The nominees for the 2021 AFL Players’ Association’s Most Valuable Player Awards have been revealed.
Voting for the AFL MVP (presented by Snaffle), Most Courageous (presented by Our Watch), Best First-Year Player (presented by Snaffle) and Best Captain (presented by the Diamond Guys) awards is a two-stage process, with players nominating their teammates in stage one before selecting from a competition-wide field in stage two.
Players cannot vote for a player from their own club during stage two of the voting process.
The AFL Players’ Association will recognise the achievements of the award winners with a special collaboration with Channel 7’s Front Bar on Thursday September 2.
ADELAIDE
MVP: Ben Keays, Rory Laird, Paul Seedsman
Most Courageous: Tom Doedee
Best First Year: Riley Thilthorpe
Captain: Rory Sloane
BRISBANE
MVP: Jarryd Lyons, Hugh McCluggage, Dayne Zorko
Most Courageous: Marcus Adams
Best First Year: Harry Sharp
Captain: Dayne Zorko
CARLTON
MVP: Harry McKay, Sam Walsh, Jacob Weitering
Most Courageous: Liam Jones
Best First Year: Luke Parks
Captain: Patrick Cripps, Sam Docherty
COLLINGWOOD
MVP: Jack Crisp, Jordan De Goey, Brayden Maynard
Most Courageous: Nathan Murphy
Best First Year: Beau McCreery
Captain: Scott Pendlebury
ESSENDON
MVP: Jayden Laverde, Zachary Merrett, Darcy Parish
Most Courageous: Jayden Laverde
Best First Year: Nikolas Cox
Captain: Dyson Heppell
FREMANTLE
MVP: Andrew Brayshaw, Sean Darcy, David Mundy
Most Courageous: Lachlan Schultz
Best First Year: Joshua Treacy
Captain: Nathan Fyfe
GEELONG
MVP: Cameron Guthrie, Tom Hawkins, Tom Stewart
Most Courageous: Jack Henry
Best First Year: Max Holmes
Captain: Joel Selwood
GOLD COAST SUNS
MVP: Charlie Ballard, Touk Miller, Wil Powell
Most Courageous: Wil Powell
Best First Year: Joel Jeffrey
Captain: David Swallow, Jarrod Witts
GWS GIANTS
MVP: Toby Greene, Jacob Hopper, Sam Taylor
Most Courageous: Harry Perryman
Best First Year: Tanner Bruhn
Captain: Stephen Coniglio
HAWTHORN
MVP: Blake Hardwick, Tom Mitchell, Jaeger O’Meara
Most Courageous: Blake Hardwick
Best First Year: Lachlan Bramble
Captain: Ben McEvoy
MELBOURNE
MVP: Steven May, Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca
Most Courageous: Angus Brayshaw
Best First Year: Jake Bowey
Captain: Max Gawn
NORTH MELBOURNE
MVP: Ben Cunnington, Aaron Hall, Jy Simpkin
Most Courageous: Kayne Turner
Best First Year: Tom Powell
Captain: Jack Ziebell
PORT ADELAIDE
MVP: Aliir Aliir, Karl Amon, Ollie Wines
Most Courageous: Tom Jonas
Best First Year: Lachlan Jones
Captain: Tom Jonas
RICHMOND
MVP: Liam Baker, Dylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis
Most Courageous: Liam Baker
Best First Year: Rhyan Mansell
Captain: Trent Cotchin
ST KILDA
MVP: Tim Membrey, Jack Sinclair, Jack Steele
Most Courageous: Jack Steele
Best First Year: Tom Highmore
Captain: Jarryn Geary, Jack Steele
SYDNEY
MVP: Tom Hickey, Callum Mills, Luke Parker
Most Courageous: Tom McCartin
Best First Year: Errol Gulden
Captain: Dane Rampe, Luke Parker, Joshua Kennedy
WEST COAST
MVP: Tom Barrass, Shannon Hurn, Nic Naitanui
Most Courageous: Tom Barrass
Best First Year: Connor West
Captain: Luke Shuey
WESTERN BULLDOGS
MVP: Marcus Bontempelli, Tom Liberatore, Jack Macrae
Most Courageous: Taylor Duryea
Best First Year: Anthony Scott
Captain: Marcus Bontempelli
