Lion hearted skipper Kirkwood became a dual Magarey Medallist after polling 24 votes in the 2016 count, Woodville-West Torren’s Nick O’Brien finished runner up on 19 votes, while fellow Eagle Jared Petrenko finished third on 18 votes.
Port Adelaide’s Kane Mitchell and the Eagles James Boyd also finished on 18 votes, but were ineligible to win the award.