Sydney Swans midfielder Chad Warner has polled the full 10 votes for the AFL Coaches Association’s AFL Champion Player Award following the side’s Round 1 victory over the Gold Coast Suns.

Warner was instrumental in the Swans season opener 49-point victory, finishing with a game high 30 disposals, including 13 contested possessions, eight tackles, eight inside-50s and three score involvements.

Warner was one of six Swans to poll votes, with Dane Rampe (25 disposals, 4 tackles and 12 intercept possessions), Errol Gulden (24 disposals, one goal, five tackles and 10 inside-50s), Dylan Stephens (27 disposals, 19 kicks, four tackles and a goal) , Will Hayward (19 disposals and a goal) and Callum Mills (19 disposals, seven tackles and a goal) also polling votes.

Round One Votes
10 Chad Warner (SYD)
8 Dane Rampe (SYD)
4 Errol Gulden (SYD)
3 Jarrod Witts (GCFC)
3 Dylan Stephens (SYD)
1 Will Hayward (SYD)
1 Callum Mills (SYD)

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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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