Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines has jumped out to a one-vote lead in the Shadforth Financial AFL Coaches’ Association’s Champion Player of the Year Award following Round 3.
Despite going down to the Crows by 17 points in Showdown 42, Wines was the Power’s best player, collecting six votes from Don Pyke and Ken Hinkley for his 30 disposals, nine inside 50s and two goals, while opposing midfielder Rory Sloane received maximum votes for his 31 touches and 24 contested possessions.
LEADERBOARD
24 – OLLIE WINES (PA)
23 – Dustin Martin (Rich)
19 – Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
18 – Trent Cotchin (Rich)
18 – Zach Merrett (Ess)
18 – Joel Selwood (geel)
17 – CLAYTON OLIVER (MELB)
16 – Marc Murphy (Carl)
16 – Rory Sloane (Adel)
15 – ELLIOT YEO (WC)
15 – Josh Kelly (GWS)
Wines currently sits one vote ahead of Richmond’s Dustin Martin, who for the second time in three weeks received 10 votes from the coaches following his 40-disposal and two-goal effort against West Coast on Saturday.
Seven players were rewarded for their performances in Round 3 with 10 votes from the coaches, including GWS’ Josh Kelly, Fremantle’s Stephen Hill, St Kilda’s Nick Riewoldt, Carlton’s Marc Murphy and Gold Coast’s David Swallow.
AFL Coaches’ Association votes for Round 3:
Sydney V COLLINGWOOD
9 Adams (Coll), 7 Treloar (Coll), 5 Fasolo (Coll), 4 Kennedy (Syd), 2 Pendlebury (Coll), 2 Schade (Coll), 1 Maynard (Coll)
North Melbourne V GWS
10 Kelly (GWS), 7 Ward (GWS), 5 Ziebell (NM), 4 Shiel (GWS), 2 Mumford (GWS), 1 Preuss (NM), 1 Williams (GWS)
Richmond V West Coast
10 Martin (Rich), 7 Cotchin (Rich), 7 Rance (Rich), 4 Le Cras (WCE), 1 Gaff (WCE), 1 Shuey (WCE)
Geelong V Melbourne
8 Dangerfield (Geel), 8 Hunt (Melb), 6 J. Selwood (Geel), 3 Blicavs (Geel), 3 Jones (Melb), 2 Hawkins (Geel)
port adelaide v adelaide
10 Sloane (Adel), 8 Walker (Adel), 6 Wines (PA), 3 Douglas (Adel), 2 Hartigan (Adel), 1 Byrne-Jones (PA)
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
10 S. Hill (Frem), 6 Fyfe (Frem), 4 Hamling (Frem), 3 B. Hill (Frem), 3 Mundy (Frem), 3 Johannisen (WB), 1 Hunter (WB)
St Kilda v Brisbane
10 Riewoldt (StK), 7 Montagna (StK), 7 Rich (BL), 2 Dunstan (StK), 2 Martin (BL), 1 Membrey (StK), 1 Roberton (StK)
Carlton v Essendon
10 Murphy (Carl), 8 Gibbs (Carl), 3 Goddard (Ess), 3 Kreuzer (Carl), 2 Docherty (Carl), 2 Plowman (Carl), 1 Heppell (Ess), 1 Simpson (Carl)
Gold Coast v Hawthorn
10 Swallow (GCS), 6 Witts (GCS), 4 Ablett (GCS), 4 Martin (GCS), 3 Hall (GCS), 2 Miller (GCS), 1 Matera (GCS)