Sydney Swans forward Lance Franklin has polled 9 votes from the coaches in the AFL Coaches Association’s AFL Champion Player Award while four of his teammates also polled votes following the Swans 6-point victory over Richmond in Marn Grook at the SCG.

Franklin played an inspiring role with 5 goals in a vintage performance that also saw the start forward claim his second Goodes-O’Loughlin medal.

Young forward Chad Warner polled 6 votes in a game that saw the midfielder record a game high 27 disposals, 14 contested possessions and 4 tackles.

Ruckman Peter Ladhams polled 4 votes (19 disposals, 26 hit outs, 9 clearances), co-captain Callum Mills polled 3 votes (20 disposals, 7 tackles) and Luke Parker also polled 2 votes (26 disposals, 5 tackles, 7 clearances and a goal).

VOTES PLAYER (CLUB)
9 Lance Franklin (SYD)
6 Chad Warner (SYD)
4 Peter Ladhams (SYD)
3 Callum Mills (SYD)
3 Toby Nankervis (RICH)
2 Trent Cotchin (RICH)
2 Luke Parker (SYD)
1 Dylan Grimes (RICH)

Mills’ three votes sees the co-captain sit sixth on the leaderboard with 44 votes. Click here for the full leaderboard.

The AFL Coaches Association’s AFL Champion Player Award is an award voted by the 18 coaching panels on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each home and away game, acknowledging outstanding effort by an individual player in a season.

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