Collingwood vice-captain Scott Pendlebury's stellar season was recognised by his peers at the AFL Players Association's end-of-season ceremony on Tuesday night when he finished fourth in its 2013 MVP Award.

Pendlebury, 25, polled 321 votes to finish behind Hawthorn's Jarryd Roughead (third), Geelong's Joel Selwood (second) and Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett (first).

Incredibly, Pendlebury was still 1158 votes adrift of Ablett who polled a whopping 1479 votes to win his fifth Leigh Matthews Trophy.

Pendlebury's Collingwood teammate Dane Swan polled 137 votes to finish in ninth place.

Mature age rookie Sam Dwyer's remarkable debut season was recognised by his comrades, finishing fourth in the AFLPA's Best First Year Player Award.

The 27-year-old polled 28 votes but finished 505 behind overall winner Jaeger O'Meara (Gold Coast).

Leigh Matthews Trophy (AFLPA Most Valuable Player)
1. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) - 1479 votes
2. Joel Selwood (Geelong) - 475 votes
3. Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) - 378 votes
4. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) - 321 votes
5. Kieren Jack (Sydney) - 201 votes
6. Ryan Griffin (Western Bulldogs) - 177 votes
7. Dan Hannebery (Sydney) - 174 votes
8. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) - 172 votes
9. Dane Swan (Collingwood) - 137 votes
10. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) - 118 votes

AFLPA Best First-Year Player
1. Jaeger O'Meara (Gold Coast) - 533 votes
2. Oliver Wines (Port Adelaide) - 45 votes
3. Brad Crouch (Adelaide) - 37 votes
4. Sam Dwyer (Collingwood) - 28 votes
5. Dane Rampe (Sydney) - 24 votes