Dustin Martin wins AFLCA Gary Ayres Award for best player in the finals (afl)

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RICHMOND superstar Dustin Martin has added to his massively burgeoning trophy cabinet, winning the 2017 AFLCA Gary Ayres Award for the best player in the finals.

"I congratulate Dustin on an awesome season," Gary Ayres said in announcing the award on Monday.

"He performed at an extraordinary level, all the time under the pressure of his contract and Brownlow favouritism once Paddy Dangerfield was suspended. If anything, it seemed to me he lifted his game in the finals series.

"Well done to the young man."

2017 AFLCA Gary Ayres Award

Final Leaderboard:

25 - D. Martin (Richmond)
15 - T. Cotchin (Richmond)
14 - C. Ward (GWS)
11 - B. Crouch (Adelaide)
10 - P. Dangerfield (Geelong)
10 - B. Houli (Richmond)
10 - J. Kennedy (Sydney)
10 - L. Shuey (West Coast)

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-10-02/unstoppable-dusty-takes-out-gary-ayres-award

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Having Dustin is basically like having Superman playing for Richmond.  Its bloody awesome.

[Yeahright]

Having the two top speaks volumes of why we deserved to win