Offered up as trade bait during last October’s exchange period, McIntosh was this week voted best on ground by both North coach Dean Laidley and his Melbourne counterpart Dean Bailey.
In the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year – the only award voted for by the coaches themselves – McIntosh’s three-goal performance against the Demons won him the maximum possible tally of 10 votes.
Matching McIntosh's tally in the opening round were five other players: Adelaide veteran Andrew McLeod, Demon-turned-Lion Travis Johnstone, St Kilda’s Nick Dal Santo, champion Cat Paul Chapman and Western Bulldog Matthew Boyd.
Port Adelaide dynamo Danyle Pearce was the next man back in the field with nine votes.
Coaches decide the Champion Player of the Year by awarding votes each week on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis. Coaches vote only on their own matches, but may vote for players on the opposing team.
Past winners of the prestigious award include Gary Ablett Jr (2007-08), Simon Goodwin and Adam Goodes (joint winners in 2006), Barry Hall (2005) and Warren Tredrea (2004).
ROUND ONE VOTING
Richmond v Carlton
7 Richard Hadley (Carl)
7 Eddie Betts (Carl)
5 Bryce Gibbs (Carl)
5 Marc Murphy (Carl)
4 Jarrad Waite (Carl)
1 Chris Judd (Carl)
1 Mitch Morton (Rich)
Hawthorn v Geelong
10 Paul Chapman (Geel)
8 Gary Ablett (Geel)
5 Brad Ottens (Geel)
3 Sam Mitchell (Haw)
2 Travis Tuck (Haw)
1 Lance Franklin (Haw)
1 Grant Birchall (Haw)
Collingwood v Adelaide
10 Andrew McLeod (Adel)
8 Tyson Edwards (Adel)
4 Simon Goodwin (Adel)
3 Nathan Bock (Adel)
2 Scott Stevens (Adel)
2 Bernie Vince (Adel)
1 Scott Pendlebury (Coll)
Brisbane Lions v West Coast
10 Travis Johnstone (BL)
8 Luke Power (BL)
5 Mark LeCras (WCE)
3 Matt Priddis (WCE)
2 Darren Glass (WCE)
1 David Wirrpanda (WCE)
1 Rhan Hooper (BL)
St Kilda v Sydney Swans
10 Nick Dal Santo (St K)
8 Brendon Goddard (St K)
4 Sam Gilbert (St K)
3 Luke Ball (St K)
3 Farren Ray (St K)
1 Zac Dawson (St K)
1 Craig Bolton (Syd)
Melbourne v North Melbourne
10 Hamish McIntosh (North)
8 Leigh Harding (North)
5 Brent Moloney (Melb)
3 Andrew Swallow (North)
2 Daniel Wells (North)
2 Kyle Cheney (Melb)
Port Adelaide v Essendon
9 Danyle Pearce (Port)
8 Peter Burgoyne (Port)
7 Alipate (Carl)ile (Port)
2 Justin Westhoff (Port)
2 Daniel Motlop (Port)
1 Heath Hocking (Ess)
1 Brent Stanton (Ess)
Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
10 Matthew Boyd (WB)
6 Ryan Griffen (WB)
4 Lindsay Gilbee (WB)
4 Daniel Giansiracusa (WB)
3 Dale Morris (WB)
2 Mitch Hahn (WB)
1 Chris Tarrant (Frem)
LEADERBOARD
10 Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)
10 Paul Chapman (Geelong)
10 Nick Dal Santo (St Kilda)
10 Travis Johnstone (Brisbane)
10 Hamish McIntosh (North Melbourne)
10 Andrew McLeod (Adelaide)
9 Danyle Pearce (Port Adelaide)
8 Gary Ablett (Geelong)
8 Peter Burgoyne (Port Adelaide)
8 Tyson Edwards (Adelaide)
8 Brendon Goddard (St Kilda)
8 Leigh Harding (North Melbourne)
8 Luke Power (Brisbane Lions)
