The coaches couldn’t find room for any Crows in the votes at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The Western Bulldogs’ domination in their 57-point win was reflected in the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year voting, with six Dogs sharing the spoils.
Six-goal forward Jake Stringer earned nine votes from Phil Walsh and Luke Beveridge despite being subbed out of the match late with a hamstring complaint.
Bulldogs skipper Bob Murphy, who starred across half-back with 25 possessions and 17 handball receives, collected eight votes.
Key defender Michael Talia, younger brother of Crow Daniel, earned five votes for his role on Crows captain Taylor Walker. The Dogs’ leading possession-getter, Liam Picken, who finished with 29 touches and a goal, also collected five votes.
Lively half-forward Luke Dalhaus was awarded two votes for his strong performance, which included 27 possessions, seven inside 50ms, six tackles and a goal. Ball magnet Jack Macrae (one vote) rounded out the voting.
Some familiar faces topped the votes in Round Four. Fremantle star Nat Fyfe collected another perfect 10 to remain in outright first place on the overall leaderboard, with 33 votes.
Greater Western Sydney midfielder Dylan Shiel also continued his brilliant start to the season. Shiel polled maximum votes in his team’s big win over Gold Coast to be four votes behind Fyfe on 29. Melbourne skipper Nathan Jones and North Melbourne ruckman Todd Goldstein were the other players to earn 10 coaches votes.
Crow Rory Sloane, who polled votes in the opening three rounds, is fourth on the leaderboard with 21 votes.
Sydney Swans onballer Dan Hannebery (22) is one vote clear of Sloane in third place. Goldstein and Demons defender Tom McDonald are tied on 20 votes ahead of Essendon backman Cale Hooker and Collingwood captain Scott Pendlebury on 19 apiece. Richmond wingman Shane Edwards (17) and Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy and West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern, brother of Crows draftee Mitch, who are on 16 votes, round out the top 10.
AFLCA Champion Player of the Year leaderboard
33 – Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle)
29 – Dylan Shiel (GWS)
22 – Dan Hannebery (Sydney Swans)
21 – Rory Sloane (Adelaide)
20 – Todd Goldstein (North Melbourne)
20 – Tom McDonald (Melbourne)
19 – Cale Hooker (Essendon)
19 – Scott Pendlebury (Essendon)
17 – Shane Edwards (Richmond)
16 – Josh Kennedy (Sydney Swans)
16 – Jeremy McGovern (West Coast)
Past Crows voting
Round Three
Round Two
Round One
