The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 12 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 12 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.
Southport Sharks 12.10 (82) def by Sydney Swans 17.16 (118)
9 Peter Ladhams (SYD)
8 Jacob Dawson (SOU)
7 Nicholas Shipley (SYD)
2 Billy Cootee (SYD)
2 Jevan Phillipou (SYD)
1 Jesse Dattoli (SYD)
1 Sam Lowson (SOU)
Geelong Cats 22.15 (147) def Gold Coast Suns 5.4 (34)
10 James Worpel (GEEL)
7 Jhye Clark (GEEL)
5 Mitch Knevitt (GEEL)
5 Tanner Lewis (GEEL)
2 Hunter Holmes (GEEL)
1 Tyson Stengle (GEEL)
Werribee 12.16 (88) def Brisbane Lions 9.8 (62)
9 Jack Riding (WERR)
7 Anthony Depasquale (WERR)
5 Jaelen Pavlidis (WERR)
3 Charlie Lazzaro (WERR)
3 Sam Marshall (BL)
2 Dom Brew (WERR)
1 Sam Tilley (BL)
Footscray Bulldogs 6.12 (48) def by Sandringham 8.11 (59)
9 Kyle Cooper (SAND)
9 Nathan Philactides (SAND)
3 Darcy Chirgwin (SAND)
3 Dan Orgill (FOOT)
2 Billy Crofts (FOOT)
2 Ethan Williams (SAND)
1 Jack Billings (FOOT)
1 Jet Peckett (SAND)
Tasmania 11.19 (85) def Richmond 3.4 (22)
10 Jye Menzie (TAS)
7 Zach Adams (TAS)
7 Caleb Mitchell (TAS)
2 Brandon Leary (TAS)
2 Lachlan Street (RICH)
1 Bailey Boag (TAS)
1 Samson Ryan (RICH)
Williamstown 14.9 (93) def GWS Giants 11.17 (83)
5 Kallan Dawson (WILL)
5 Jack McHale (WILL)
4 Jake Greiser (WILL)
4 Alex Mirkov (WILL)
3 Heath Ollington (WILL)
3 Jack Ough (GWS)
3 Kye Pfrengle (GWS)
2 Harvey Hooper (GWS)
1 Jack Toner (WILL)
North Melbourne 13.8 (86) drew with St Kilda 11.20 (86)
9 Aidan Corr (NM)
8 Paddy Dow (STK)
4 James Tarrant (NM)
3 Callum Coleman-Jones (NM)
3 Mattaes Phillipou (STK)
2 Josh Goater (NM)
1 Matthew Keast (NM)
Coburg 12.7 (79) def Frankston 9.10 (64)
7 Trent Mynott (FRA)
6 Jack Bytel (COB)
5 Cooper Keogh (COB)
5 Lachlan Walker (COB)
4 Matt Allison (COB)
2 Ingo Dammersmith (COB)
1 Joel Trudgeon (COB)
Casey Demons 16.11 (107) def Essendon 11.9 (75)
9 Jack Henderson (CAS)
9 Matthew Jefferson (CAS)
3 Luis D'Angelo (CAS)
3 Changkuoth Jiath (CAS)
2 Kristian Ferronato (ESS)
2 Max Heath (CAS)
2 Xavier O'Neill (ESS)
LEADERBOARD
65 Jack Bytel (Coburg)
62 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)
55 Joel Fitzgerald (Casey Demons/Williamstown)
54 Trent Mynott (Frankston)
53 Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks)
47 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
44 Ben Hobbs (Port Melbourne)
40 Jye Menzie (Tasmania)
38 Peter Ladhams (Sydney Swans)
35 Jack Bowes (Geelong Cats)
