Bulldogs midfielder Lachie Hunter’s 44-disposal performance against North Melbourne has earned the recognition of coaches Brad Scott and Luke Beveridge.
Playing across half-back and through the midfield, Hunter received six votes from the senior coaches in the AFLCA Award, his third consecutive week polling votes.
Hunter’s career 44-disposals on Friday night, surpasses his previous best 36-disposal performance against Essendon in Round 18, 2015.
The 21-year-old midfielder ranks second overall in the competition for disposals after the first six rounds of the home and away season.
He also sits equal 10th on the AFL Coaches Association 2016 Champion Player of the Year Leaderboard.
Jack Macrae was the only other Bulldog to poll votes, receiving three votes from the coaches.
North Melbourne key-defender Scott Thompson topped the voting from the match.
AFLCA Votes
Round 5 – Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions
9 – Scott Thompson (NM)
7 – Jarrad Waite (NM)
6 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
4 – Daniel Wells (NM)
3 – Jack Macrae (WB)
1– Andrew Swallow (NM)
AFLCA Award Overall Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 5)
35 – Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL)
34 – Tom Lynch (GCS)
31 – Luke Parker (SYD)
31 – Jack Viney (MELB)
30 – Todd Goldstein (NM)
29 – Joel Selwood (GEEL)
28 – Rory Sloane (ADEL)
26 – Sam Mitchell (HAW)
24 – Jarrad Waite (NM)
23 – Jack Ziebell (NM)
23 – Eddite Betts (ADEL)
23 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
AFLCA Award – Western Bulldogs Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 5)
23 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
15 – Shane Biggs (WB)
14 – Koby Stevens (WB)
14 – Jason Johannisen (WB)
13 - Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
11 – Marcus Adams (WB)
9 – Tom Liberatore (WB)
7 – Matthew Suckling (WB)
7 – Jake Stringer (WB)
6 – Dale Morris (WB)
6 – Matthew Boyd (WB)
6 – Robert Murphy (WB)
5 – Caleb Daniel (WB)
4 – Mitch Wallis (WB)
3 – Jack Macrae (WB)
2 – Tom Campbell (WB)
1 – Jordan Roughead (WB)
1 – Liam Picken (WB)
1 – Jack Macrae (WB)
