Each member of this brilliant quartet led his side to victory in thrillers featuring wildly fluctuating fortunes and was rewarded by the coaches as the standout.
A fifth midfield gun, Brownlow medallist Jobe Watson, had been widely tipped to receive maximum votes after Essendon's inspiring win over Adelaide at AAMI Stadium, but the Bombers' skipper (eight votes) was overshadowed by a four-goal performance from teammate Ben Howlett (nine).
Three others received 10 votes – Kieren Jack in first game as the Sydney Swans' co-skipper, Fremantle's David Mundy 10 in his side's Western Derby win, and Western Bulldogs ruckman Will Minson, who has started the season superbly after finishing outside the top 10 in the Dogs' best and fairest last year.
Minson's teammate Brett Goodes, 29, capped off a fairytale debut, receiving four votes against the Brisbane Lions to be equal-third best afield according to the coaches.
Former Port Adelaide and Fremantle player Nick Lower, in his first game for the Bulldogs, was also recognised for restricting Michael Tuck medallist Daniel Rich to just eight touches.
A surprise was that Richmond star Brett Deledio received just one vote after being widely regarded as one of the most influential factors in the Tigers' narrow win over Carlton.
Just one North Melbourne player – skipper Andrew Swallow (six) – received votes in their cliffhanger loss to Collingwood, while six Magpies were saluted.
And not a single Melbourne player received a vote, compared to seven Power players.
Adelaide v Essendon
9 Ben Howlett (Ess)
8 Jobe Watson (Ess)
7 Heath Hocking (Ess)
2 Courtenay Dempsey (Ess)
2 Brent Stanton (Ess)
1 Dustin Fletcher (Ess)
1 Michael Hibberd (Ess)
Fremantle v West Coast
10 David Mundy (Frem)
6 Josh Kennedy (WCE)
4 Michael Barlow (Frem)
4 Clancee Pearce (Frem)
2 Jon Griffin (Frem)
2 Danyle Pearce (Frem)
1 Stephen Hill (Frem)
1 Chris Mayne (Frem)
Richmond v Carlton
10 Trent Cotchin (Rich)
6 Bryce Gibbs (Carl)
4 Daniel Jackson (Rich)
4 Shane Tuck (Rich)
2 Tyrone Vickery (Rich)
2 Andrew Walker (Carl)
1 Brett Deledio (Rich)
1 Chris Judd (Carl)
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions
10 Will Minson (WB)
8 Tom Liberatore (WB)
4 Ryan Griffen (WB)
4 Brett Goodes (WB)
2 Shaun Higgins (WB)
2 Nick Lower (WB)
Greater Western Sydney v Sydney Swans
10 Kieren Jack (Syd)
6 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
5 Ryan O'Keefe (Syd)
5 Adam Treloar (GWS)
3 Shane Mumford (Syd)
1 Dylan Shiel (GWS).
Gold Coast v St Kilda
10 Gary Ablett (GC)
5 David Armitage (St K)
4 Rory Thompson (GC)
3 Greg Broughton (GC)
3 Jarryn Geary (St K)
2 Jarrod Harbrow (GC)
2 Jack Steven (St K)
1 David Swallow (GC)
Melbourne v Port Adelaide
9 Hamish Hartlett (Port)
5 Jay Schultz (Port)
5 Jackson Trengove (Port)
4 Travis Boak (Port)
3 Brad Ebert (Port)
2 Kane Cornes (Port)
2 Paul Stewart (Port)
North Melbourne v Collingwood
10 Scott Pendlebury (Coll)
6 Steele Sidebottom (Coll)
6 Andrew Swallow (NM)
3 Nathan Brown (Coll)
3 Harry O'Brien (Coll)
1 Travis Cloke (Coll)
1 Alan Toovey (Coll)
Hawthorn v Geelong
10 Joel Selwood (Geel)
7 Andrew Mackie (Geel)
5 Sam Mitchell (Haw)
3 Grant Birchall (Haw)
2 Paul Chapman (Geel)
2 Harry Taylor (Geel)
1 Ryan Schoenmakers (Haw)
LEADERBOARD
10 Gary Ablett (GC)
10 Trent Cotchin (Rich)
10 Kieren Jack (Syd)
10 Will Minson (WB)
10 David Mundy (Frem)
10 Scott Pendlebury (Coll)
10 Joel Selwood (Geel)
9 Hamish Hartlett (Port)
9 Ben Howlett (Ess)
8 Tom Liberatore (WB)
8 Jobe Watson (Ess)
