We've dissected every club's list and come up with who we think will be bearing a B&F around their neck at season's end.
Back 1 - Adelaide - Matt Crouch (Malcolm Blight Medal) 2 - Brisbane - Lachie Neale (Merret-Murray Medal) 3 - Carlton - Patrick Cripps (John Nicholls Medal) 4 - Collingwood - Steele Sidebottom (Copeland Trophy) 5 - Essendon - Zach Merrett (Crichton Medal) 6 - Fremantle - Nat Fyfe (Doig Medal) 7 - GWS Giants - Stephen Coniglio (Kevin Sheedy Medal) 8 - Geelong - Patrick Dangerfield (Carji Greeves Medal) 9 - Gold Coast - David Swallow (Gold Coast Club Champion) 10 - Hawthorn - Jaeger O'Meara (Peter Crimmins Medal) 11 - Melbourne - Max Gawn - (Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy) 12 - North Melbourne - Shaun Higgins (Syd Barker Medal) 13 - Port Adelaide - Tom Rockliff (John Cahill Medal) 14 - Richmond - Dustin Martin (Jack Dyer Medal) 15 - St Kilda - Sebastian Ross (Trevor Barker Award) 16 - Sydney - Jake Lloyd (Bob Skilton Medal) 17 - West Coast Eagles - Andrew Gaff (John Worsfold Medal) 18 - Western Bulldogs - Jack Macrae (Charles Sutton Medal)
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Carlton - Patrick Cripps (John Nicholls Medal) The recently appointed skipper is the outright favourite to take out the Blues 90 year-old Medallion after All-Australian defender Sam Docherty ruptured his ACL yet again last December. Cripps has turned into one of the league's premier midfielders and will look to attain his third John Nicholls Medal.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 12: Acting Captain Patrick Cripps of the Blues walks to the coin toss during the 2018 AFL round eight match between the Carlton Blues and the Essendon Bombers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on May 12, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images) Back 1 - Adelaide - Matt Crouch (Malcolm Blight Medal) 2 - Brisbane - Lachie Neale (Merret-Murray Medal) 3 - Carlton - Patrick Cripps (John Nicholls Medal) 4 - Collingwood - Steele Sidebottom (Copeland Trophy) 5 - Essendon - Zach Merrett (Crichton Medal) 6 - Fremantle - Nat Fyfe (Doig Medal) 7 - GWS Giants - Stephen Coniglio (Kevin Sheedy Medal) 8 - Geelong - Patrick Dangerfield (Carji Greeves Medal) 9 - Gold Coast - David Swallow (Gold Coast Club Champion) 10 - Hawthorn - Jaeger O'Meara (Peter Crimmins Medal) 11 - Melbourne - Max Gawn - (Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy) 12 - North Melbourne - Shaun Higgins (Syd Barker Medal) 13 - Port Adelaide - Tom Rockliff (John Cahill Medal) 14 - Richmond - Dustin Martin (Jack Dyer Medal) 15 - St Kilda - Sebastian Ross (Trevor Barker Award) 16 - Sydney - Jake Lloyd (Bob Skilton Medal) 17 - West Coast Eagles - Andrew Gaff (John Worsfold Medal) 18 - Western Bulldogs - Jack Macrae (Charles Sutton Medal)
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