The AFL Awards night saw the naming of the All-Australian 2022 team and several other individual honours.
The AFL Coaches Association announced its Champion Player of the Year award and its Best Young Player.
The AFL Players Association revealed its Best First Year Player, Most Courageous Player, Best Captain and MVP.
Charlie Curnow was recognised as the Coleman Medal winner, while Nick Daicos clinched the Rising Star.
See the All-Australian team and all the award winners below.
All-Australian team 2022
| FB | Tom Stewart (GEE) | Steven May (MEL) | Brayden Maynard (COL) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB | Jack Sinclair (STK) | Sam Taylor (GWS) | Adam Saad (CAR) |
| C | Touk Miller (GCS) | Clayton Oliver (MEL) | Callum Mills (SYD) |
| HF | Shai Bolton (RIC) | Jeremy Cameron (GEE) | Christian Petracca (MEL) |
| FF | Charlie Curnow (CAR) | Tom Hawkins (GEE) | Tyson Stengle (GEE) |
| R | Max Gawn (MEL) | Patrick Cripps (CAR) | Lachie Neale (BRIS) |
| INT | Mark Blicavs (GEE) | Andrew Brayshaw (FRE) | Isaac Heeney (SYD) |
| Connor Rozee (POR) |
AFL Awards Winners
AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year Award
Melbourne's Clayton Oliver and Gold Coast's Touk Miller have tied to win the prestigious honour voted by the coaches.
AFL COACHES ASSOCIATION CHAMPION PLAYER OF THE YEAR VOTING
98 votes = Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
98 votes = Touk Miller (Gold Coast)
92 votes - Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
89 votes - Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
88 votes - Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide)
86 votes - Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
76 votes - Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)
74 votes - Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle)
65 votes - Callum Mills (Sydney)
60 votes - Mark Blicavs (Geelong)
AFL Players Association MVP - Leigh Matthews Trophy
Fremantle midfielder Andrew Brayshaw has won the best player award as voted by his peers.
LEADERBOARD
1. Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle)
2. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
3. Shai Bolton (Richmond)
4. Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
5. Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
AFL Rising Star winner
Collingwood's Nick Daicos was rewarded with the AFL's Rising Star Award after a stellar season in just his first year of AFL football.
Click here for the Rising Star leaderboard.
AFLCA Best Young Player
Hawthorn midfielder Jai Newcombe wins the award after a stellar season in the engine room.
The 2022 @AFLCoaches Best Young Player Award goes to Jai Newcombe 👏#AFLAwards pic.twitter.com/rBajkUhgtW
— AFL (@AFL) August 24, 2022
AFLPA Best Captain
Collingwood veteran Scott Pendlebury has been named as best captain in the AFL by his peers.
LEADERBOARD
1. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
2. Joel Selwood (Geelong Cats)
3. Max Gawn (Melbourne
4. Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
5. Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
AFLPA Most Courageous
Richmond utility Liam Baker has been voted as most courageous by his fellow players.
LEADERBOARD
1. Liam Baker (Richmond)
2. Brayden Maynard (Collingwood)
3. Jack Viney (Melbourne)
4. Paddy McCartin (Sydney Swans)
5. Sam Docherty (Carlton)
AFLPA Best First Year Player
After winning the Rising Star award, Collingwood jet Nick Daicos has also been voted best first year player by his peers.
LEADERBOARD
1. Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
2. Nic Martin (Essendon)
3. Marcus Windhager (St Kilda)
4. Joshua Gibcus (Richmond)
5. Jesse Motlop (Carlton)
