Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti has been named among the best new talent in the AFL.

The dynamic Dons forward finished fourth in voting for the competition's Best Young Player of the Year Award.

The Shadforth Financial Group Best Young Player of the Year Award is presented in recognition of the player who, based on his performance in his first two seasons of AFL Football, deserves to be acknowledged as the Best Young Player. 

The winner of the Shadforth Financial Group Best Young Player of the Year Award is determined by the weekly votes of the AFL coaches, with previous winners including Scott Pendlebury, Joel Selwood and Brownlow medalists Chris Judd and Nathan Fyfe.

McDonald-Tipungwuti has played every match this season and has kicked 34 goals.

He's also ranked third at the Club for goal assists.

The leaderboard for the 2017 Shadforth Financial Group Best Young Player of the Year Award votes can be found below:

1. Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) 72

2. Sam Menegola (Geelong) 38

3. Christian Petracca (Melbourne) 29

4. Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (Essendon) 19

5. Marcus Adams (Western Bulldogs) 16