The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 1 of the Smithy’s VFL have been announced.

The award is voted by head coaches and acknowledges the standout performers each match.

Coaches provide votes on a 5,4,3,2,1 basis after each of their club’s home and away matches. The maximum votes a player can receive in one match is 10 votes.

Below are the votes from Round 1 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.

Box Hill Hawks 16.11 (107) def Sydney Swans 10.11 (71)
9 Will McCabe (BHH)
6 Trent Bianco (BHH)
5 Bodie Ryan (BHH)
4 Finn Maginness (BHH)
2 Taylor Adams (SYD)
2 Stu Horner (BHH)
1 Tom Hanily (SYD)
1 Harry Morrison (BHH)

Geelong Cats 24.19 (163) def Essendon 12.6 (78)
7 George Stevens (GEEL)
5 Jed Bews (GEEL)
5 Mitch Knevitt (GEEL)
5 Jay Polkinghorne (GEEL)
4 Oliver Wiltshire (GEEL)
2 Kye Annand (GEEL)
2 Jake Kolodjashnij (GEEL)

Frankston 14.11 (95) def by Williamstown 14.13 (97)
10 Luke Parks (WILL)
4 Corey Ellison (FRA)
4 Ben Kennedy (WILL)
4 Trent Mynott (FRA)
4 Braydon Preuss (WILL)
3 Hugo Hall-Kahan (WILL)
1 Toby Triffett (WILL)

Richmond 14.16 (100) def Southport Sharks 7.18 (60)
10 Jasper Alger (RICH)
6 Liam Fawcett (RICH)
4 Olli Hotton (RICH)
4 Lachlan Street (RICH)
2 Jacob Dawson (SOU)
2 Kaleb Smith (RICH)
1 Oliver Hayes-Brown (RICH)
1 Jesse Joyce (SOU)

GWS Giants 17.16 (118) def St Kilda 10.14 (74)
9 James Bell (GWS)
9 Oliver Hannaford (GWS)
6 Jack Ough (GWS)
2 Kye Fincher (STK)
2 Harvey Hooper (GWS)
2 Toby McMullin (GWS)

Tasmania 14.12 (96) def Coburg 11.13 (79)
8 Jed Hagan (TAS)
6 Donovan Toohey (COB)
6 Nick Williams (TAS)
4 Seb Murphy (COB)
3 Jack Bytel (COB)
2 Mitch Podhajski (COB)
1 Zach Adams (TAS)

Footscray Bulldogs 19.21 (135) def Casey Demons 14.8 (92)
10 Will Lewis (FOOT)
5 Adam Treloar (FOOT)
4 Josh Dolan (FOOT)
4 Max Heath (CAS)
3 Nick Coffield (FOOT)
3 Lachlan McNeil (FOOT)
1 Andy Moniz-Wakefield (CAS)

Gold Coast Suns 8.10 (58) def by Werribee 9.19 (73)
10 Charlie Lazzaro (WERR)
8 Nick Holman (GCS)
4 Sam Donegan (WERR)
3 Will Elliott (WERR)
3 Jack Riding (WERR)
1 Caleb Graham (GCS)
1 Lachlan Gulbin (GCS)

Sandringham 12.15 (87) def by Port Melbourne 14.17 (101)
6 Charlie Clarke (TAS)
6 Ben Hobbs (TAS)
5 Josh Tovey (TAS)
4 Dominic Bedendo (TAS)
4 Nathan Philactides (SAND)
4 Daniel Pinter (SAND)
1 Oliver Sestan (TAS)

LEADERBOARD

10 Jasper Alger (Richmond)
10 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
10 Will Lewis (Footscray Bulldogs)
10 Luke Parks (Williamstown)
9 James Bell (GWS Giants)
9 Oliver Hannaford (GWS Giants)
9 Will McCabe (Box Hill Hawks)
8 Jed Hagan (Tasmania)
8 Nick Holman (Gold Coast Suns)
7 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)