| Round
|
Report
|
Nominees
|
Team
|
% of Votes
|
Match
|
Note
|
| 2
|
Nominations
|
Aaron Davey
|
Melbourne
|
24%
|
Collingwood v Melbourne
|
Brilliant chase down tackle on Marty Clarke
|
| Campbell Brown
|
Hawthorn
|
51%
|
Sydney vs Hawthorn
|
Courageous smother in front of goal
|
| Ben McKinley
|
West Coast
|
25%
|
West Coast vs Port Adelaide
|
Fantastic chase and tackle
|
| 3
|
Nominations
|
Eric MacKenzie
|
West Coast
|
9%
|
St Kilda vs West Coast
|
Brilliant slide on the goal line to save a goal
|
| Luke Ball
|
St Kilda
|
82%
|
St Kilda vs West Coast
|
Great diving smother on Quinten Lynch
|
| Nathan Eagleton
|
Western Bulldogs
|
9%
|
Western Bulldogs vs Richmond
|
Persistent spoil and tackle
|
| 4
|
Nominations
|
Luke Hodge
|
Hawthorn
|
21%
|
Hawthorn vs Port Adelaide
|
Persistent chase and tackle on Tom Logan
|
| Eric MacKenzie
|
West Coast
|
35%
|
West Coast vs Western Bulldogs
|
Great smother in front of goal
|
| Ricky Dyson
|
Essendon
|
44%
|
North Melbourne vs Essendon
|
Courageous chase and tackle on Drew Petrie
|
| 5
|
Nominations
|
Shane O'Bree
|
Collingwood
|
10%
|
Essendon vs Collingwood
|
Skillful tackle to gain possession and tap on to a teammate.
|
| Drew Petrie
|
North Melbourne
|
11%
|
North Melbourne vs Richmond
|
Courageous chase and tackle
|
| Lenny Hayes
|
St Kilda
|
79%
|
Port Adelaide vs St Kilda
|
Gutsy diving smother
|
| 6
|
Nominations
|
Joel Macdonald
|
Brisbane Lions
|
17%
|
Brisbane Lions vs Essendon
|
Showed courage when executing a spoil
|
| Martin Mattner
|
Sydney
|
58%
|
Sydney vs Richmond
|
Brilliant chase and tackle on Jack Riewoldt
|
| Luke Hodge
|
Hawthorn
|
25%
|
Hawthorn vs Carlton
|
Spoiled, tackled then handballed to team mate
|
| 7
|
Nominations
|
Daniel Cross
|
Western Bulldogs
|
12%
|
Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs
|
Clinical smother on Tyson Edwards
|
| Jared Rivers
|
Melbourne
|
38%
|
West Coast vs Melbourne
|
Extremely courageous attempt to mark
|
| Bryce Gibbs
|
Carlton
|
50%
|
Carlton vs Fremantle
|
Great chase and tackle on Luke McPharlin
|
| 8
|
Nominations
|
Barry Hall
|
Sydney
|
60%
|
Sydney vs West Coast
|
Courageous spoil, then tap to team mate
|
| Heath Scotland
|
Carlton
|
23%
|
Collingwood vs Carlton
|
Phenomenal courage when spoiling a mark
|
| Nathan Lovett-Murray
|
Essendon
|
17%
|
St Kilda vs Essendon
|
Three efforts then tackled causing a turnover
|
| 9
|
Nominations
|
Mark Austin
|
Carlton
|
24%
|
Adelaide vs Carlton
|
Multiple spoils followed by dual tackles
|
| Michael Osborne
|
Hawthorn
|
16%
|
Hawthorn vs Melbourne
|
Effective support and shepherding
|
| Matt White
|
Richmond
|
60%
|
Richmond vs Essendon
|
Fast paced chase and tackle
|
| 10
|
Nominations
|
Travis Varcoe
|
Geelong
|
67%
|
Essendon vs Geelong
|
Double tackle and smother
|
| Antoni Grover
|
Fremantle
|
20%
|
Fremantle vs Richmond
|
Defensive spoil in mid flight
|
| Daniel Rich
|
Brisbane Lions
|
13%
|
North Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions
|
Courageous spoil
|
| 11
|
Nominations
|
Adam Simpson
|
North Melbourne
|
27%
|
North Melbourne vs St Kilda
|
Brilliant smother on Jason Gram
|
| Scott McMahon
|
North Melbourne
|
54%
|
North Melbourne vs St Kilda
|
Courageous smother on Clinton Jones
|
| Ben McGlynn
|
Hawthorn
|
19%
|
Hawthorn vs Sydney
|
Gutsy chase and dive to spoil Michael O'Loughlin
|
| 12
|
Nominations
|
Darren Glass
|
West Coast
|
25%
|
Richmond vs West Coast
|
Diving smother to spoil Tom Hislop
|
| Brad Green
|
Melbourne
|
43%
|
