The AFL Players’ Association MVP Award nominees for 2019 have been revealed, ahead of the naming of the winners on Thursday, August 29.

North Melbourne stars Ben Cunnington, Robbie Tarrant and Shaun Higgins have had their excellent seasons recognised, and have been named as the Roos’ MVP’s for 2019. 

For the second year running, Jed Anderson was voted North’s ‘Most Courageous’ player, while Tarryn Thomas was voted the club’s ‘Best First Year’ player. 

The nomination for the MVP Award is a two-stage process. The first involves players nominating three teammates for the award, before three nominees from every club are presented to the wider playing group for a vote to decide the winner. Players cannot vote for their own teammates in stage two of the process. 

Alongside the Most Courageous, Best Captain and Best First Year award nominees, the league’s players have nominated the three players they believe are their most valuable. 

NORTH MELBOURNE

MVP: Ben Cunnington, Robbie Tarrant, Shaun Higgins

Most Courageous: Jed Anderson

Best First Year: Tarryn Thomas

Captain: Jack Ziebell