The AFL Coaches’ Association has revealed the third week of votes for the player judged the best during the AFL finals series.
The player atop the leadboard after Grand Final day will be crowned with the Gary Ayres Award in honour of the former Hawthorn champion and dual Norm Smith Medallist.
Leaderboard
15 – Isaac Heeney (Syd)
12 – Liam Picken (WB)
12 – Joel Selwood (Geel)
11 – Josh Kennedy (Syd)
10 – Eddie Betts (Adel)
10 – Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
10 – Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
10 – Caleb Daniel (WB)
10 – Clay Smith (WB)
9 – Dane Rampe (Syd)
AFL Coaches’ Association’s Gary Ayres Award votes for week three of the finals:
Geelong v Sydney
9 Rampe (Syd), 8 Heeney (Syd), 4 Franklin (Syd), 4 Mitchell (Syd), 4 J. Selwood (Geel), 1 Dangerfield (Geel).
GWS Giants v Western Bulldogs
10 Clay Smith (WB), 5 Johannisen (WB), 4 Dahlhaus (WB), 4 Dickson (WB), 3 Scully (GWS), 2 Shiel (GWS), 1 Greene (GWS), 1 Haynes (GWS).
AFL Coaches’ Association’s Gary Ayres Award votes for week two of the finals:
HAWTHORN V WESTERN BULLDOGS
8 Bontempelli (WB), 8 Macrae (WB), 8 Picken (WB), 4 Burgoyne (Haw), 1 Dunkley (WB), 1 Liberatore (WB).
SYDNEY V ADELAIDE
10 Kennedy (Syd), 7 Heeney (Syd), 6 Smith (Syd), 3 Hannebery (Syd), 2 Franklin (Syd), 2 Papley (Syd).
Gary Ayres Award votes for week one of the finals:
WEST COAST V WESTERN BULLDOGS
10 Daniel (WB), 6 Dahlhaus (WB), 4 Picken (WB), 3 Hamling (WB), 3 Johannisen (WB), 2 Hunter (WB), 2 Liberatore (WB).
GEELONG V HAWTHORN
8 J. Selwood (Geel), 6 Lewis (Haw), 5 Blicavs (Geel), 5 Guthrie (Geel), 3 Burgoyne (Haw), 2 Breust (Haw), 1 Dangerfield (Geel).
SYDNEY SWANS V GWS GIANTS
10 Cameron (GWS), 7 Coniglio (GWS), 7 Whitfield (GWS), 2 Hannebery (Syd), 2 Smith (GWS), 1 Grundy (Syd), 1 Kennedy (Syd).
ADELAIDE V NORTH MELBOURNE
10 Betts (Adel), 8 Smith (Adel), 5 Lynch (Adel), 5 Walker (Adel), 1 M. Crouch (Adel), 1 Talia (Adel).