Sydney Swans stars Luke Parker and Errol Gulden have featured in this week's coaches votes after a tough match against Collingwood on Sunday. The two star midfielders were instrumental in the team's hard fought effort against the Magpies, despite going down in the fourth quarter. 

Gulden finished Round 8 with five votes after 37 disposal and 13 marks to his name. The young gun earned votes in the first two rounds of the season and sits on a tally of 14, in the race for the 2023 AFLCA AFL Champion Player of the Year. 

Parker stepped up to the role of co-captain once again and earned two votes following 34 disposals and five tackles at the MCG. The veteran Swan sits on a tally of 12 votes. 

Round 8 Coaches Votes - Collingwood v Sydney

9 Brody Mihocek (COLL)
9 Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
5 Errol Gulden (SYD)
3 Darcy Moore (COLL)
2 Isaac Quaynor (COLL)
2 Luke Parker (SYD)

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.

Chad Warner leads the coaches votes for the Sydney Swans and sits 17th overall. 

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