Sydney Swans defenders Jake Lloyd and Jarrad McVeigh polled a near-perfect nine AFL Coaches’ Association’s Champion Player of the Year votes in the side’s win over Fremantle on Saturday.
Lloyd collected 41 touches to record a game-high count for the second week running and complemented a career-high return with a goal in the SCG clash.
McVeigh finished with 31 disposals and the two backmen read the play with expertise and continually rebounded the ball out of defence.
Vice-captain Luke Parker earned six votes for a stand-out display marked with 23 touches, five tackles, seven inside 50s and a goal, while defenders Callum Mills and Dane Rampe picked up two votes each.
Midfielder Isaac Heeney (one vote) and captain Josh Kennedy (one) earned the remainder of the votes.
Round 9 – Sydney Swans v Fremantle
9 – Jake Lloyd (Syd)
9 – Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)
6 – Luke Parker (Syd)
2 – Callum Mills (Syd)
2 – Dane Rampe (Syd)
1 – Isaac Heeney (Syd)
1 – Josh Kennedy (Syd)
Leaderboard
48 – Nat Fyfe (Frem)
42 – Jack Darling (WC)
42 – Max Gawn (Melb)
40 – Jack Macrae (WB)
40 – Tom Mitchell (Haw)
38 – Patrick Cripps (Carl)
37 – Trent Cotchin Rich)
34 – Rory Laird (Adel)
33 – Steele Sidebottom (Coll)
31 – Ben Brown (NM)
31 – Dustin Martin (Rich)
