The AFL Players Association is a body that consists of players and former players in the Australian Football League. Its aim is to provide guidance and assistance to players with a wide range of issues affecting them. The Australian Football League is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...
They also award the Leigh Matthews Trophy (formerly the AFLPA MVP), which is for the best and fairest player during the year, as voted by peers, not to be confused with the Brownlow Medal. The Leigh Matthews Trophy is an annual award given by the AFL Players Association to the Most Valuable Player in the Australian Football League. ... In American sports, a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. ... Best and Fairest is the phrase given to players in the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL) that are adjudged to have played the best during the season without being suspended. ... The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal awarded to the fairest and best player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie. ...
The CEO of the AFLPA is former Richmond player Brendon Gale. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Richmond Football Club logo The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League. ... Brendon Benny Gale (born July 18, 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League and now CEO of the AFL Players Association. ...