Inaugural Gold Coast player Jarrod Harbrow takes out his first best and fairest

JARROD Harbrow cleaned-up a host of awards, including his first Gold Coast club championship, at the Suns’ best and fairest last night. SEE THE TOP 10 HERE.

Jarrod Harbrow enjoyed a brilliant season with the Suns. Picture: Adam Head

JARROD Harbrow cleaned-up a host of awards including his first Gold Coast club championship on Saturday night.

Harbrow retraced his steps across the state at Southport Sharks function centre all night as he also collected the Players’ Player and Community awards and became the first player at the club to achieve life membership.

Having finished second behind two-time winner Tom Lynch in 2016, Harbrow claimed the top gong for the first time.

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Harbrow, who played all 22 games in 2018, this week signed a two-year deal that ensures he will retire as a Sun.

He polled 390 votes, edging out Touk Miller (351) and first-year Sun Lachie Weller (336).

In his fourth season at the club, Miller finished in the placings for the first time.

He was rewarded for his willingness to play a number of different roles on the field.

Weller entered the season under much pressure, having arrived at the club in a high-profile trade in which the Suns handed over pick two in the draft to Fremantle.

Jarrod Harbrow enjoyed a brilliant season with the Suns. Picture: Getty Images

After a slow start to the year he stormed home in the second half of the season with strong displays against St Kilda, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane to claim the first podium finish of his career.

Rory Thompson (316) and Alex Sexton (303) rounded out the top five.

Gold Coast’s five-man match committee award votes to an unlimited number of players per match. The voting process changed slightly in 2018 with each player being eligible to receive a maximum of 10 votes from each individual member of the match committee, meaning the maximum number of votes a player can receive for any match is 50. In previous years a player could only receive a maximum of five votes from an individual member of the match committee.

Sexton also claimed the most improved player award while Darcy MacPherson was most professional.

Long-serving board member Dr Alan MacKenzie was also named a life member.

2018 Gold Coast SUNS Club Champion Top Ten

1st — Jarrod Harbrow 390

2nd — Touk Miller 351

3rd — Lachie Weller 336

4th — Rory Thompson 316

5th — Alex Sexton 303

6th — David Swallow 300

7th — Aaron Young 261

=8th — Jarrod Witts 251

=8th — Nick Holman 251

10th — Jack Martin 249

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