Brodie Grundy and Dan McStay grapple in the ruck during round 10, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos

SYDNEY ruck Brodie Grundy has moved into the top five in the race for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year award, while Nick Daicos has moved five votes clear at the top of the standings.

Grundy was one of five players to earn a perfect 10 votes in round 10, grabbing the full votes from the coaches for his dominate display against Collingwood on Friday night.

The other players to get 10 votes in round 10 were Kuwarna's Shaun Mannagh, Adelaide's Jordan Dawson, Euro-Yroke's Hugo Garcia and Waalitj Marawar's Harley Reid.

The coaches were split in Walyalup's win over Essendon, with Murphy Reid, Shai Bolton and Patrick Voss getting eight votes each, while John Noble and Bodhi Uwland picked up eight each in Gold Coast's win over Yartapuulti.

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Daniel Turner (nine votes) and Max Gawn (eight) led the way for Narrm in its win over Hawthorn, while Patrick Cripps (nine) and Ollie Florent (eight) were the best in Carlton's win over the Western Bulldogs.

Daicos picked up five votes in the Magpies' loss at the SCG, with no other members of the top five polling in round 10.

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 AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award.

Brisbane v Geelong

10 Shaun Mannagh (GEEL)
7 Tom Stewart (GEEL)
7 Bailey Smith (GEEL)
2 Oisin Mullin (GEEL)
2 Shannon Neale (GEEL)
1 Levi Ashcroft (BL)
1 Charlie Cameron (BL)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Sydney v Collingwood

10 Brodie Grundy (SYD)
8 Nick Blakey (SYD)
5 Nick Daicos (COLL)
4 Isaac Heeney (SYD)
2 Isaac Quaynor (COLL)
1 Justin McInerney (SYD)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Gold Coast v Yartapuulti

8 Bodhi Uwland (GCFC)
8 John Noble (GCFC)
6 Sam Collins (GCFC)
6 Noah Anderson (GCFC)
1 Mac Andrew (GCFC)
1 Christian Petracca (GCFC)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Kuwarna v North Melbourne

10 Jordan Dawson (ADEL)
7 Izak Rankine (ADEL)
4 Joshua Rachele (ADEL)
4 Rory Laird (ADEL)
3 Lachlan McAndrew (ADEL)
1 James Peatling (ADEL)
1 Josh Worrell (ADEL)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Narrm v Hawthorn

9 Daniel Turner (MELB)
8 Max Gawn (MELB)
7 Tom Sparrow (MELB)
4 Kade Chandler (MELB)
2 Dylan Moore (HAW)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Carlton v Western Bulldogs

9 Patrick Cripps (CARL)
8 Oliver Florent (CARL)
7 Matt Carroll (CARL)
2 Jagga Smith (CARL)
2 Bailey Dale (WB)
1 Aaron Naughton (WB)
1 Lachie Cowan (CARL)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Essendon v Walyalup

8 Murphy Reid (FRE)
8 Shai Bolton (FRE)
8 Patrick Voss (FRE)
3 Caleb Serong (FRE)
3 Karl Worner (FRE)

Euro-Yroke v Richmond

10 Hugo Garcia (STK)
8 Max Hall (STK)
5 Jack Sinclair (STK)
3 Tom De Koning (STK)
2 Sam Flanders (STK)
1 Jack Macrae (STK)
1 Darcy Wilson (STK)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Waalitj Marawar v Greater Western Sydney

10 Harley Reid (WCE)
8 Bailey J Williams (WCE)
6 Clayton Oliver (GWS)
4 Tim Kelly (WCE)
1 Brady Hough (WCE)
1 Harvey Thomas (GWS)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

LEADERBOARD

55 Nick Daicos COLL
50 Marcus Bontempelli WB
50 Zak Butters PORT
45 Luke Jackson FRE
44 Brodie Grundy SYD
43 Shai Bolton FRE
43 Bailey Smith GEEL
41 Max Holmes GEEL
39 Max Gawn MELB
39 Isaac Heeney SYD
38 Lachie Neale BL
38 Christian Petracca GCFC