Every AFL team’s 2026 best and fairest winner, top 10, other club awards

The AFL off-season has already begun for multiple clubs, and with that comes the awards evening. The night is a chance to reflect on the year that was and reward players for their efforts, on and off the field. Here is each AFL club's 2026 Best and Fairest winner, as well as other high vote-getters and award winners from each side. Adelaide Skipper Jordan Dawson's glittering resume continues to have more accolades added to it, with the inspirational skipper claiming his fourth Malcolm Blight Medal as the Crows' best and fairest player in five completed seasons at West Lakes. Rounding out the podium was breakout ruckman Lachlan McAndrew and experienced campaigner Alex Neal-Bullen. For the fourth year running, "Daws" also claimed the "Players's Trademark" award at the Crows' night of nights, while also claiming the Members' MVP gong and the Crows' professionalism award, to boot. After a breakout season, Brayden Cook finished in the top 10, while All-Australian half-back Wayne Milera just missed out on a step on the podium. Malcolm Blight Medal leaderboard Jordan Dawson (158 votes) Lachlan McAndrew (135) Alex Neal-Bullen (132) Wayne Milera (128) Izak Rankine (124) Sam Berry (113) Josh Worrell (105) Ben Keays (99) Josh Rachele (97) Brayden Cook (96) Members' MVP Award - Jordan Dawson Dr. Brian Sando OAM Trophy (Professionalism) - Jordan Dawson Mark Bickley Emerging Talent Award - Archie Ludowyke Crows Foundation Community Award - Charlie Edwards Leading Goal Kicker – Josh Rachele Players Trademark - Jordan Dawson Phil Walsh Best Team Man – Alex Neal-Bullen SANFL Club Champion – Blake Drury Brisbane Will Ashcroft has capped off a breakout season with the Lions' best-and-fairest award, narrowly beating Josh Dunkley and Lachie Neale. Recruit Sam Draper finished inside the top 10, as did second-year gun and Ashcroft's brother, Levi. Departing Neale finished third, while Logan Morris, Charlie Cameron and Zac Bailey were prominent voters. Merrett-Murray Medal leaderboard 1. Will Ashcroft - 71 votes 2. Josh Dunkley - 69 3. Lachie Neale - 65 =4. Charlie Cameron - 63 =4. Darcy Wilmot - 63 =6. Logan Morris - 61 =6. Harris Andrews - 61 8. Zac Bailey - 60 =9. Sam Draper - 57 =9. Levi Ashcroft - 57 Rookie of the Year: Ty Gallop Marcus Ashcroft Most Professional Player Award: Ryan Lester Shaun Hart Trademark Player of the Year: Cameron Rayner and Jarrod Berry Players' Player of the Year: Josh Dunkley and Logan Morris Finals Player Award: Josh Dunkley and Will Ashcroft Youi Fan MVP: Will Ashcroft Life Memberships: Oscar McInerney, Jarrod Berry, Hugh McCluggage and Peter Blucher Carlton Sam Walsh is now a dual John Nicholls Medallist after topping the Blues' count on Sunday. Walsh's strong season polled ahead of recruit Ollie Florent and Patrick Cripps. Youngster Jagga Smith and Harry Dean featured inside the top 10, whilde defenders Lachlan Cowan and Nick Haynes were rewarded for their efforts. 1. Sam Walsh - 212 2. Ollie Florent - 177 3. Patrick Cripps - 176 4. Jagga Smith - 167 5. Lachlan Cowan - 150 6. Nick Haynes - 140 7. Harry Dean - 136 8. George Hewett - 127 =9. Ben Ainsworth - 126 =9. Francis Evans - 126 Other award winners Best Young Player - Jagga Smith Best Clubman - Will Hayward Coaches' Award - Will Hayward Players' Award - Harry Dean Best Finals Player - Jacob Weitering Carltonians William A. Cook Award - Sam Walsh Bill Lanyon Inner Blue Ruthless Award - Harry Dean Spirit of Carlton Award - Will Hayward Interstate Coterie Award - Jagga Smith Collingwood