Collected his seventh All-Australian blazer and fell just six votes short of winning his second Brownlow Medal in 2019, finishing runner-up to winner Nat Fyfe. The dominant campaign saw him pick up 30 or more possessions on nine occasions and boot 27 goals as he spent extended periods in attack. Playing sore through September, the former Crow single-handedly put the Cats within a whisker of Collingwood in the qualifying final. He then put his team on his shoulders in the final term of the semi-final win over West Coast before the Cats fell short against Richmond in the preliminary final. A key part of the leadership group, the AFLPA president is hungrier than ever for an elusive premiership. Has signed on until the end of 2024. Player Sponsor: Peter & Sarah Watmuff