2009 AFL Army Award

August 2017 August 2017 For main article please see: AFL Army Award The Australian Football League celebrates the best act of selflessness or one percenter of the season through the annual AFL Army Award competition. The 2009 winner was Tom Hawkins of for his "brilliant smother followed by chase and tackle" in round 22. Nominations and winners 2009 AFL Army Award nominations Nominee Club % of votes Opponent DescriptionRound 1 Zac Dawson 29% Strong shepherd on Sydney Swan hard man Barry Hall. James Kelly 67% Multiple efforts before tapping ball into the path of a team mate. Joel Macdonald 4% WC Brilliant smother. RoundReportNomineesTeam% of VotesMatchNote2 Nominations Aaron Davey 24% v Brilliant chase down tackle on Marty ClarkeCampbell Brown51% vs Courageous smother in front of goal Ben McKinley WC 25% WC vs Fantastic chase and tackle3 Nominations Eric MacKenzie WC 9% vs WC Brilliant slide on the goal line to save a goalLuke Ball82% vs WCGreat diving smother on Quinten Lynch Nathan Eagleton 9% vs Persistent spoil and tackle4 Nominations Luke Hodge 21% vs Persistent chase and tackle on Tom Logan Eric MacKenzie WC 35% WC vs Great smother in front of goalRicky Dyson44% vs Courageous chase and tackle on Drew Petrie5 Nominations Shane O'Bree 10% vs Skillful tackle to gain possession and tap on to a teammate. Drew Petrie 11% vs Courageous chase and tackleLenny Hayes79% vs Gutsy diving smother6 Nominations Joel Macdonald 17% vs Showed courage when executing a spoilMartin Mattner58% vs Brilliant chase and tackle on Jack Riewoldt Luke Hodge 25% vs Spoiled, tackled then handballed to team mate7 Nominations Daniel Cross 12% vs Clinical smother on Tyson Edwards Jared Rivers 38% WC vs Extremely courageous attempt to markBryce Gibbs50% vs Great chase and tackle on Luke McPharlin8 NominationsBarry Hall60% vs WCCourageous spoil, then tap to team mate Heath Scotland 23% vs Phenomenal courage when spoiling a mark Nathan Lovett-Murray 17% vs Three efforts then tackled causing a turnover9 Nominations Mark Austin 24% vs Multiple spoils followed by dual tackles Michael Osborne 16% vs Effective support and shepherdingMatt White60% vs Fast paced chase and tackle10 NominationsTravis Varcoe67% vs Double tackle and smother Antoni Grover 20% vs Defensive spoil in mid flight Daniel Rich 13% vs Courageous spoil11 Nominations Adam Simpson 27% vs Brilliant smother on Jason GramScott McMahon54% vs Courageous smother on Clinton Jones Ben McGlynn 19% vs Gutsy chase and dive to spoil Michael O'Loughlin12 Nominations Darren Glass WC 25% vs WC Diving smother to spoil Tom HislopBrad Green43% vs Gutsy attempt to spoil the mark Dean Solomon 32% vs Courageous dive on the ball13 Nominations Dustin Fletcher 12% vs Spoiled a mark then smothered a kick Alwyn Davey 12% vs Chase-down and tacklePatrick Dangerfield76% vs Smother resulting in a pivotal goal14 Nominations Josh Hill 23% vs Strong spoil of an overhead, chase and tackleRyan Griffen47% vs Brilliant goal saving smother Brett Ebert 30% vs Courageous chase and tackle to turnover for a goal15 NominationsNathan Eagleton47% vs Courageous interception running back in full flight Michael Hurley 30% vs Gutsy goal saving smother Tayte Pears 23% vs Strong chase down and tackle16 Nominations Jake King 22% vs Gutsy double tackle resulting in turnover James Frawley 11% vs Strong chase down and tackleJacob Surjan67% vs WCCourageous smother in front of goal17 Nominations Tim Ruffles 27% vs WC Courageous attempt to mark running with the flight Nick Riewoldt 20% vs Great second effort to smotherCameron Mooney53% vs Fearless marking attempt18 NominationsAaron Davey37% vs Takes on two Richmond opponents and wins possession Darren Glass WC 31% WC vs Strong defensive effort and smother to save a certain goal Ryan Griffen 32% vs Great 100m chase and tackle against Fremantle's Grover19 Nominations Jarrod Atkinson 19% vs Athletic smother and rebound from Essendon's defence Dustin Fletcher 24% vs Strong spoil, great second effort smother and clearanceBrett Kirk57% vs Won a contested ball, then tapped to teammates advantage20 Nominations Lance Franklin 10% vs Fantastic chase and tackle halting an Adelaide attack Richard Tambling 32% vs Wonderful chase and smother to win possessionStephen Milne58% vs Great smother to create a turnover then goal21 NominationsMax Rooke72% vs Multiple strong tackles resulting in a turnover Drew Petrie 15% vs Launched himself in the air to spoil Jarred Moore 13% vs Courageous knock-on resulting in a goal22 NominationsTom Hawkins vs Brilliant smother followed by chase and tackle **Current Round - voting still openRound Winner Finalists Luke Ball () – round 3 Martin Mattner () – round 6 Brad Green () – round 12 Nathan Eagleton () – round 15 Jacob Surjan (PA) – round 16 Winner: Tom Hawkins () – round 22 See also AFL Army Award 2009 AFL Goal of the Year 2009 AFL Mark of the Year 2009 AFL season External links AFL Army Award Category:Australian Football League Awards Seasons Voting Army Award