AFL Awards Season 2022

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The first award winners of the AFL Silly Season will be announced on Wednesday night with the AFLPA Awards

Full list of nominations below - and good to see a changing of the guard at Geelong with Selwood bumped out of the 'Most Courageous' category for our new midfield bull, Tommy Atkins

ADELAIDE
Best Captain – Rory Sloane
Best First Year Player – Jake Soligo
Most Courageous – Ned McHenry
MVP – Jordan Dawson, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker

BRISBANE
Best Captain – Dayne Zorko
Best First Year Player – Kai Lohmann
Most Courageous – Noah Answerth
MVP – Charlie Cameron, Hugh McCluggage, Lachie Neale

CARLTON
Best Captain – Patrick Cripps
Best First Year Player – Jesse Motlop
Most Courageous – Sam Docherty
MVP – Charlie Curnow, Patrick Cripps, Sam Walsh

COLLINGWOOD
Best Captain – Scott Pendlebury
Best First Year Player – Nick Daicos
Most Courageous – Brayden Maynard
MVP – Jack Crisp, Jeremy Howe, Nick Daicos

ESSENDON
Best Captain – Dyson Heppell
Best First Year Player – Nic Martin
Most Courageous – Jayden Laverde
MVP – Mason Redman, Peter Wright, Zach Merrett

FREMANTLE
Best Captain – Nathan Fyfe
Best First Year Player – Neil Erasmus
Most Courageous – Hayden Young
MVP – Andrew Brayshaw, Brennan Cox, Will Brodie

GEELONG
Best Captain – Joel Selwood
Best First Year Player – Oliver Dempsey
Most Courageous – Tom Atkins
MVP – Jeremy Cameron, Mark Blicavs, Tom Hawkins

GOLD COAST
Best Captain – Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller
Best First Year Player – Mac Andrew
Most Courageous – David Swallow
MVP – Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, Sam Collins

GWS
Best Captain – Josh Kelly, Toby Greene, Stephen Coniglio
Best First Year Player – Finn Callaghan
Most Courageous – Harry Perryman
MVP – Sam Taylor, Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene

HAWTHORN
Best Captain – Ben McEvoy
Best First Year Player – Connor MacDonald
Most Courageous – Blake Hardwick
MVP – Dylan Moore, Jai Newcombe, James Sicily

MELBOURNE
Best Captain – Max Gawn
Best First Year Player – Jacob Van Rooyen
Most Courageous – Jack Viney
MVP – Angus Brayshaw, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver

NORTH MELBOURNE
Best Captain – Jack Ziebell
Best First Year Player – Paul Curtis
Most Courageous – Luke McDonald
MVP – Ben McKay, Jy Simpkin, Luke Davies-Uniacke

PORT ADELAIDE
Best Captain – Tom Jonas
Best First Year Player – Jase Burgoyne
Most Courageous – Tom Jonas
MVP – Connor Rozee, Sam Powell-Pepper, Todd Marshall

RICHMOND
Best Captain – Dylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis
Best First Year Player – Josh Gibcus
Most Courageous – Liam Baker
MVP – Dion Prestia, Liam Baker, Shai Bolton

ST KILDA
Best Captain – Jack Steele
Best First Year Player – Marcus Windhager
Most Courageous – Daniel McKenzie
MVP – Callum Wilkie, Jack Sinclair, Jack Steele

SYDNEY
Best Captain – Callum Mills, Dane Rampe, Luke Parker
Best First Year Player – Matthew Roberts
Most Courageous – Paddy McCartin
MVP – Callum Mills, Chad Warner, Isaac Heeney

WEST COAST
Best Captain – Luke Shuey
Best First Year Player – Brady Hough
Most Courageous – Tom Barrass
MVP – Jack Redden, Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass

WESTERN BULLDOGS
Best Captain – Marcus Bontempelli
Best First Year Player – Robbie McComb
Most Courageous – Josh Dunkley
MVP – Aaron Naughton, Marcus Bontempelli, Tom Liberatore

- Sarah Black, AFL.com.au

Voted by the players at each club to nominate. What are views on how Geelong players voted for its nominations?

Seems about right? Atkins tick. Ollie tick (and good effort given speculative pick. Wouldn’t just be about on field so players recognise).

Is there another player to squeeze Hawke out of mvp? Not saying he doesn’t deserve it but

 

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Voted by the players at each club to nominate. What are views on how Geelong players voted for its nominations?

Seems about right? Atkins tick. Ollie tick (and good effort given speculative pick. Wouldn’t just be about on field so players recognise).

Is there another player to squeeze Hawke out of mvp? Not saying he doesn’t deserve it but

Guthrie Snr based on this season would be the unlucky one

 

[CatsDoItBetter]

Curnow and Lynch might take the two key forward spots. Would be harsh for Hawkins and Cameron to miss out but 4 really good key forwards fighting for AA spots. Curnow has won the Coleman but I’d have him as the 4th ranked player for the season.

