Swans midfielder Luke Parker is making a charge for the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year Award after breaking into the top 10 on the overall leaderboard.
Parker and North Melbourne’s Todd Goldstein were judged best afield in the Swans’ 16-point win over the Kangas at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night by head coaches John Longmire and Darren Crocker.
The pair were awarded eight votes apiece with Parker praised for his 33 disposals – 12 contested – and seven tackles.
The haul moves Parker into ninth spot on the overall leaderboard, 55 votes off the pace set by Fremantle’s Nat Fyfe (90 votes) who once again received a full quota of 10 votes after Saturday's clash between the Dockers and Gold Coast.
Jarrad McVeigh (7 votes), Lance franklin (3), Lewis Jetta and Dane Rampe (2 each) rounded out the vote getters from the Round 11 encounter which is the Swans’ last match until Friday, June 26, against Richmond.
Dan Hannebery, after two best on ground performances in 2015 and a number of other notable matches, is challenging Fyfe at the top of the leaderboard on 61 votes.
View the full votes awarded from Round 11 and overall leaderboard below.
Round 11 - North Melbourne v Sydney
8 Todd Goldstein (NM)
8 Luke Parker (Syd)
7 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)
3 Lance Franklin (Syd)
2 Lewis Jetta (Syd)
2 Dane Rampe (Syd)
Overall Leaderboard
90 Nat Fyfe (Fre)
61 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
47 Matt Priddis (WC)
45 Scott Pendlebury (Coll)
43 Dylan Shiel (GWS)
42 David Armitage (StK)
37 Todd Goldstein (NM)
36 Andrew Gaff (WC)
35 Luke Parker (Syd)
32 Shane Edwards (Rich)
