Lion looks in for big awards season

Опубликованно 17.09.2020 13:12

Cripps, who polled votes from the AFL coaches in seven games this season, was left out by the Carlton players who chose rising star Sam Walsh, All-Australian contender Jacob Weitering and recruit Jack Martin as their trio of contenders.

Geelong players also didn’t include star Patrick Dangerfield, who has won three of the last four club best and fairest awards and is fifth in Brownlow Medal betting, among its three picks.

Coleman Medal leader Tom Hawkins, Cam Guthrie and Sam Menegola got the nod from their teammates after stellar 2020 seasons.

The award is judged in a two-step process. Firstly, players nominate three contenders from their club before the wider playing group vote to decide the winner.

Players cannot vote for their own teammates in stage 2 of the process.

Cripps is a back-to-back Carlton best and fairest and has also been All-Australian the past two seasons, picking up his first Leigh Matthews Trophy last year as well as polling 26 Brownlow Medal votes.

Patrick Cripps wasn’t one of Carlton’s three MVP nominations. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

His numbers have been slightly down this season, but his coach David Teague said Cripps had played an “important part” in Carlton’s seven-win season so far.

Brownlow Medal favourite Lachie Neale was among Brisbane’s three nominations and would be favourite to win his first MVP.

Reigning Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe and Collingwood defender Darcy Moore were among the other contenders with nominees from nine clubs released on Wednesday.

Lion-hearted Gold Coast defender Sam Collins, GWS defender Nick Haynes and Adelaide ruckman Reilly O’Brien were among other players in contention for the award.

The MVP Award nominees for @CollingwoodFC, @essendonfc and @freodockers have been announced

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