Recently anointed Brownlow Medallist Nick Daicos has capped off one of the most remarkable individual seasons in league history with his second Copeland Trophy as Collingwood's best and fairest player. The gong takes Daicos' incredible 2026 haul to a Brownlow Medal, Leigh Matthews Trophy, AFLCA Champion Player of the Year and a club best and fairest - not to mention a litany of media awards to boot. Rounding out the podium were previous winners, elder brother Josh Daicos (2023) and ruckman Darcy Cameron (2025). Rumours of Dan Houston's disenfranchised view on proceedings on Olympic Boulevard may have been silenced after the former Port Adelaide Power player finished fourth in the count. Fittingly, heart and soul defender Brayden Maynard was again named the Pies' best clubman. It is the third time the firebrand has been afforded the honour. E.W. Copeland Trophy – Top 10 Nick Daicos – 519 votes (E.W. Copeland Medal) Josh Daicos – 365 votes (R.T. Rush Trophy) Darcy Cameron – 349 votes (J.J. Joyce Trophy) Dan Houston – 348 votes Isaac Quaynor – 337 votes Dan McStay – 332 votes Billy Frampton – 331 votes Jordan De Goey – 325 votes Jack Crisp – 313 votes Lachie Schultz – 299 votes Bob Rose Award (Best Player in Finals) – Dan McStay Darren Millane Memorial Award (Best Clubman) – Brayden Maynard Gavin Brown Award (Best Defensive Pressure) – Billy Frampton Gordon Coventry Award (Leading Goal Kicker) – Dan McStay Harry Collier Trophy (Best Young Player) – Sam Swadling Jack Hellier Trophy (VFL Best Clubman) – Brynn Teakle Joseph Wren Trophy (VFL Best and Fairest) – Oskar Faulkead Essendon Zach Merrett claimed an equal-club record seventh Crichton Medal, joining Bill Hutchison and Dick Reynolds. Merrett finished ahead of Sam Durham and Archie Roberts. Crichton Medal top 10 leaderboard: Zach Merrett 117 votes Sam Durham 106 votes Archie Roberts 77 votes Nate Caddy 76 votes Peter Wright 71 votes Zach Reid 59 votes Dyson Sharp 52 votes Sullivan Robey 45 votes Jaxon Prior 40 votes Jacob Farrow 39 votes Matthew Lloyd Leading Goalkicker – Nate Caddy Bruce Heymanson Best Clubman – Jaxon Prior Most Improved Player – Jaxon Prior Adam Ramanauskas Most Courageous Player – Sam Durham Lindsay Griffiths Rising Star – Dyson Sharp John Kilby Staff and Trainers Award – Andrew McGrath McCracken Medal - Zach Merrett Fremantle Truly exceptional ruckman Luke Jackson has taken home his first Doig Medal as Fremantle's best and fairest player, after a year in which he also garnered his first All-Australian selection. Jackson held off favourite sons Andrew Brayshaw and Caleb Serong (fittingly separated by a singular vote) to claim the gong, as just rewards for a season where he continued to defy conventional expectations of a ruckman with his feats around the ground. In a rather shocking development, All-Australian defender Jordan Clark failed to crack the top 10. Luke Jackson – 269 votes Andrew Brayshaw – 229 Caleb Serong – 228 Josh Treacy – 225 Shai Bolton – 218 Jye Amiss – 191 Patrick Voss – 181 Sam Switkowski – 173 Murphy Reid – 172 Alex Pearce – 164 Other awards: Beacon Award (most promising young player): Chris Scerri Best clubman: Sam Switkowski Players' Award: Alex Pearce Geelong Running midfielder Bailey Smith pipped great mate Max Holmes in the Carji Greeves Medal count. Smith and Holmes led the way, while Shaun Mannagh filled out the podium after his stellar season. Connor O'Sullivan's emergence as a star of the competition was reflected with a fourth placing, while Ollie Dempsey and Oisin Mullin pushed up the leaderboard. 