Sydney defender Dane Rampe has been recognised for his courageous performance against Hawthorn on Saturday earning the full 10 votes from the coaches.
Despite playing three quarters of the match with a broken hand, Rampe gathered 25 disposals and five marks to earn the maximum votes in the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year award.
He moves to fourth in the Carey-Bunton Medal for the best NSW-bred player.
A four-goal haul to small forward Tom Papley saw him acknowledged with seven votes as the next best player on the ground.
Jake Lloyd also received five votes from the coaches, with Jaeger O’Meara (5), Liam Shiels (1) and James Sicily (1) the vote getters for Hawthorn.
See the full leaderboard below.
Round 8: Sydney v Hawthorn
10 – Dane Rampe (SYD)
7 – Tom Papley (SYD)
6 – Jaeger O’Meara (HAW)
5 – Jake Lloyd (SYD)
1 – Liam Shiels (HAW)
1 – James Sicily (HAW)
AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year
50 – Lachie Neale (BRI)
37 – Christian Petracca (MEL)
30 – Matthew Rowell (GCFC)
32 – Jack Steele (STK)
29 – Travis Boak (PORT)
28 – Toby Greene (GWS)
27 – Jack McRae (WB)
27 – Joel Selwood (GEEL)
27 – Jarrod Witts (GCFC)
26 – Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
Carey-Bunton Medal Leaderboard (after Round 8)
1. Jarrod Witts (GCC) 27 (GCS v WBD 4 votes)
2. Isaac Heeney (SS) 19
3. Harry Perryman (GWS) 18
4. Dane Rampe (SS) 16 (SYD v HAW 10 votes)
5. Tom Hawkins (GEEL) 12
6. Callum Millls (SS) 10
7. Isaac Smith (HAW) 8
7. Derek Eggmolesse-Smith (RICH) 8
7. Dougal Howard (ST K) 8 (ST K v PA 4 votes)
10. Jacob Townsend (ESS) 4
11. Luke Breust (HAW) 3
11. Jeremy Finlayson (GWS) 3
13. Jacob Hopper (GWS) 2
13. Todd Marshall (PA) 2
13. Michael Gibbons (CARL) 2
16. Harry Himmelberg (GWS) 1
