFL and AFL Women's. These are full teams of 22 (AFL) or 21 (AFL Women's) players. The AFLPA selects a team of 40, before the final team is selected by fans. To be eligible for selection, players must be aged 22 or under for the entire season (including finals). In the AFL, the first team was named in 2013, with a respective team also named for the 2012 season. In the AFL Women's, the first team was named in 2020, with a respective team named which covered the first three seasons from 2017 to 2019.

### Mike Fitzpatrick Scholarships

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

## References

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1. ^ "Who is the AFL's best young gun?". AFLplayers.com.au. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
2. ^ "Who is eligible for the NAB AFL Rising Star award?". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
3. ^ AFL Players' Association - Rhys Palmer wins Best First Year Player Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Rioli wins inaugural Marn Grook Award - essendonfc.com.au". essendonfc.com.au. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. ^ aflplayers [@AFLPlayers] (2 September 2021). "Congratulations to @theTiserSport's @lizwalsh77 on being awarded the Grant Hattam Award for Journalism Excellence, proudly presented by @ThomsonGeer, for her story on @NorthAFLW's @kaitashmore and Mia King" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
6. ^ Beaton, Bobby (24 August 2022). "More than Andy: Brayshaw wins MVP award". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
7. ^ aflplayers [@AFLPlayers] (30 August 2023). "Congratulations to AFL Media's Sarah Black who is the recipient of the Grant Hattam Award for her story on Renee Garing's return to football. #AFLPAMVP23" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
8. ^ aflplayers [@AFLPlayers] (29 August 2024). "Congratulations to @theheraldsun's Lauren Wood (@LaurenHeraldSun), on taking out the Grant Hattam Award" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
9. ^ "Ablett wins another award for Geelong". The Age. 29 September 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
10. ^ Hogg, Alistair (9 September 2008). "Blake honoured with AFLPA award - saints.com.au". saints.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
11. ^ Williams, Rebecca (8 September 2009). "Joel Selwood lauded for his bravery". Herald Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
12. ^ "Kirk recognised by peers - sydneyswans.com.au". sydneyswans.com.au. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
13. ^ "Heppell and Slattery win AFLPA Awards". essendonfc.com.au. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
14. ^ "Cameron voted AFLPA Best First Year Player - GWSGIANTS.com.au". gwsgiants.com.au. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
15. ^ "Boyd wins Education award at AFLPA MVP - westernbulldogs.com.au". westernbulldogs.com.au. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
16. ^ Phelan, Jennifer (9 September 2014). "AFLPA awards: Nat Fyfe rated best by his peers - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
17. ^ "Swans clean up at AFLPA Awards - sydneyswans.com.au". sydneyswans.com.au. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
18. ^ Legg, Simon (13 September 2016). "Macmillan Finds His Work-Life Balance". AFLPA. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
19. ^ a b "Forth & Curnow maximising their chance". AFLPA. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
20. ^ a b O'Connor, Brynn (30 August 2018). "Mundy and Ernst creating waves outside of football". AFLPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
21. ^ a b Di Pietro, Kavisha (29 August 2019). "Smith and Gillespie-Jones are top of the class". AFLPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
22. ^ a b Guthrie, Ben (22 September 2020). "It's all academic for Taylor, Goldstein and Birch". AFLPA. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
23. ^ a b Beaton, Bobby (2 September 2021). "'Bont' crowned players' best". AFL Players Association. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
24. ^ a b c 2022 AFL Player's annual report (PDF) (Report). AFL Players' Association. 2022. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
25. ^ "Fox wins AFLPA Education and Training". Sydney Swans. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
26. ^ aflplayers [@AFLPlayers] (29 August 2024). "Congratulations to Noah Answerth, the 2024 Education and Training Excellence Award winner, presented by @torrensuni 👏 Currently completing a Certificate III in Cabinet Making and Timber Technology, Noah has displayed a strong discipline and commitment to his football and trade" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
27. ^ "Alexia Hamilton". Australian Football. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
28. ^ "Second MVP gong for star Garner". AFL Players Association. Melbourne. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
29. ^ "Masterful Marinoff leads SA MVP takeover". AFL Players Association. Melbourne. 26 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

## External links

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* VFL/AFL awards page on AFLPA website
* AFL Women's awards page on AFLPA website

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* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Venues|

* Adelaide Oval
* Barossa Park
* Engie Stadium
* The Gabba
* GMHBA Stadium
* Hands Oval
* Manuka Oval
* Mars Stadium
* Marvel Stadium
* Melbourne Cricket Ground
* Ninja Stadium
* Norwood Oval
* Optus Stadium
* People First Stadium
* Sydney Cricket Ground
* TIO Stadium
* TIO Traeger Park
* University of Tasmania Stadium

Other awards|

* AFL Coaches Association awards
* AFL Players Association awards
* Leigh Matthews Trophy
* Goal of the Year
* Mark of the Year

Major recurring
events|

* AFL draft
* AFL finals series
* AFL Futures match
* AFL Grand Final
* Anzac Day Eve match
* Anzac Day match
* Dreamtime at the 'G
* Easter Monday clash
* E. J. Whitten Legends Game
* Gather Round
* King's Birthday match
* Len Hall Tribute game
* Opening game
* QClash
* Showdown
* Sydney Derby
* Western Derby

Second-tier and
junior competitions|

| Current|

* AFL National Championships
* Talent League
* South Australian National Football League
* Victorian Football League
* West Australian Football League

|

Former|

* AFL reserves
* AFL under-19s
* North East Australian Football League
* VFL Sub-Districts

Related articles|

* AFL Coaches Association
* AFL Commission
* AFL Players Association
* AFL Record
* AFL Umpires Association
* AFL Women's
* AFLX
* Carlton salary cap breach
* Current coaches
* Essendon supplements saga
* Grand final location debate
* Grand Final pre-match performances
* History
* Indigenous All-Stars
* Individual match awards
* International Rules Series
* McClelland Trophy
* Melbourne tanking scandal
* Premiership captains and coaches
* Premiership/grand final statistics
* Proposed clubs
* Tasmanian AFL bid
* Records
* Reserves affiliations
* Rivalries
* Television shows
* Video games

Known as the Victorian Football League from 1897–1989; no grand finals were held in 1897 and 1924
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