JAS GARNER has increased the gap at the top of the AFL Coaches’ Association Champion Player of the Year Award, with four votes now separating the star Kangaroo from Gold Coast’s Charlie Rowbottom.

Garner received a perfect 10 votes for her 27-disposal, two-goal game against Essendon, while Rowbottom picked up eight for her role in the Suns’ shock loss to Adelaide.

The North Melbourne captain was one of six players to poll the maximum, with Melbourne goalsneak Ryleigh Wotherspoon among the sextet.

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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.

Melbourne v Richmond

10 Ryleigh Wotherspoon (MELB)
7 Olivia Purcell (MELB)
7 Tyla Hanks (MELB)
2 Megan Fitzsimon (MELB)
2 Georgia Campbell (MELB)
1 Sierra Grieves (RICH)
1 Alyssa Bannan (MELB)

06:11

AFLW Highlights: Melbourne v Richmond

The Demons and Tigers clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 16, 2026

Adelaide v Gold Coast

9 Niamh Kelly (ADEL)
8 Charlie Rowbottom (GCFC)
7 Grace Kelly (ADEL)
3 Chloe Bown (ADEL)
2 Georja Davies (GCFC)
1 Ebony Marinoff (ADEL)

06:06

AFLW Highlights: Adelaide v Gold Coast

The Crows and Suns clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 17, 2026

Carlton v Western Bulldogs

10 Mikala Cann (WB)
6 Harriet Cordner (CARL)
5 Alice Edmonds (WB)
4 Vaomua Laloifi (WB)
2 Jasmyn Smith (WB)
2 Cleo Buttifant (WB)
1 Jess Fitzgerald (WB)

05:21

AFLW Highlights: Carlton v Western Bulldogs

The Blues and Bulldogs clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 17, 2026

Brisbane v Port Adelaide

5 Teagan Germech (PORT)
5 Matilda Scholz (PORT)
5 Jade Ellenger (BL)
4 Isabel Dawes (BL)
4 Sophie Conway (BL)
4 Jennifer Dunne (BL)
2 Breanna Koenen (BL)
1 Abbey Dowrick (PORT)

05:09

AFLW Highlights: Brisbane v Port Adelaide

The Lions and Power clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 17, 2026

West Coast v Geelong

10 Georgie Prespakis (GEEL)
8 Nina Morrison (GEEL)
6 Mikayla Bowen (GEEL)
2 Alexis Gregor (GEEL)
2 Chantal Mason (GEEL)
2 Charlotte Thomas (WCE)

05:18

AFLW Highlights: West Coast v Geelong

The Eagles and Cats clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 17, 2026

Collingwood v Sydney

8 Chloe Molloy (SYD)
7 Laura Gardiner (SYD)
5 Taylor Smith (SYD)
4 Zippy Fish (SYD)
4 Cynthia Hamilton (SYD)
2 Tanya Kennedy (SYD)

06:12

AFLW Highlights: Collingwood v Sydney

The Magpies and Swans clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 18, 2026

Greater Western Sydney v Hawthorn

10 Alyce Parker (GWS)
7 Tilly Lucas-Rodd (GWS)
4 Rebecca Beeson (GWS)
3 Jenna Richardson (HAW)
3 Zarlie Goldsworthy (GWS)
2 Eliza West (HAW)
1 Lucy Wales (HAW)

06:14

AFLW Highlights: GWS v Hawthorn

The Giants and Hawks clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 18, 2026

Essendon v North Melbourne

10 Jasmine Garner (NMFC)
8 Ash Riddell (NMFC)
5 Eliza Shannon (NMFC)
4 Eilish Sheerin (NMFC)
2 Madison Prespakis (ESS)
1 Kim Rennie (NMFC)

06:14

AFLW Highlights: Essendon v North Melbourne

The Bombers and Kangaroos clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 18, 2026

Fremantle v St Kilda

10 Kiara Bowers (FRE)
8 Mim Strom (FRE)
4 Aisling McCarthy (FRE)
3 Gabby Newton (FRE)
2 Serene Watson (STK)
2 Georgia Patrikios (STK)
1 Paige Trudgeon (STK)

06:15

AFLW Highlights: Fremantle v St Kilda

The Dockers and Saints clash in round 10 of the 2026 NAB AFLW Season

Published on Oct 18, 2026

LEADERBOARD

83 Jasmine Garner (NMFC)
79 Charlie Rowbottom (GCFC)
74 Georgie Prespakis (GEEL)
63 Ash Riddell (NMFC)
59 Kiara Bowers (FRE)
57 Ella Roberts (WCE)
54 Nina Morrison (GEEL)
54 Olivia Purcell (MELB)
52 Tyla Hanks (MELB)
52 Lucy Wales (HAW)
49 Isabelle Pritchard (WB)
45 Abbey Dowrick (PORT)
45 Chloe Molloy (SYD)