Star Sydney forward Lance Franklin has been named as the AFL Players' Association MVP for the month of August.
Franklin won 30% of the votes for his brilliant performances in the final month of the year, led by his 10-goal outing against Carlton in the final round.
Every current player votes for the monthly award winners, after the panel of Leigh Matthews, Chris Judd, Gerald Healy and Tim Watson put forward a six-man shortlist.
โOver the last month Buddy has reminded us why he is regarded as footballโs most sensational player,โ Healy told aflplayers.com.au.
โHis performance in Round 23 was as good an individual performance weโve seen for a long time. He totally dominated the game and once again stamped his mark as one of the players who will determine the outcome at the end of September.โ
Richmond star Dustin Martin just missed out on his third consecutive MVP of the Month award with 25% of the votes, while Adelaide young gun Matt Crouch (18%) finished third after another impressive month.
Franklin joins Rory Sloane, Josh Kelly and Dustin Martin as the other winners of the awards, with the quartet all automatically nominated for the end-of-season AFL Players' MVP Award, named the Leigh Matthews Trophy.
Winners of the MVP of the Month award in 2017
March/April - Rory Sloane
May - Josh Kelly
June - Dustin Martin
July - Dustin Martin
August - Lance Franklin
