The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 7 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 7 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.
Casey Demons 3.17 (35) def by Carlton 24.13 (157)
10 Liam Reidy (CARL)
8 Blake Acres (CARL)
5 Wade Derksen (CARL)
3 Darcy Hogg (CARL)
2 Riley Bonner (CAS)
2 Jordan Boyd (CARL)
Southport Sharks 9.15 (69) def by Coburg 17.10 (112)
10 Jack Bytel (COB)
5 Maison Goodman (COB)
4 Hugo Bromell (COB)
4 Cooper Keogh (COB)
3 Donovan Toohey (COB)
2 Joel Trudgeon (COB)
1 Will Hoare (COB)
1 Campbell Lake (SOU)
Collingwood 8.7 (55) def by Geelong Cats 17.14 (116)
10 George Stevens (GEEL)
7 Joe Pike (GEEL)
5 Jack Costello (GEEL)
3 Marcus Herbert (GEEL)
2 Kye Annand (GEEL)
2 Jamieson Ballantyne (GEEL)
1 Charlie West (COLL)
Werribee 14.13 (97) drew with Tasmania 14.13 (97)
10 Dom Brew (WERR)
8 Ajang Kuol Mun (WERR)
6 Hugh Dixon (TAS)
2 Charlie Lazzaro (WERR)
2 Nick Williams (TAS)
1 Jaxon Artemis (TAS)
1 Jack Callinan (TAS)
North Melbourne 10.15 (75) def Sydney Swans 9.9 (63)
9 Corey Warner (SYD)
6 Cooper Harvey (NM)
5 Caiden Cleary (SYD)
5 Hugo Mikunda (NM)
2 Riley Hardeman (NM)
2 Bailey Scott (NM)
1 Mitch Mellis (SYD)
Williamstown 16.11 (107) def Richmond 10.10 (70)
8 Joel Fitzgerald (WILL)
6 Damon Hollow (WILL)
5 Alex Mirkov (WILL)
3 David Cuningham (WILL)
3 Harry Scott (RICH)
2 Kallan Dawson (WILL)
2 Hugo Hall-Kahan (WILL)
1 Sam Toner (RICH)
GWS Giants 8.15 (63) def by Essendon 17.12 (114)
10 Elijah Tsatas (ESS)
5 Jade Gresham (ESS)
4 Kristian Ferronato (ESS)
3 Harvey Hooper (GWS)
3 Ben McKay (ESS)
3 Jack Ough (GWS)
2 Harrison Jones (ESS)
Sandringham 9.16 (70) def by St Kilda 13.7 (85)
10 James Barrat (STK)
7 Darcy Chirgwin (SAND)
6 Angus Hastie (STK)
3 Andreas Stefanakis (SAND)
2 Adrian Cole (SAND)
2 Alix Tauru (STK)
LEADERBOARD
42 Jack Bytel (Coburg)
35 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
34 Joel Fitzgerald (Williamstown)
34 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)
32 Josh Tovey (Port Melbourne)
28 Caiden Cleary (Sydney Swans)
27 Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill Hawks)
27 Jye Menzie (Tasmania)
26 Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks)
26 Trent Mynott (Frankston)