Despite his team finding itself outgunned by 35 points against Port Adelaide, Seedsman avoided a Port Adelaide clean sweep in receiving a single vote for his 34 possession display, which includes 15 marks and seven rebound 50s.
Hailed by his teammates as Collingwood’s most improved player in 2013, Seedsman has emerged as one of the club’s most consistent performers this season, impressing with his composure, vision and dash across the half back line.
Having fast endeared himself to the Magpie faithful, Seedsman’s ability to burst through defensive lines and distribute with ease has provided an added string to the proverbial Collingwood bow, enabling the side to launch counter attacks swiftly and with great efficiency.
Drafted in 2010, Seedsman, a great-grandson of former Collingwood President Jim Sharp, represents an anachronism in the modern game, an individual raised in the tradition of a club who is seemingly fulfilling his destiny in donning the famed Black and White.
Port Adelaide v Collingwood - Round 14
| Votes | Player | Club |
| 10 | Brad Ebert | Port Adelaide |
| 8 | Matthew Broadbent | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | Justin Westhoff | Port Adelaide |
| 3 | Chad Wingard | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | Alipate Carlile | Port Adelaide |
| 2 | Oliver Wines | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | Kane Cornes | Port Adelaide |
| 1 | Paul Seedsman | Collingwood |
Collingwood Leaderboard for the 2013 AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award (after 14 rounds)
| Votes | Player |
| 46 | Scott Pendlebury |
| 32 | Dane Swan |
| 21 | Steele Sidebottom |
| 22 | Travis Cloke |
| 20 | Heath Shaw |
| 17 | Harry O'Brien |
| 10 | Sam Dwyer |
| 10 | Jamie Elliott |
| 9 | Paul Seedsman |
| 7 | Luke Ball |
| 7 | Dale Thomas |
| 4 | Jarryd Blair |
| 4 | Quinten Lynch |
| 4 | Brent Macaffer |
| 3 | Nathan Brown |
| 2 | Ben Kennedy |
| 1 | Ben Hudson |
| 1 | Darren Jolly |
| 1 | Andrew Krakouer |
| 1 | Kyle Martin |
| 1 | Alan Toovey |
Overall 2013 AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award Leaderboard (after 14 rounds)
| Votes | Player | Club |
| 75 | Gary Ablett | Gold Coast |
| 57 | Patrick Dangerfield | Adelaide |
| 54 | Daniel Hannebery | Sydney |
| 54 | Jobe Watson | Essendon |
| 53 | Kieren Jack | Sydney |
| 46 | Ryan Griffen | Western Bulldogs |
| 46 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
| 43 | Nathan Fyfe | Fremantle |
| 40 | Jarryd Roughead | Hawthorn |
| 40 | Chad Wingard | Port Adelaide |
