Marcus Bontempelli continues to make his move up the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year leaderboard, scoring another 10-vote performance to move into equal third in the overall standings.
Bontempelli joins Richmond midfielder Dustin Martin on 88 votes, sitting just five votes behind the second placed Rory Sloane from the Adelaide Crows.
Geelong midfielder Patrick Dangerfield leads all-comers on 105 votes with two home and away season matches remaining.
20-year-old Bontempelli was the most influential on the field, collecting 26-disposals along with two goals, eight marks and eight tackles.
With the Magpies extending their lead out to a game high 18-points midway through the third term, it was Bontempelli that stepped up to help lift his side back to level terms.
Liam Picken was another to play an important role in the victory, moving into a negating role on Steele Sidebottom in the second half to shutout the Collingwood playmaker after an influential first half.
Picken was awarded with three votes from the coaches, while Luke Dahlhaus also received three votes for his game-high 31disposal performance.
Joel Hamling was also amongst the votes for his role down back.
AFLCA Votes
Round 21 - Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
10 – Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
8 – Adam Treloar (COLL)
3 – Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
3 – Liam Picken (WB)
2 – Brodie Grundy (COLL)
2 – Darcy Moore (COLL)
1 – Joel Hamling (WB)
1 – Tyson Goldsack (COLL)
AFLCA Award Overall Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 21)
105 - Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
93 - Rory Sloane (Adel)
88 - Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
88 - Dustin Martin (Rich)
80 - Luke Shuey (WCE)
77 - Dan Hannebery (Syd)
77 - Luke Parker (Syd)
77 - Joel Selwood (Geel)
67 - Tom Lynch (GC)
65 - Sam Mitchell (HAW)
AFLCA Award – Western Bulldogs Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 21)
88 – Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
34 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
30 - Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
28 – Tom Liberatore (WB)
26– Matthew Boyd (WB)
23 – Easton Wood (WB)
21 – Koby Stevens (WB)
17 – Jason Johannisen (WB)
16 – Shane Biggs (WB)
15 – Jack Macrae (WB)
15 – Jake Stringer (WB)
12 - Dale Morris (WB)
11 – Marcus Adams (WB))
11 – Liam Picken (WB)
8 – Matthew Suckling (WB)
7 – Mitch Wallis (WB)
6 – Robert Murphy (WB)
5 – Clay Smith (WB)
5 – Caleb Daniel (WB)
2 – Tom Campbell (WB)
2 – Tory Dickson (WB)
1 – Fletcher Roberts (WB)
1 – Joel Hamling (WB)
