The Sydney Swans midfield have been praised for their versatile performance on Saturday afternoon after a Round 4 win against the West Coast Eagles. Issac Heeney and Errol Gulden were in particularly fine form and earned nine coaches votes each for their efforts.
Heeney has earned votes for a fifth week in-a-row after enjoying some of his strongest appearances to date. Despite the team's slow start in the opening half the 27-year-old was instrumental in keeping the ball with Sydney.
The QBE Sydney Swans Academy product finished the match with 17 contested possessions and landed six tackles. Not to mention kicking two crucial goals.
Gulden was also an important influence across the ground and especially in the forward 50. He featured in 12 score involvements and two goals, finishing the match with 25 disposals.
Ahead of the bye Heeney remains first on the leaderboard with a massive 41 votes, meanwhile Gulden has climbed the ladder to sit in eighth position.
VOTES PLAYER (CLUB)
9 Isaac Heeney (SYD)
9 Errol Gulden (SYD)
6 Elliot Yeo (WCE)
3 Jeremy McGovern (WCE)
2 Liam Duggan (WCE)
1 Jayden Hunt (WCE)
Click here to view the full Champion Player of the Year Award 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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Hayward's one-hander - Rd 4 Mark of the Week, presented by Qatar Airways
Will Hayward reaches out with one hand to finish off a great mark before calmly slotting the goal after a 50m penalty.
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Roberts launches - Rd 2 Goal of the Week, presented by Origin Energy
Matty Roberts launches a huge shot from 50m to kick a goal in front of his hometown at Gather Round.
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Round 4 Team Selection, presented by QBE
Hear from Swans senior coach John Longmire as he goes over the two changes for our Gather Round clash with West Coast
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Team Selection
