A range of the Sydney Swans playing group have been nominated in this year's AFL players' MVP Awards, voted on by the AFL playing group.
Announced today, six Sydney Swans players have been nominated across a range of awards to be announced at the AFL Awards, live on Fox Footy from 7:30pm AEST on August 25th, 2026.
Our club nominees are:
- AFL Players’ Most Valuable Player Award: Brodie Grundy, Charlie Curnow, Isaac Heeney
- AFL Players’ Best First Year Player Award, proudly presented by P3 Recovery: Harry Kyle
- AFL Players’ Best Captain Award, proudly presented by Chartered Accountants: Callum Mills
- AFL Players’ Most Courageous Player Award, proudly presented by Tackle Your Feelings: James Rowbottom
View all club nominees for all awards via the AFL Players' website here.
THE VOTING PROCESS
Every AFL player nominates three teammates they consider most deserving of the Leigh Matthews Trophy. Round 1 voting (Aug 4–6) narrowed each club’s nominees to a shortlist of three. In Round 2 (Aug 11–13), players chose their MVP from the full list of nominees but couldn’t vote for their own teammates.
For the Most Courageous and Best First-Year Player awards, players nominate one teammate in Round 1. All captains are automatically nominated. In Round 2, they then vote for one player from any club except their own. Unlike the Brownlow Medal, players stay eligible for these awards even if suspended.
Tune into Fox Footy on Tuesday, August 25 at 7:30pm to see who will be unveiled this year's best, as voted by the players.
