Rising Sydney Swans duo Tom Papley and George Hewett polled votes for the AFL Coaches’ Association’s Champion Player of the Year award after Saturday’s loss to the Brisbane Lions.
Small forward Papley posted five votes for his 18 disposals and four goals at the Gabba, including an AFL Goal of the Year nomination, while midfielder Hewett earned one vote for his 34 possessions.
Papley is in competition with Adelaide’s Eddie Betts and Collingwood’s Adam Treloar for the Round 7 AFL Goal of the Year award, and the public can lodge their votes HERE.
Papley was also selected for AFL.com.au's Round 7 Team of the Week.
Round 7 – Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions
9 Dayne Zorko (BL)
9 Hugh McCluggage (BL)
5 Tom Papley (SYD)
3 Stefan Martin (BL)
3 Charlie Cameron (BL)
1 George Hewett (SYD)
Leaderboard
43 Marcus Bontempelli
38 Patrick Cripps
35 Tim Kelly
34 Lachlan Neale
32 Scott Pendlebury
29 Jeremy Cameron
29 Patrick Dangerfield
28 Gary Ablett
28 Stephen Coniglio
27 Travis Boak
27 Nat Fyfe
26 Ben Cunnington
25 Brodie Grundy
25 Luke Shuey
23 Hugh McCluggage
23 Dylan Shiel
23 Tim Taranto
23 Lachie Whitfield
21 Sebastian Ross
21 Michael Walters