Essendon vs Melbourne
|
Gutsy attempt to spoil the mark
|
| Dean Solomon
|
Fremantle
|
32%
|
Fremantle vs Geelong
|
Courageous dive on the ball
|
| 13
|
Nominations
|
Dustin Fletcher
|
Essendon
|
12%
|
Essendon vs Carlton
|
Spoiled a mark then smothered a kick
|
| Alwyn Davey
|
Essendon
|
12%
|
Essendon vs Carlton
|
Chase-down and tackle
|
| Patrick Dangerfield
|
Adelaide
|
76%
|
Adelaide vs Sydney
|
Smother resulting in a pivotal goal
|
| 14
|
Nominations
|
Josh Hill
|
Western Bulldogs
|
23%
|
Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn
|
Strong spoil of an overhead, chase and tackle
|
| Ryan Griffen
|
Western Bulldogs
|
47%
|
Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn
|
Brilliant goal saving smother
|
| Brett Ebert
|
Port Adelaide
|
30%
|
Port Adelaide vs Brisbane Lions
|
Courageous chase and tackle to turnover for a goal
|
| 15
|
Nominations
|
Nathan Eagleton
|
Western Bulldogs
|
47%
|
Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood
|
Courageous interception running back in full flight
|
| Michael Hurley
|
Essendon
|
30%
|
Sydney vs Essendon
|
Gutsy goal saving smother
|
| Tayte Pears
|
Essendon
|
23%
|
Sydney vs Essendon
|
Strong chase down and tackle
|
| 16
|
Nominations
|
Jake King
|
Richmond
|
22%
|
Richmond vs North Melbourne
|
Gutsy double tackle resulting in turnover
|
| James Frawley
|
Melbourne
|
11%
|
Geelong vs Melbourne
|
Strong chase down and tackle
|
| Jacob Surjan
|
Port Adelaide
|
67%
|
Port Adelaide vs West Coast
|
Courageous smother in front of goal
|
| 17
|
Nominations
|
Tim Ruffles
|
Fremantle
|
27%
|
Fremantle vs West Coast
|
Courageous attempt to mark running with the flight
|
| Nick Riewoldt
|
St Kilda
|
20%
|
St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs
|
Great second effort to smother
|
| Cameron Mooney
|
Geelong
|
53%
|
Geelong vs Hawthorn
|
Fearless marking attempt
|
| 18
|
Nominations
|
Aaron Davey
|
Melbourne
|
37%
|
Melbourne vs Richmond
|
Takes on two Richmond opponents and wins possession
|
| Darren Glass
|
West Coast
|
31%
|
West Coast vs Essendon
|
Strong defensive effort and smother to save a certain goal
|
| Ryan Griffen
|
Western Bulldogs
|
32%
|
Western Bulldogs vs Fremantle
|
Great 100m chase and tackle against Fremantle's Grover
|
| 19
|
Nominations
|
Jarrod Atkinson
|
Essendon
|
19%
|
Essendon vs Brisbane Lions
|
Athletic smother and rebound from Essendon's defence
|
| Dustin Fletcher
|
Essendon
|
24%
|
Essendon vs Brisbane Lions
|
Strong spoil, great second effort smother and clearance
|
| Brett Kirk
|
Sydney
|
57%
|
Richmond vs Sydney
|
Won a contested ball, then tapped to teammates advantage
|
| 20
|
Nominations
|
Lance Franklin
|
Hawthorn
|
10%
|
Hawthorn vs Adelaide
|
Fantastic chase and tackle halting an Adelaide attack
|
| Richard Tambling
|
Richmond
|
32%
|
Richmond vs Collingwood
|
Wonderful chase and smother to win possession
|
| Stephen Milne
|
St Kilda
|
58%
|
Essendon vs St Kilda
|
Great smother to create a turnover then goal
|
| 21
|
Nominations
|
Max Rooke
|
Geelong
|
72%
|
Western Bulldogs vs Geelong
|
Multiple strong tackles resulting in a turnover
|
| Drew Petrie
|
North Melbourne
|
15%
|
North Melbourne vs St Kilda
|
Launched himself in the air to spoil
|
| Jarred Moore
|
Sydney
|
13%
|
Collingwood vs Sydney
|
Courageous knock-on resulting in a goal
|
| 22
|
Nominations
|
Tom Hawkins
|
Geelong
|
|
Geelong vs Fremantle
|
Brilliant smother followed by chase and tackle
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