2020 AFLPA MVP nominees revealed

Three players from every club have been nominated for the Player’s Association highest honour.

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Mitch Keating

The AFLPA nominations for the 2020 Leigh Matthews Trophy are here, with a number of shock ins and exclusions for this years honours.

Each club has three players nominated for the award, with reigning champion Patrick Cripps failing to get the nod for a nomination in 2020.

Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield has failed to receive a nomination for the second straight season, with the Cats opting for star forward Tom Hawkins and midfielders Sam Menegola and Cameron Guthrie.

While there are a number of key omissions, there remains plenty of talent in the 54-man shortlist.

Brisbane star Lachie Neale, Melbourne bull Christian Petracca and high-flying Eagle Nic Naitanui are all nominated for the Players' MVP and will have a strong chance of winning the award.

All clubs have also nominated players for the Most Courageous Award, the Best First Year Player Award and Captain of the Year.

Adelaide

Most Courageous: Kyle Hartigan

Best First Year: Harry Schoenberg

Captain: Rory Sloane

Brisbane

Most Courageous: Oscar McInerney

Best First Year: Keidean Coleman

Captain: Dayne Zorko

Carlton

Most Courageous: Liam Jones

Best First Year: Sam Philp

Captain: Patrick Cripps, Sam Docherty

Collingwood

Most Courageous: Taylor Adams

Best First Year: Trey Ruscoe

Captain: Scott Pendlebury

Essendon

Most Courageous: Jordan Ridley

Best First Year: Ned Cahill

Captain: Dyson Heppell

Fremantle

Most Courageous: Ethan Hughes

Best First Year: Caleb Serong

Captain: Nathan Fyfe

Geelong

Most Courageous: Jack Henry

Best First Year: Brad Close

Captain: Joel Selwood

Gold Coast

Most Courageous: Samuel Collins

Best First Year: Noah Anderson

Captain: David Swallow, Jarrod Witts

Greater Western Sydney

Most Courageous: Harry Perryman

Best First Year: Lachlan Ash

Captain: Stephen Coniglio

Hawthorn

Most Courageous: Ben McEvoy

Best First Year: Will Day

Captain: Ben Stratton

Melbourne

Most Courageous: Jack Viney

Best First Year: Luke Jackson

Captain: Max Gawn

North Melbourne

Most Courageous: Jed Anderson

Best First Year: Jack Mahony

Captain: Jack Ziebell

Port Adelaide

Most Courageous: Tom Jonas

Best First Year: Mitchell Georgiades

Captain: Tom Jonas

Richmond

Most Courageous: Liam Baker

Best First Year: Thomson Dow

Captain: Trent Cotchin

St Kilda

Most Courageous: Jack Steele

Best First Year: Ryan Byrnes

Captain: Jarryn Geary

Sydney

Most Courageous: Dane Rampe

Best First Year: Dylan Stephens

Captain: Dane Rampe, Luke Parker, Joshua Kennedy

West Coast

Most Courageous: Liam Duggan

Best First Year: Nic Reid

Captain: Luke Shuey

Western Bulldogs

Most Courageous: Hayden Crozier

Best First Year: Cody Weightman

Captain: Marcus Bontempelli

Published by

Mitch Keating

4 years ago