2017 AFL Fans Association Player Awards – as voted by fans
Best Player
Dustin Martin, Richmond (67.9 per cent), Patrick Dangerfield, Geelong (9.3), Tom Mitchell, Hawthorn (8.6), Rory Sloane, Adelaide (4.1), Matt Crouch, Adelaide (2.8).
Best Defender
Alex Rance, Richmond (51 per cent), Jeremy Howe, Collingwood (10.1), Michael Hurley, Essendon (9), Jeremy McGovern, West Coast (7.6), Rory Laird, Adelaide (5.6).
Best Forward
Lance Franklin, Sydney (40.7 per cent), Josh Kennedy, West Coast, (19.7), Eddie Betts, Adelaide (14.8), Joe Daniher, Essendon (9.3), Jack Riewoldt, Richmond (9).
Most Exciting Player
Dustin Martin, Richmond (35.8 per cent), Eddie Betts, Adelaide (22.9), Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti, Essendon (17.4), Lance Franklin, Sydney (8.5), Robbie Gray, Port Adelaide (5.1).
Best Ruckman (new award)
Paddy Ryder, Port Adelaide (34.9 per cent), Sam Jacobs, Adelaide (20.3), Brodie Grundy, Collingwood (14.2), Matthew Kreuzer, Carlton (11.7), Ben McEvoy, Hawthorn (10).
The 2016 winners were:
Best Player
Patrick Dangerfield, Geelong
Best Defender
Alex Rance, Richmond
Best Forward
Eddie Betts, Adelaide
Most Exciting Player
Eddie Betts, Adelaide
The 2015 winners were:
Best Player
Nat Fyfe, Fremantle
Best Defender
Alex Rance, Richmond
Best Forward
Josh Kennedy, West Coast
Most Exciting Player
Eddie Betts, Adelaide