<P> The AFL Coaches Association awards are a group of awards which have been presented annually since 2003, mainly to players and coaches in the Australian Football League (AFL), voted for by all AFL coaches . </P> <P> Awarded annually since 2003 . Each week, the senior coach of each AFL club gives five votes to the player they consider to be best on ground in the game in which their team plays, four to the second - best, and so on to one for the fifth - best . The player with the most votes at the end of the year wins . The award has different rules to many "best and fairest" awards, as player suspensions are disregarded . Gary Ablett, Jr. has won the award three times, the most by any player . </P>

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