Other awards
The following awards are also currently or have previously been presented by the AFLPA.
Marn Grook Award
Named after the Indigenous game Marn Grook, the award was presented annually from 2001 to 2007 for the top emerging Indigenous player in the game, who must be within their first three seasons of AFL competition.
Winners
| Season | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Adam Goodes | Sydney |
| Dean Rioli [4] | Essendon | |
| 2002 | Leon Davis | Collingwood |
| 2003 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide |
| 2004 | Daniel Wells | Kangaroos |
| 2005 | Aaron Davey | Melbourne |
| 2006 | Danyle Pearce | Port Adelaide |
| 2007 | Lance Franklin | Hawthorn |
Grant Hattam Award
 | This section is missing information about some nominated works.(September 2020) |
The Grant Hattam Award has been awarded annually since 1999 to the most outstanding piece of football journalism for that year as voted by the players. All forms of media from all around Australia, covering the AFL, AFL Women's or any other football topic, are eligible for the award.
The award was created in honour and memory of the late Grant Hattam, who was a leading sports and media lawyer.
| Year | Winner | Nominated work |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Caroline Wilson ( The Age ) | |
| 2000 | Mark Robinson ( Herald Sun ) | |
| 2001 | Jake Niall ( The Age ) | |
| 2002 | Mark Robinson ( Herald Sun ) | "The importance of being honest", newspaper article on Essendon's Dean Rioli |
| 2003 | Michael Gleeson ( Herald Sun ) | "Search for Cole comfort", newspaper article on Collingwood's Richard Cole |
| 2004 | Michael Davis ( The Australian ) | |
| 2005 | Jon Ralph ( Herald Sun ) | |
| 2006 | Jason Bennett (Fox Footy Channel) | Headliners: The Peter Crimmins Story, two-part television documentary series on late Hawthorn champion Peter Crimmins |
| 2007 | Samantha Lane ( The Age ) | |
| 2008 | Mike Sheahan ( Herald Sun ) | "Champ tells how he beat the odds", newspaper article on Adelaide midfielder Simon Goodwin's gambling addiction |
| 2009 | Emma Quayle ( The Age ) | "A street named desire", newspaper article on then draft hopefuls Chris Yarran, Michael Walters and Nic Naitanui |
| 2010 | Scott Gullan ( Herald Sun ) | "'I cried for hours'", newspaper article on Geelong forward Mathew Stokes' battle with drugs |
| 2011 | Sam Edmund ( Herald Sun ) | "The tyranny of distance" / "The red centre's angry boys", two-part newspaper article on the plight of Indigenous footballers |
| 2012 | Emma Quayle ( The Age ) | "Short stories", newspaper article on the careers of Collingwood's Tom Hunter, St Kilda's Jarryd Allen and Essendon's Darcy Daniher |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Footy (Seven Sport) | #Discovered: Jeremy Cameron, television feature piece on a day in the life of Greater Western Sydney forward Jeremy Cameron |
| 2014 | Michael Gleeson ( The Age ) | "On a wing and a prayer with footy's faithful", newspaper article on the professional footballers who regularly practice religion |
| 2015 | Adrian Brown and Western Bulldogs | Sons of the West, five-part web documentary series on Robert Murphy and the Western Bulldogs' 2015 season |
| 2016 | Emma Quayle ( The Age ) | "'I needed to see what else was in the world'", newspaper article on Essendon forward Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti |
| 2017 | Fox Footy | Fyfe, six-part television documentary series on Fremantle midfielder Nat Fyfe's return from injury |
| 2018 | Neroli Meadows (Fox Footy) | On the Mark with Hugh Greenwood, television feature piece on Adelaide midfielder Hugh Greenwood's ill mother |
| 2019 | Michael Gleeson ( The Age ) | "A feast of footy, family and religion", newspaper article on Essendon defender Adam Saad's practice of religion |
| 2020 | Russell Jackson (ABC News) | "The persecution of Robert Muir is the story football doesn't want to hear", web article on the racial abuse and mistreatment of former St Kilda midfielder Robbie Muir |
| 2021 | Liz Walsh ( The Advertiser ) [5] | "It's a journey of discovery for us", newspaper article on North Melbourne players Kaitlyn Ashmore and Mia King's discovery of their Indigenous heritage |
| 2022 | Thursday Night Football (Seven Sport) [6] | Interview with Carlton player Sam Docherty on his return to football after having cancer |
| 2023 | Sarah Black (AFL Media) [7] | "'I'm a better mum because of it': Inside Garing's return to footy", web article on Geelong player Renee Garing's return to football after giving birth |
Education and Training Excellence Award
The Education and Training Excellence Award has been given annually since 2001 to the player who displays the best all-round performance in balancing football with external education and training. From 2001 to 2016, it was awarded to AFL players only. Since 2017, the award has been presented to at least one winner from both the AFL and AFL Women's each year.
AFL
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Paul Licuria | Collingwood |
| 2002 | Peter Bell | Fremantle |
| 2003 | Simon Garlick | Western Bulldogs |
| 2004 | Michael Wilson | Port Adelaide |
| 2005 | James Clement | Collingwood |
| 2006 | Josh Mahoney | Port Adelaide |
| 2007 [8] | Brett Burton | Adelaide |
| Shane Wakelin | Collingwood | |
| 2008 [9] | Jason Blake | St Kilda |
| 2009 [10] | Max Hudghton | St Kilda |
| 2010 [11] | Tim Callan | Western Bulldogs |
| 2011 [12] | Henry Slattery | Essendon |
| 2012 [13] | Alan Toovey | Collingwood |
| 2013 [14] | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs |
| 2014 [15] | Jonathon Griffin | Fremantle |
| 2015 [16] | Mike Pyke | Sydney |
| 2016 [17] | Jamie Macmillan | North Melbourne |
| 2017 [18] | Ed Curnow | Carlton |
| 2018 [19] | David Mundy | Fremantle |
| 2019 [20] | Isaac Smith | Hawthorn |
| 2020 [21] | Harry Taylor | Geelong |
| Todd Goldstein | North Melbourne | |
| 2021 [22] | Nathan Murphy | Collingwood |
| 2022 [23] | Tom Cutler | Essendon |
| 2023 [24] | Darcy Fort | Brisbane Lions |
| Robbie Fox | Sydney |
AFL Women's
| Year | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 [18] | Renee Forth | Greater Western Sydney |
| 2018 [19] | Tiarna Ernst | Western Bulldogs |
| 2019 [20] | Kate Gillespie-Jones | North Melbourne |
| 2020 [21] | Libby Birch | Melbourne |
| 2021 [22] | Ellyse Gamble | Western Bulldogs |
| Nina Morrison | Geelong | |
| 2022 [lower-alpha 1] [23] | Lexi Hamilton | Sydney [lower-alpha 2] |
- ↑ Only one award was given across the two 2022 AFLW seasons. [23]
- ↑ Hamilton played for Sydney in season seven, during which the award was given. However, she played for North Melbourne in the season held earlier in 2022. [25]
22 Under 22 team
Each season, the AFLPA also names the 22 Under 22 team for both the AFL and AFL Women's. These are full teams of 22 (AFL) or 21 (AFL Women's) players. The AFLPA selects a team of 40, before the final team is selected by fans. To be eligible for selection, players must be aged 22 or under for the entire season (including finals). In the AFL, the first team was named in 2013, with a respective team also named for the 2012 season. In the AFL Women's, the first team was named in 2020, with a respective team named which covered the first three seasons from 2017 to 2019.
Mike Fitzpatrick Scholarships
Awarded annually to young aspiring non-AFL players, attempting to help them balance external study and training with football training.
