A no fuss midfielder and bullocking forward were the only Eagles to register AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year Award votes during West Coast’s 13-point win over Melbourne in Alice Springs on Sunday.
Dom Sheed received an equal game high eight votes from senior coaches Adam Simpson and Simon Goodwin for a performance that boasted 34 disposals, 16 contested possessions, eight marks, six inside 50s and one match-sealing goal.
Jack Darling was the other Eagle to catch the eye of the coaches.
He earned seven AFLCA votes for his dominant 16-disposal, nine-mark, four-goal effort against the Demons.
Luke Shuey is still the best placed Eagle to challenge for the illustrious title with 62 votes to his name through 18 rounds.
He trails current leader Tim Kelly by 16 votes with just five games remaining in the home and away season.
MELBOURNE v WEST COAST
8 Dom Sheed (WCE)
8 Bayley Fritsch (MELB)
7 Jack Darling (WCE)
5 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
1 Steven May (MELB)
1 Jordan Lewis (MELB)
LEADERBOARD
78 Tim Kelly
70 Marcus Bontempelli
68 Patrick Cripps
68 Lachie Neale
65 Ben Cunnington
65 Nat Fyfe
62 Brodie Grundy
62 Luke Shuey
61 Patrick Dangerfield
58 Travis Boak
53 Max Gawn
51 Brad Crouch
51 Josh Dunkley
51 Tim Taranto
49 Dayne Zorko
46 Jeremy Cameron
46 Scott Pendlebury
45 Stephen Coniglio
45 Elliot Yeo
43 Zach Merrett
