THERE was no disputing Hawthorn ball-magnet Tom Mitchell's impact against Collingwood on Sunday, with both Alastair Clarkson and Nathan Buckley giving the midfielder maximum votes (five each) in the AFL Coaches' Association Player of the Year Award.
Mitchell was sensational in the Hawks' 24-point win over the Magpies on Sunday, gathering 35 disposals, seven clearances and impacting the scoreboard with two goals.
It followed Mitchell's other standout performance against the Magpies in round nine where he became just the seventh player to rack up 50 disposals in a match in Hawthorn's 18-point loss to Collingwood.
It was the most disposals racked up by any Hawthorn player and just the second time a player had 50 or more touches in a losing team.
Despite the phenomenal achievement, Buckley queried whether he actually "hurt" the Magpies with his possessions and Mitchell was awarded five AFLCA votes from Clarkson and his Magpie counterpart.
But the Hawthorn onballer's performance against the Magpies on Sunday could not be ignored.
Hawthorn's official Twitter account took a cheeky jab at Buckley after posting a screenshot of Mitchell's stat line and asking the Collingwood coach: 'But did he have any impact?'
Collingwood's Jordan De Goey picked up six votes for his team-high 32 disposals, while Ryan Burton and Daniel Howe received five votes apiece.
Every round, the AFL coaches vote for the best players from their game. The coaches vote for five players, giving them a mark from 1-5.
The maximum a player can score is 10 (with five votes from both coaches).
MELBOURNE v SYDNEY
10 Luke Parker (Syd)
8 Lance Franklin (Syd)
4 Zak Jones (Syd)
3 George Hewett (Syd)
3 Dane Rampe (Syd)
2 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
WESTERN BULLDOGS v WEST COAST
9 Jack Darling (WC)
7 Andrew Gaff (WC)
4 Zaine Cordy (WB)
3 Eric Mackenzie (WC)
3 Dom Sheed (WC)
2 Mark Hutchings (WC)
1 Lachie Hunter (WB)
1 Brad Sheppard (WC)
CARLTON v ADELAIDE
8 Bryce Gibbs (Carl)
7 Brodie Smith (Adel)
4 Brad Crouch (Adel)
4 Matt Crouch (Adel)
3 Liam Jones (Carl)
2 Matthew Kreuzer (Carl)
1 Patrick Cripps (Carl)
1 Josh Jenkins (Adel)
GOLD COAST v NORTH MELBOURNE
10 Jarryd Lyons (GC)
8 Tom Lynch (GC)
4 Jack Martin (GC)
3 Gary Ablett (GC)
3 Jarrad Waite (NM)
1 Luke McDonald (NM)
1 David Swallow (GC)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v GEELONG
10 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
8 Sam Menegola (Geel)
6 Jonathon Patton (GWS)
2 Mitch Duncan (Geel)
2 Nick Haynes (GWS)
1 Harry Taylor (Geel)
1 Nathan Wilson (GWS)
PORT ADELAIDE v RICHMOND
10 Dustin Martin (Rich)
8 Kane Lambert (Rich)
4 Chad Wingard (PA)
3 Alex Rance (Rich)
2 Brandon Ellis (Rich)
2 Paddy Ryder (PA)
1 Dylan Grimes (Rich)
ESSENDON v BRISBANE LIONS
10 Dayne Zorko (BL)
8 Eric Hipwood (BL)
4 Brendon Goddard (Ess)
3 Daniel McStay (BL)
2 Michael Hurley (Ess)
2 Lewis Taylor (BL)
1 Alex Witherden (BL)
HAWTHORN v COLLINGWOOD
10 Tom Mitchell (Haw)
6 Jordan De Goey (Coll)
5 Ryan Burton (Haw)
5 Daniel Howe (Haw)
2 Jack Gunston (Haw)
2 James Sicily (Haw)
FREMANTLE v ST KILDA
10 Michael Walters (Frem)
6 Sebastian Ross (StK)
4 Jack Billings (StK)
4 Nick Suban (Frem)
3 Jake Carlisle (StK)
2 Jade Gresham (StK)
1 Tim Membrey (StK)
AFLCA LEADERBOARD
73 Dustin Martin (Rich)
72 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
57 Elliot Yeo (WC)
56 Joel Selwood (Geel)
53 Gary Ablett (GC)
53 Rory Sloane (Adel)
48 Zach Merrett (Ess)
48 Scott Pendlebury (Coll)
48 Sebastian Ross (StK)
48 Dayne Zorko (BL)
