The Coaches MVP Award votes from Round 16 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 16 of the 2026 Smithy’s VFL season.
Collingwood 17.16 (118) def North Melbourne 11.9 (75)
8 Josh Browne (COLL)
8 Will Phillips (COLL)
7 Bailey Scott (NM)
3 Max Mahoney (COLL)
3 Lachlan Sullivan (COLL)
1 Oliver Griffin (NM)
Tasmania 18.14 (122) def Gold Coast Suns 10.12 (72)
9 Bailey Boag (TAS)
9 Sam Clohesy (GCS)
4 Jed Hagan (TAS)
3 Nick Williams (TAS)
2 Brandon Leary (TAS)
2 Caleb Lewis (GCS)
1 Harry Elmer (TAS)
Geelong Cats 23.14 (152) def Richmond 11.4 (70)
10 James Worpel (GEEL)
7 Gryan Miers (GEEL)
7 Jay Polkinghorne (GEEL)
3 Tyler Sonsie (RICH)
2 Jesse Mellor (GEEL)
1 Joe Pike (GEEL)
Sydney Swans 13.13 (91) drew with Williamstown 14.7 (91)
10 Jack Toner (WILL)
8 Jake Sutton (SYD)
5 Braeden Campbell (SYD)
3 Jake Greiser (WILL)
2 Toby Triffett (WILL)
1 Riley Bice (SYD)
1 Lachlan Wilson (WILL)
St Kilda 9.11 (65) def by Werribee 10.6 (66)
9 Hunter Clark (STK)
5 Ryan Eyers (WERR)
5 Patrick Said (STK)
5 Cooper Whyte (WERR)
4 Ajang Kuol Mun (WERR)
1 Louis Pinnuck (WERR)
1 Jack Riding (WERR)
Brisbane Lions 10.13 (73) def by Essendon 15.13 (103)
9 Liam McMahon (ESS)
9 Will Setterfield (ESS)
3 Liam Jones (BL)
3 Deacon Kalpakis (ESS)
2 Daniel Annable (BL)
2 Jade Gresham (ESS)
1 Sam Marshall (BL)
1 Elijah Tsatas (ESS)
Footscray Bulldogs 7.16 (58) def by Frankston 10.11 (71)
10 Trent Mynott (FRA)
5 Tyson Milne (FRA)
5 Adam Treloar (FOOT)
4 Riley Garcia (FOOT)
4 Darby Hipwell (FRA)
2 Corey Ellison (FRA)
Coburg 20.8 (128) def Casey Demons 12.13 (85)
10 Cooper Keogh (COB)
8 Hugo Bromell (COB)
3 Jack Bytel (COB)
3 Joel Trudgeon (COB)
2 Will Hoare (COB)
2 Luamon Lual (CAS)
1 Lukas Cooke (CAS)
1 Luis D'Angelo (CAS)
Port Melbourne 7.14 (56) def Sandringham 6.9 (45)
9 Dominic Bedendo (PM)
6 Daniel Pinter (SAND)
4 James Van Es (PM)
3 Josh Green (PM)
3 Will Johnson (SAND)
2 Darcy Chirgwin (SAND)
2 Ben Hopkins (SAND)
1 Nathan Philactides (SAND)
Box Hill Hawks 9.7 (61) def by Carlton 12.12 (84)
10 Lachie Fogarty (CARL)
7 Liam Reidy (CARL)
6 Blake Acres (CARL)
3 Jordan Boyd (CARL)
2 Zac Williams (CARL)
1 Finn Maginness (BHH)
1 Flynn Young (CARL)
LEADERBOARD
78 Jack Bytel (Coburg)
77 Jacob Dawson (Southport Sharks)
76 Trent Mynott (Frankston)
68 Ben Hobbs (Port Melbourne)
68 George Stevens (Geelong Cats)
55 Joel Fitzgerald (Casey Demons/Williamstown)
52 Jye Menzie (Tasmania)
47 Charlie Lazzaro (Werribee)
46 Henry Hustwaite (Box Hill Hawks)
46 Jack Ough (GWS Giants)
