The AFL Awards are set to be handed out on Wednesday evening in Melbourne. You can follow all the action live on Zero Hanger below with our blog throughout the night.
The awards ceremony will kick-off at 7pm (AEST), with the All Australian team announcement to headline the evening.
9:37pm (AEST)
Thanks for joining Zero Hanger tonight for our coverage of the AFL awards.
Here is the full list of awards.
Rising Star: Nick Daicos (Collingwood Magpies)
AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player Award: Jai Newcombe (Hawthorn Hawks)
AFL Coaches Association Champion Player: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne Demons) and Touk Miller (Gold Coast Suns)
AFLPA Best First Year Player:Â Nick Daicos (Collingwood Magpies)
AFLPA Most Courageous Award:Â Liam Baker (Richmond Tigers)
AFLPA Best Captain Award:Â Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood Magpies)
AFLPA MVP Award: Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle Dockers)
FULL 2022 ALL AUSTRALIAN TEAM
B: Tom Stewart (Geelong), Steven May (Melbourne), Brayden Maynard (Collingwood)
HB: Jack Sinclair (St Kilda), Sam Taylor (GWS Giants), Adam Saad (Carlton)
C: Touk Miller (Gold Coast), Clayton Oliver (Melbourne), Callum Mills (Sydney)
HF: Christian Petracca (Melbourne), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Shai Bolton (Richmond)
F: Charlie Curnow (Carlton), Tom Hawkins (Geelong), Tyson Stengle (Geelong)
FOLL: Max Gawn (Melbourne), Patrick Cripps (Carlton), Lachie Neale (Brisbane)
INTERCHANGE: Mark Blicavs (Geelong), Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle), Isaac Heeney (Sydney), Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide)
9:33pm (AEST)
The captain of the 2022 All Australian team is Geelong's Tom Hawkins, with Patrick Cripps (Carlton) as the vice-captain.
9:23pm (AEST)
The All Australian interchange bench has been announced.
Mark Blicavs (Geelong), Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle), Isaac Heeney (Sydney) and Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) have been selected.
9:14pm (AEST)
Time for the forward line!
At half forward, we have Christian Petracca (Melbourne), Jeremy Cameron (Geelong) and Shai Bolton (Richmond).
In the full forward line, Charlie Curnow (Carlton) and Tom Hawkins (Geelong) have been selected with Tyson Stengle (Geelong) in the other forward pocket.
9:07pm (AEST)
Next up is the 2022 All Australian midfield!
Callum Mills (Sydney), Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) and Touk Miller (Gold Coast) have been selected across the centre.
With Max Gawn (Melbourne), Patrick Cripps (Carlton) and Lachie Neale (Brisbane) in the middle.
9:01pm (AEST)
The All Australian defenders have been announced.
The 2022 All Australian full backline are Tom Stewart (Geelong), Steven May (Melbourne) and Brayden Maynard (Collingwood).
The 2022 halfbacks are Adam Saad (Carlton), Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) and Sam Taylor (GWS Giants).
9:00pm (AEST)
The announcement of the All Australian team is set to get underway shortly.
8:46pm (AEST)
Patrick Dangerfield and Leigh Matthews are on stage running through the nominees for the AFLPA MVP award. The full list of nominees can be found further down in the blog.
Andrew Brayshaw has been announced as the 2022 AFLPA MVP, a just reward for a stellar season from the Docker.
Brayshaw is accepting the award on stage, thanking his peers for the acknowledgement.
8:38pm (AEST)
It's time for the AFLPA Best Captain Award, presented by Marcus Bontempelli.
Collingwood's Scott Pendlebury has won, now on stage accepting the award.
8:34pm (AEST)
Dylan Grimes is on stage presenting the AFLPA Most Courageous Award, won by Richmond's Liam Baker.
8:30pm (AEST)
It's time for the AFLPA Best First Year Player to be announced, with Nick Daicos taking out the award alongside his earlier Rising Star Award win.
8:26pm (AEST)
We're back! AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield is on stage introducing the Player's Association awards.
7:43pm (AEST)
We are off for AFL 360 now. Zero Hanger understands that the awards are expected to kick-off again from 8:15pm (AEST) - so just over half an hour from now.
Full list of awards
Rising Star: Nick Daicos (Collingwood Magpies)
AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player Award: Jai Newcombe (Hawthorn Hawks)
AFL Coaches Association Champion Player: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne Demons) and Touk Miller (Gold Coast Suns)
7:38pm (AEST)
The Coleman Medal will now be presented by Eddie Betts to Charlie Curnow from Carlton.
7:33pm (AEST)
It's time for the Rising Star to be announced.
In third place is Jai Newcombe from Hawthorn. Second place is Sam De Koning from Geelong.
