The '' Herald Sun'' Player of the Year award is a media award for the Australian Football League (AFL) given by Melbourne newspaper the ''Herald Sun''. It has been awarded annually since 1991 to the player who garners the most votes throughout the season, with a selected ''Herald Sun'' journalist awarding five votes to the player they judge to be the "

best on ground In team sport, a player of the match or man of the match or woman of the match award is often given to the most outstanding player in a particular match. This can be a player from either team, although the player is generally chosen from the winn ...

", four votes to the second-best player, three votes to the third-best player, two votes to the fourth-best player and one vote for the fifth best player.

Winners

References

Australian Football League awards Australian rules football awards Most valuable player awards Awards by newspapers Awards established in 1991 1991 establishments in Australia {{sports-award-stub