Nathan Buckley and Brendan McCartney allocated a maximum five votes each in the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year competition for Griffen’s complete game (33 disposals, seven tackles, two goals).
The Magpies’ leading possession winners, Dayne Beams (33 disposals) and Bob Rose-Charlie Sutton Medal winner Scott Pendlebury (34 disposals), both received seven combined votes (four and three) for their work in the midfield.
Steele Sidebottom was also mentioned by both head coaches polling a combined two votes for his 29 disposal and five-tackle outing.
Bulldogs Brian Lake was awarded two votes each (four total) for his role on Travis Cloke, holding the forward goalless in the first half.
Pendlebury’s seven votes take him to 38 total votes for the season, one shy of the leader Sydney’s Josh Kennedy, who failed to poll in the loss to Adelaide.
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Ryan Griffen | WB |
| 7 | Dayne Beams | Coll |
| 7 | Scott Pendlebury | Coll |
| 4 | Brian Lake | WB |
| 2 | Steele Sidebottom | Coll |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 38 | Scott Pendlebury (4) |
| 19 | Dane Swan (3) |
| 10 | Ben Reid (1) |
| 9 | Dayne Beams (2) |
| 8 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
| 4 | Travis Cloke (1) |
| 3 | Nathan Brown (1) |
| 3 | Ben Johnson (1) |
| 2 | Steele Sidebottom (1) |
| 1 | Jarryd Blair (1) |
| 1 | Marty Clarke (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Josh Kennedy | Sydney |
| 38 | Scott Pendlebury | Collingwood |
| 33 | Brent Stanton | Essendon |
| 28 | Lenny Hayes | St Kilda |
| 28 | Gary Ablett | Gold Coast |
| 27 | Scott Selwood | West Coast |
| 25 | Jobe Watson | Essendon |
| 24 | Matthew Boyd | Western Bulldogs |
| 24 | Scott Thompson | Adelaide |
| 23 | Ryan Griffen | Western Bulldogs |
| 23 | Marc Murphy | Carlton |
