The nominees for the 2022 AFL Players’ Association’s Most Valuable Player Awards have been revealed.
Voting for the AFLPA MVP (presented by Snaffle), Most Courageous (presented by Tackle Your Feelings), Best First-Year Player (presented by Local Expert) 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 in a large scale industry-wide event telecast on Fox Footy on Wedensday August 24.
Adelaide
Best Captain – Rory Sloane
BFYP – Jake Soligo
Most Courageous – Ned McHenry
MVP – Jordan Dawson, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker
Brisbane
Best Captain – Dayne Zorko
BFYP – Kai Lohmann
Most Courageous – Noah Answerth
MVP – Charlie Cameron, Hugh McCluggage, Lachie Neale
Carlton
Best Captain – Patrick Cripps
BFYP – Jesse Motlop
Most Courageous – Sam Docherty
MVP – Charlie Curnow, Patrick Cripps, Sam Walsh
Collingwood
Best Captain – Scott Pendlebury
BFYP – Nick Daicos
Most Courageous – Brayden Maynard
MVP – Jack Crisp, Jeremy Howe, Nick Daicos
Essendon
Best Captain – Dyson Heppell
BFYP – Nic Martin
Most Courageous – Jayden Laverde
MVP – Mason Redman, Peter Wright, Zach Merrett
Fremantle
Best Captain – Nathan Fyfe
BFYP – Neil Erasmus
Most Courageous – Hayden Young
MVP – Andrew Brayshaw, Brennan Cox, Will Brodie
Geelong
Best Captain – Joel Selwood
BFYP – Oliver Dempsey
Most Courageous – Tom Atkins
MVP – Jeremy Cameron, Mark Blicavs, Tom Hawkins
Gold Coast Suns
Best Captain – Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller
BFYP – Mac Andrew
Most Courageous – David Swallow
MVP – Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, Sam Collins
GWS Giants
Best Captain – Josh Kelly, Toby Greene, Stephen Coniglio
BFYP – Finn Callaghan
Most Courageous – Harry Perryman
MVP – Sam Taylor, Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene
Hawthorn
Best Captain – Ben McEvoy
BFYP – Connor MacDonald
Most Courageous – Blake Hardwick
MVP – Dylan Moore, Jai Newcombe, James Sicily
Melbourne
Best Captain – Max Gawn
BFYP – Jacob Van Rooyen
Most Courageous – Jack Viney
MVP – Angus Brayshaw, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver
North melbourne
Best Captain – Jack Ziebell
BFYP – Paul Curtis
Most Courageous – Luke McDonald
MVP – Ben McKay, Jy Simpkin, Luke Davie-Uniacke
Port adelaide
Best Captain – Tom Jonas
BFYP – Jase Burgoyne
Most Courageous – Tom Jonas
MVP – Connor Rozee, Sam Powell-Pepper, Todd Marshall
Richmond
Best Captain – Dylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis
BFYP – Josh Gibcus
Most Courageous – Liam Baker
MVP – Dion Prestia, Liam Baker, Shai Bolton
St Kilda
Best Captain – Jack Steele
BFYP – Marcus Windhager
Most Courageous – Daniel McKenzie
MVP – Callum Wilkie, Jack Sinclair, Jack Steele
Sydney
Best Captain – Callum Mills, Dane Rampe, Luke Parker
BFYP – Matthew Roberts
Most Courageous – Paddy McCartin
MVP – Callum Mills, Chad Warner, Isaac Heeney
West coast
Best Captain – Luke Shuey
BFYP – Brady Hough
Most Courageous – Tom Barrass
MVP – Jack Redden, Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass
Western bulldogs
Best Captain – Marcus Bontempelli
BFYP – Robbie McComb
Most Courageous – Josh Dunkley
MVP – Aaron Naughton, Marcus Bontempelli, Tom Liberatore
