The AFL captains have again named Hawthorn as one of the teams to beat this year.
Every captain named the Hawks as a team that they thought would be finishing inside the top eight, along with Fremantle, Geelong and last year’s runners-up, West Coast.
Opposition skippers also tipped the Hawks to be playing off in the big dance come season’s end, with seven captains believing Hawthorn’s list has what it takes to reach the Grand Final in 2016 and contend for a four-peat.
However, while the competition's leaders tipped the Hawks for team success, no Hawthorn players featured in the votes for individual awards.
Patrick Dangerfield (four votes), Gary Ablett, Nat Fyfe and Daniel Hannebery (all three votes) were voted as the players most likely to contend for the Brownlow Medal.
West Coast’s Josh Kennedy (seven votes) and Lance Franklin (four votes) were the favourites among the AFL’s captains to win the Coleman Medal. The captains rated Sydney’s Callum Mills as the most likely NAB Rising Star winner.
Aside from Jarryd Roughead winning his first Coleman Medal in 2013, the Hawks haven’t had a winner of any of these awards in recent years. Sam Mitchell has always featured highly in Brownlow Medal voting, but has been narrowly pipped on a number of occasions.
The full survey
Which seven other clubs do you think can make this year's top eight? (Seven selections for each captain)
Fremantle (17), Geelong (17), Hawthorn (17), West Coast (17), Sydney Swans (14), Port Adelaide (12), Richmond (7), North Melbourne (6), GWS (6), Western Bulldogs (6), Adelaide (4), Collingwood (3).
Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final? (11 captains picked eventual premier Hawthorn in 2015)
Hawthorn (7), West Coast (5), Fremantle (3), Geelong (1), Richmond (1), Sydney Swans (1).
Who do you think will win the 2016 Brownlow Medal? (Four captains correctly nominated Nat Fyfe in 2015)
Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong, four votes), Gary Ablett (Gold Coast, three votes), Nat Fyfe (Fremantle, three votes), Dan Hannebery (Sydney Swans, three votes), Josh Kennedy (Sydney Swans, one vote), Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs, one vote), Dustin Martin (Richmond, one vote), Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood, one vote), Luke Shuey (West Coast, one vote).
Who do you think will win the 2016 Coleman Medal? (One captain correctly nominated Josh Kennedy in 2015)
Josh Kennedy (West Coast, seven votes), Lance Franklin (Sydney Swans, four votes), Tom Hawkins (Geelong, two votes), Taylor Walker (Adelaide, two votes), Jeremy Cameron (GWS, one vote), Charlie Dixon (Port Adelaide, one vote), Jack Riewoldt (Richmond, two votes).
Who do you think will win the 2016 NAB AFL Rising Star? (No captain correctly nominated Jesse Hogan in 2015)
Callum Mills (Sydney Swans, seven votes), Clayton Oliver (Melbourne, three votes), Darcy Moore (Collingwood, two votes), Jacob Weitering (Carlton, two votes), Callum Ah Chee (Gold Coast, one vote), Wayne Milera (Adelaide, one vote), Christian Petracca (Melbourne, one vote), Josh Schache (Brisbane Lions, one vote).
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