The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 6 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 6 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.
Box Hill Hawks 16.13 (109) def Collingwood 15.10 (100)
10 Henry Hustwaite (BHH)
4 Ed Allan (COLL)
4 Trent Bianco (BHH)
3 Sam Butler (BHH)
3 Sam Sofronidis (BHH)
2 Kye Declase (BHH)
2 Matt Hill (BHH)
1 Stu Horner (BHH)
1 Will Phillips (COLL)
Richmond 9.8 (62) def by Frankston 11.8 (74)
8 Joe Lloyd (FRA)
8 Trent Mynott (FRA)
5 Mutaz El Nour (RICH)
4 Jackson Voss (FRA)
3 Lachlan Street (RICH)
1 Joel Garner (RICH)
1 Olli Hotton (RICH)
Southport Sharks 12.8 (80) def Footscray Bulldogs 10.10 (70)
10 Jesse Joyce (SOU)
7 Jacob Dawson (SOU)
4 Hewago Oea (SOU)
3 Zac Foot (SOU)
2 Brock Aston (SOU)
2 Cooper Hynes (FOOT)
2 Campbell Lake (SOU)
Carlton 14.14 (98) def St Kilda 13.15 (93)
10 George Hewett (CARL)
7 Lachie Fogarty (CARL)
6 Hugh Boxshall (STK)
3 Blake Acres (CARL)
2 Paddy Dow (STK)
1 Jordan Boyd (CARL)
1 Jayden Davey (STK)
Geelong Cats 11.20 (86) def North Melbourne 11.7 (73)
10 Nathan Kreuger (GEEL)
6 George Stevens (GEEL)
4 Jhye Clark (GEEL)
4 Mitch Knevitt (GEEL)
3 Darcy Macpherson (NM)
2 Marcus Herbert (GEEL)
1 Taylor Goad (NM)
Coburg 17.13 (115) def Brisbane Lions 6.14 (50)
10 Jaidyn Stephenson (COB)
5 Mitch Podhajski (COB)
5 Joel Trudgeon (COB)
4 Jack Bytel (COB)
4 Will Hoare (COB)
1 Max Kennedy (COB)
1 Donovan Toohey (COB)
Essendon 11.9 (75) def by Williamstown 12.16 (88)
10 Joel Fitzgerald (WILL)
7 Jake Greiser (WILL)
4 Diesel Moloney (WILL)
4 Will Setterfield (ESS)
3 Zak Johnson (ESS)
1 Cam Nyko (ESS)
1 Elijah Tsatas (ESS)
Tasmania 19.12 (126) def Sandringham 15.10 (100)
10 Jye Menzie (TAS)
8 Andreas Stefanakis (SAND)
3 Jed Hagan (TAS)
3 Brandon Leary (TAS)
2 Jet Peckett (SAND)
2 Daniel Pinter (SAND)
2 Noah Yze (SAND)
Sydney Swans 14.10 (94) def Casey Demons 11.11 (77)
10 Caiden Cleary (SYD)
6 Peter Ladhams (SYD)
4 Joel Hamling (SYD)
3 Riley Bonner (CAS)
3 Tom McDonald (CAS)
2 Corey Warner (SYD)
1 Thomas Matthews (CAS)
1 Ethan Stanley (CAS)
Port Melbourne 13.12 (90) def Werribee 9.10 (64)
10 Ben Hobbs (PM)
8 Riley Polkinghorne (PM)
5 Josh Tovey (PM)
3 Tom Hird (PM)
2 Charlie Lazzaro (WERR)
1 Sam Grant (PM)
1 Max Rider (PM)
Gold Coast Suns 11.12 (78) def by GWS Giants 21.8 (134)
9 Harry Rowston (GWS)
7 Toby McMullin (GWS)
7 Jai Murray (GCS)
5 Max Gruzewski (GWS)
1 Jack Ough (GWS)
1 Jake Riccardi (GWS)
LEADERBOARD
33 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
32 Jack Bytel (Coburg)
32 Josh Tovey (Port Melbourne)
27 Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill Hawks)
27 Jye Menzie (Tasmania)
26 Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks)
26 Joel Fitzgerald (Williamstown)
26 Trent Mynott (Frankston)
24 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)
23 Caiden Cleary (Sydney Swans)