The results of the round six AFL Coaches Association (AFLCA) voting saw Collingwood’s Luke Ball and Carlton’s Chris Judd poll eight votes each from the two head coaches.
Both Mick Malthouse and Brett Ratten valued the input of the midfielders in Sunday’s match with both coaches giving votes to Ball, Judd, Dane Swan (7), Scott Pendlebury (5) and Marc Murphy (1).
Ball’s return of eight votes propelled him into third position on the club’s leaderboard while Swan jumped into first position, five votes ahead of Heath Shaw.
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).
Carlton v Collingwood voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Luke Ball | Coll |
| 8 | Chris Judd | Carl |
| 7 | Dane Swan | Coll |
| 5 | Scott Pendlebury | Coll |
| 1 | Marc Murphy | Carl |
| 1 | Jordan Russell | Carl |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 20 | Dane Swan (4) |
| 15 | Heath Shaw (2) |
| 13 | Luke Ball (2) |
| 12 | Scott Pendlebury (3) |
| 10 | Dale Thomas (1) |
| 9 | Alan Didak (3) |
| 9 | Dayne Beams (2) |
| 7 | Sharrod Wellingham (3) |
| 7 | Travis Cloke (2) |
| 6 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
| 3 | Nick Maxwell (1) |
| 1 | Steele Sidebottom (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle |
| 31 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle |
| 28 | Daniel Bradshaw | Sydney |
| 28 | Ryan Griffen | Western Bulldogs |
| 27 | Jonathan Brown | Brisbane |
| 27 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn |
| 23 | Gary Ablett | Geelong |
| 20 | Lindsay Gilbee | Western Bulldogs |
| 20 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 20 | Ryan O'Keefe | Sydney |
| 20 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
