LEETON-Whitton product Jacob Hopper has won his first Carey-Bunton Medal.
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Hopper continues to be rewarded for his best season at AFL level yet, with the Carey-Bunton Medal his latest recognition.
The award is for the best NSW player in the AFL over the season, based on votes from the AFL Coaches Association. It is run by the NSW Australian Football History Society.
The Greater Western Sydney midfielder took over the lead in the second half of the AFL season and polled 51 votes to win the medal by nine.
Sydney Swans pair Callum Mills (42) and Isaac Heeney (41) filled out the minor placings. The pair hail from Mosman and Cardiff, respectively.
Hopper's Carey-Bunton Medal win follows on from his selection in the initial 40-man All Australian squad earlier last week.
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The Carey-Bunton Medal is named in honour of NSW's greatest-ever two players, Wayne Carey (North Wagga), and Haydn Bunton (Albury Rovers/Albury/West Albury).
NSW Australian Football History Society patron Richard Colless was pleased to see the award grow in stature.
"We were very pleased to again have the support from the AFL Coaches Association for the voting system for the Carey Bunton Medal, it provided an empirical basis for the award," he said.
Carey Bunton Medal
Final leaderboard
51 Jacob Hopper
42 Callum Mills
41 Isaac Heeney
38 Taylor Walker
34 Tom Hawkins
11 Errol Gulden
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