Dangerfield edged out Gold Coast Suns captain Gary Ablett to win by just one vote, whilst his Crow teammate, Scott Thompson, finished equal-sixth with 19 votes.
Dangerfield will receive a Bvlgari watch for taking out the award.
2012 Triple M Footy Bonaire 'Best On Ground Award' leaderboard
Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 24
Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 23
Joel Selwood (Geelong) 22
Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 21
Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 20
Jobe Watson (Essendon) 20
Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 19
Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 19
Brett Deledio (Richmond) 18
Dane Swan (Collingwood) 18
Lenny Hayes (St Kilda) 18
