Averaging career-high numbers in his fifth season at the club, Thomas had 27 disposals and 12 marks in the win.
Dane Swan is now one vote shy of Hawthorn’s Luke Hodge on the overall leader board after polling a maximum of 10 votes for his 36 disposals against the Saints.
The reigning two-time Copeland Trophy winner has now polled in six straight games for a combined 47 votes.
A season-high number of disposals for Alan Didak (33) and Leigh Brown (16) saw both Magpies poll six votes each for their efforts. For Brown it was the first match in his 10 appearances this year that he has featured in the voting.??
Other Magpies to poll votes included Scott Pendlebury (1) and Sharrod Wellingham (1) while Saint Sam Fisher (2) was the only Saint to poll votes.
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.
Past winners of the prestigious award include Gary Ablett Jnr (2007-09), Simon Goodwin and Adam Goodes (joint winners in 2006), Barry Hall (2005) and Warren Tredrea (2004).
Collingwood v St Kilda voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dane Swan | Coll |
| 6 | Alan Didak | Coll |
| 6 | Leigh Brown | Coll |
| 4 | Dale Thomas | Coll |
| 2 | Sam Fisher | St K |
| 1 | Scott Pendlebury | Coll |
| 1 | Sharrod Wellingham | Coll |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 79 | Dane Swan (12) |
| 40 | Scott Pendlebury (11) |
| 32 | Luke Ball (7) |
| 32 | Alan Didak (8) |
| 23 | Heath Shaw (4) |
| 22 | Dale Thomas (7) |
| 20 | Dayne Beams (5) |
| 16 | Travis Cloke (3) |
| 10 | Darren Jolly (1) |
| 9 | Steele Sidebottom (2) |
| 8 | Simon Prestigiacomo (1) |
| 8 | Sharrod Wellingham (4) |
| 6 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
| 3 | Nick Maxwell (1) |
| 1 | Brad Dick (1) |
| 1 | Chris Dawes (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn |
| 79 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 62 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle |
| 57 | Paul Chapman | Geelong |
| 49 | Joel Selwood | Geelong |
| 48 | David Mundy | Fremantle |
| 47 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 47 | Leigh Montagna | St Kilda |
| 47 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle |
| 45 | Lenny Hayes | St Kilda |
