Herald Sun football writer Jon Ralph has handed out some mid-year awards...the best, the worst and the most bizarre from the first half of 2017...
Best player...
Dustin Martin (Richmond)
Worst player...
Kurt Tippett (Sydney)
Best recruit...
Zach Tuohy (Geelong)
Best surprise packet...
Tom Stewart (Geelong)
Best coach...
Chris Scott (Geelong)
Best performance...
Geelong (against Adelaide, Round 11)
Worst performance...
Western Bulldogs (against Sydney, Round 12)
Most disappointing team...
West Coast
Recruiting coup fallen flat ...
Sam Mitchell (West Coast)
Best tactical shift…
Richmond
Best rule…
Rushed behind rule
Most bizarre selection…
Tim English (Western Bulldogs)