Blair’s five-goal effort and Shaw’s 27 disposal and eight mark performance earned them each a maximum five votes from one head coach and four from the other.
Head coaches Mick Malthouse and Brett Ratten both thought Carlton’s Jeff Garlett was third best while Travis Cloke and Ben Johnson polled two votes each.
Chris Judd and teammate Michael Jamison received one vote each.
A look at the overall leaderbarod sees Dane Swan (17 votes - t-4th) and Chris Dawes (t-7th) featuring in the top 10.
Past winners of the prestigious award include Dane Swan (2010), Gary Ablett Jnr (2007-09), Simon Goodwin and Adam Goodes (joint winners in 2006), Barry Hall (2005) and Warren Tredrea (2004).
Collingwood v Carlton voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jarryd Blair | Coll |
| 9 | Heath Shaw | Coll |
| 6 | Jeff Garlett | Carl |
| 2 | Ben Johnson | Coll |
| 2 | Travis Cloke | Coll |
| 1 | Michael Jamison | Carl |
| 1 | Chris Judd | Carl |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 17 | Dane Swan (2) |
| 15 | Chris Dawes (2) |
| 13 | Scott Pendlebury (2) |
| 9 | Jarryd Blair (1) |
| 9 | Heath Shaw (1) |
| 8 | Ben Johnson (2) |
| 4 | Dayne Beams (1) |
| 3 | Travis Cloke (2) |
| 1 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Dean Cox | West Coast |
| 20 | Jobe Watson | Essendon |
| 19 | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs |
| 17 | Corey Enright | Geelong |
| 17 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 17 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 15 | Chris Dawes | Collingwood |
| 15 | Brent Moloney | Melbourne |
| 14 | Jude Bolton | Sydney |
| 14 | Marc Murphy | Carlton |
