Every round, the AFL coaches vote for the best players from their game. The coaches vote for five players, giving them a mark from 1-5. The maximum a player can score is 10 (with five votes from both coaches).

ESSENDON v SYDNEY
9 Michael Hurley (ESS)
6 Adam Saad (ESS)
6 Dyson Heppell (ESS)
4 Devon Smith (ESS)
3 David Myers (ESS)
2 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (ESS)

Round 19 leaderboard

80 Max Gawn (MELB)
78 Patrick Cripps (CARL)
78 Tom Mitchell (HAW)
64 Shaun Higgins (NMFC)
62 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
61 Andrew Gaff (WCE)
59 Nat Fyfe (FRE)
59 Dyson Heppell (ESS)
57 Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
56 Dayne Beams (BL)
56 Brodie Grundy (COLL)
54 Dustin Martin (RICH)
54 Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
53 Steele Sidebottom (COLL)
52 Ben Cunnington (NMFC)
52 Rory Laird (ADEL)
48 Luke Breust (HAW)
48 Kane Lambert (RICH)
47 Elliot Yeo (WCE)
46 Trent Cotchin (RICH)