2026 Carji Greeves Medal Leaderboard - Top 10 Position Player Votes 1 Bailey Smith 178 2 Max Holmes 151 3 Shaun Mannagh 131 4 Connor O'Sullivan 129 5 Ollie Dempsey 128 6 Oisin Mullin 127 7 Tom Stewart 126 8 Shannon Neale 123 9 Lawson Humphries 122 10 Tanner Bruhn 113 Best Club Person - Mark Blicavs Best Young Player - Mitch Edwards Club Community Champion - Shaun Mannagh Gold Coast Key defender Bodhi Uwland has taken out the Gold Coast Club Champion award for the first time, capping off a fine season on the Glitter Strip. Fellow key defenders Sam Collins and Mac Andrew rounded out the podium, after a season in which expectations were not met. Star on-ballers Christian Petracca, Matthew Rowell and Noah Anderson predictably finished inside the top 10. Wantaway spearhead Ben King, who finished third in the prestigious Coleman Medal race, did not feature inside the top 10. 1st: Bodhi Uwland (57) 2nd: Sam Collins (54) 3rd: Mac Andrew (50) 4th: Leo Lombard (45) =5th: Touk Miller (40) =5th: Noah Anderson (40) 7th: John Noble (37) =8th: Matt Rowell (33) =8th: Ned Moyle (33) =10th: Christian Petracca (31) =10th: Ben Long (31) =10th: Bailey Humphrey (31) David Swallow Award (Players' Player): Bodhi Uwland Most Professional: Matt Rowell Emerging Player: Leo Lombard Leading Goal Kicker: Ben King VFL Player of the Year: Caleb Graham Jarrod Harbrow Community Award: Bodhi Uwland Academy Player of the Year: Archie Hill GWS Defensive weapon Lachie Ash won his maiden Kevin Sheedy Medal, just beating out Connor Idun and Clayton Oliver. Captain Toby Greene - who is weighing up his future at the Giants - finished in fourth, while star midfielder Finn Callaghan rounded out the top five. Jake Stringer, after departing the club in search of a fourth team, featured heavily in the votes, as did rising youngster Harvey Thomas. 1. Lachie Ash - 71 votes 2. Connor Idun - 69 3. Clayton Oliver - 67 4. Toby Greene - 59 5. Finn Callaghan - 56 6. Lachie Whitfield - 55 7. Jake Stringer - 50 8. Harvey Thomas - 44 9. Harry Himmelberg - 33 10. Ryan Angwin - 32 Coaches Award Harvey Thomas Academy Player of the Year Ethan Matthews VFL Player of the Year Harvey Hooper Members' Choice Award Clayton Oliver Rising Star Award Harvey Thomas GIANTS Community Award Stephen Coniglio Hawthorn Quickly becoming a player as marketable as he is mercurial, Nick Watson has capped off a sensational individual season with his first Peter Crimmins Medal as Hawthorn's best and fairest player. The game-changing small forward earned his first All-Australian selection this year, won the Mark of the Year for his hanger on West Coast's Liam Baker, and became the first player in some 80-odd years to notch 60+ goals while standing at under 170cm tall. His preliminary final performance was one of the more scintillating individual outings of the season, in a year in which "The Wizard" truly emerged as the game's premier small forward, and one that could prove generational. Jai Newcombe and Jarman Impey rounded out the podium. 2026 Peter Crimmins Medal top 10 Nick Watson - 150 votes Jai Newcombe - 131 votes Jarman Impey - 123 votes Connor MacDonald - 121 votes Josh Ward - 117 votes Blake Hardwick - 109 votes Massimo D'Ambrosio - 108 votes (equal-seventh) Jack Gunston - 108 votes Dylan Moore - 107 votes James Sicily - 105 votes Other club award winners: Lethal Award (Player-voted): Nick Watson Most Promising: Noah Mraz Most Improved: Connor Macdonald Most Courageous: Lloyd Meek Best Clubman: Conor Nash Community Leadership Award: Flynn Perez Melbourne The greatest ruckman of all time is now a four-time Keith "Bluey" Truscott Memorial Trophy winner, as the Demons' best and fairest player. Max Gawn beat out fellow podium finishers Kysaiah Pickett and Tom Sparrow to claim the award in a season that saw the Demons climb up the ladder once more, udner first-year coach Steven King. The gong follows on from his coronation as player with the most All-Australian selections in history, and from a career-best Brownlow Medal return (28 votes, fourth place). 