Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year
# Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year

The Australian Football Media Association Player of the Year award (also known as the Australian Football Media Association MVP award) is an award for the Australian Football League (AFL) given by the Australian Football Media Association (AFMA). It has been awarded annually since 1973, with the exception of 2003, when no award was given.

## Winners

| Season | Recipient(s) | Club(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 1973 | George Bisset | Collingwood |
| 1974 | Kevin Sheedy | Richmond |
| 1975 | Alex Jesaulenko and Brian Roberts | Carlton and South Melbourne |
| 1976 | Peter Knights | Hawthorn |
| 1977 | Don Scott | Hawthorn |
| 1978 | Malcolm Blight | North Melbourne |
| 1979 | Kevin Bartlett | Richmond |
| 1980 | Kelvin Templeton | Footscray |
| 1981 | Peter Moore | Collingwood |
| 1982 | Leigh Matthews | Hawthorn |
| 1983 | Wayne Schimmelbusch | North Melbourne |
| 1984 | Terry Daniher | Essendon |
| 1985 | Simon Beasley | Footscray |
| 1986 | Paul Roos | Fitzroy |
| 1987 | John Platten | Hawthorn |
| 1988 | Gerard Healy | Sydney |
| 1989 | Tim Watson | Essendon |
| 1990 | Peter Daicos | Collingwood |
| 1991 | Jim Stynes | Melbourne |
| 1992 | Jason Dunstall | Hawthorn |
| 1993 | Gary Ablett Sr. | Geelong |
| 1994 | Greg Williams | Carlton |
| 1995 | Garry Lyon | Melbourne |
| 1996 | James Hird | Essendon |
| 1997 | Robert Harvey | St Kilda |
| 1998 | Wayne Carey | North Melbourne |
| 1999 | Shane Crawford | Hawthorn |
| 2000 | Anthony Koutoufides | Carlton |
| 2001 | Michael Voss | Brisbane Lions |
| 2002 | Luke Darcy | Western Bulldogs |
| 2003 | No award given | |
| 2004 | Nick Riewoldt | St Kilda |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins | West Coast |
| 2006 | Adam Goodes | Sydney |
| 2007 | Gary Ablett, Jr. | Geelong |
| 2008 | Brent Harvey | North Melbourne |
| 2009 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 2010 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
