FOUR All Australians missed out on being nominated for the prestigious AFL Players' Association MVP award.
West Coast's Jeremy McGovern, the Western Bulldogs' Matthew Boyd and two Sydney Swans, Lance Franklin and Dan Hannebery, were not among the list of three representatives from each club revealed on Wednesday.
With five Sydney Swans' players making the All Australian team, two players were certain to miss out but Josh Kennedy, Dane Rampe and Luke Parker got the nod from their teammates over Franklin and Hannebery.
West Coast nominated Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy and Luke Shuey ahead of McGovern while the Bulldogs put forward Marcus Bontempelli, Dale Morris and Lachie Hunter ahead of the veteran Boyd.
Both McGovern and Boyd had excellent years in defence for their respective clubs.
Geelong's Patrick Dangerfield will start favourite for the 2016 award but he is sure to face some competition from former teammate, Adelaide's Rory Sloane, the Western Bulldogs' Bontempelli, Richmond's Dustin Martin and St Kilda's Jack Steven.
Fremantle's Nat Fyfe has won the past two awards with Gary Ablett, Chris Judd and Dane Swan the only other winners since 2006.
Greater Western Sydney's Stephen Coniglio showed he was one of the game's most improved players by receiving one of the Giants' nominations while North Melbourne's Robbie Tarrant was one of the Kangaroos' nominations.
Three players from each club were nominated for the award, with the winner to be confirmed at the annual MVP Awards night next Tuesday.
Clubs also nominated their best first-year player and for the Robert Rose most courageous player award.
Fremantle showed its respect for big ruckman Aaron Sandilands' comeback from his rib injury by nominating him as its most courageous player.
The Nominees
Adelaide
MVP: Rory Sloane, Eddie Betts, Daniel Talia
Best First Year: Wayne Milera
Most Courageous: Rory Laird
Brisbane Lions
MVP: Dayne Zorko, Tom Rockliff, Mitch Robinson
Best First Year: Josh Schache
Most Courageous: Mitch Robinson
Carlton
MVP: Sam Docherty, Bryce Gibbs, Kade Simpson
Best First Year: Jacob Weitering
Most Courageous: Kade Simpson
Collingwood
MVP: Scott Pendlebury, Steele Sidebottom, Adam Treloar
Best First Year: Josh Smith
Most Courageous: Ben Sinclair
Essendon
MVP: Zach Merrett, Brendon Goddard, James Kelly
Best First Year: Darcy Parish
Most Courageous: Patrick Ambrose
Fremantle
MVP: Lachie Neale, Michael Walters, Stephen Hill
Best First Year: Sam Collins
Most Courageous: Aaron Sandilands
Geelong
MVP: Patrick Dangerfield, Joel Selwood, Corey Enright
Best First Year: Tom Ruggles
Most Courageous: Joel Selwood
Gold Coast
MVP: Tom Lynch, Steven May, Jarrod Harbrow
Best First Year: Callum Ah Chee
Most Courageous: Steven May
Greater Western Sydney
MVP: Stephen Coniglio, Heath Shaw, Toby Greene
Best First Year: Jacob Hopper
Most Courageous: Callan Ward
Hawthorn
MVP: Sam Mitchell, Shaun Burgoyne, Cyril Rioli
Best First Year: Kade Stewart
Most Courageous: Ben Stratton
Melbourne
MVP: Jack Viney, Max Gawn, Nathan Jones
Best First Year: Josh Wagner
Most Courageous: Jack Viney
North Melbourne
MVP: Robbie Tarrant, Jack Ziebell, Daniel Wells
Best First Year: Ryan Clarke
Most Courageous: Jack Ziebell
Port Adelaide
MVP: Robbie Gray, Jasper Pittard, Jackson Trengove
Best First Year: Riley Bonner
Most Courageous: Brad Ebert
Richmond
MVP: Alex Rance, Dustin Martin, Trent Cotchin
Best First Year: Daniel Rioli
Most Courageous: Alex Rance
St Kilda
MVP: Jack Steven, Nick Riewoldt, Sebastian Ross
Best First Year: Jade Gresham
Most Courageous: Sean Dempster
Sydney Swans
MVP: Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe
Best First Year: Callum Mills
Most Courageous: Luke Parker
West Coast
MVP: Matt Priddis, Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey
Best First Year: Tom Cole
Most Courageous: Matt Priddis
Western Bulldogs
MVP: Marcus Bontempelli, Dale Morris, Lachie Hunter
Best First Year: Marcus Adams
Most Courageous: Dale Morris