2026 Keith ‘Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy – Top 10 Max Gawn - 680 votes Kysaiah Pickett - 611 votes Tom Sparrow - 545 votes Kade Chandler - 537 votes Jack Steele - 526 votes Koltyn Tholstrup - 455 votes Harry Sharp - 415 votes Ed Langdon - 389 votes Daniel Turner - 379 votes Harvey Langford - 376 votes James McDonald Trophy – Trademark Player - Kade Chandler and Daniel Turner Ian Ridley Memorial Trophy – Club Ambassador Award - Koltyn Tholstrup Harold Ball Memorial Trophy – Best Young Player - Koltyn Tholstrup Ron Barassi Jnr Memorial Trophy – Leadership Award - Jack Steele Norm Smith Memorial Trophy – Coaches Award - Tom Sparrow Troy Broadbridge Memorial Trophy – Best VFL Player - Jack Henderson North Melbourne Harry Sheezel won his third Syd Barker Medal for his 2026 efforts, becoming the youngest player in the club's history to achieve the feat. Luke Davies-Uniacke and Jy Simpkin rounded out the top three. Syd Barker Club Champion Medal – Top 10 1. Harry Sheezel – 222 2. Luke Davies-Uniacke – 220 3. Jy Simpkin – 203 4. Luke Parker – 202 5. Caleb Daniel – 199 6. Tristan Xerri – 171 7. Paul Curtis – 165 8. Finn O'Sullivan – 156 9. Colby McKercher – 147 10. Charlie Comben – 146 Best Young Player Award: Cooper Trembath Glenn Archer Shinboner of the Year Award: Harry Sheezel Mazda BT-50 Give it Heaps Award: Harry Sheezel Harold Henderson Best Clubman Award: Charlie Comben Peter Scanlon Community Award: Charlie Comben John Law Medal (VFL Best & Fairest): Matthew Keast, James Tarrant and Darcy Macpherson VFL Best Clubman Award: Hugh Byrne Port Adelaide Jason Horne-Francis claimed a maiden John Cahill Medal after a breakout season. Horne-Francis narrowly pipped Zak Butters, who has confirmed his departure from Alberton, in the thrilling count. Emerging forward Mitch Georgiades finished on the podium, followed by Willem Drew and Joe Richards. 1. Jason Horne-Francis – 88 votes 2. Zak Butters – 83 3. Mitch Georgiades – 69 4. Willem Drew – 56 5. Joe Richards – 55 6. Jordon Sweet – 54 7. Jase Burgoyne – 51 8. Aliir Aliir – 46 =9. Darcy Byrne-Jones – 43 =9. Ollie Wines – 43 Fos Williams Medal (best team man, voted by the players) Willem Drew Gavin Wanganeen Award (best player under 21) Jack Whitlock Coaches' Award (most improved) Josh Lai John McCarthy Award (for community service) Benny Barrett Life Membership Willem Drew, Todd Marshall, Sam Powell-Pepper, Jamie Restas Richmond Tim Taranto won his third Jack Dyer Medal in four seasons at the Tigers. The star on-baller topped the count, but was followed closely by fellow midfielder Jack Ross. Seth Campbell jolted up the leaderboard after his breakout season to claim fourth alongside departed veteran Dion Prestia. 1st Jack Dyer Medal - Tim Taranto (55 votes) 2nd Kevin Bartlett Medal - Jack Ross (47) 3rd Roy Wright Medal - Nick Vlastuin (32) Eq 4th Trent Cotchin Medal - Seth Campbell and Dion Prestia (31) 6th Nathan Broad (28) 7th Jayden Short (27) Eq 8th Toby Nankervis and Ben Miller (24) Eq 10th Noah Balta and Patrick Retschko (23) 12th Sam Lalor (21) Eq 13th Sam Cumming and Sam Grlj (20) Francis Bourke Award (ultimate team man) Nathan Broad Bill Cosgrove/Harry Jenkins Best First Year Player Patrick Retschko Michael Roach Medallist for being the Club's leading goalkicker Mykelti Lefau St Kilda Saints defender Callum Wilkie has claimed his second Trevor Barker Medal, pipping fellow defender and midfielder Max Hall in a thrilling count. