AFLPA release 2017 Most Courageous Award nominees

With the AFL Players' Association MVP Awards night less than two weeks away, 18 players have been nominated for the Robert Rose Most Courageous Award.

To be awarded on Tuesday, September 12 at the AFLPA MVP Awards night, every player voted for one player from each club for who they thought was the most courageous player across the league.

Since the inaugural award in 1991, North Melbourne star Glenn Archer was handed the award six times over his career, while Sydney midfielder Paul Kelly won the honours five times.

Geelong captain Joel Selwood has the most awards among current players, and has a chance to win his fifth Robert Rose Award in 2017.

Every nominee for the 2017 Robert Rose Most Courageous Award

Adelaide: Rory Sloane

Brisbane: Darcy Gardiner

Carlton: Matthew Kreuzer

Collingwood: Tyson Goldsack

Essendon: Mark Baguley

Fremantle: Nathan Fyfe

Geelong: Joel Selwood

Gold Coast: David Swallow

GWS Giants: Callan Ward

Hawthorn: Luke Hodge

Melbourne: Jack Viney

North Melbourne: Jack Ziebell

Port Adelaide: Tom Jonas

Richmond: Dylan Grimes

St Kilda: Jarryn Geary

Sydney: Callum Mills

West Coast: Jeremy McGovern

Western Bulldogs: Dale Morris