AFL Players' Association Most Valuable Player nominations revealed

Tom Naghten

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The AFL Players’ Association MVP Award nominees for 2018 have been revealed.

The Leigh Matthews Award for the league's most valuable player - as voted by the players - is among a host of awards that will be announced at the ceremony on August 30, including the best captain, best first year player, most courageous and 22under22 team.

Matthews. Carey. Voss. Abletts Jr and Sr. Fyfe. Dangerfield. And, most recently Martin.

Huge names, and all rewarded for their big years to join a very exclusive club.

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The nomination for the MVP Award is a two-stage process.

First, players nominate three teammates for the award.

Then, three nominees from every club are presented to the league-wide playing group for a vote to decide the winner.

Players cannot vote for their own teammates in stage two of the process.

Check out the nominees from all 18 clubs.

AFL Players' Association Most Valuable Player nominations

ADELAIDE

MVP: Rory Laird, Tom Doedee, Matt Crouch

Most Courageous: Tom Doedee

Best First Year: Lachlan Murphy

BRISBANE

MVP: Harris Andrews, Dayne Beams, Dayne Zorko

Most Courageous: Darcy Gardiner

Best First Year: Cam Rayner

CARLTON

MVP: Patrick Cripps, Charlie Curnow, Kade Simpson

Most Courageous: Kade Simpson

Best First Year: Paddy Dow

COLLINGWOOD

MVP: Brodie Grundy, Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom

Most Courageous: Taylor Adams

Best First Year: Jaidyn Stephenson


ESSENDON

MVP: Tom Bellchambers, Dyson Heppell, Devon Smith

Most Courageous: Matt Dea

Best First Year: Matt Guelfi

FREMANTLE

MVP: Ed Langdon, David Mundy, Lachie Neale

Most Courageous: Ed Langdon

Best First Year: Adam Cerra

GEELONG

MVP: Mark Blicavs, Tom Hawkins, Tom Stewart

Most Courageous: Joel Selwood

Best First Year: Tim Kelly

GOLD COAST

MVP: Jarrod Harbrow, David Swallow, Jarrod Witts

Most Courageous: David Swallow

Best First Year: Charlie Ballard

GWS

MVP: Stephen Coniglio, Callan Ward, Lachie Whitfield

Most Courageous: Callan Ward

Best First Year: Sam Taylor

HAWTHORN

MVP: Luke Breust, Tom Mitchell, Ben Stratton

Most Courageous: Ben Stratton

Best First Year: James Worpel

MELBOURNE

MVP: Max Gawn, Tom McDonald, Clayton Oliver

Most Courageous: Neville Jetta

Best First Year: Bayley Fritsch

NORTH MELBOURNE

MVP: Ben Brown, Ben Cunnington, Shaun Higgins

Most Courageous: Jed Anderson

Best First Year: Luke Davies-Uniacke

PORT ADELAIDE

MVP: Robbie Gray, Tom Jonas, Justin Westhoff

Most Courageous: Tom Jonas

Best First Year: Kane Farrell

RICHMOND

MVP: Shane Edwards, Kane Lambert, Dustin Martin

Most Courageous: Dylan Grimes

Best First Year: Jack Higgins


ST KILDA

MVP: Jake Carlisle, Sebastian Ross, Jimmy Webster

Most Courageous: Jimmy Webster

Best First Year: Hunter Clark

SYDNEY

MVP: Lance Franklin, Isaac Heeney, Josh Kennedy

Most Courageous: Isaac Heeney

Best First Year: Tom McCartin


WEST COAST

MVP: Jack Darling (June’s MVP of the Month), Andrew Gaff, Shannon Hurn, Elliot Yeo

Most Courageous: Brad Sheppard

Best First Year: Liam Ryan

WESTERN BULLDOGS

MVP: Marcus Bontempelli, Lachie Hunter, Jackson Macrae

Most Courageous: Dale Morris

Best First Year: Ed Richards

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.