 

[Baudolino]

Curnow and Lynch might take the two key forward spots. Would be harsh for Hawkins and Cameron to miss out but 4 really good key forwards fighting for AA spots. Curnow has won the Coleman but I’d have him as the 4th ranked player for the season.

I'd have him third best among KPF.

1. Hawkins
2. Cameron
3. Curnow
4. Lynch

 

[Baudolino]

Recency bias is definitely Lynch's most powerful ally though. Bags of 8 and 5 in the final two rounds will be fresh in the memory of selectors.

 

[catempire]

Hawk, Jez, Blicavs, Stewart and Stengle in, as expected.

 

[catpremier 07]

Might be bias but de koning stiff!

 

[fpm84]

AA squad named:

Blicavs, Cameron, Hawkins, Stengle and Stewart all in.

 

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[cats_09]

Might be bias but de koning stiff!

No Nick Daicos either

They making the youngsters earn it

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Is Cameron a sneaky chance for the MVP?

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

No Nick Daicos either

They making the youngsters earn it

I saw that too. I thought he would be almost certain. He’s had an amazing year.

 

[James1970]

Stanley's had a better year than Gawn.

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Stanley's had a better year than Gawn.

Oh I agree. Some make it on reputation..

 

[Spearman]

Just chuck Rory Laird down back similar to how they’ve got Petracca up forward

How about they actually select players on their real position?

It's basically a mvp sort of vote. "He's a good player but there are already some better ones, who cares stick him in there anyway."

 

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[cats_09]

Here's the full team

 

[iameviljez]

Cameron is an absolute lock for one of the tall forward roles, Lynch and Curnow are fighting it out for the other position.

As much as I love Hawk, he has been hugely consistent rather than dominant (barring that Brisbane game that he basically won all by himself). Lynch has absolutely ripped the league to pieces in the last month and will probably be picked at FF.

 

[STPer18]

Cameron is an absolute lock for one of the tall forward roles, Lynch and Curnow are fighting it out for the other position.

As much as I love Hawk, he has been hugely consistent rather than dominant (barring that Brisbane game that he basically won all by himself). Lynch has absolutely ripped the league to pieces in the last month and will probably be picked at FF.

They'll go at least three key forwards I think. Hawkins with 59 goals and a ridiculous 26 direct goal assists should be in if they're fair dinkum. For comparison the other keys in contention are Cameron (17), Curnow (12), Lynch (6). You could mount a strong case if you're picking just one of that lot Hawkins is the pick of the bunch - they're all within a bee's dick in pure goals, but what Hawkins does by bringing his teammates into the game separates him, not to mention his F50 ruck craft.

 

[iameviljez]

They'll go at least three key forwards I think. Hawkins with 59 goals and a ridiculous 26 direct goal assists should be in if they're fair dinkum. For comparison the other keys in contention are Cameron (17), Curnow (12), Lynch (6). You could mount a strong case if you're picking just one of that lot Hawkins is the pick of the bunch - they're all within a bee's dick in pure goals, but what Hawkins does by bringing his teammates into the game separates him, not to mention his F50 ruck craft.

That's also true.

I hope they don't go with three pure key forwards, though - that's just unrealistic. No team has played successfully like that since Brisbane twenty years ago (Lynch, Brown, Bradshaw).

 

[catempire]

Cameron is an absolute lock for one of the tall forward roles, Lynch and Curnow are fighting it out for the other position.

As much as I love Hawk, he has been hugely consistent rather than dominant (barring that Brisbane game that he basically won all by himself). Lynch has absolutely ripped the league to pieces in the last month and will probably be picked at FF.

Nah, they appreciate the full Hawk package. Best forward in the game. He’s a lock.

 

[jim boy]

Curnow and Cameron are locks, Lynch and Hawks are both AA worthy, but you cant fit them all in, unless you want a very tall bench (or the AA medi-sub)

 

[Gunf]

That's also true.

I hope they don't go with three pure key forwards, though - that's just unrealistic. No team has played successfully like that since Brisbane twenty years ago (Lynch, Brown, Bradshaw).

Cameron plays a completely different role this year and i wouldn't even classify him as a tall forward maybe a flanker

So they can easily put Hawkins and Curnow at FF and CHF with Cameron on a flank and it works rather well and would be a nightmare for any team.

If i had to pick a forward line it would be

Bolton Hawkins Cameron
Stengle Curnow Cameron

 

[PhatBoy]

Jeremy Cameron

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Jeremy Cameron

Age

31

Ht

196cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.5

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

2.6

5star

D

10.0

3star

K

7.1

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

4.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.0

5star

doesn’t make any forward line too tall. He doesn’t play like lumbering stay at home forward he gets around the ground like a slightly tall midfielder and covers a lot of space. He’s 3cm taller than Bontempelli

 

[Mr Meow]

Jeremy Cameron doesn’t make any forward line too tall. He doesn’t play like lumbering stay at home forward he gets around the ground like a slightly tall midfielder and covers a lot of space. He’s 3cm taller than Bontempelli

It would never happen, but if you can throw midfielders onto forward flanks in the line up, you can easily place Cameron on a wing.