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera came fourth while breakout youngsters Hugo Garcia and Darcy Wilson finished inside the top 10. 2026 Trevor Barker Award Top 10 Callum Wilkie – 255 votes Jack Silvagni – 250 votes Max Hall – 241 votes Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera – 219 votes Hugo Garcia – 185 votes Bradley Hill – 177 votes Mitchito Owens – 174 votes Jack Sinclair – 156 votes Darcy Wilson – 145 votes Rowan Marshall – 137 votes Other End of Season Awards John Beveridge Best Emerging Player: Hugo Garcia Team Trademark Award: Jack Silvagni Robert Harvey Best Clubman: Ryan Byrnes LOEWE Sainter of the Year (Fan voted): Max Hall VFL Best and Fairest: Hugh Boxshall Sydney Isaac Heeney won the Bob Skilton Medal, ahead of Brodie Grundy and Charlie Curnow. Sidelined teammates Chad Warner, Nick Blakey and James Jordon all featured inside the top 10. Bob Skilton Medal, Top 10: 1st: Isaac Heeney, 431 2nd: Brodie Grundy, 400 3rd: Charlie Curnow, 398 4th: Chad Warner, 397 5th: Jai Serong, 352 6th: Callum Mills, 342 7th: Nick Blakey, 339 8th: Tom McCartin, 338 9th: Tom Papley, 304 10th: James Jordon, 301 Other Awards Barry Round Best Clubman: Callum Mills and Billy Cootee Dennis Carroll Award (Most improved): Jai Serong Paul Roos Award (Best finals player): Logan McDonald Rising Star Award: Will Edwards VFL Development Squad - Player of the Year: Mitch Mellis West Coast John Worsfold Medal 1. Harley Reid (260 votes) 2. Jake Waterman (209 votes) 3. Tim Kelly (193 votes) 4. Milan Murdock (170 votes) 5. Brady Hough (166 votes) 6. Tom McCarthy (164 votes) 7. Willem Duursma (163 votes) 8. Elliot Yeo (161 votes) 9. Reuben Ginbey (159 votes) 10. Liam Baker (155 votes) Chris Mainwaring Medal (Best Clubman) Reuben Ginbey Emerging talent Willem Duursma Fan MVP Harley Reid Leading goal kicker Jake Waterman Best defensive player Reuben Ginbey WAFL Best and Fairest Matt Flynn Eagles in the community award Justin Prior Western Bulldogs Generational midfielder Marcus Bontempelli won an equal club-record seventh Charles Sutton Medal, pipping Ed Richards and James O'Donnell. Bontempelli joined Scott West. Buku Khamis' breakout season returned a fourth placing, while Aaron Naughton's efforts didn't go unnoticed. Charles Sutton Medal Top 10 Marcus Bontempelli – 319 votes Ed Richards – 248 James O'Donnell – 231 Buku Khamis – 194 Aaron Naughton – 192 Bailey Dale – 177 Matthew Kennedy – 149 Bailey Williams – 142 Lachlan Bramble – 127 Tim English – 111 Other winners: Chris Grant Best First Year Player: Michael Sellwood Tony Liberatore Most Improved Player: Arthur Jones Brad Johnson Best Team Player: Buku Khamis John Van Groningen Award: Marcus Bontempelli & Ed Richards Scott West Most Courageous Award: Aaron Naughton John Schultz Community Award: Tom Liberatore Simon Beasley Score Impact Player Award: Aaron Naughton Best In Finals Award: Bailey Williams VFL Best & Fairest Winner: Cooper Craig-Peters VFL Best & Fairest Second Place: Jack Billings VFL Best & Fairest Third Place: Ryan Gardner VFL Coaches Award: Dan Orgill AFL & VFL Trainers Awards: Marcus Bontempelli, Jack Billings Locker Group Coaches Award: Cooper Hynes Ingrid McDonald Award: Brent Prismall

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