And the winner of the 2022 Rising Star is Nick Daicos from Collingwood.
The full leaderboard is as follows:
1. Nick Daicos - 60
2. Sam De Koning - 48
3. Jai Newcombe - 35
4. Jack Ginnivan - 21
5. Nic Martin - 12
6. Jake Bowey - 2
7. Heath Chapman - 1
7:25pm (AEST)
Sam De Koning has been interviewed after the video package for the Rising Star nominees between Round 9 and 16.
The final nominees are up now.
7:20pm (AEST)
Jason Horne-Francis is now being interviewed after the Rising Star nominees for the first eight rounds were ran through in a video package.
The full list of nominees can be found by scrolling down in this blog.
Horne-Francis revealed he has already talked to new North Melbourne Kangaroos coach Alastair Clarkson and hinted at a possible position switch in 2023.
7:14pm (AEST)
A tie has been announced in the AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player Award with Clayton Oliver of the Melbourne Demons and Touk Miller of the Gold Coast Suns being confirmed to have split the award.
Lachie Neale was the third-place getter.
7:10pm (AEST)
The AFL Coaches Association Champion Player award is first up this evening.
Presented by Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell, Jai Newcombe has been confirmed as the winner of the award.
Errol Gulden (Sydney Swans) and Sam De Koning (Geelong) were the second and third placed nominees.
7pm (AEST)
The awards ceremony is now getting underway. We are going to hear from Gillon McLachlan, the CEO of the AFL to kick things off.
6:45pm (AEST)
Good evening and welcome to Zero Hanger's live coverage of the 2022 AFL awards ceremony. We should be getting underway in about 15 minutes.
In the meantime, be sure to check out how to watch the ceremony tonight.
Earlier
The full list of awards to be announced and the nominees for Wednesday evening is as follows:
- 2022 Therabody AFLÂ All Australian Team
A squad of 44 players has been named which the All Australian team will be picked out of. The players are as follows:
Tom Barrass, West Coast Eagles
Mark Blicavs, Geelong Cats
Shai Bolton, Richmond Tigers
Marcus Bontempelli, Western Bulldogs
Andrew Brayshaw, Fremantle Dockers
Angus Brayshaw, Melbourne Demons
Charlie Cameron, Brisbane Lions
Jeremy Cameron, Geelong Cats
Patrick Cripps, Carlton Blues
Jack Crisp, Collingwood Magpies
Brennan Cox, Fremantle Dockers
Charlie Curnow, Carlton Blues
Josh Daicos, Collingwood Magpies
Bayley Fritsch, Melbourne Demons
Max Gawn, Melbourne Demons
Tom Hawkins, Geelong Cats
Isaac Heeney, Sydney Swans
Josh Kelly, GWS Giants
Rory Laird, Adelaide Crows
Tom Lynch, Richmond Tigers
Jack Macrae, Western Bulldogs
Steven May, Melbourne Demons
Hugh McCluggage, Brisbane Lions
Brayden Maynard, Collingwood Magpies
Touk Miller, Gold Coast Suns
Callum Mills, Sydney Swans
Lachie Neale, Brisbane Lions
Clayton Oliver, Melbourne Demons
Tom Papley, Sydney Swans
Christian Petracca, Melbourne Demons
Daniel Rioli, Richmond Tigers
Connor Rozee, Port Adelaide Power
Adam Saad, Carlton Blues
James Sicily, Hawthorn Hawks
Jack Sinclair, St Kilda Saints
Tyson Stengle, Geelong Cats
Tom Stewart, Geelong Cats
Sam Taylor, GWS Giants
Taylor Walker, Adelaide Crows
Sam Walsh, Carlton
Chad Warner, Sydney Swans
Jacob Weitering, Carlton
Callum Wilkie, St Kilda
Jarrod Witts, Gold Coast Suns
- 2022 NAB AFL Rising Star
Round 1: Nic Martin, Essendon Bombers
Round 2: Jake Bowey, Melbourne Demons
Round 3: Nick Daicos, Collingwood Magpies
Round 4: Josh Rachele, Adelaide Crows
Round 5: Jai Newcombe, Hawthorn Hawks
Round 6: Jack Ginnivan, Collingwood Magpies
Round 7: Jason Horne-Francis, North Melbourne Kangaroos
Round 8: Heath Chapman, Fremantle Dockers
Round 9: Corey Durdin, Carlton Blues
Round 10: Joel Jeffrey, Gold Coast Titans
Round 11: Sam De Koning, Geelong Cats
Round 12: Logan McDonald, Sydney Swans
Round 13: Brandon Walker, Fremantle Dockers
Round 14: Ben Hobbs, Essendon Bombers
Round 15: Lachie Jones, Port Adelaide Power
Round 16: Massimo D'Ambrosio, Essendon Bombers
Round 17: Hugo Ralphsmith, Richmond Tigers
Round 18: Josh Ward, Hawthorn Hawks
Round 19: Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Western Bulldogs
Round 20: Noah Cumberland, Richmond Tigers
Round 21: Elijah Hollands, Gold Coast Suns
- Coleman Medallist presentation
Charlie Curnow of the Carlton Blues will be presented with the Coleman Medal after kicking 64 goals during the season.
