Tarkyn Lockyer and Travis Cloke are the two Collingwood players nominated for the 2007 AFL Players' Association Most Valuable Player Award.
The AFLPA takes great honour in announcing the names of two players from each club, who have been nominated by their team mates, as worthy to be considered to receive one of AFL football’s most prestigious awards - The Leigh Matthews Trophy for Most Valuable Player.
The winner of the AFL player selected Leigh Matthews Trophy will be announced at the 2007 AFLPA Most Valuable Player awards, on Grand Final eve, Friday September 28th at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt and will be broadcast live & exclusive on Fox Sports.
Since the inception of the AFLPA MVP back in 1982, only one Magpie has won the award, that was Darren Millane in 1990 (see all winners below).
A number of other awards will be presented on the night, with Collingwood players Nick Maxwell (Robert Rose award for Most Courageous Player) and Tyson Goldsack (Best First Year Player) in the running. Find out more below.
Player nominations for the Leigh Matthews Trophy for Most Valuable Player include;
Adelaide - Simon Goodwin, Andrew McLeod
Brisbane - Simon Black, Jonathan Brown
Carlton - Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson
Collingwood - Travis Cloke, Tarkyn Lockyer
Essendon - Dustin Fletcher, Mark McVeigh
Fremantle - Peter Bell, Matthew Pavlich
Geelong - Gary Ablett, Matthew Scarlett
Hawthorn - Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell
Kangaroos - Brent Harvey, Adam Simpson
Melbourne - James McDonald, Jeff White
Port Adelaide - Domenic Cassisi, Chad Cornes
Richmond - Nathan Foley, Matthew Richardson
St Kilda - Sam Fisher, Nick Riewoldt
Sydney - Adam Goodes, Brett Kirk
West Coast - Chris Judd, Daniel Kerr
Western Bulldogs - Brad Johnson, Scott West
The AFL Players’ Association Most Valuable Player awards remain the only AFL playing awards determined by AFL footballers. This year, over 600 AFL players nominated and selected those amongst their peers worthy of special recognition across a number of categories, including;
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy for the Most Valuable Player
- Best Captain
- Robert Rose award for Most Courageous Player
- Best First Year Player
AFL player nominations for the Robert Rose Trophy for Most Courageous Player include;
Adelaide – Jason Torney
Brisbane – Jonathan Brown
Carlton – Kade Simpson
Collingwood – Nick Maxwell
Essendon – Adam Ramanauskas
Fremantle – Dean Solomon
Geelong – Tom Lonergan/Jimmy Bartel (equal number of nominations)
Hawthorn – Campbell Brown
Kangaroos – Glenn Archer
Melbourne – James McDonald
Port Adelaide – Michael Wilson
Richmond – Matthew Richardson
St Kilda – Luke Ball
Sydney – Brett Kirk
West Coast – Beau Waters
Western Bulldogs – Daniel Cross
AFL player nominations for the Best First Year Player include;
Adelaide – Jonathan Griffen
Brisbane – Matthew Leuenberger
Carlton – Bryce Gibbs
Collingwood – Tyson Goldsack
Essendon – Alwyn Davey
Fremantle – Robert Warnock
Geelong – Joel Selwood
Hawthorn – Xavier Ellis
Kangaroos – Matt Campbell
Melbourne – Ricky Petterd
Port Adelaide – Justin Westhoff
Richmond – Shane Edwards
St Kilda – Clinton Jones
Sydney – Kieran Jack
West Coast – Mitchell Brown
Western Bulldogs – Jarrod Harbrow
Other Awards to be announced at the event include;
- Education & Training Excellence Award, sponsored by Drake Training;
- Marn Grook Award for best emerging Indigenous player, sponsored by QANTAS.
- Grant Hattam Trophy for excellence in football journalism, sponsored by Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers;
- Mike Fitzpatrick Scholarships, supporting young players in their education & training whilst they are aspire to an AFL career.
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE LEIGH MATTHEWS TROPHY FOR MVP
1982 Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)
1983 Terry Daniher (Essendon)
1984 Russell Greene (Hawthorn)
1985 Greg Williams (Geelong)
1986 Paul Roos (Fitzroy)
1987 Tony Lockett (St Kilda)
1988 Gerard Healy (Sydney)
1989 Tim Watson (Essendon)
1990 Darren Millane (Collingwood)
1991 Jim Stynes (Melbourne)
1992 Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn)
1993 Gary Ablett (Geelong)
1994 Greg Williams (Carlton)
1995 Wayne Carey (North Melbourne)
1996 Corey McKernan (North Melbourne)
1997 Robert Harvey (St Kilda)
1998 Wayne Carey (North Melbourne)
1999 Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
2000 Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton)
2001 Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
2002 Luke Darcy (Western Bulldogs), Michael Voss (Brisbane)
2003 Michael Voss (Brisbane)
2004 Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
2005 Ben Cousins (West Coast Eagles)
2006 Chris Judd (West Coast Eagles)
The AFLPA takes great honour in announcing the names of two players from each club, who have been nominated by their team mates, as worthy to be considered to receive one of AFL football’s most prestigious awards - The Leigh Matthews Trophy for Most Valuable Player.
