It's best and fairest season for the AFL as teams start holding awards nights to reveal their club champion.

The process begins with clubs who have missed the finals, while teams in the finals will hold theirs after their campaign concludes.

The Sporting News reveals every best and fairest winner and leaderboards for each club.

AFL Best and Fairest 2022 winners and leaderboards

Adelaide - Malcolm Blight Medal

Rory Laird

The Crows star was dominant in Adelaide’s midfield and finished second in the League for disposals per game (33).

How voting works

Adelaide’s Club Champion Award is calculated by coaches rating every player with a score from 1-10 after every game this season.

Last five winners

Brisbane - Merrett-Murray Medal

Lachie Neale

Neale was crowned his third Lions best-and-fairest since joining the club in 2019.

How voting works

N/A

Past five winners

Carlton - John Nicholls Medal

Patrick Cripps

Cripps capped off a perfect 2022 season with a Brownlow Medal and his fourth best-and-fairest, one off the famous John Nicholls (5) himself.

How voting works

N/A

Past five winners

Collingwood - Copeland Trophy

Jack Crisp

The former Lion goes back-to-back Collingwood best-and-fairests as one of the underrated players in the competition.

How voting works

N/A

Past five winners

Essendon - Crichton Medal

Peter Wright

Claiming his maiden Crichton Medal, Wright was rewarded for his 53 goal season, pipping Zach Merrett and Matt Guelfi.

How voting works

The voting system consists of five coaches, giving each player a ranking from zero to five after each match. Players can receive a maximum of 25 votes for a game

Past five winners

Fremantle - Doig Medal

Andrew Brayshaw

The youngster added the Doig Medal to his 2022 season, which also resulted in an All-Australian jacket and a fourth placing in the Brownlow Medal.

How voting works

From Fremantle, "Following each game, Senior Coach Justin Longmuir and four coaches – Josh Carr, Matthew Boyd, Jaymie Graham and Joel Corey – allocated up to five votes to each player based on how they performed their role, meaning a player can receive up to 25 votes in a game for an elite performance."

Past five winners

Geelong - Carji Greeves Medal

Jeremy Cameron and Cameron Guthrie

It’s only the second time in Geelong history, the award has been shared, the last time also coming in a Premiership year when Gary Ablett Jnr and Corey Enright tied in 2009.

How voting works

After each game, the Senior and assistant coaches review and rate each players performance out of 10. Votes are polled in games where a players performance has been deemed of a high quality by the coaching group. And unlike previous seasons, all matches are counted towards their final total.

Past five winners

Gold Coast - Club Champion

Touk Miller

Suns midfielder Touk Miller won his second best-and-fairest for the club on August 26 after snaring last year's award as well.

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How voting works

Voting is conducted by Gold Coast's four-man match committee.

An unlimited number of players can receive votes, but a player can only be given a maximum of 10 from each voting member, meaning they can get a maximum of 40 for a match.

Last five winners

GWS - Kevin Sheedy Medal

Sam Taylor

Key defender Sam Taylor capped off a brilliant season by taking home his first Kevin Sheedy Medal.

How voting works

Per GWS Giants: After every game, each coach awards votes to as many players as they see fit on a scale of one to four with four being the highest possible score per player. A coach can award votes to every player, or no players, for any given game.  
 
The votes across the season are then tallied up with the player with the most votes awarded the Kevin Sheedy Medal. 

Last five winners

Hawthorn - Peter Crimmins Medal

James Sicily

Sicily was awarded with his first Peter Crimmins Medal in a year where he was ranked among the elite defenders of 2022, polling in all but three games.

How voting works

From Hawthorn: Votes for the 2022 Peter Crimmins Medal were awarded by three groups after each home-and-away match; Senior Coach Sam Mitchell, one card between Line Coaches David Hale, Robert Harvey, Chris Newman and one card between Senior Assistant Adrian Hickmott and Head of Development Andrew Collins.  

A maximum of 12 votes can be accumulated by a player after the four voting cards are submitted using the following grading system: three votes to the best player/s, two votes for a significant influence on the game, one vote to player/s who played their role or beat their opponent. On rare occasions a player/s may receive four votes for an exceptional game.

Last five winners

Melbourne - Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Trophy

Clayton Oliver

The Melbourne gun has recorded his fourth Keith Truscott trophy equalling the great Jim Stynes and Allan La Fontaine.

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How voting works

N/A

Last five winners

North Melbourne - Syd Barker Medal

Jy Simpkin

Kangaroos midfielder Jy Simpkin won his second consecutive best and fairest.

While North struggled to a wooden spoon, Simpkin was among the shining lights for the club.

How voting works

Per North Melbourne: The voting system consists of each player earning up to 20 votes in a match, with votes from all home and away games counting towards the final total. The senior and assistant coaches provide separate votes for each player per round, ranging from 0-10. One vote means a player played their role, and 10 votes denotes an exceptional performance.

Last five winners

Port Adelaide - John Cahill Medal

Connor Rozee

Rozee was awarded with his maiden John Cahill Meal in what was a breakout year for the youngster.

Entrusted with more midfield minutes in 2022, the 22-year-old smashed veteran Travis Boak and Dan Houston in the count to win by 30.

Rozee's consistency and year was reflected by his polling in every game bar two, albeit the first two rounds.

The classy midfielder was also awarded with his first All-Australian blazer as well as the Coaches' Award as the most improved player.

How voting works

Voting system: N/A

Last five winners

Richmond - Jack Dyer Medal

Tom Lynch

One of the dominant key forwards in 2022, Lynch missed four games and was subbed off on another two times but that didn't stop the former Sun kicking 63 goals (avg. 3.32 per game).

Unlucky to miss the All-Australian team, the Richmond gun proved to be tough to handle up forward, including a rare patch up of form in the last month of football, resulting in 24 majors in the last five weeks.

How voting works

Voting system: the match committee gives players a rating from 0-5 based on their overall match performance, taking into account offensive, defensive and contest impacts.

Last five winners

St Kilda - Trevor Barker Award

Jack Sinclair

Jack Sinclair's 2022 season was rewarded with his first Trevor Barker Award, following his maiden All-Australian jacket also.

Sinclair led the count from start to finish, according to St Kilda and ended up winning by 21 votes to Callum Wilkie.

How voting works

Five coaches give a ranking from one to four after each match, with players being able to receive a maximum of 20 votes per game.

Last five winners

Sydney - Bob Skilton Medal

Callum Mills

Mills played in all 25 games, averaging 25 disposals and six tackles per game, and was also rewarded for his fantastic season with his first All Australian selection.

Last five winners

How voting works

Club Champion votes are awarded by coaching staff. A player can be awarded a maximum of 50 votes per game, and coaches can allocate up to 10 votes for as many or as few players as they deem appropriate, per match.

West Coast - John Worsfold Medal

Tom Barrass

Tall defender Tom Barrass claimed his first John Worsfold Medal after a standout season in a difficult year for the Eagles.

How voting works

Each member of the five-person match committee rates every player on a scale of 0-3 after each match.

Last five winners

Western Bulldogs - Charles Sutton Medal

Josh Dunkley

The midfielder, who looks set to depart the Kennel this off-season, Dunkley claimed his first Dogs B&F.

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How voting works

Each member of the five-person match committee rates every player on a scale of 0-5 after each match.

Last five winners