The uncompromising midfielder won his first place in the All-Australian squad earlier this year and was named the recipient of the Copeland 2020 Trophy on Tuesday
It followed a campaign in which Adams, 27, played in every game, averaging 227 eliminations per game
He led Collingwood for assignments, 1950s tackles and clearances Adams, who was traded from Greater Western Sydney for Heath Shaw in late 2013, was a Magpies finalist three years ago Adams also won this year’s Gavin Brown Award for lobbying
Adams was a runaway Copeland winner with 100 votes, 29 ahead of Pies captain Scott Pendlebury Even at 32, Pendlebury remains a marvel His second place earned him 10 top-two in the prize and 12 in the first three
Dashing defenseman Jack Crisp repeated his third place finish in 2019, where he was also ranked in 2015 Crisp has played 141 consecutive AFL-top games for the Magpies since his trade with the Brisbane Lions at the end of 2014
Having been named All-Australian for the first time, key defender Darcy Moore finished fourth, while compatriot Brayden Maynard completed the top five
Much improved Josh Daicos finished sixth, ahead of Jamie Elliott and Brodie Grundy who finished seventh with 47 votes For Grundy, it summed up a year he struggled to reach great heights after signing a seven-year contract extension.
Out-of-contract forward Brody Mihocek finished tied for ninth while winning the Bob Rose award as a player of the club final
The diminutive John Noble provided excellent publicity for the mid-season rookie draft, tying Mihocek not even having been on an AFL roster until the South Australian Magpies were resumed in the middle of last year
Second-year defender Isaac Quaynor’s strong season saw him named the club’s best young player. Injured backman Jeremy Howe was selected as top clubman while Nathan Murphy took home the VFL’s best player award , despite the fact that the VFL was not organized this year
2020 EW Copeland Trophy top 101 Taylor Adams 100 votes (EW Copeland Trophy) 2 Scott Pendlebury 71 votes (RT Rush Trophy) 3 Jack Crisp 63 votes (JJ Royce Trophy) 4 Darcy Moore 62 votes (JF McHale Trophy) 5 Brayden Maynard 59 votes (Jack Regan trophy) 6 Josh Daicos 50 votes7 Jamie Elliott 47 votes7 Brodie Grundy 47 votes9 Brody Mihocek 46 votes9 John Noble 46 votes
Taylor Adams, Collingwood Football Club, Scott Pendlebury, Copeland Trophy, Greater Western Sydney Giants
World News – AU – Adams claims Copeland as Pendlebury ranks 12 in the top three
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