Jack Redden, Matthew Leuenberger and Pearce Hanley have been selected by their teammates as the Brisbane Lions’ three nominees for the AFL Players’ Association’s Most Valuable Player Award.

The winner of the AFL industry’s foremost peer-determined award, the Leigh Matthews Trophy proudly presented by Be the Influence, will be announced on Tuesday September 10 at Peninsula, Docklands in Melbourne.

The AFL Players’ MVP remains the only football award decided by those who know the game best – the players.

In other awards, Joel Patfull has been nominated for the Robert Rose Most Courageous Award, Sam Mayes has been nominated for the Best First Year Player, and both Jed Adcock and Jonathan Brown are in the running for Best Captain.

THE VOTING PROCESS

The MVP voting is a two stage process, beginning with each player voting for the three teammates he considers to have been the most valuable this season. Each of the clubs’ votes are then tallied to form a nomination list comprising 54 players across the 18 teams.

Then, in the second round of voting, all AFL players vote for their MVP on a 3-2-1 basis from amongst the nominees from all 17 other clubs. The votes are tallied, and the player with the highest score wins the honour of MVP.

Leigh Matthews Trophy nominees
Adelaide – DANGERFIELD Patrick
Adelaide – DOUGLAS Richard
Adelaide – SLOANE Rory
Brisbane - HANLEY Pearce
Brisbane - LEUENBERGER Matthew
Brisbane – REDDEN Jack
Carlton – HENDERSON Lachie
Carlton – JUDD Chris
Carlton – SIMPSON Kade
Collingwood – PENDLEBURY Scott
Collingwood – SIDEBOTTOM Steele
Collingwood – SWAN Dane
Essendon – CARLISLE Jack
Essendon – HEPPELL Dyson
Essendon – WATSON Jobe
Fremantle – CROWLEY Ryan
Fremantle - FYFE Nathan
Fremantle – JOHNSON Michael
Geelong – ENRIGHT Corey
Geelong – SELWOOD Joel
Geelong – TAYLOR Harry
Gold Coast – ABLETT JNR Gary
Gold Coast – O’MEARA Jaeger
Gold Coast – THOMPSON Rory
Greater Western Sydney – CAMERON Jeremy
Greater Western Sydney – GILES Jonathan
Greater Western Sydney – SCULLY Tom
Hawthorn – GIBSON Josh
Hawthorn – MITCHELL Sam
Hawthorn – ROUGHEAD Jarryd
Melbourne – FRAWLEY James
Melbourne – GARLAND Collin
Melbourne – JONES Nathan
North Melbourne – SWALLOW Andrew
North Melbourne – THOMAS Lindsay
North Melbourne – THOMPSON Scott
Port Adelaide – BOAK Travis
Port Adelaide – WESTHOFF Justin
Port Adelaide – WINGARD Chad
Richmond – COTCHIN Trent
Richmond – DELEDIO Brett
Richmond – JACKSON Daniel
St Kilda – MONTAGNA Leigh
St Kilda – RIEWOLDT Nick
St Kilda – STEVEN Jack
Sydney – HANNEBERY Daniel
Sydney – JACK Kieren
Sydney – McVEIGH Jarrad
West Coast – GLASS Darren
West Coast – KENNEDY Josh
West Coast – MACKENZIE Eric
Western Bulldogs – GRIFFEN Ryan
Western Bulldogs – LIBERATORE Tom
Western Bulldogs – MINSON Will

The Robert Rose Most Courageous Award nominees
Adelaide – SLOANE Rory
Brisbane - PATFULL Joel
Carlton – SIMPSON Kade
Collingwood - BALL Luke
Essendon – BAGULEY Mark
Fremantle – DE BOER Matt
Geelong – SELWOOD Joel
Gold Coast – SWALLOW David
Greater Western Sydney – WARD Callan
Hawthorn – STRATTON Ben
Melbourne – GARLAND Collin
North Melbourne – ZIEBELL Jack
Port Adelaide – SCHULZ Jay
Richmond – MORRIS Steven
St Kilda – GEARY Jarryn
Sydney – HANNEBERY Daniel
West Coast – GLASS Darren
Western Bulldogs – CROSS Daniel

Best First Year Player nominees 
Adelaide – CROUCH Brad
Brisbane - MAYES Sam
Carlton – MENZEL Troy
Collingwood - DWYER Sam
Essendon - KOMMER Nick
Fremantle – HANNATH Jack
Geelong – THURLOW Jackson
Gold Coast – O’MEARA Jaeger
Greater Western Sydney – WHITFIELD Lachie
Hawthorn – ANDERSON Jed
Melbourne – JONES Matt
North Melbourne – GARNER Taylor
Port Adelaide – WINES Oliver
Richmond - VLASTUIN Nick
St Kilda – WRIGHT Nathan
Sydney - RAMPE Dane
West Coast – CARTER Adam
Western Bulldogs – GOODES Brett

Best Captain nominees
Adelaide – VAN BERLO Nathan
Brisbane – ADCOCK Jed
Brisbane – BROWN Jonathon
Carlton – MURPHY Mark
Collingwood - MAXWELL Nick
Essendon - WATSON Jobe
Fremantle – PAVLICH Matthew
Geelong – SELWOOD Joel
Gold Coast – ABLETT JNR Gary
Greater Western Sydney – WARD Callan
Greater Western Sydney – DAVIS Phil
Hawthorn – HODGE Luke
Melbourne – TRENGOVE Jack Melbourne – GRIMES Jack
North Melbourne – SWALLOW Andrew
Port Adelaide – BOAK Travis
Richmond - COTCHIN Trent
St Kilda – RIEWOLDT Nick
Sydney – JACK Kieren
Sydney – MCVEIGH Jarrad
West Coast – GLASS Darren
Western Bulldogs – BOYD Matthew