The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 9 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 9 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.
Williamstown 11.23 (89) def by Box Hill Hawks 14.10 (94)
8 Joel Fitzgerald (WILL)
8 Flynn Perez (BHH)
5 Brodie McLaughlin (BHH)
3 Jack McHale (WILL)
3 Alex Mirkov (WILL)
3 Harry Morrison (BHH)
Richmond 14.5 (89) def by Essendon 15.17 (107)
7 Nik Cox (ESS)
6 Tyler Sellers (ESS)
5 Kristian Ferronato (ESS)
5 Sam Toner (RICH)
4 Jackson Hately (ESS)
3 Jared Eckersley (ESS)
Southport Sharks 16.14 (110) def Port Melbourne 11.12 (78)
9 Boyd Woodcock (SOU)
8 Jacob Dawson (SOU)
5 Brayden Crossley (SOU)
4 Ben Hobbs (PM)
2 Zac Foot (SOU)
1 Kaine Baldwin (PM)
1 Hewago Oea (SOU)
Werribee 19.12 (126) def Collingwood 14.11 (95)
9 Charlie Lazzaro (WERR)
6 Jaelen Pavlidis (WERR)
5 Ajang Kuol Mun (WERR)
5 Harry Maguire (WERR)
3 Dom Brew (WERR)
1 Jack Buller (COLL)
1 Louis Pinnuck (WERR)
Geelong Cats 12.18 (90) def Sydney Swans 10.16 (76)
8 Oliver Wiltshire (GEEL)
7 Jack Bowes (GEEL)
7 James Worpel (GEEL)
6 Joel Hamling (SYD)
1 Marcus Herbert (GEEL)
1 Mitch Knevitt (GEEL)
North Melbourne 13.12 (90) def Gold Coast Suns 11.11 (77)
7 Zac Fisher (NM)
5 Tom Blamires (NM)
4 Robert Hansen Jr (NM)
4 Toby Pink (NM)
3 Cooper Collins (GCS)
3 Ben Jepson (GCS)
2 Aidan Corr (NM)
1 Caleb Lewis (GCS)
1 Alex Sexton (GCS)
Frankston 6.16 (52) def by Sandringham 8.12 (60)
10 Joe Lloyd (FRA)
6 Darby Hipwell (FRA)
4 Owen Bater (SAND)
4 Darcy Chirgwin (SAND)
3 Trent Mynott (FRA)
2 Ben Hopkins (SAND)
1 Nathan Philactides (SAND)
Casey Demons 21.10 (136) def Footscray Bulldogs 14.17 (101)
10 Andy Moniz-Wakefield (CAS)
6 Jake Melksham (CAS)
4 Luker Kentfield (CAS)
3 Jarrod Gatt (CAS)
3 Jack Henderson (CAS)
2 Harvey Gallagher (FOO)
2 Lachlan Smith (FOO)
Coburg 16.14 (110) def Carlton 10.14 (74)
9 Jaidyn Stephenson (COB)
7 Jack Bytel (COB)
5 Donovan Toohey (COB)
3 Joel Trudgeon (COB)
2 Ben Camporeale (CAR)
2 Flynn Gentile (COB)
2 Heath Ramshaw (COB)
GWS Giants 16.6 (102) def Brisbane Lions 10.12 (72)
9 Josaia Delana (GWS)
9 Jack Ough (GWS)
6 Cody Curtin (BL)
3 James Leake (GWS)
2 Ryan Hebron (GWS)
1 Luke Lloyd (BL)
LEADERBOARD
49 Jack Bytel (Coburg)
44 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
43 Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks)
42 Joel Fitzgerald (Williamstown)
42 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)
39 Trent Mynott (Frankston)
32 Josh Tovey (Port Melbourne)
31 Caiden Cleary (Sydney Swans)
31 Ben Hobbs (Port Melbourne)
29 Joel Hamling (Sydney Swans)
