Angus Anderson and Nick Daicos celebrate a goal during Collingwood's clash against Adelaide in round 20, 2026. Picture: AFL Photos

THE RACE for the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year is down to two, with one of Nick Daicos and Marcus Bontempelli set to claim the crown.

Daicos is the raging favourite to add the AFLCA trophy to his resume after polling another 10 votes in Collingwood's win over Adelaide on Thursday night to move to 125 votes for the year.

That surpassed the previous record for most votes in a single season, set by Richmond great Dustin Martin with 122 in 2017.

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Bontempelli collected eight votes from the coaches in the Western Bulldogs' win over Richmond on Saturday night, taking his total to 106 votes and allowing Daicos to stretch his lead to 19 votes with four matches remaining.

The Bulldogs skipper can still overtake the superstar Magpie, with a maximum of 40 votes available to each player, but it would take a serious form slump or significant injury for Daicos to give up his commanding lead.

The third-placed player, Fremantle ruck Luke Jackson, is 49 votes behind Daicos and cannot catch the Collingwood champ.

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Daicos was one of six players to poll a perfect 10 votes in round 20, joined by Hawk Jarman Impey, Sydney's Errol Gulden, Bulldog Ed Richards, Brisbane's Will Ashcroft and St Kilda's Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera.

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.

Adelaide v Collingwood

10 Nick Daicos (COLL)
7 Daniel McStay (COLL)
7 Darcy Cameron (COLL)
2 Sam Berry (ADEL)
2 Steele Sidebottom (COLL)
2 Isaac Quaynor (COLL)

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Melbourne v Geelong

9 Connor O'Sullivan (GEEL)
6 Harrison Petty (MELB)
6 Shannon Neale (GEEL)
3 Shaun Mannagh (GEEL)
3 Oisin Mullin (GEEL)
2 Tom Stewart (GEEL)
1 Jack Steele (MELB)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Fremantle v West Coast

9 Jye Amiss (FRE)
7 Murphy Reid (FRE)
6 Matthew Johnson (FRE)
6 Caleb Serong (FRE)
2 Shai Bolton (FRE)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Carlton v Gold Coast

9 Patrick Cripps (CARL)
8 Talor Byrne (CARL)
5 Jagga Smith (CARL)
4 Noah Anderson (GCFC)
2 Mac Andrew (GCFC)
2 George Hewett (CARL)

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Hawthorn v Essendon

10 Jarman Impey (HAW)
8 Jack Gunston (HAW)
5 Josh Ward (HAW)
5 Harry Morrison (HAW)
1 Dylan Moore (HAW)
1 James Sicily (HAW)

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Greater Western Sydney v Sydney

10 Errol Gulden (SYD)
7 Brodie Grundy (SYD)
6 Chad Warner (SYD)
5 James Rowbottom (SYD)
2 Charlie Curnow (SYD)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Western Bulldogs v Richmond

10 Ed Richards (WB)
8 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
4 Lachie Bramble (WB)
3 Bailey Williams (WB)
3 Michael Sellwood (WB)
1 Nick Vlastuin (RICH)
1 Tim English (WB)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

Brisbane v Port Adelaide

10 Will Ashcroft (BL)
8 Zac Bailey (BL)
5 Jason Horne-Francis (PORT)
4 Hugh McCluggage (BL)
2 Jaspa Fletcher (BL)
1 Dayne Zorko (BL)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

North Melbourne v St Kilda

10 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera (STK)
5 Jy Simpkin (NMFC)
4 Bradley Hill (STK)
4 Tom De Koning (STK)
3 Darcy Wilson (STK)
2 Max Hall (STK)
2 Harry Sheezel (NMFC)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

LEADERBOARD

125 Nick Daicos COLL
106 Marcus Bontempelli WB
76 Luke Jackson FRE
75 Max Gawn MELB
74 Will Ashcroft BL
74 Patrick Cripps CARL
74 Isaac Heeney SYD
68 Zak Butters PORT
68 Jason Horne-Francis PORT
66 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera STK
65 Max Holmes GEEL
64 Jai Newcombe HAW
64 Bailey Smith GEEL