The winner of the AFL player selected Leigh Matthews Trophy will be announced at the 2007 AFLPA Most Valuable Player awards, on Grand Final eve, Friday September 28th at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt and will be broadcast live & exclusive on Fox Sports.
Since the inception of the AFLPA MVP back in 1982, only one Magpie has won the award, that was Darren Millane in 1990 (see all winners below).
A number of other awards will be presented on the night, with Collingwood players Nick Maxwell (Robert Rose award for Most Courageous Player) and Tyson Goldsack (Best First Year Player) in the running. Find out more below.
Player nominations for the Leigh Matthews Trophy for Most Valuable Player include;
Adelaide - Simon Goodwin, Andrew McLeod
Brisbane - Simon Black, Jonathan Brown
Carlton - Andrew Carrazzo, Kade Simpson
Collingwood - Travis Cloke, Tarkyn Lockyer
Essendon - Dustin Fletcher, Mark McVeigh
Fremantle - Peter Bell, Matthew Pavlich
Geelong - Gary Ablett, Matthew Scarlett
Hawthorn - Luke Hodge, Sam Mitchell
Kangaroos - Brent Harvey, Adam Simpson
Melbourne - James McDonald, Jeff White
Port Adelaide - Domenic Cassisi, Chad Cornes
Richmond - Nathan Foley, Matthew Richardson
St Kilda - Sam Fisher, Nick Riewoldt
Sydney - Adam Goodes, Brett Kirk
West Coast - Chris Judd, Daniel Kerr
Western Bulldogs - Brad Johnson, Scott West
The AFL Players’ Association Most Valuable Player awards remain the only AFL playing awards determined by AFL footballers. This year, over 600 AFL players nominated and selected those amongst their peers worthy of special recognition across a number of categories, including;
- The Leigh Matthews Trophy for the Most Valuable Player
- Best Captain
- Robert Rose award for Most Courageous Player
- Best First Year Player
AFL player nominations for the Robert Rose Trophy for Most Courageous Player include;
Adelaide – Jason Torney
Brisbane – Jonathan Brown
Carlton – Kade Simpson
Collingwood – Nick Maxwell
Essendon – Adam Ramanauskas
Fremantle – Dean Solomon
Geelong – Tom Lonergan/Jimmy Bartel (equal number of nominations)
Hawthorn – Campbell Brown
Kangaroos – Glenn Archer
Melbourne – James McDonald
Port Adelaide – Michael Wilson
Richmond – Matthew Richardson
St Kilda – Luke Ball
Sydney – Brett Kirk
West Coast – Beau Waters
Western Bulldogs – Daniel Cross
AFL player nominations for the Best First Year Player include;
Adelaide – Jonathan Griffen
Brisbane – Matthew Leuenberger
Carlton – Bryce Gibbs
Collingwood – Tyson Goldsack
Essendon – Alwyn Davey
Fremantle – Robert Warnock
Geelong – Joel Selwood
Hawthorn – Xavier Ellis
Kangaroos – Matt Campbell
Melbourne – Ricky Petterd
Port Adelaide – Justin Westhoff
Richmond – Shane Edwards
St Kilda – Clinton Jones
Sydney – Kieran Jack
West Coast – Mitchell Brown
Western Bulldogs – Jarrod Harbrow
Other Awards to be announced at the event include;
- Education & Training Excellence Award, sponsored by Drake Training;
- Marn Grook Award for best emerging Indigenous player, sponsored by QANTAS.
- Grant Hattam Trophy for excellence in football journalism, sponsored by Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers;
- Mike Fitzpatrick Scholarships, supporting young players in their education & training whilst they are aspire to an AFL career.
PREVIOUS WINNERS OF THE LEIGH MATTHEWS TROPHY FOR MVP
1982 Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)
1983 Terry Daniher (Essendon)
1984 Russell Greene (Hawthorn)
1985 Greg Williams (Geelong)
1986 Paul Roos (Fitzroy)
1987 Tony Lockett (St Kilda)
1988 Gerard Healy (Sydney)
1989 Tim Watson (Essendon)
1990 Darren Millane (Collingwood)
1991 Jim Stynes (Melbourne)
1992 Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn)
1993 Gary Ablett (Geelong)
1994 Greg Williams (Carlton)
1995 Wayne Carey (North Melbourne)
1996 Corey McKernan (North Melbourne)
1997 Robert Harvey (St Kilda)
1998 Wayne Carey (North Melbourne)
1999 Shane Crawford (Hawthorn)
2000 Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton)
2001 Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
2002 Luke Darcy (Western Bulldogs), Michael Voss (Brisbane)
2003 Michael Voss (Brisbane)
2004 Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
2005 Ben Cousins (West Coast Eagles)
2006 Chris Judd (West Coast Eagles)
