▁Sun ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁is ▁a ▁media ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁Australian ▁Football ▁League ▁( AF L ) ▁given ▁by ▁Melbourne ▁newspaper ▁the ▁Her ald ▁Sun . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁who ▁g arn ers ▁the ▁most ▁votes ▁throughout ▁the ▁season , ▁with ▁a ▁selected ▁Her ald ▁Sun ▁journalist ▁award ing ▁five ▁votes ▁to ▁the ▁player ▁they ▁judge ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁" best ▁on ▁ground ", ▁four ▁votes ▁to ▁the ▁second - best ▁player , ▁three ▁votes ▁to ▁the ▁third - best ▁player , ▁two ▁votes ▁to ▁the ▁fourth - best ▁player ▁and ▁one ▁vote ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁best ▁player . ▁ ▁W inners ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Austral ian ▁Football ▁League ▁awards ▁Category : Austral ian ▁rules ▁football ▁awards ▁Category : M ost ▁valuable ▁player ▁awards ▁Category : A wards ▁by ▁newsp apers ▁Category : A wards ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia <0x0A> </s> ▁Mac al ister ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁a ▁local ity ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Down s ▁Region , ▁Queensland , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Dar ling ▁Down s ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁War re go ▁Highway , ▁ ▁north ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁capital , ▁Br is b ane . ▁Within ▁the ▁local ity ▁to ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mac al ister ▁is ▁an ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Ap un yal ▁( from ▁an ▁Ind igne