Previous Winners

	Leigh Matthews Trophy for Most Valuable Player Honour Board (since 1982) 1982 - Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn)  1983 - Terry Daniher (Essendon) 1984 - Russell Greene (Hawthorn) 1985 - Greg Williams (Geelong) 1986 - Paul Roos (Fitzroy) 1987 - Tony Lockett (St Kilda) 1988 - Gerard Healy (Sydney) 1989 - Tim Watson (Essendon) 1990 - Darren Millane (Collingwood) 1991 - Jim Stynes (Melbourne) 1992 - Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn) 1993 - Gary Ablett Snr (Geelong) 1994 - Greg Williams (Carlton) 1995 - Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) 1996 - Corey McKernan (North Melbourne) 1997 - Robert Harvey (St Kilda) 1998 - Wayne Carey (North Melbourne) 1999 - Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) 2000 - Anthony Koutoufides (Carlton) 2001 - Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) 2002 - Luke Darcy (Western Bulldogs) 2002 - Michael Voss (Brisbane) 2003 - Michael Voss (Brisbane) 2004 - Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 2005 - Ben Cousins (West Coast) 2006 - Chris Judd (West Coast)  2007 - Gary Ablett Jnr (Geelong)
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	Best Captain (since 1986) 1986 - Michael Tuck (Hawthorn) 1987 - Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) 1988 - Ross Glendenning (West Coast) 1992 - Paul Roos (Fitzroy) 1994 - Stephen Kernahan (Carlton) 1995 - Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) 1998 - Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) 1999 - Paul Kelly (Sydney) 2000 - Wayne Carey (Kangaroos) 2001 - Michael Voss (Brisbane) 2002 - Michael Voss (Brisbane) 2003 - Michael Voss (Brisbane) 2004 - Michael Voss (Brisbane) 2005 - Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) 2006 - Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide)2005  2007 - Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions) Jonathan Brown accepts his 2007 Best Captain Award
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	Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player 1991 - Gavin Brown (Collingwood) 1992 - Gavin Brown (Collingwood) 1993 - Gavin Wanganeen (Essendon) 1994 - Paul Kelly (Sydney) 1995 - Paul Kelly (Sydney) 1996 - Paul Kelly (Sydney) 1997 - Paul Kelly (Sydney) 1998 - Glenn Archer (Kangaroos) 1999 - Glenn Archer (Kangaroos) 2000 - Paul Kelly (Sydney) 2001 - Michael Voss (Brisbane) 2002 - Glenn Archer (Kangaroos) 2003 - Glenn Archer (Kangaroos) 2004 - David Teague (Carlton) 2005 - Glenn Archer (Kangaroos) 2006 - Glenn Archer (Kangaroos) / 2006 - Brett Kirk (Sydney) 2007 - Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions) Jonathan Brown accepts his 2007 Most Courageous Award from Glenn Archer
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	Best First Year Player 1998 - Nick Stevens (Port Adelaide) 1999 - Adam Goodes (Sydney) 2000 - Paul Haselby (Fremantle) 2001 - Daniel Kerr (West Coast)                        2002 - Chris Judd (West Coast)                       2003 - Daniel Wells (Kangaroos) 2004 - Aaron Davey (Melbourne) 2005 - Brett Deledio (Richmond) 2006 - Marc Murphy (Carlton) 2007 - Joel Selwood (Geelong)
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