Four Bulldogs have polled votes in Saturday’s stunning four-point victory over the Swans, with Marcus Bontempelli sharing top billing with Sydney midfielder Luke Parker.
Both Parker and Bontempelli received eight votes each from senior coaches Luke Beveridge and John Longmire in the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award.
While the coaches couldn’t separate the performance of the pair on field, the eight votes each also ensures that both midfielders can’t be separated on the overall award leaderboard.
Parker and Bontempelli sit equal seventh on the leaderboard, 18 votes behind leader Rory Sloane (67 votes).
Bontempelli finished Saturday’s match with 29 disposals and eight tackles, but was highlighted by his 13 disposal and one goal third term which helped spearhead the Bulldogs’ charge and 6-2 goal quarter
Matthew Boyd, Lachie Hunter and Tom Liberatore also polled votes for their impact on the contest.
AFLCA Votes
Round 15 - Sydney Swans v Western Bulldogs
8– Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
8 – Luke Parker (SYD)
5 – Lance Franklin (SYD)
5 – Josh Kennedy (SYD)
2 – Matthew Boyd (WB)
1 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
1 – Tom Liberatore (WB)
AFLCA Award Overall Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 15)
67 – Rory Sloane (ADEL
66 – Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL)
64 – Joel Selwood (GEEL)
57 – Luke Shuey (WCE)
56 – Dustin Martin (RICH)
55 – Dan Hannebery (SYD))
49 – Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
49 – Luke Parker (SYD)
47 – Todd Goldstein (NM)
47 – Tom Lynch (GCS)
AFLCA Award – Western Bulldogs Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 15)
49 – Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
32 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
28 – Tom Liberatore (WB)
23 - Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
16– Matthew Boyd (WB)
15 – Shane Biggs (WB)
15 – Jake Stringer (WB)
14 – Koby Stevens (WB)
14 – Jason Johannisen (WB)
12 - Dale Morris (WB)
11 – Marcus Adams (WB)
10– Easton Wood (WB))
9 – Jack Macrae (WB)
8 – Matthew Suckling (WB)
6 – Robert Murphy (WB)
5 – Caleb Daniel (WB)
5 – Mitch Wallis (WB)
4 – Liam Picken (WB)
2 – Tom Campbell (WB)