AFL Players’ Association awards
- Leigh Matthews Trophy for the most valuable player
Every club has three players nomination for the MVP award as follows:
Adelaide Crows: Jordan Dawson, Rory Laird, Taylor Walker
Brisbane Lions: Charlie Cameron, Hugh McCluggage, Lachie Neale
Carlton Blues:Â Charlie Curnow, Patrick Cripps, Sam Walsh
Collingwood Magpies:Â Jack Crisp, Jeremy Howe, Nick Daicos
Essendon Bombers:Â Mason Redman, Peter Wright, Zach Merrett
Fremantle Dockers:Â Andrew Brayshaw, Brennan Cox, Will Brodie
Geelong Cats:Â Jeremy Cameron, Mark Blicavs, Tom Hawkins
Gold Coast Suns: Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller, Sam Collins
Greater Western Sydney Giants:Â Sam Taylor, Stephen Coniglio, Toby Greene
Hawthorn Hawks: Dylan Moore, Jai Newcombe, James Sicily
Melbourne Demons:Â Angus Brayshaw, Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver
North Melbourne Kangaroos:Â Ben McKay, Jy Simpkin, Luke Davie-Uniacke
Port Adelaide Power:Â Connor Rozee, Sam Powell-Pepper, Todd Marshall
Richmond Tigers:Â Dion Prestia, Liam Baker, Shai Bolton
St Kilda Saints:Â Callum Wilkie, Jack Sinclair, Jack Steele
Sydney Swans: Callum Mills, Chad Warner, Isaac Heeney
West Coast Eagles:Â Jack Redden, Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass
Western Bulldogs:Â Aaron Naughton, Marcus Bontempelli, Tom Liberatore
- Robert Rose most courageous player award
Every club has one players nominated for the most courageous player award as follows:
Brisbane Lions:Â Noah Answerth
Carlton Blues: Sam Docherty
Collingwood Magpies:Â Brayden Maynard
Essendon Bombers: Jayden Laverde
Fremantle Dockers:Â Hayden Young
Gold Coast Suns:Â David Swallow
Greater Western Sydney Giants:Â Harry Perryman
Hawthorn Hawks:Â Blake Hardwick
Melbourne Demons:Â Jack Viney
North Melbourne Kangaroos:Â Luke McDonald
Port Adelaide Power:Â Tom Jonas
Richmond Tigers:Â Liam Baker
St Kilda Saints:Â Daniel McKenzie
West Coast Eagles:Â Tom Barrass
Western Bulldogs:Â Josh Dunkley
- AFLPA best first year player award
Every club has one player nominated for the first year player award as follows:
Brisbane Lions: Kai Lohmann
Collingwood Magpies:Â Nick Daicos
Fremantle Dockers:Â Neil Erasmus
Gold Coast Suns:Â Mac Andrew
Greater Western Sydney Giants:Â Finn Callaghan
Hawthorn Hawks:Â Connor MacDonald
Melbourne Demons:Â Jacob Van Rooyen
North Melbourne Kangaroos:Â Paul Curtis
Port Adelaide Power:Â Jake Burgoyne
Richmond Tigers:Â Josh Dibcus
St Kilda Saints:Â Marcus Windhager
Sydney Swans:Â Matthew Roberts
West Coast Eagles:Â Brady Hough
Western Bulldogs:Â Robbie McComb
- AFLPA best captain
Captains have been nomination for the best captain award as follows:
Brisbane Lions: Dayne Zorko
Carlton Blues: Jesse Motlop
Collingwood Magpies: Scott Pendlebury
Essendon Bombers: Dyson Heppell
Fremantle Dockers: Nathan Fyfe
Gold Coast Suns: Jarrod Witts, Touk Miller
Greater Western Sydney Giants:Â Josh Kelly, Toby Greene, Stephen Coniglio
North Melbourne Kangaroos: Jack Ziebell
Port Adelaide Power: Tom Jonas
Richmond Tigers: Dylan Grimes, Toby Nankervis
St Kilda Saints: Jack Steele
Sydney Swans: Callum Mills, Dane Rampe, Luke Parker
Western Bulldogs: Marcus Bontempelli
AFL Coaches Association awards
- 2022 AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year
- 2022 AFL Coaches Association Best Young Player