AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year Award contenders Luke Shuey and Elliot Yeo got in on the votes, but it was another Eagle who got the nod as best on ground at Marvel Stadium on Sunday.
Senior coaches Adam Simpson and David Teague thought that West Coast high flier Liam Ryan was the most influential player in the club’s 24-point triumph over Carlton.
Ryan snared a game-high six AFLCA votes for his best performance of the year, which was highlighted by 16 disposals, five inside 50s, four marks and four goals.
Three other Eagles – Shuey, Yeo and Jeremy McGovern – each collected five votes from the coaches.
Shuey was superb against the Blues.
He amassed 27 disposals, reeled in four marks and booted two goals at the Docklands stadium.
Yeo caught the coaches’ eyes with a commanding 25-disposal, 10-tackle and six-mark effort, while McGovern was superior in the air, reeling in 13 marks – seven of which were intercepts.
CARLTON v WEST COAST
6 Liam Ryan (WCE)
5 Nicholas Newman (CARL)
5 Jeremy McGovern (WCE)
5 Luke Shuey (WCE)
5 Elliot Yeo (WCE)
4 Samuel Walsh (CARL)
LEADERBOARD
88 Marcus Bontempelli
86 Tim Kelly
78 Patrick Cripps
73 Nat Fyfe
73 Lachie Neale
68 Brodie Grundy
67 Travis Boak
67 Luke Shuey
65 Ben Cunnington
62 Patrick Dangerfield
60 Max Gawn
57 Dustin Martin
57 Elliot Yeo
56 Jack Macrae
52 Josh Dunkley
51 Brad Crouch
51 Dion Prestia
51 Tim Taranto
51 Dayne Zorko
48 Scott Pendlebury
