Sydney Swans defenders Dane Rampe, Jake Lloyd and ruckman Tom Hickey have polled votes for the AFL Coaches Association’s AFL Champion Player Award following the side’s Round 12 victory over St Kilda at the SCG.
Co-captain Rampe and defender Jake Lloyd both polled four votes from the clash whilst ruckman Tom Hickey claimed three votes in the 9-point victory.
Rampe was instrumental in defence, finishing with 16 disposals and three tackles. Jake Lloyd was busy throughout the clash, finishing with a team high 27 disposals and three tackles. In Hickey’s return from injury, he finished with 21 disposals, 16 hit outs and 1 tackle.
The votes following Round 12 are as follows.
VOTES PLAYER (CLUB)
6 Jack Steele (STK)
6 Jack Higgins (STK)
5 Brad Crouch (STK)
4 Dane Rampe (SYD)
4 Jake Lloyd (SYD)
3 Tom Hickey (SYD)
2 Tim Membrey (STK)
Following his two votes in Round 12, Tom Hickey remains as the highest polling Swans player on the leaderboard with 30 votes. Melbourne’s Clayton Oliver leads the leaderboard with 68 votes.
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