It was the first time in the first nine rounds an Adelaide player has been recognised by both coaches as the best on ground. Simon Goodwin leads Adelaide’s votes with 17 ahead of Andrew McLeod on 13.
In the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year, head coaches vote 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.
Adelaide v Brisbane Lions
10 Richard Douglas (Adel)
6 Ashley McGrath (BL)
5 Nathan van Berlo (Adel)
4 Nathan Bock (Adel)
3 Simon Goodwin (Adel)
2 Todd Banfield (BL)
Leaderboard
47 Matthew Pavlich (Fre)
46 Aaron Sandilands (Fre)
43 Luke Hodge (Haw)
36 Chris Judd (Carl)
33 Gary Ablett (Geel)
33 Lenny Hayes (St K)
32 Dane Swan (Coll)
31 Ryan Griffen (WB)
30 Paul Chapman (Geel)
28 Daniel Bradshaw (Syd)
27 Jonathan Brown (BL)
ADELAIDE LEADERS
17 Simon Goodwin
13 Andrew McLeod
10 Nathan van Berlo
10 Richard Douglas
9 Graham Johncock
6 Patrick Dangerfield
4 Nathan Bock
4 David Mackay
3 Brett Burton
3 Ivan Maric
2 Bernie Vince
2 Jared Petrenko
2 Taylor Walker
1 Jason Porplyzia
