The veteran defender held Goodes scoreless for the first time this year and restricted the premiership player to a season-low 13 disposals (had 13 disposals in round 10 but also registered six scoring shots including one goal).??
Coming off a bye weekend didn’t hamper Dane Swan’s form, the two-time Copeland Trophy winner polled seven votes and now moves seven votes shy of AFL leader Luke Hodge.
Midfielder Luke Ball's work around the stoppages (nine clearances) was noticed by both head coaches as he polled four votes to move into second place on the club leader board.??
Other Magpies to poll votes included Heath Shaw (5) Dale Thomas (3), and Scott Pendlebury (2) while Sydney’s Nick Malceski (1) was the only Swan to feature in the voting.??
In the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year, head coaches vote each week on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis. Coaches vote only on their own matches, but may vote for players on the opposing team.
Past winners of the prestigious award include Gary Ablett Jnr (2007-09), Simon Goodwin and Adam Goodes (joint winners in 2006), Barry Hall (2005) and Warren Tredrea (2004).
Sydney v Collingwood voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Simon Prestigiacomo | Coll |
| 7 | Dane Swan | Coll |
| 5 | Heath Shaw | Coll |
| 4 | Luke Ball | Coll |
| 3 | Dale Thomas | Coll |
| 2 | Scott Pendlebury | Coll |
| 1 | Nick Malceski | Syd |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 55 | Dane Swan (9) |
| 32 | Luke Ball (7) |
| 31 | Scott Pendlebury (8) |
| 23 | Heath Shaw (4) |
| 19 | Alan Didak (6) |
| 17 | Dayne Beams (4) |
| 17 | Dale Thomas (5) |
| 16 | Travis Cloke (3) |
| 9 | Steele Sidebottom (2) |
| 8 | Simon Prestigiacomo (1) |
| 7 | Sharrod Wellingham (3) |
| 6 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
| 3 | Nick Maxwell (1) |
| 1 | Brad Dick (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn |
| 55 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 54 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle |
| 47 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle |
| 44 | Paul Chapman | Geelong |
| 41 | David Mundy | Fremantle |
| 39 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 38 | Gary Ablett | Geelong |
| 38 | Brendon Goddard | St Kilda |
| 38 | Lenny Hayes | St Kilda |
