With the AFL season now in the books, clubs have been celebrating the individual efforts throughout the year.

Established stars, rising youngsters and unheralded clubmen have all been honoured in 2024.

The Sporting News reveals every best and fairest winner and leaderboard for each club.

AFL Best and Fairest 2024 winners and leaderboards

Adelaide - Malcolm Blight Medal

For the first time in club history, Adelaide had two players share their best and fairest award, with first-time winner Ben Keays joining skipper Jordan Dawson, who claimed his second consecutive club champion honour.

Third-year midfielder Jake Soligo rounded out the top three.

Leaderboard

How voting works

Adelaide’s Club Champion Award is calculated by coaches rating every player with a score from 1-10 after every game this season.

Last five winners

Brisbane - Merrett-Murray Medal

Lachie Neale picked up the fourth Merrett-Murray Medal of his career.

He edged out Dayne Zorko and Josh Dunkley in a narrow vote count.

Leaderboard

How voting works

The Brisbane coaching staff assess a player's overall performance, influence on the game, team contribution and compliance with team values, with a maximum score of 12.

Past five winners

Carlton - John Nicholls Medal

Fresh off being awarded the 2024 Brownlow Medal, Patrick Cripps claimed his fifth John Nicholls Medal as Carlton's best and fairest.

The captain finished well clear of the chasing pack, led by Nic Newman and Sam Walsh.

Leaderboard

How voting works

The John Nicholls Medal is voted on by senior coach Michael Voss and three assistants giving each player up to four votes at the end of every round, meaning a maximum of 16 votes is awarded to any single player per round.

Past five winners

Collingwood - E. W. Copeland Trophy

Nick Daicos has won his first E.W. Copeland Trophy, following in the footsteps of his brother Josh and father Peter.

The Daicos family become the only father and two sons to have all won their club’s best and fairest award.

Leaderboard

How voting works

The five-member coaching panel award up to 22 votes per game, with no specific distribution or maximum number a single player can be awarded.

Past five winners

Essendon - Crichton Medal

Bombers captain Zach Merrett has collected his fifth Crichton Medal.

He finished ahead of Nic Martin and Sam Durham. 

Leaderboard

How voting works

The voting system consists of five coaches, giving each player a ranking from zero to five after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 25 votes for a game

Past five winners

Fremantle - Doig Medal

Fremantle has named star midfielder Caleb Serong its 2024 Doig Medallist for the second year in a row.

Serong beat out 2022 winner Andrew Brayshaw in a season which culminated in a heart-breaking top eight miss for the Dockers.

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How voting works

From Fremantle in 2022, "Following each game, Senior Coach Justin Longmuir and four coaches – Josh Carr, Matthew Boyd, Jaymie Graham and Joel Corey – allocated up to five votes to each player based on how they performed their role, meaning a player can receive up to 25 votes in a game for an elite performance."

Past five winners

Geelong - Carji Greeves Medal

Max Holmes was awarded his first Carji Greeves Medal by Geelong.

He polled comfortably ahead of Zach Guthrie and Jeremy Cameron.

Leaderboard

How voting works

After each game, the Senior and assistant coaches review and rate each players performance out of 10. Votes are polled in games where a player's performance has been deemed of a high quality by the coaching group. And unlike previous seasons, all matches are counted towards their final total.

Past five winners

Gold Coast - Club Champion

Key defender Sam Collins added the 2024 Club Champion gong to his triumph in 2020 following yet another standout season.

Collins finished 12 votes ahead of impressive youngster Bodhi Uwland in second.

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How voting works

The Suns match committee rates every player from 0-5 after each game.

Last five winners

GWS - Kevin Sheedy Medal

Coleman Medal winner Jesse Hogan took out the Giants' best and fairest award for 2024.

He edged out Tom Green and Lachie Whitfield by a single point.

Leaderboard

How voting works

Per GWS Giants: Under a new voting system this season, line coaches rated their respective players after each game from a pre-determined performance scale.

All line coaches then met to determine an overall rating for each player before submitting to head coach Adam Kingsley who allocated up to six (6) votes for each player.

Last five winners

Hawthorn - Peter Crimmins Medal

Hard-nosed midfielder Jai Newcombe became a first-time winner of the Peter Crimmins Medal, leading from the front in an impressive season for the Hawks.

Newcombe finished nine votes ahead of Dylan Moore in second.

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How voting works

Six coaches confer to award players up to 12 votes per match.

Last five winners

Melbourne - Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy

Jack Viney claimed his second Keith ‘Bluey’ Truscott Memorial Trophy. 

He finished narrowly ahead of Max Gawn and Alex Neal-Bullen.

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How voting works

Four members of the match committee each give every player a rating out of 10, meaning a maximum score of 40 is available in a single game.

Last five winners

North Melbourne - Syd Barker Medal

Powerful midfielder Luke Davies-Uniacke collected a maiden North Melbourne best and fairest on the back of another impressive campaign.

Breakout ruckman Tristan Xerri finished in second, 13 votes back.

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How voting works

Five coaches rate each player's performance on a 4-3-2-1 system, meaning a player can poll a maximum of 20 votes in a single game.

Last five winners

Port Adelaide - John Cahill Medal

Zak Butters made it two consecutive John Cahill Medals following a season which saw Port Adelaide finish second spot.

Butters finished ahead of rising midfielder Jason Horne-Francis in second. 

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How voting works

Voting system: N/A

Last five winners

Richmond - Jack Dyer Medal

Three-time premiership winner Daniel Rioli has won his first Jack Dyer Medal, in what looks set to be his final season at the club.

Having been converted from a small forward to a rebounding defender, Rioli took home the honour from Nick Vlastuin in second.

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How voting works

Voting system: the match committee gives players a rating from 0-5 based on their overall match performance, taking into account offensive, defensive and contest impacts.

Last five winners

St Kilda - Trevor Barker Award

Key defender Callum Wilkie earned his first Trevor Barker Medal following yet another consistent season down back for the Saints.

The 28-year-old hasn't missed a game since his debut in round 1, 2019 and, after earning All Australian selection last year, took out St Kilda's top honour ahead of Jack Sinclair in second.

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How voting works

Five coaches give a score from one to four after each match, with players being able to receive a maximum of 20 votes per game.

Last five winners

Sydney - Bob Skilton Medal

Isaac Heeney won the Bob Skilton Medal following an impressive season for the Swans.

Fellow All-Australians Errol Gulden and Chad Warner rounded out the podium.

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Last five winners

How voting works

Club Champion votes are awarded by the coaching staff. A player can be awarded a maximum of 50 votes per game, and coaches can allocate up to 10 votes for as many or as few players as they deem appropriate, per match.

West Coast - John Worsfold Medal

Key defender Jeremy McGovern collected the first John Worsfold medal of his career in 2024, adding to an already decorated career.

McGovern edged out experienced midfielder Elliot Yeo by seven votes to take out the award.

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How voting works

Each member of the five-person match committee rates every player on a scale of 0-3 after each match.

Last five winners

Western Bulldogs - Charles Sutton Medal

Marcus Bontempelli won his sixth Charles Sutton Medal at the Bulldogs' end of season awards.

He finished comfortably ahead of Adam Treloar and Bailey Dale, who were tied for second.

Leaderboard

How voting works

Each member of the five-person match committee rates every player on a scale of 0-5 after each match.

Last five winners