Adelaide’s Scott Thompson (33 disposals) was deemed best on ground by both Mick Malthouse and Neil Craig while Dale Thomas (seven votes: 24 disposals and two goals) and Luke Ball (four: 25 disposals, seven tackles and two goals) featured in the top three.
Andrew Krakouer’s electrifying performance (16 disposals and three goals) was rewarded with three votes (Click here to view Krakouer's mark on YouTube).
Vice captain Scott Pendlebury (27 disposals and one goal) and Chris Tarrant (18 disposals and two goals) each polled one vote. Pendlebury is now three votes behind Dane Swan on the club leader board.
Ben Rutten’s efforts on Travis Cloke earned the defender two votes and teammate Brent Reilly (22 disposals) also polled two.
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 Adelaide voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Scott Thompson | Adel |
| 7 | Dale Thomas | Coll |
| 4 | Luke Ball | Coll |
| 3 | Andrew Krakouer | Coll |
| 2 | Brent Reilly | Adel |
| 2 | Ben Rutten | Adel |
| 1 | Chris Tarrant | Coll |
| 1 | Scott Pendlebury | Coll |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 27 | Dane Swan (3) |
| 24 | Scott Pendlebury (4) |
| 22 | Dale Thomas (3) |
| 15 | Chris Dawes (2) |
| 15 | Heath Shaw (4) |
| 10 | Steele Sidebottom (1) |
| 9 | Jarryd Blair (1) |
| 8 | Ben Johnson (2) |
| 8 | Travis Cloke (4) |
| 5 | Andrew Krakouer (2) |
| 4 | Dayne Beams (1) |
| 4 | Leigh Brown (1) |
| 4 | Luke Ball (1) |
| 3 | Leon Davis (1) |
| 3 | Sharrod Wellingham (1) |
| 2 | Darren Jolly (1) |
| 1 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
| 1 | Simon Buckley (1) |
| 1 | Chris Tarrant (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Jobe Watson | Essendon |
| 37 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 37 | Lance Franklin | Hawthorn |
| 35 | Brent Moloney | Melbourne |
| 35 | Marc Murphy | Carlton |
| 34 | Dean Cox | West Coast |
| 33 | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs |
| 31 | Trent Cotchin | Richmond |
| 31 | Joel Selwood | Geelong |
| 29 | Nathan Fyfe | Fremantle |
| 29 | Scott Thompson | Adelaide |
