Gold Coast Suns crown new club champion

THE Gold Coast Suns have crowned their newest club champion.

(L-R) Nick Holman, Steven May and Jarryd Lyons leaves the ground after the Round 23 AFL match between the Geelong Cats and the Gold Coast Suns at GMHBA Stadium in Geelong, Saturday, August 25, 2018. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

THE Gold Coast Suns have crowned their newest club champion.

Suns life member Jarrod Harbrow has become the fourth Suns player to win Gold Coast’s club champion award.

The respected defender, who finished runner-up to Tom Lynch in 2016, was in the spotlight at Gold Coast’s annual awards at Southport Sharks on Saturday night, just days after signing a new two-year deal with the Suns.

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Harbrow scooped the awards, claiming the top gong as well as the club’s community award and player’s player title while also being officially presented with his life membership.

The 30-year-old, who is the first defender to win the title, polled 390 votes to beat midfielder Touk Miller (351) and Lachie Weller (336).

Harbrow joins Gary Ablett, David Swallow and Tom Lynch on the list of Suns club champions.

Harbrow played in all 22 games of Gold Coast’s season and was among the best virtually every game, continually backing up his tough defensive efforts by rebounding quickly and breaking lines.

Suns player Jarrod Harbrow has been crowned Gold Coast’s 2018 club champion. Picture: Adam Head.

Gold Coast’s five-man match committee award casts 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.

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Awards presented on the night:

Club champion — Jarrod Harbrow

Academy Player of the Year — Bailey Scott

NEAFL Player of the Year — Jacob Dawson

Elastoplast Most Improved — Alex Sexton

Community Award — Jarrod Harbrow

Best Emerging Player of the Women’s Winter Series — Paige Parker

Player of the Women’s Winter Series — Jordan Membrey

Life Membership — Dr Alan Mackenzie

Life Membership — Jarrod Harbrow

HOSTPLUS Most Professional — Darcy Macpherson

Players’ Player Award — Jarrod Harbrow

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