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2009 AFL Army Award
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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 | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | *Brilliant smother.* |
| Round | Report | Nominees | Team | % of Votes | Match | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2](2009-afl-season-round-2) | Nominations | Aaron Davey | 24% | v | Brilliant chase down tackle on Marty Clarke | |
| Campbell Brown | 51% | vs | Courageous smother in front of goal | |||
| Ben McKinley | 25% | vs | Fantastic chase and tackle | |||
| [3](2009-afl-season-round-3) | Nominations | Eric MacKenzie | 9% | vs | Brilliant slide on the goal line to save a goal | |
| Luke Ball | 82% | vs | Great diving smother on Quinten Lynch | |||
| Nathan Eagleton | 9% | vs | Persistent spoil and tackle | |||
| [4](2009-afl-season-round-4) | Nominations | Luke Hodge | 21% | vs | Persistent chase and tackle on Tom Logan | |
| Eric MacKenzie | 35% | vs | Great smother in front of goal | |||
| Ricky Dyson | 44% | vs | Courageous chase and tackle on Drew Petrie | |||
| [5](2009-afl-season-round-5) | Nominations | Shane O'Bree | 10% | vs | Skillful tackle to gain possession and tap on to a teammate. | |
| Drew Petrie | 11% | vs | Courageous chase and tackle | |||
| Lenny Hayes | 79% | vs | Gutsy diving smother | |||
| [6](2009-afl-season-round-6) | Nominations | Joel Macdonald | 17% | vs | Showed courage when executing a spoil | |
| Martin Mattner | 58% | vs | Brilliant chase and tackle on Jack Riewoldt | |||
| Luke Hodge | 25% | vs | Spoiled, tackled then handballed to team mate | |||
| [7](2009-afl-season-round-7) | Nominations | Daniel Cross | 12% | vs | Clinical smother on Tyson Edwards | |
| Jared Rivers | 38% | vs | Extremely courageous attempt to mark | |||
| Bryce Gibbs | 50% | vs | Great chase and tackle on Luke McPharlin | |||
| [8](2009-afl-season-round-8) | Nominations | Barry Hall | 60% | vs | Courageous 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 turnover | |||
| [9](2009-afl-season-round-9) | Nominations | Mark Austin | 24% | vs | Multiple spoils followed by dual tackles | |
| Michael Osborne | 16% | vs | Effective support and shepherding | |||
| Matt White | 60% | vs | Fast paced chase and tackle | |||
| [10](2009-afl-season-round-10) | Nominations | Travis Varcoe | 67% | vs | Double tackle and smother | |
| Antoni Grover | 20% | vs | Defensive spoil in mid flight | |||
| Daniel Rich | 13% | vs | Courageous spoil | |||
| [11](2009-afl-season-round-11) | Nominations | Adam Simpson | 27% | vs | Brilliant smother on Jason Gram | |
| Scott McMahon | 54% | vs | Courageous smother on Clinton Jones | |||
| Ben McGlynn | 19% | vs | Gutsy chase and dive to spoil Michael O'Loughlin | |||
| [12](2009-afl-season-round-12) | Nominations | Darren Glass | 25% | vs | Diving smother to spoil Tom Hislop | |
| Brad Green | 43% | vs | Gutsy attempt to spoil the mark | |||
| Dean Solomon | 32% | vs | Courageous dive on the ball | |||
| [13](2009-afl-season-round-13) | Nominations | Dustin Fletcher | 12% | vs | Spoiled a mark then smothered a kick | |
| Alwyn Davey | 12% | vs | Chase-down and tackle | |||
| Patrick Dangerfield | 76% | vs | Smother resulting in a pivotal goal | |||
| [14](2009-afl-season-round-14) | Nominations | Josh Hill | 23% | vs | Strong spoil of an overhead, chase and tackle | |
| Ryan Griffen | 47% | vs | Brilliant goal saving smother | |||
| Brett Ebert | 30% | vs | Courageous chase and tackle to turnover for a goal | |||
| [15](2009-afl-season-round-15) | Nominations | Nathan Eagleton | 47% | vs | Courageous interception running back in full flight | |
| Michael Hurley | 30% | vs | Gutsy goal saving smother | |||
| Tayte Pears | 23% | vs | Strong chase down and tackle | |||
| [16](2009-afl-season-round-16) | Nominations | Jake King | 22% | vs | Gutsy double tackle resulting in turnover | |
| James Frawley | 11% | vs | Strong chase down and tackle | |||
| Jacob Surjan | 67% | vs | Courageous smother in front of goal | |||
| [17](2009-afl-season-round-17) | Nominations | Tim Ruffles | 27% | vs | Courageous attempt to mark running with the flight | |
| Nick Riewoldt | 20% | vs | Great second effort to smother | |||
| Cameron Mooney | 53% | vs | Fearless marking attempt | |||
| [18](2009-afl-season-round-18) | Nominations | Aaron Davey | 37% | vs | Takes on two Richmond opponents and wins possession | |
| Darren Glass | 31% | vs | Strong defensive effort and smother to save a certain goal | |||
| Ryan Griffen | 32% | vs | Great 100m chase and tackle against Fremantle's Grover | |||
| [19](2009-afl-season-round-19) | Nominations | Jarrod Atkinson | 19% | vs | Athletic smother and rebound from Essendon's defence | |
| Dustin Fletcher | 24% | vs | Strong spoil, great second effort smother and clearance | |||
| Brett Kirk | 57% | vs | Won a contested ball, then tapped to teammates advantage | |||
| [20](2009-afl-season-round-20) | Nominations | Lance Franklin | 10% | vs | Fantastic chase and tackle halting an Adelaide attack | |
| Richard Tambling | 32% | vs | Wonderful chase and smother to win possession | |||
| Stephen Milne | 58% | vs | Great smother to create a turnover then goal | |||
| [21](2009-afl-season-round-21) | Nominations | Max Rooke | 72% | 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 goal | |||
| [22](2009-afl-season-round-22) | Nominations | Tom Hawkins | vs | Brilliant smother followed by chase and tackle |
| Round Winner |
|---|
Finalists
- Luke Ball () – round 3
- Martin Mattner () – round 6
- Brad Green () – round 12
- Nathan Eagleton () – round 15
- Jacob Surjan () – round 16
- Winner: Tom Hawkins () – round 22
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