The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 8 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 8 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.
Brisbane Lions 7.7 (49) def by Geelong Cats 15.25 (115)
10 Jack Bowes (GEEL)
8 George Stevens (GEEL)
5 Marcus Herbert (GEEL)
4 Mitch Knevitt (GEEL)
2 Jed Bews (GEEL)
1 Luke Beecken (BL)
Sydney Swans 19.12 (126) def Collingwood 10.14 (74)
10 Mitch Mellis (SYD)
8 Joel Hamling (SYD)
5 Sam Swadling (COLL)
3 Caiden Cleary (SYD)
3 Corey Warner (SYD)
1 Jevan Phillipou (SYD)
Box Hill Hawks 12.11 (83) def Richmond 12.10 (82)
10 Oliver Greeves (BHH)
7 Mutaz El Nour (RICH)
4 Jaime Uhr-Henry (BHH)
3 Cody Anderson (BHH)
2 Jack Dalton (BHH)
2 Joel Garner (RICH)
2 Flynn Perez (BHH)
Gold Coast Suns 12.11 (83) def by Frankston 19.8 (122)
10 Trent Mynott (FRA)
8 Jackson Voss (FRA)
3 Darby Hipwell (FRA)
3 Tyson Milne (FRA)
2 Beau Addinsall (GCS)
2 Charlie Ballard (GCS)
1 Corey Ellison (FRA)
1 Will Hamill (FRA)
Tasmania 11.11 (77) def by Southport Sharks 20.10 (130)
9 Jacob Dawson (SOU)
5 Brayden Crossley (SOU)
5 Zac Foot (SOU)
5 Campbell Lake (SOU)
3 Max Spencer (SOU)
2 Brandon Leary (TAS)
1 Christian Webster (SOU)
Carlton 16.21 (117) def Footscray Bulldogs 15.7 (97)
10 Wade Derksen (CARL)
7 Lewis Young (CARL)
6 Blake Acres (CARL)
3 Ben Camporeale (CARL)
2 Ashton Moir (CARL)
1 Luke Cleary (FOOT)
1 Liam Reidy (CARL)
Port Melbourne 15.13 (103) def North Melbourne 13.12 (90)
10 Dominic Bedendo (PM)
8 Ben Hobbs (PM)
5 Kaine Baldwin (PM)
5 Thomson Dow (NM)
1 Oliver Lowe (NM)
1 Darcy Macpherson (NM)
St Kilda 15.15 (105) def Casey Demons 8.9 (57)
9 Ethan Phillips (STK)
9 Mason Wood (STK)
3 Blake Chambers (STK)
3 Alex Dodson (STK)
3 Tom McDonald (CAS)
2 Billy McGee Galimberti (STK)
1 Riley Bonner (CAS)
Sandringham 12.12 (84) def by GWS Giants 13.9 (87)
8 Harvey Hooper (GWS)
6 Oliver Hannaford (GWS)
6 Andreas Stefanakis (SAND)
4 Jack Ough (GWS)
3 Owen Bater (SAND)
2 Darcy Chirgwin (SAND)
1 Callum Brown (GWS)
LEADERBOARD
42 Jack Bytel (Coburg)
42 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)
36 Trent Mynott (Frankston)
35 Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks)
35 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
34 Joel Fitzgerald (Williamstown)
32 Josh Tovey (Port Melbourne)
31 Caiden Cleary (Sydney Swans)
31 Ben Hobbs (Port Melbourne)
27 Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill Hawks)
27 Jye Menzie (Tasmania)
