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2018’s Most Courageous nominees

Ahead of the AFL Players’ Association MVP Awards on Thursday, August 30, each player from the 18 AFL clubs voted for who they consider their Most Courageous player.

The Robert Rose Most Courageous Award, presented by Movember, has been awarded annually since 1991, with Collingwood’s Gavin Brown winning the inaugural accolade.

To highlight how the definition of courage has evolved in the players’ eyes, the AFL playing group has made the decision to evolve the AFL Players’ Most Courageous Award for the first time in 2018 to ensure that courageous off-field acts can be honoured at the end of each season.

Earlier this week, the AFL Players’ Association, in partnership with the Movember Foundation, launched Courageous Conversations, a series where four AFL players shared their personal experiences with mental health.

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The Most Courageous Award has featured 14 different winners. Former North Melbourne hard man Glenn Archer has been voted the league’s Most Courageous on six occasions, while ex-Swan Paul Kelly has won five times.

Geelong’s Joel Selwood is third with four Most Courageous titles, while former Brisbane champion Jonathan Brown has three.

THE ROBERT ROSE AWARD FOR MOST COURAGEOUS PLAYER 2018 NOMINEES:

Adelaide: Tom Doedee

Brisbane: Darcy Gardiner

Carlton: Kade Simpson

Collingwood: Taylor Adams

Essendon: Matt Dea

Fremantle: Ed Langdon

Geelong: Joel Selwood

Gold Coast: David Swallow

GWS Giants: Callan Ward

Hawthorn: Ben Stratton

Melbourne: Neville Jetta

North Melbourne: Jed Anderson

Port Adelaide: Tom Jonas

Richmond: Dylan Grimes

St Kilda: Jimmy Webster

Sydney: Isaac Heeney

West Coast: Brad Sheppard

Western Bulldogs: Dale Morris