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Has Dusty's pic as their promo for the awards - hope that means he gets a couple of awards or two or three!

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Your club's MVP
By Luke Sale
aflplayers.com.au
Sep 6, 2014

The race to decide the AFL’s Most Valuable Player, as judged by his peers, is nearing completion – with the nominees for the 2014 AFL Players’ MVP Award released this week.

The AFL Players’ MVP remains the only football award decided by those who know the game best: the players. The winner of the Leigh Matthews Trophy will be announced next Tuesday September 9 at Peninsula, Docklands in Melbourne, broadcast live on Fox Footy at 8.30pm.

Players from all 18 clubs have voted internally to elect their three most valuable players in Season 2014. From here, every player in the competition will award a set of three, two and one votes to the three most valuable players from the 17 rival clubs.

RICHMOND TIGERS

Dustin Martin was the key to Richmond’s incredible run to September. His ability to win a one-on-one contest was unrivalled throughout the competition – meaning he’s not just one of the most valuable Tigers, but one of the league’s most dangerous players. He averaged 25 possessions and a goal throughout the year and stepped up his performances once Hardwick’s men had to treat every game as an elimination final in the back-end of the season.

Trent Cotchin responded to some un-warranted criticism of his leadership capabilities with a superb 26-disposal, four-tackle and nearly a goal a game average in 2014. He and the Tigers proved their critics wrong with a record-breaking charge to the finals; captain Cotchin was pivotal in sparking the run of form, with 31 possessions and five goals in a win over the Saints.

Many experts are pushing for an all-Australian selection for key defender Alex Rance. He enjoyed a breakout 2013 and built on that emergence this time around. The Tigers’ emphasis on defence has been regarded as a big reason why they’re involved in the September action, with Rance playing the role as leader. He was rightly lauded for his performance on the star-studded Sydney forward line in the finals-appearance-clinching win.

http://www.aflplayers.com.au/article/your-clubs-mvp-port-adelaide-richmond-st-kilda/