GREATER Western Sydney young gun Tim Taranto has soared to the lead of the Gary Ayres Award for the best finals player in the eyes of the coaches.
Taranto polled three votes in the Giants' thrilling win over Collingwood to move to 13 overall, after he received maximum votes in the elimination final win over the Western Bulldogs.
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Zac Williams and Nick Haynes shared best on ground honours with nine votes each, while Jeremy Howe was the Pies' best with five.
Richmond star Tom Lynch polled nine votes for his five-goal performance in the Tigers' win over Geelong.
Star Cat Tim Kelly received eight votes, while skipper Joel Selwood polled one vote to join Taranto as the only two players above 10.
The award is wide open heading into Saturday's Grand Final with a number of stars in the running including Taranto, Toby Greene, Williams, Lynch, Dustin Martin and Dion Prestia.
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).
Preliminary finals
RICHMOND v GEELONG
9 Tom Lynch (RICH)
8 Tim Kelly (GEEL)
6 Dion Prestia (RICH)
5 Bachar Houli (RICH)
1 Jake Kolodjashnij (GEEL)
1 Joel Selwood (GEEL)
COLLINGWOOD v GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
9 Nick Haynes (GWS)
9 Zac Williams (GWS)
5 Jeremy Howe (COLL)
3 Tim Taranto (GWS)
2 Sam Taylor (GWS)
1 Brodie Grundy (COLL)
1 Matthew De Boer (GWS)
Semi-finals
GEELONG v WEST COAST
10 Joel Selwood (GEEL)
6 Tom Hawkins (GEEL)
4 Jake Kolodjashnij (GEEL)
4 Cam Guthrie (GEEL)
3 Esava Ratugolea (GEEL)
2 Andrew Gaff (WCE)
1 Luke Shuey (WCE)
BRISBANE v GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
10 Stefan Martin (BL)
8 Toby Greene (GWS)
5 Daniel Rich (BL)
4 Phil Davis (GWS)
3 Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
Qualifying and elimination finals
WEST COAST v ESSENDON
10 Jamie Cripps (WCE)
8 Luke Shuey (WCE)
4 Nic Naitanui (WCE)
3 Josh Kennedy (WCE)
2 Brad Sheppard (WCE)
2 Lewis Jetta (WCE)
1 Jack Redden (WCE)
GEELONG v COLLINGWOOD
7 Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL)
5 Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
5 Jeremy Howe (COLL)
4 Taylor Adams (COLL)
3 Steele Sidebottom (COLL)
3 Darcy Moore (COLL)
3 Tom Phillips (COLL)
GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v WESTERN BULLDOGS
10 Tim Taranto (GWS)
7 Jacob Hopper (GWS)
4 Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
3 Josh Kelly (GWS)
2 Jeremy Finlayson (GWS)
2 Matt De Boer (GWS)
2 Toby Greene (GWS)
BRISBANE v RICHMOND
9 Shane Edwards (RICH)
9 Dustin Martin (RICH)
4 Dylan Grimes (RICH)
3 Lachie Neale (BL)
3 Luke Hodge (BL)
2 Dion Prestia (RICH)
Gary Ayres Award leaderboard
13 Tim Taranto
11 Joel Selwood
10 Jamie Cripps
10 Toby Greene
10 Jeremy Howe
10 Stefan Martin
9 Shane Edwards
9 Nick Haynes
9 Tom Lynch
9 Dustin Martin
9 Luke Shuey
9 Zac Williams
8 Tim Kelly
8 Dion Prestia
7 Patrick Dangerfield
7 Jacob Hopper
6 Tom Hawkins
5 Bachar Houli
5 Jake Kolodjashnij
5 Scott Pendlebury
Bolded players are still in the hunt to win the award
