Gary Ayres award (2024)

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Did this get announced? I must have missed it
It’s the coaches votes so I’d guess it will be announced during the week.

Neale was only 7 votes behind Heeney and the GF gets a 1.5x multiplier. Realistically he only needs 5 votes to win it and given he was 2nd in the norm smith voting, I’d say it’s likely he will win it.
 

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It’s the coaches votes so I’d guess it will be announced during the week.

Neale was only 7 votes behind Heeney and the GF gets a 1.5x multiplier. Realistically he only needs 5 votes to win it and given he was 2nd in the norm smith voting, I’d say it’s likely he will win it.
Ashcroft in it?
 
Sometime today or this week we should find out who the winner of the 2024 Gary Ayres Award (Best Player in Finals) is?
 
Ah Chee averaged 12.5 disposals and 2.5 goals per game. The silent contributor for the Lions I think. He had a really good finals series.

He did just as much without the ball too, often playing on the oppositions best interceptor.

Played on Stewart and Blakey. Neither had much influence.
 

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He did just as much without the ball too, often playing on the oppositions best interceptor.

Played on Stewart and Blakey. Neither had much influence.
And Whitfield too from memory. Not sure who for the Carlton game but likely had a defensive job on one of their rebounders that game as well.

So happy to see people recognise what he is doing
 
Info now updated thanks to announcement of Lachie Neale being announced as winner for 2024.

AFL Coaches Association (AFLCA) Gary Ayres Award (Best Finals Player) Voting - Top 5

Players with asterisk () won Norm Smith medal*

2016


1. Josh Kennedy (Sydney): 18
2. Jason Johannisen (Western Bulldogs): 17*
3. Isaac Heeney (Sydney): 15
4. Liam Picken (Western Bulldogs): 15
5. Joel Selwood (Geelong): 14

2017

1. Dustin Martin (Richmond): 25*
2. Trent Cotchin (Richmond): 15
3. Calling Ward (GWS): 14
4. Brad Crouch (Adelaide): 11
5. Bachar Houli (Richmond): 10

2018

1. Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood): 23
2. Taylor Adams (Collingwood): 18
3. Jack Redden (West Coast): 17
4. Dylan Grimes (Richmond): 10
5. Luke Shuey (West Coast): 10*

2019

1. Dustin Martin (Richmond): 19*
2. Tim Taranto (GWS): 13
3. Bachar Houli (Richmond): 12
4. Joel Selwood (Geelong): 11
5. Jamie Cripps (West Coast): 10

2020

1. Dustin Martin (Richmond): 28*
2. Mitch Duncan (Geelong): 22
3. Nic Natanui (West Coast): 10
4. Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong): 9
5. Shane Edwards (Richmond): 9

2021

1. Jack McRae (Western Bulldogs): 25
2. Christian Petracca (Melbourne): 23*
3. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne): 19
4. Bailey Smith (Western Bulldogs): 17
5. Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs): 11

2022

1. Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong): 22
2. Jack Crisp (Collingwood): 16
3. Jordan De Goey (Collingwood): 15
4. Lachie Neale (Brisbane): 15
5. Isaac Smith (Geelong): 15*

2023

1. Sam Walsh (Carlton): 23
2. Keidean Coleman (Brisbane): 20.5
3. Bobby Hill (Collingwood): 19*
4. Tom Green (GWS): 17
5. Jack Crisp (Collingwood): 16

2024

1. Lachie Neale: 26.5
2. Isaac Heeney: 20
3. Will Ashcroft: 18.5
4. Jai Newcombe: 15
5. Dayne Zorko: 15


Multiple Winners

Dustin Martin: 3 - 2017, 2019 & 2020

Back to Back Winners

Dustin Martin: 2019 & 2020

Norm Smith Medal/Gary Ayres Award - Same Year

Dustin Martin: 3 - 2017, 2019 & 2020

Norm Smith Medal/Gary Ayres Award - In Career

Dustin Martin: 2017, 2019 & 2020

Premiership/Gary Ayres - Same Year

Dustin Martin: 2017, 2019 & 2020

Lachie Neale: 2024

Patrick Dangerfield: 2022

Premiership/Gary Ayres - In Career

Dustin Martin: 2017, 2019 & 2020

Lachie Neale: 2024

Patrick Dangerfield: 2022

Steele Sidebottom: 2018/2010 & 2023

Jack McRae: 2016/2021

Josh Kennedy: 2012/2016


Norm Smith Medal: Best on Ground in Grand Final

Sam Walsh: only Gary Ayres Award winner to not play in Grand Final
 
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Best players since 2000, where does Neale rank with this latest award? Probably a discussion for another thread.

Lachie Neale
272 Games
128 Goals
2024 Premiership
2x Brownlow medal
1x Leigh Matthews Trophy
1x AFLCA Champion Player of Year
4x All Australian
5x Club Best and Fairest
1x Gary Ayres Award
 
Congrats Neale - his cleanliness at ground level set the tone in the GF

I remember one of the QF against Richmond he had zero touches at quarter time (must be the only time ever in his career). No such concerns Saturday
 
Best players since 2000, where does Neale rank with this latest award? Probably a discussion for another thread.

Lachie Neale
272 Games
128 Goals
2024 Premiership
2x Brownlow medal
1x Leigh Matthews Trophy
1x AFLCA Champion Player of Year
4x All Australian
5x Club Best and Fairest
1x Gary Ayres Award
Enhanced his reputation considerably, especially given the injured foot
 
Lunchtime

This section is missing at least 3 players, I believe.

Premiership/Gary Ayres - In Career

Dustin Martin: 2017, 2019 & 2020

Lachie Neale: 2024

Patrick Dangerfield: 2022
 

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