AFL Coaches Association awards
The AFL Coaches Association Awards are a group of awards which have been given annually since 2003, mainly to players and coaches in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL coaches.
Awards
Champion Player of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. Each week, the Senior Coach of each AFL club gives five votes to the player they consider to be best on ground in the game their team plays in, four to the second-best, and so on to one for the fifth-best. The player with the most votes at the end of the year wins. The award has different rules to many "best and fairest" awards, as player suspensions are disregarded. Gary Ablett, Jr. has won the award three times, the most by any player.
Winners
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nathan Buckley | Collingwood |
| 2004 | Warren Tredrea | Port Adelaide |
| 2005 | Barry Hall | Sydney |
| 2006 | Simon Goodwin | Adelaide |
| Adam Goodes | Sydney | |
| 2007 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
| 2008 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
| 2009 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
| 2010 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 2011 | Marc Murphy | Carlton |
| 2012 | Trent Cotchin | Richmond |
| 2013 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
| 2014 | Robbie Gray | Port Adelaide |
| 2015 | Daniel Hannebery[1] | Sydney |
Best Young Player of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. Unlike some other "best young player" awards, there is no age or game limit. Voted for by all AFL coaches.
Winners
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Chris Judd | West Coast |
| 2004 | Daniel Wells | Kangaroos |
| 2005 | Adam Cooney | Western Bulldogs |
| 2006 | Ryan Griffen | Western Bulldogs |
| 2007 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
| 2008 | Joel Selwood | Geelong |
| 2009 | Cyril Rioli | Hawthorn |
| 2010 | Stephen Hill | Fremantle |
| 2011 | Nathan Fyfe | Fremantle |
| 2012 | Dyson Heppell | Essendon |
| 2013 | Jeremy Cameron | Greater Western Sydney |
| 2014 | Jaeger O'Meara | Gold Coast |
| 2015 | Marcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs |
Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. At the end of the season, all AFL coaches give three votes to the Senior Coach they adjudge to have performed the best over that season, two to the second-best, and one to the third-best. The coach with the most votes wins. John Longmire, John Worsfold and Mark Thompson are the only coaches to have won the award more than once, with two each.
Winners
| Year | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Paul Roos | Sydney |
| 2004 | Mark Williams | Port Adelaide |
| 2005 | Neil Craig | Adelaide |
| 2006 | John Worsfold | West Coast |
| 2007 | Mark Thompson | Geelong |
| 2008 | Mark Thompson | Geelong |
| 2009 | Ross Lyon | St Kilda |
| 2010 | Mick Malthouse | Collingwood |
| 2011 | John Worsfold | West Coast |
| 2012 | John Longmire | Sydney |
| 2013 | Ken Hinkley | Port Adelaide |
| 2014 | John Longmire | Sydney |
| 2015 | Luke Beveridge[2] | Western Bulldogs |
Assistant Coach of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. At the end of the season, all AFL coaches and players rate their club's assistant coaches out of ten, with ten being the highest score. Assistant coaches' scores are then averaged, and the coach with the highest score wins.
Winners
| Year | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Neil Craig | Adelaide |
| 2004 | Phil Walsh | Port Adelaide |
| 2005 | Robert Wiley | West Coast |
| 2006 | John Longmire | Sydney |
| 2007 | Tony Micale | West Coast |
| 2008 | Tony Elshaug | St Kilda |
| 2009 | Mark Riley | Carlton |
| 2010 | Brendan McCartney[3] | Geelong |
| 2011 | Darren Crocker | North Melbourne |
| 2012 | Peter Sumich | Fremantle |
| 2013 | Robert Harvey | Collingwood |
| 2014 | Brett Montgomery | Western Bulldogs |
| 2015 | Adam Kingsley | St Kilda |
Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded annually since 2003. In recognition of "an individual who has made an outstanding contribution" to Australian rules football.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Haydn Bunton, Jr. |
| 2004 | Neil Kerley |
| 2005 | John Todd |
| 2006 | John Grant |
| 2007 | Wally Miller |
| 2008 | Ian Ridley |
| 2009 | Bruce Reid |
| Ian Reynolds | |
| 2010 | Barrie Downs |
| 2011 | Russell Ebert |
| Geoff Walsh | |
| 2012 | John Beveridge |
| 2013 | George Stone |
| 2014 | Neale Daniher |
| 2015 | David Wheadon |
Coaching Legend Award
Awarded annually since 2009. Awarded to a former VFL/AFL coach who has achieved "significant achievement and success".
