The AFL Coaches Association Awards are a group of awards which have been given annually since 2003, mainly to players and coaches in the Australian Football League, voted for by all AFL coaches.
Awards
Champion Player of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. Each week, the Senior Coach of each AFL club gives five votes to the player they consider to be best on ground in the game their team plays in, four to the second-best, and so on to one for the fifth-best. The player with the most votes at the end of the year wins. The award has different rules to many "best and fairest" awards, as player suspensions are disregarded. Gary Ablett, Jr. has won the award three times, the most by any player.
Winners
| Year |
Player |
Club |
| 2003 | Buckley, NathanNathan Buckley | Collingwood |
| 2004 | Tredrea, WarrenWarren Tredrea | Port Adelaide |
| 2005 | Hall, BarryBarry Hall | Sydney |
| 2006 | Goodwin, SimonSimon Goodwin | Adelaide |
| Goodes, AdamAdam Goodes | Sydney |
| 2007 | Ablett, Jr., GaryGary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
| 2008 | Ablett, Jr., GaryGary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
| 2009 | Ablett, Jr., GaryGary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
| 2010 | Swan, DaneDane Swan | Collingwood |
| 2011 | Murphy, MarcMarc Murphy | Carlton |
| 2012 | Cotchin, TrentTrent Cotchin | Richmond |
| 2013 | Pendlebury, ScottScott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
| 2014 | Gray, RobbieRobbie Gray | Port Adelaide |
| 2015 | Hannebery, DanielDaniel Hannebery[1] | Sydney |
Best Young Player of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. Unlike some other "best young player" awards, there is no age or game limit. Voted for by all AFL coaches.
Winners
| Year |
Player |
Club |
| 2003 | Judd, ChrisChris Judd | West Coast |
| 2004 | Wells, DanielDaniel Wells | Kangaroos |
| 2005 | Cooney, AdamAdam Cooney | Western Bulldogs |
| 2006 | Griffen, RyanRyan Griffen | Western Bulldogs |
| 2007 | Pendlebury, ScottScott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
| 2008 | Selwood, JoelJoel Selwood | Geelong |
| 2009 | Rioli, CyrilCyril Rioli | Hawthorn |
| 2010 | Hill, StephenStephen Hill | Fremantle |
| 2011 | Fyfe, NathanNathan Fyfe | Fremantle |
| 2012 | Heppell, DysonDyson Heppell | Essendon |
| 2013 | Cameron, JeremyJeremy Cameron | Greater Western Sydney |
| 2014 | O'Meara, JaegerJaeger O'Meara | Gold Coast |
| 2015 | Bontempelli, MarcusMarcus Bontempelli | Western Bulldogs |
Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. At the end of the season, all AFL coaches give three votes to the Senior Coach they adjudge to have performed the best over that season, two to the second-best, and one to the third-best. The coach with the most votes wins. John Longmire, John Worsfold and Mark Thompson are the only coaches to have won the award more than once, with two each.
Winners
| Year |
Coach |
Club |
| 2003 | Roos, PaulPaul Roos | Sydney |
| 2004 | Williams, MarkMark Williams | Port Adelaide |
| 2005 | Craig, NeilNeil Craig | Adelaide |
| 2006 | Worsfold, JohnJohn Worsfold | West Coast |
| 2007 | Thompson, MarkMark Thompson | Geelong |
| 2008 | Thompson, MarkMark Thompson | Geelong |
| 2009 | Lyon, RossRoss Lyon | St Kilda |
| 2010 | Malthouse, MickMick Malthouse | Collingwood |
| 2011 | Worsfold, JohnJohn Worsfold | West Coast |
| 2012 | Longmire, JohnJohn Longmire | Sydney |
| 2013 | Hinkley, KenKen Hinkley | Port Adelaide |
| 2014 | Longmire, JohnJohn Longmire | Sydney |
| 2015 | Beveridge, LukeLuke Beveridge[2] | Western Bulldogs |
Assistant Coach of the Year Award
Awarded annually since 2003. At the end of the season, all AFL coaches and players rate their club's assistant coaches out of ten, with ten being the highest score. Assistant coaches' scores are then averaged, and the coach with the highest score wins.
Winners
| Year |
Coach |
Club |
| 2003 | Craig, NeilNeil Craig | Adelaide |
| 2004 | Walsh, PhilPhil Walsh | Port Adelaide |
| 2005 | Wiley, RobertRobert Wiley | West Coast |
| 2006 | Longmire, JohnJohn Longmire | Sydney |
| 2007 | Micale, TonyTony Micale | West Coast |
| 2008 | Elshaug, TonyTony Elshaug | St Kilda |
| 2009 | Riley, MarkMark Riley | Carlton |
| 2010 | McCartney, BrendanBrendan McCartney[3] | Geelong |
| 2011 | Crocker, DarrenDarren Crocker | North Melbourne |
| 2012 | Sumich, PeterPeter Sumich | Fremantle |
| 2013 | Harvey, RobertRobert Harvey | Collingwood |
| 2014 | Montgomery, BrettBrett Montgomery | Western Bulldogs |
| 2015 | Kingsley, AdamAdam Kingsley | St Kilda |
Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded annually since 2003. In recognition of "an individual who has made an outstanding contribution" to Australian rules football.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
| 2003 | Bunton, Jr., HaydnHaydn Bunton, Jr. |
| 2004 | Kerley, NeilNeil Kerley |
| 2005 | Todd, JohnJohn Todd |
| 2006 | Grant, JohnJohn Grant |
| 2007 | Miller, WallyWally Miller |
| 2008 | Ridley, IanIan Ridley |
| 2009 | Reid, BruceBruce Reid |
| Reynolds, IanIan Reynolds |
| 2010 | Downs, BarrieBarrie Downs |
| 2011 | Ebert, RussellRussell Ebert |
| Walsh, GeoffGeoff Walsh |
| 2012 | Beveridge, JohnJohn Beveridge |
| 2013 | Stone, GeorgeGeorge Stone |
| 2014 | Daniher, NealeNeale Daniher |
| 2015 | Wheadon, DavidDavid Wheadon |
Coaching Legend Award
Awarded annually since 2009. Awarded to a former VFL/AFL coach who has achieved "significant achievement and success".
Winners
| Year |
Coach |
Club/s |
| 2009 | Kennedy, Sr., JohnJohn Kennedy, Sr. | Hawthorn/North Melbourne |
| 2010 | Barrassi, RonRon Barrassi | Carlton/North Melbourne/Melbourne/Sydney |
| 2011 | Hafey, TomTom Hafey | Richmond/Collingwood/Geelong/Sydney |
| 2012 | Parkin, DavidDavid Parkin | Hawthorn/Carlton/Fitzroy |
| 2006 | McHale, JockJock McHale | Collingwood |
| Matthews, LeighLeigh Matthews | Collingwood/Brisbane Lions |
| 2014 | Sheedy, KevinKevin Sheedy | Essendon/Greater Western Sydney |
| 2015 | Jeans, AllanAllan Jeans | St Kilda/Hawthorn/Richmond |
Media Award
Awarded annually since 2009. Awarded to an individual who displays "respected and insightful coverage of AFL football at the professional level". All AFL coaches can nominate an individual.
Winners
Career & Education Award
Awarded annually since 2014. Awarded to an AFL coach who has "shown exceptional commitment to their professional development".
Winners
All-Australian team
Awarded annually since 2015. In each position on the field (decided by analysts), the highest-scoring player from the Champion Player of the Year Award voting is chosen.
2015 team
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