The players’ views are consistent with those of the All-Australian selectors, who on Tuesday included Dangerfield, Thompson and Jacobs, as well as Brent Reilly and Taylor Walker in the 40-man All-Australia squad.
Dangerfield (equal-third) and Thompson (fifth) also featured prominently in the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year.
As part of the AFL Players Association awards, Dangerfield has also been nominated for the Robert Rose ‘Most Courageous Player’ nod, while utility Josh Jenkins is in the running for the ‘Best First Year Player’. Nathan van Berlo will compete with the other 17 skippers across the competition for ‘Best Captain’.
The AFLPA MVP remains the only peer-voted award in the AFL industry. The winner is awarded the Leigh Matthews Trophy and recognises qualities such as versatility, ability to perform under pressure, leadership and courage.
The MVP voting is a two stage process, beginning with each player voting for the three teammates he considers to have been the most valuable this season. Each club’ votes are then tallied to form a nomination list comprising 54 players across the 18 teams.
Then, in the second round of voting, all AFL players choose from the list of 51 nominees to determine who will be the MVP (they cannot vote for players from their own team in second round).
The 2012 AFL Players’ Association MVP Award Winners will be announced on Tuesday 11 September.
The full list of award nominees is as follows:
Most Valuable Player Award - Leigh Matthews Trophy
Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
Sam Jacobs (Adelaide)
Scott Thompson (Adelaide)
Jed Adcock (Brisbane)
Joel Patfull (Brisbane)
Jack Redden (Brisbane)
Andrew Carrazzo (Carlton)
Chris Judd (Carlton)
Eddie Betts (Carlton)
Dayne Beams (Collingwood)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
Dane Swan (Collingwood)
Dustin Fletcher (Essendon)
Brent Stanton (Essendon)
Jobe Watson (Essendon)
Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)
Luke McPharlin (Fremantle)
Michael Johnson (Fremantle)
Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
James Kelly (Geelong)
Joel Selwood (Geelong)
Gary Ablett (Gold Coast)
Harley Bennell (Gold Coast)
Matthew Warnock (Gold Coast)
Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney)
Toby Greene (Greater Western Sydney)
Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney)
Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn)
Cyril Rioli (Hawthorn)
Brad Sewell (Hawthorn)
Mitch Clark (Melbourne)
Jack Grimes (Melbourne)
Nathan Jones (Melbourne)
Drew Petrie (North Melbourne)
Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne)
Daniel Wells (North Melbourne)
Matthew Broadbent (Port Adelaide)
Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide)
Jay Schulz (Port Adelaide)
Trent Cotchin (Richmond)
Brett Deledio (Richmond)
Ivan Maric (Richmond)
Sean Dempster (St Kilda)
Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)
Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
Kieren Jack (Sydney)
Josh Kennedy (Sydney)
Ted Richards (Sydney)
Dean Cox (West Coast)
Darren Glass (West Coast)
Scott Selwood (West Coast)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs)
Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs)
Most Courageous Award
Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide)
Jonathan Brown (Brisbane)
Kade Simpson (Carlton)
Jarryd Blair (Collingwood)
Ben Howlett (Essendon)
Matt de Boer (Fremantle)
Joel Selwood (Geelong)
Campbell Brown (Gold Coast)
Jacob Townsend (Greater Western Sydney)
Ben Stratton (Hawthorn)
Jordan McKenzie (Melbourne)
Leigh Adams (North Melbourne)
Tom Logan (Port Adelaide)
Steven Morris (Richmond)
Lenny Hayes (St Kilda)
Jude Bolton (Sydney)
Beau Waters (West Coast)
Daniel Cross (Western Bulldogs)
Best First Year Player Award
Josh Jenkins (Adelaide)
Dayne Zorko (Brisbane)
Tom Bell (Carlton)
Jamie Elliot (Collingwood)
Mark Baguley (Essendon)
Lachie Neale (Fremantle)
Jackson Sheringham (Geelong)
Kyal Horsley (Gold Coast)
Jeremy Cameron (Greater Western Sydney)
Bradley Hill (Hawthorn)
James Magner (Melbourne)
Sam Gibson (North Melbourne)
Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide)
Steven Morris (Richmond)
Ahmed Saad (St Kilda)
Harry Cunningham (Sydney)
Murray Newman (West Coast)
Clay Smith (Western Bulldogs)
Best Captain Award
Nathan Van Berlo (Adelaide)
Jonathon Brown (Brisbane)
Chris Judd (Carlton)
Nick Maxwell (Collingwood)
Jobe Watson (Essendon)
Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle)
Joel Selwood (Geelong)
Gary Ablett (Gold Coast)
Luke Power (Greater Western Sydney)
Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney)
Phil Davis (Greater Western Sydney)
Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
Jack Grimes (Melbourne)
Jack Trengove (Melbourne)
Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne)
Dominic Cassisi (Port Adelaide)
Chris Newman (Richmond)
Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
Adam Goodes (Sydney)
Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney)
Darren Glass (West Coast)
Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
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