The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 3 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 3 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.
North Melbourne 17.8 (110) def Carlton 14.15 (99)
10 James Tarrant (NM)
6 Liam Reidy (CARL)
5 Flynn Young (CARL)
4 Zac Fisher (NM)
3 Xavier Bamert (NM)
1 Brayden George (NM)
1 Robert Hansen Jr (NM)
Brisbane Lions 13.13 (91) def by Sandringham 15.8 (98)
10 Kyle Cooper (SAND)
8 Mitch Kirkwood-Scott (SAND)
3 Harry Arnold (BL)
3 Will McLachlan (BL)
2 Sam Marshall (BL)
2 Willis Reidy (SAND)
1 Luke Lloyd (BL)
1 Andreas Stefanakis (SAND)
Coburg 10.14 (74) def by Collingwood 17.17 (119)
10 Angus Anderson (COLL)
6 Oskar Faulkhead (COLL)
4 Jack Bytel (COB)
4 Wil Parker (COLL)
4 Charlie West (COLL)
1 Donovan Toohey (COB)
1 Ryan Valentine (COB)
Frankston 9.13 (67) def by Tasmania 21.19 (145)
10 Jye Menzie (TAS)
6 Lachlan Hay (TAS)
4 Robbie Fox (TAS)
4 Sam Siggins (TAS)
3 Jed Hagan (TAS)
2 Tyson Milne (FRA)
1 Harrison Coe (FRA)
Werribee 6.10 (46) def by Geelong Cats 12.18 (90)
10 Marcus Herbert (GEEL)
6 Cillian Burke (GEEL)
6 Charlie Lazzaro (WERR)
5 Jamieson Ballantyne (GEEL)
2 James Worpel (GEEL)
1 Jesse Clark (WERR)
Port Melbourne 7.15 (57) def by Sydney Swans 12.6 (78)
9 Tom Hird (PM)
9 Patrick Snell (SYD)
6 Joel Hamling (SYD)
2 Josh Green (PM)
2 Josh Tovey (PM)
1 Jesse Dattoli (SYD)
1 Hayden McLean (SYD)
Southport Sharks 22.13 (145) def Gold Coast Suns 10.9 (69)
10 Jacob Dawson (SOU)
6 Boyd Woodcock (SOU)
5 Noah Gadsby (SOU)
4 Hewago Oea (SOU)
3 Ryan Burton (SOU)
2 Ben Jepson (GCS)
Casey Demons 17.8 (110) def Box Hill Hawks 16.10 (106)
10 Max Heath (CD)
6 Finn Maginness (BHH)
5 Aidan Schubert (BHH)
4 Stu Horner (BHH)
4 Aidan Johnson (CD)
1 Matthew Jefferson (CD)
St Kilda 11.9 (75) def by Richmond 16.12 (108)
10 Sam Toner (RICH)
6 Hunter Clark (STK)
6 Mutaz El Nour (RICH)
6 Oliver Hayes-Brown (RICH)
1 Billy McGee-Galimberti (STK)
1 Kaleb Smith (RICH)
Footscray Bulldogs 18.10 (118) def Essendon 10.11 (71)
9 Cooper Craig-Peters (FOOT)
7 Jack Billings (FOOT)
6 Elijah Tsatas (ESS)
3 Louis Emmett (FOOT)
2 Nick Coffield (FOOT)
2 Will Lewis (FOOT)
1 Jackson Hately (ESS)
LEADERBOARD
25 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
19 James Bell (GWS Giants)
19 Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks)
17 Jack Bytel (Coburg)
17 Jye Menzie (Tasmania)
17 Josh Tovey (Port Melbourne)
15 Luke Parks (Williamstown)
14 Max Heath (Casey Demons)
13 Nathan Philactides (Sandringham)
13 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)