WESTERN Bulldogs midfielder Liam Picken is a surprise leader of the inaugural AFLCA Gary Ayres Award after the second week of the finals.
Picken polled eight votes in the Dogs' upset win over Hawthorn on Friday night to take the outright lead on 12 votes.
Swans midfielder Josh Kennedy scored a perfect 10 for his performance against the Crows on Saturday night to move up to second place on 11 votes.
The AFL Coaches Association has minted the new award for the player of the finals series, based on the voting system used for the AFLCA Player of the Year Award during the season.
The award will be presented on the Monday following the Grand Final.
AFLCA Gary Ayres Award votes
FINALS WEEK TWO
HAWTHORN v WESTERN BULLDOGS
8 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
8 Jack Macrae (WB)
8 Liam Picken (WB)
4 Shaun Burgoyne (Haw)
1 Josh Dunkley (WB)
1 Tom Liberatore (WB)
SYDNEY SWANS v ADELAIDE
10 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
7 Isaac Heeney (Syd)
6 Nick Smith (Syd)
3 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
2 Lance Franklin (Syd)
2 Tom Papley (Syd)
FINALS WEEK ONE
WEST COAST v WESTERN BULLDOGS
10 Caleb Daniel (WB)
6 Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
4 Liam Picken (WB)
3 Joel Hamling (WB)
3 Jason Johannisen (WB)
2 Lachie Hunter (WB)
2 Tom Liberatore (WB)
GEELONG v HAWTHORN
8 Joel Selwood (Geel)
6 Jordan Lewis (Haw)
5 Mark Blicavs (Geel)
5 Cam Guthrie (Geel)
3 Shaun Burgoyne (Haw)
2 Luke Breust (Haw)
1 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
SYDNEY SWANS v GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
10 Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
7 Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
7 Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
2 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
2 Devon Smith (GWS)
1 Heath Grundy (Syd)
1 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
ADELAIDE v NORTH MELBOURNE
10 Eddie Betts (Adel)
8 Brodie Smith (Adel)
5 Tom Lynch (Adel)
5 Taylor Walker (Adel)
1 Matt Crouch (Adel)
1 Daniel Talia (Adel)
GARY AYRES AWARD LEADERBOARD
12 Liam Picken (WB)
11 Josh Kennedy (SYD)
10 Eddie Betts (ADEL)
10 Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
10 Caleb Daniel (WB)
8 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
8 Jack Macrae (WB)
8 Joel Selwood (GEEL)
8 Brodie Smith (ADEL)
7 Shaun Burgoyne (HAW)
7 Isaac Heeney (SYD)
7 Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
7 Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
