AFL Fans Assoc. votes Dusty best & most exciting player; Rance best defender

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2017 AFL Fans Association Player Awards – voted for by fans

Best Player
Dustin Martin, Richmond (67.9 per cent), Patrick Dangerfield, Geelong (9.3), Tom Mitchell, Hawthorn (8.6), Rory Sloane, Adelaide (4.1), Matt Crouch, Adelaide (2.8 ).

Best Defender
Alex Rance, Richmond (51 per cent), Jeremy Howe, Collingwood (10.1), Michael Hurley, Essendon (9), Jeremy McGovern, West Coast (7.6), Rory Laird, Adelaide (5.6).

Best Forward
Lance Franklin, Sydney (40.7 per cent), Josh Kennedy, West Coast, (19.7), Eddie Betts, Adelaide (14.8 ), Joe Daniher, Essendon (9.3), Jack Riewoldt, Richmond (9).

Most Exciting Player
Dustin Martin, Richmond (35.8 per cent), Eddie Betts, Adelaide (22.9), Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Essendon (17.4), Lance Franklin, Sydney (8.5), Robbie Gray, Port Adelaide (5.1).

Best Ruckman (new award)
Paddy Ryder, Port Adelaide (34.9 per cent), Sam Jacobs, Adelaide (20.3), Brodie Grundy, Collingwood (14.2), Matthew Kreuzer, Carlton (11.7), Ben McEvoy, Hawthorn (10).



The 2016 winners were Patrick Dangerfield, Geelong (Best Player), Alex Rance, Richmond (Best Defender), and Eddie Betts, Adelaide (Best Forward and Most Exciting Player).

The 2015 winners were Nat Fyfe, Fremantle (Best Player), Alex Rance, Richmond (Best Defender), Josh Kennedy, West Coast (Best Forward) and Eddie Betts, Adelaide (Most Exciting Player).

https://www.rsn.net.au/dusty-richmond-sweeps-aflfa-player-awards/