The Western Bulldogs have dominated the coaches votes this week after their emphatic 104-point victory over Essendon, with dominant midfielder Josh Dunkley receiving the maximum ten votes from Luke Beveridge and John Worsfold.
Reaching a career-high 39 disposals, alongside 22 contested possessions, eight score involvements and one goal, Dunkley enjoyed another outstanding performance to complement his stellar 2019 season.
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Fellow midfielders Jack Macrae (38 disposals, eight tackles, one goal) Marcus Bontempelli (26 disposals, eight tackles) and Lachie Hunter (34 disposals, nine marks) also featured alongside Dunkley with eight, five and four votes, respectively.
Toby McLean was also recognised for his efforts in the forward line, receiving three votes for his three goal, 22 disposals, four tackle performance.
Bontempelli’s five votes keeps him safe atop the leaderboard with 93 total votes, followed by Geelong’s Tim Kelly with 86 and Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe with 83.
REVIEW: BEVERIDGE HAILS TREMENDOUS WIN
VOTES: ROUND 21
Essendon vs Western Bulldogs
10 Josh Dunkley (WB)
8 Jack Macrae (WB)
5 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
4 Lachie Hunter (WB)
3 Toby McLean (WB)
LEADERBOARD
VOTES | PLAYER | CLUB |
93 | Marcus Bontempelli | WB |
86 | Tim Kelly | GEEL |
83 | Nat Fyfe | FRE |
78 | Patrick Cripps | CARL |
76 | Luke Shuey | WCE |
73 | Lachie Neale | BL |
72 | Patrick Dangerfield | GEEL |
68 | Brodie Grundy | COLL |
67 | Travis Boak | PORT |
65 | Ben Cunnington | NMFC |