Dane Swan and Steele Sidebottom received nine votes each in the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year voting.
Swan compiled 34 disposals, 13 marks and two goals while Sidebottom enjoyed a best on ground performance with 35 disposals and two goals.
Heath Shaw’s performance (five votes) with Buckley and Voss both allocating votes to the running defender.
Dayne Beams (30 disposals) received three votes from one head coach and Harry O’Brien’s (28 disposals) work down back received two votes.
Polling votes for the first time this year, Alan Didak (25 disposals, one goal) and Sharrod Wellingham (23 disposals, one goal) rounded out the leaderboard.
Swan’s nine-vote game elevated him into the top-10 overall leaderboard, 12 votes shy of Essendon’s Brent Stanton.
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Steele Sidebottom | Coll |
| 9 | Dane Swan | Coll |
| 5 | Heath Shaw | Coll |
| 3 | Dayne Beams | Coll |
| 2 | Harry O'Brien | Coll |
| 1 | Alan Didak | Coll |
| 1 | Sharrod Wellingham | Coll |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 38 | Scott Pendlebury (4) |
| 28 | Dane Swan (4) |
| 12 | Dayne Beams (3) |
| 11 | Steele Sidebottom (2) |
| 10 | Ben Reid (1) |
| 10 | Harry O'Brien (2) |
| 4 | Travis Cloke (1) |
| 3 | Nathan Brown (1) |
| 3 | Ben Johnson (1) |
| 1 | Jarryd Blair (1) |
| 1 | Marty Clarke (1) |
| 1 | Sharrod Wellingham (1) |
| 1 | Alan Didak (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Brent Stanton | Essendon |
| 39 | Josh Kennedy | Sydney |
| 38 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
| 35 | Jobe Watson | St Kilda |
| 34 | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs |
| 34 | Scott Thompson | Adelaide |
| 31 | Ryan Griffen | Western Bulldogs |
| 30 | Gary Ablett | Gold Coast |
| 28 | Lenny Hayes | St Kilda |
| 28 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
