Collingwood’s Dale Thomas was deemed second and third best on ground by both head coaches in Friday night’s loss to Geelong.
Thomas, who had 26 disposals, five tackles and one goal, polled seven total votes in this year’s AFLCA Champion Player of the Year competition.
Click here to listen to Thomas talk about the loss.
It’s the second time this year the 23-year-old has polled votes after receiving eight votes in the round four win over Richmond.
Simon Buckley polled his first vote for the year with a 26 disposal and eight-mark performance along with Heath Shaw (27 disposals, eight marks and eight tackles).
Midfielder Dane Swan is Collingwood’s highest ranked Magpie, polling 27 votes from three matches and now sits 16 votes behind Essendon’s Jobe Watson in first place.
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 Geelong voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Joel Selwood | Geel |
| 7 | Joel Corey | Geel |
| 7 | Dale Thomas | Coll |
| 2 | Steve Johnson | Geel |
| 2 | Jimmy Bartel | Geel |
| 1 | Simon Buckley | Coll |
| 1 | Heath Shaw | Coll |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 27 | Dane Swan (3) |
| 23 | Scott Pendlebury (3) |
| 15 | Chris Dawes (2) |
| 15 | Heath Shaw (4) |
| 15 | Dale Thomas (2) |
| 10 | Steele Sidebottom (1) |
| 9 | Jarryd Blair (1) |
| 8 | Ben Johnson (2) |
| 8 | Travis Cloke (4) |
| 4 | Dayne Beams (1) |
| 4 | Leigh Brown (1) |
| 3 | Leon Davis (1) |
| 3 | Sharrod Wellingham (1) |
| 2 | Andrew Krakouer (1) |
| 2 | Darren Jolly (1) |
| 1 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
| 1 | Simon Buckley (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Jobe Watson | Essendon |
| 37 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 35 | Brent Moloney | Melbourne |
| 33 | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs |
| 30 | Marc Murphy | Carlton |
| 29 | Dean Cox | West Coast |
| 27 | Lance Franklin | Hawthorn |
| 27 | Ryan O'Keefe | Sydney |
| 24 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 24 | Dustin Martin | Richmond |
| 24 | Joel Selwood | Geelong |
