COLLINGWOOD star Nick Daicos and Adelaide skipper Jordan Dawson have closed the gap to leader Bailey Smith in the race for the Sharp EIT Solutions AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award, while Port Adelaide pair Zak Butters and Connor Rozee have also moved to within striking distance of the lead.

Butters was one of four perfect 10-vote games from round 16, along with young guns Joel Freijah and Daniel Curtin as well as Fremantle's Jordan Clark.

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The Power midfielder has moved to 57 votes in an injury-interrupted season, nine behind Smith, while Rozee's seven votes from the win over Carlton has seen him move to 59 for the year.

Daicos has moved to 59 votes for the season (equal fifth) after grabbing six in the win over West Coast, while Dawson also grabbed six votes to move to 64 for the year, just two behind Smith.

Every week, the two senior coaches for each game give votes on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, meaning 10 votes is the maximum a player can get in each round.

The player with the most votes at the end of the home and away season will win the Sharp EIT Solutions AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award.

* The AFLCA has updated the votes for the Coll v WC game after an initial error

Port Adelaide v Carlton

10 Zak Butters (PORT)
7 Connor Rozee (PORT)
6 Miles Bergman (PORT)
5 Mitchell Georgiades (PORT)
2 Esava Ratugolea (PORT)

Sydney v Western Bulldogs

10 Joel Freijah (WB)
8 Brodie Grundy (SYD)
6 Isaac Heeney (SYD)
4 Aaron Naughton (WB)
2 Lachie Bramble (WB)  

Gold Coast v Melbourne

9 Jake Melksham (MELB)
9 Matt Rowell (GCFC)
4 John Noble (GCFC)
3 Touk Miller (GCFC)
2 Jarrod Witts (GCFC)
2 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
1 Sam Flanders (GCFC)  

Hawthorn v North Melbourne

8 Jack Gunston (HAW)
8 Karl Amon (HAW)
7 Jai Newcombe (HAW)
4 Mabior Chol (HAW)
2 Conor Nash (HAW)
1 Lloyd Meek (HAW)

Collingwood v West Coast

10 Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
6 Nick Daicos (COLL)
5 Liam Baker (WCE)
5 Brady Hough (WCE)
2 Darcy Cameron (COLL)
2 Jeremy Howe (COLL)

* The AFLCA has updated these votes after an initial error

Richmond v Adelaide

10 Daniel Curtin (ADEL)
8 Riley Thilthorpe (ADEL)
6 Jordan Dawson (ADEL)
2 Wayne Milera (ADEL)
2 Max Michalanney (ADEL)
2 Jordon Butts (ADEL)

Fremantle v St Kilda

10 Jordan Clark (FRE)
6 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)
4 Hugo Garcia (STK)
3 Rowan Marshall (STK)
3 Max Hall (STK)
2 Josh Treacy (FRE)
1 Luke Jackson (FRE)
1 Sean Darcy (FRE)

LEADERBOARD

66 Bailey Smith (GEEL)
64 Noah Anderson (GCFC)
64 Jordan Dawson (ADEL)
62 Caleb Serong (FRE)
59 Nick Daicos (COLL)
59 Ed Richards (WB)
59 Connor Rozee (PORT)
58 Tristan Xerri (NMFC)
57 Zak Butters (PORT)
54 Max Gawn (MELB)
51 Hugh McCluggage (BL)
49 Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
49 Max Holmes (GEEL)