2009 AFL Army Award
Introduction : ''For main article please see: AFL Army Award''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. ''RoundReportNomineesTeam% of VotesMatchNote2 Nominations Aaron Davey  24%  v  Brilliant chase down tackle on Marty ClarkeCampbell Brown51% vs Courageous smother in front of goal Ben McKinley  25%  vs  Fantastic chase and tackle3 Nominations Eric MacKenzie  9%  vs  Brilliant slide on the goal line to save a goalLuke Ball82% vs Great diving smother on Quinten Lynch Nathan Eagleton  9%  vs  Persistent spoil and tackle4 Nominations Luke Hodge  21%  vs  Persistent chase and tackle on Tom Logan Eric MacKenzie  35%  vs  Great smother in front of goalRicky Dyson44% vs Courageous chase and tackle on Drew Petrie5 Nominations Shane O'Bree  10%  vs  Skillful tackle to gain possession and tap on to a teammate. Drew Petrie  11%  vs  Courageous chase and tackleLenny Hayes79% vs Gutsy diving smother6 Nominations Joel Macdonald  17%  vs  Showed courage when executing a spoilMartin Mattner58% vs Brilliant chase and tackle on Jack Riewoldt Luke Hodge  25%  vs  Spoiled, tackled then handballed to team mate7 Nominations Daniel Cross  12%  vs  Clinical smother on Tyson Edwards Jared Rivers  38%  vs  Extremely courageous attempt to markBryce Gibbs50% vs Great chase and tackle on Luke McPharlin8 NominationsBarry Hall60% 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 turnover9 Nominations Mark Austin  24%  vs  Multiple spoils followed by dual tackles Michael Osborne  16%  vs  Effective support and shepherdingMatt White60% vs Fast paced chase and tackle10 NominationsTravis Varcoe67% vs Double tackle and smother Antoni Grover  20%  vs  Defensive spoil in mid flight Daniel Rich  13%  vs  Courageous spoil11 Nominations Adam Simpson  27%  vs  Brilliant smother on Jason GramScott McMahon54% vs Courageous smother on Clinton Jones Ben McGlynn  19%  vs  Gutsy chase and dive to spoil Michael O'Loughlin12 Nominations Darren Glass  25%  vs  Diving smother to spoil Tom HislopBrad Green43% vs Gutsy attempt to spoil the mark Dean Solomon  32%  vs  Courageous dive on the ball13 Nominations Dustin Fletcher  12%  vs  Spoiled a mark then smothered a kick Alwyn Davey  12%  vs  Chase-down and tacklePatrick Dangerfield76% vs Smother resulting in a pivotal goal14 Nominations Josh Hill  23%  vs  Strong spoil of an overhead, chase and tackleRyan Griffen47% vs Brilliant goal saving smother Brett Ebert  30%  vs  Courageous chase and tackle to turnover for a goal15 NominationsNathan Eagleton47% vs Courageous interception running back in full flight Michael Hurley  30%  vs  Gutsy goal saving smother Tayte Pears  23%  vs  Strong chase down and tackle16 Nominations Jake King  22%  vs  Gutsy double tackle resulting in turnover James Frawley  11%  vs  Strong chase down and tackleJacob Surjan67% vs Courageous smother in front of goal17 Nominations Tim Ruffles  27%  vs  Courageous attempt to mark running with the flight Nick Riewoldt  20%  vs  Great second effort to smotherCameron Mooney53% vs Fearless marking attempt18 NominationsAaron Davey37% 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 Grover19 Nominations Jarrod Atkinson  19%  vs  Athletic smother and rebound from Essendon's defence Dustin Fletcher  24%  vs  Strong spoil, great second effort smother and clearanceBrett Kirk57% vs Won a contested ball, then tapped to teammates advantage20 Nominations Lance Franklin  10%  vs  Fantastic chase and tackle halting an Adelaide attack Richard Tambling  32%  vs  Wonderful chase and smother to win possessionStephen Milne58% vs Great smother to create a turnover then goal21 NominationsMax Rooke72% 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 goal22 NominationsTom Hawkins vs  Brilliant smother followed by chase and tackle          **Current Round - voting still openRound 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
See also * AFL Army Award* 2009 AFL Goal of the Year* 2009 AFL Mark of the Year* 2009 AFL season
External links *  AFL Army Award