Sydney Swans co-captain Luke Parker has received the full 10 votes for the AFL Coaches Association’s AFL Champion Player Award following Sydney’s Round Four victory over Essendon.

Parker was instrumental in Sydney’s victory, finishing with one goal, 32 disposals, 21 kicks and 3 tackles.

Sam Reid (8), Tom Hickey (3), Callum Mills (2) and Josh Kennedy (2) also polled votes.

Sydney Swans v Essendon Bombers votes
VOTES - PLAYER (CLUB)
10 Luke Parker (SYD)
8 Sam Reid (SYD)
4 Zach Merrett (ESS)
3 Tom Hickey (SYD)
2 Callum Mills (SYD)
2 Josh Kennedy (SYD)
1 Jordan Ridley (ESS) 

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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Highlights: Sydney Swans v Essendon Bombers, Round 4

The Swans and Bombers clash in round four

Adelaide Crows Taylor Walker still tops the leaderboard with 28 votes whilst Tom Hickey (14 votes) leads the way for Sydney.

LEADERBOARD
VOTES – PLAYER - CLUB
28 Taylor Walker ADEL
22 Max Gawn MELB
22 Jack Macrae WB
20 Clayton Oliver MELB
19 Dustin Martin RICH
19 David Mundy FRE
18 Travis Boak PORT
17 Toby Greene GWS
17 Tom Mitchell HAW
16 Rory Laird ADEL
16 Zach Merrett ESS
16 Darcy Moore COLL
15 Christian Petracca MELB
14 Tom Hickey SYD
14 Nic Naitanui WCE

To see the full leaderboard, click here.

The Carey-Bunton Medal recognises the best NSW-bred player in the AFL, with the medal will be awarded to the NSW player who records the most votes in the AFL Coaches Association’s Champion Player of the Year Award. The leaderboard after round four is below.

Walker retains the lead, with Callum Mills and Giants' mid-fielder Jacob Hopper the only NSW players to poll votes in round 4.

To date, thirteen players from NSW have scored votes in the award.

VOTES ROUND 4
28 Taylor Walker (North Broken Hill) – Adelaide
13 Callum Mills (Mosman) - Sydney Swans (R4 2 votes v ESS)
10 Sam Wicks (Manly-Warringah) – Sydney Swans
9 Errol Gulden (UNSW-Eastern Suburbs) - Sydney Swans
8 Jacob Hopper (Leeton-Whitton) - GWS Giants (R4 3 votes v COLL)
5 Braeden Campbell (Pennant Hills) – Sydney Swans
5 Lachie Schultz (Moama) – Fremantle
4 Isaac Heeney (Cardiff) - Sydney Swans
3 Matthew Flynn (Narrandera) - GWS Giants
3 Harry Perryman (Collingullie) - GWS Giants 
2 Jarrad Witts (Sydney University) – Gold Coast
2 Tom Hawkins (Finley) – Geelong
1 Harry Cunningham (Turvey Park) - Sydney Swans