Herald Sun Player of the Year explained

The Herald Sun Player of the Year award is a media award for the Australian Football League (AFL) given by Melbourne newspaper the Herald Sun. It has been awarded annually since 1991. In each game throughout the season, a selected Herald Sun journalist awarding five votes to the player they judge to be the "best on ground", four votes to the second-best player, three votes to the third-best player, two votes to the fourth-best player and one vote for the fifth best player. The player who garners the most votes throughout the season is the winner.

Winners

YearPlayerClub
1991
1992 [1]
1993
1994 [2]
1995 [3]
1996
1997
1998
1999 [4]
2000 [5]
2001 [6]
2002 [7]
2003
2004
2005 [8]
2006
2007 [9]
2008 [10]
2009 [11]
2010 [12]
2011 [13]
2012 [14]
2013
Nat Fyfe[15]
2014 [16]
2015 [17]
2016 [18]
2017 [19]
2018 [20]
2019[21]
2020[22]
2021[23]
2022[24]
2023[25]
2024[26]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1992review.HTML . 21 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616181803/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/1992review.html . 16 June 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: 1994review.HTML . 21 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110518011419/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/1994review.html . 18 May 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: 1995review.HTML . 21 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518073900/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/1995review.html . 18 May 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: 1999review.HTML . 21 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927103855/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/1999review.html . 27 September 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Herald Sun 7 August 2000 p.34
  6. Herald Sun 3 September 2001 p.34
  7. Herald Sun 2 September 2002 p.30
  8. Web site: 2005review.HTML . 21 June 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130507051344/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Special/2005review.html . 7 May 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  9. News: Herald Sun $10,000 Player of the Year. 20 June 2011. Herald Sun. 9 July 2007.
  10. News: Boomer takes the prize. 20 June 2011. Herald Sun. 4 September 2008.
  11. News: Sam . Edmund . Dean [''sic''] Swan takes top prize | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,26003942-19742,00.html | newspaper = Herald Sun | date = 31 August 2009 | accessdate = 7 September 2009 .
  12. Web site: Evans . Heath . AFL Players Association MVP Awards . AFL Players' Association . 20 June 2011 . 29 November 2010 .
  13. News: Michael. Horan. Hawthorn's Sam Mitchell wins the Herald Sun award. Herald Sun. 5 September 2011. 19 September 2011.
  14. News: Al. Paton. Gary Ablett, Jobe Watson share SuperFooty Player Rater award. Herald Sun. 3 September 2012. 22 September 2012.
  15. News: Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett and Fremantle star Nathan Fyfe join winners of the Herald Sun Player of the Year Award. Herald Sun. 1 July 2013. 15 September 2013.
  16. Web site: Herald Sun - Player Of The Year . 30 September 2014 . 6 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081821/http://www.phantombrownlowmedal.com.au/blog/herald-sun-player-of-the-year-2014 . dead .
  17. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/player-of-the-year-nat-fyfe-wins-despite-not-polling-in-last-9-rounds/story-fni5f22o-1227391205925?sv=798095988ed2ab78fa9c02e6893d729c Player of the Year: Nat Fyfe wins despite not polling in last 9 rounds
  18. News: Dangerfield wins Herald Sun Player of the Year. Herald Sun. 23 August 2016.
  19. News: Wood. Lauren. Alex Rance named All-Australian captain at full-back, Paddy Ryder wins ruck battle. 4 September 2017. Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 30 August 2017.
  20. Herald Sun Sport . heraldsunsport . 1033661582453166080 . 27 August 2018 . Collingwood ruckman Brodie Grundy has stormed home to win this year's @theheraldsun player of the year award. . 27 August 2018 .
  21. superfooty. 1166485542869098502. 27 August 2019. 2019 Coaches MVP, Herald Sun Player of the Year, Brownlow ? .
  22. News: Homfray . Reece . TOAST OF THE TOWN . Herald-Sun . Nationwide News Pty Ltd . 18 October 2020 . Melbourne, Victoria . 43.
  23. News: HERALD SUN PLAYER OF THE YEAR . Herald-Sun . News Corporation Australia . 23 August 2021 . Melbourne, Victoria . 63.
  24. News: Tate . Jamie . BROWNLOW BOLTER . Herald-Sun . News Corporation Australia . 18 September 2022 . Melbourne, Victoria . 85.
  25. Web site: 2023-08-30 . Serong earns All Australian honours! . 2023-09-26 . fremantlefc.com.au . en.
  26. News: AFL Awards: Nick Daicos and Patrick Cripps in tussle for coaches player of the year. 29 August 2024. Herald Sun. Josh Barnes. 3 November 2024.

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