9 Christian Petracca (MELB)

9 Clayton Oliver (MELB)

6 Max Gawn (MELB)

3 Luke Jackson (MELB)

3 Jake Lever (MELB)

Leaderboard

Votes	Player	Club
101	Clayton Oliver	MELB
94	Marcus Bontempelli	WB
90	Samuel Walsh	CARL
89	Ollie Wines	PORT
85	Touk Miller	GCFC
79	Jack Steele	STK
77	Zach Merrett	ESS
70	Darcy Parish	ESS
66	Christian Petracca	MELB
61	Max Gawn	MELB
61	Rory Laird	ADEL
61	David Mundy	FRE
59	Hugh McCluggage	BL
59	Nic Naitanui	WCE
58	Jack Macrae	WB
57	Jarryd Lyons	BL
54	Tom Stewart	GEEL
51	Tom Mitchell	HAW
50	Jordan De Goey	COLL
50	Cameron Guthrie	GEEL

Thought Clarry would have got the 10 votes (nit picking i know but i thought he was head and shoulders above everyone else particularly in the first half)

5 minutes ago, BDA said:

Thought Clarry would have got the 10 votes (nit picking i know but i thought he was head and shoulders above everyone else particularly in the first half)

He & Tracc decided to share the gold

Coaches split:

•  5 and 4 Petracca/Oliver
• 3 and 3 Gawn
• 2 and 1 Jackson/Lever

Very consistent voting by the two coahces this week.

Oliver on 101 has a handy lead over Bontempelli who is on 94.

Nice to see Jackson among the votes from both coaches.  His performance justifies the confidence Goodwin showed in him in his previous press conf.

Edited August 2, 20213 yr by Lucifer's Hero

I am quite shocked Oliver didn't get a perfect 10. He did have a quieter second half though.

Didn't think Max was as influential as normal around the ground, and thought Steven May was just enormous on King who literally did not touch the footy.

But what do I know.

Nice to see Oliver leading the coaches votes. He isn't flashy like Bont, but his consistency is incredible. 

i hope this doesn't seep into Trac's ego and cause him to lose his new found selflessness.

i was quite happy with Bont being the brownlow favourite and ahead in the coaches votes just as i was happy with being 3rd on the ladder. 

We are still a bit immature when it comes to publicity and expectation. The 3rd quarter against the Suns was all to telling with the Hollywood handballs and low percentage decision making. Individual accolades dont win you GF's and are best left until after seasons end. Would be just as happy for the Coaches votes to be sealed in the same vault as the brownlow counting only to be opened up in the lead up to the GF. 

Edited August 2, 20213 yr by CYB

20 minutes ago, Jaded said:

King who literally did not touch the footy.

Given that he had three handballs, he literally DID touch the footy. 

Only rarely and to no great effect, though.  May thrashed him.

Just now, Demonstone said:

Given that he had three handballs, he literally DID touch the footy. 

Only rarely and to no great effect, though.  May thrashed him.

 

He literally did not touch the footy once in the air? Better? 

We have waited so long to have genuine stars in the midfield. Hasn't happened in my 33 years following the club and now we have 2.

All hail Clarry and Trac

13 minutes ago, Jaded said:

 

He literally did not touch the footy once in the air? Better? 

you mean he got those 3 touches under water.....or what?

8 minutes ago, DubDee said:

We have waited so long to have genuine stars in the midfield. Hasn't happened in my 33 years following the club and now we have 2.

All hail Clarry and Trac

No wonder  we are third on the ladder and one of the real chances for the flag for the first time in 21 years.

If it doesn't happen this year we have the list at such a stage that any time within the next 5 years it could be just as possible.

I've said it before but I think Gawn is criminally underrated by a lot of posters here and media elsewhere.  He played a fantastic ruckman's game, got the ball moving in our direction (31 hitouts 42% to advantage), kicks a couple of goals, goes at 69% DE and has 11 score involvements (second highest for us).  Lyon says on the telecast that Gawn has been quiet - Fox Footy group think takes hold, the media who aren't at the game but listen to Lyon's commentary all fall for it.  Only the HS listed Gawn in the best players.  Nothing in the Age for Max, nor AFL.com.au.

He was statistically better than any other ruckman this week in nearly all categories.  Both coaches rate him the third best player on the ground.  The coaches clearly didn't listen to the commentary team.  It never ceases to amaze me how frequently wrong the "experts" are.   

4 hours ago, Mazer Rackham said:

He & Tracc decided to share the gold

Agreed with this but I would extend it, somewhat, based on the team performance. What stood out for me was the communication and almost brotherly love between Tracc and Clarrie. This includes Gawn and Gus as a framework of the magnificent four. It lifts the whole team, in particular: Jackson, BB, HIbberd, Lever, May and Kozzie and Salem (when fit). There is almost a silent co-operation going on between these blokes and when we win, it stands out like dog's marbles. At the gritty end of the spectrum, it could well be the reason for the wins we've had this year.