The 28-year-old was in career-best form with four goals and 13 marks (both career highs) while tying his previous personal best of 20 disposals. His efforts warranted a maximum 10 votes, the first time this year Jolly has featured in the voting.??
Next best was Alan Didak who polled seven votes in large part to his consecutive three-goal haul in the third term.??
Other Magpies to poll votes included Dane Swan (6 votes), Dayne Beams (3 votes), Scott Pendlebury (1 vote) and Dale Thomas (1 vote). West Coast’s Matthew Priddis was the only Eagle to poll (2 votes) for his side.??
Swan’s (61 votes) six votes see him fall behind leader Luke Hodge (72 votes) who received 10 votes over the weekend and moves a further two votes ahead of Aaron Sandilands (62 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 West Coast voting
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Darren Jolly | Coll |
| 7 | Alan Didak | Coll |
| 6 | Dane Swan | Coll |
| 3 | Dayne Beams | Coll |
| 2 | Matt Priddis | WCE |
| 1 | Scott Pendlebury | Coll |
| 1 | Dale Thomas | Coll |
Collingwood leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year (number of matches the player polled)
| Votes | Player |
|---|---|
| 61 | Dane Swan (10) |
| 32 | Luke Ball (7) |
| 32 | Scott Pendlebury (9) |
| 26 | Alan Didak (7) |
| 23 | Heath Shaw (4) |
| 20 | Dayne Beams (5) |
| 18 | Dale Thomas (6) |
| 16 | Travis Cloke (3) |
| 10 | Darren Jolly (1) |
| 9 | Steele Sidebottom (2) |
| 8 | Simon Prestigiacomo (1) |
| 7 | Sharrod Wellingham (3) |
| 6 | Harry O'Brien (1) |
| 3 | Nick Maxwell (1) |
| 1 | Brad Dick (1) |
Leader board for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Luke Hodge | Hawthorn |
| 62 | Aaron Sandilands | Fremantle |
| 61 | Dane Swan | Collingwood |
| 54 | Paul Chapman | Geelong |
| 47 | Matthew Pavlich | Fremantle |
| 46 | Chris Judd | Carlton |
| 42 | Lenny Hayes | St Kilda |
| 41 | David Mundy | Fremantle |
| 40 | Gary Ablett | Geelong |
| 40 | Brendon Goddard | St Kilda |