Winners
| Year | Coach | Club/s |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | John Kennedy, Sr. | Hawthorn/North Melbourne |
| 2010 | Ron Barrassi | Carlton/North Melbourne/Melbourne/Sydney |
| 2011 | Tom Hafey | Richmond/Collingwood/Geelong/Sydney |
| 2012 | David Parkin | Hawthorn/Carlton/Fitzroy |
| 2006 | Jock McHale | Collingwood |
| Leigh Matthews | Collingwood/Brisbane Lions | |
| 2014 | Kevin Sheedy | Essendon/Greater Western Sydney |
| 2015 | Allan Jeans | St Kilda/Hawthorn/Richmond |
Media Award
Awarded annually since 2009. Awarded to an individual who displays "respected and insightful coverage of AFL football at the professional level". All AFL coaches can nominate an individual.
Winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Greg Baum |
| 2010 | Daniel Harford |
| 2011 | Samantha Lane |
| 2012 | Jake Niall |
| 2013 | Daryl Timms |
| 2014 | Gerard Whateley |
| 2015 | Gerard Whateley |
Career & Education Award
Awarded annually since 2014. Awarded to an AFL coach who has "shown exceptional commitment to their professional development".
Winners
| Year | Coach | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Steven King | Western Bulldogs |
| 2015 | Paul Hudson | St Kilda |
All-Australian team
Awarded annually since 2015. In each position on the field (decided by analysts), the highest-scoring player from the Champion Player of the Year Award voting is chosen.
2015 team
| 2015 AFL Coaches Association All-Australian team[4] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Position | Club | |||||||
| Easton Wood | Tall/medium defender | Western Bulldogs | |||||||
| Alex Rance | Tall defender | Richmond | |||||||
| Zach Tuohy | Small defender | Carlton | |||||||
| Robert Murphy | Medium defender | Western Bulldogs | |||||||
| Cale Hooker | Tall defender | Essendon | |||||||
| Jarrad McVeigh | Medium defender | Sydney | |||||||
| Todd Goldstein | Ruckman | North Melbourne | |||||||
| Daniel Hannebery | Inside/outside midfielder | Sydney | |||||||
| Nathan Fyfe | Inside midfielder | Fremantle | |||||||
| Josh P. Kennedy | Inside midfielder | Sydney | |||||||
| Matt Priddis | Inside midfielder | West Coast | |||||||
| Andrew Gaff | Inside/outside midfielder | West Coast | |||||||
| Patrick Dangerfield | Inside/outside midfielder | Adelaide | |||||||
| Jake Stringer | Key forward | Western Bulldogs | |||||||
| Brett Deledio | High half-forward | Richmond | |||||||
| Chad Wingard | Small forward | Port Adelaide | |||||||
| Josh J. Kennedy | Key forward | West Coast | |||||||
| Jack Gunston | Tall/medium forward | Hawthorn | |||||||
| David Mundy | Interchange inside midfielder | Fremantle | |||||||
| Scott Pendlebury (captain) | Interchange inside/outside midfielder | Collingwood | |||||||
| Bernie Vince | Interchange inside/outside midfielder | Melbourne | |||||||
| Nic Naitanui | Interchange ruckman | West Coast | |||||||
External links
References
- ^ Laughton, Max (8 September 2015). "Sydney's Dan Hannebery wins AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year Award over Nat Fyfe". Fox Footy. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Beveridge wins AFL coaches award". SBS. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ Edmund, Sam (13 October 2010). "Cats assistant coach Brendan McCartney moves to Essendon". Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Coaches shock with revolutionary AA team". AFL. 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016.