Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley in action against Gold Coast in round five on April 17, 2021. Picture: Getty Images

MELBOURNE captain Max Gawn's dominant display against Hawthorn has seen him jump to the top of the leaderboard for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year award.

Gawn polled the maximum votes from the coaches after racking up 26 disposals, a goal and 24 hitouts against the Hawks.

BARRETT Blues' empty promises wear thin, Pies must explain

He was one of four players to earn 10 votes this weekend, alongside Bulldogs ball-magnet Josh Dunkley (38 disposals), reigning Brownlow medallist Lachie Neale (38) and Cat Brandan Parfitt (34).

Check out who polled in round five from your club below and the full leaderboard at the bottom.

St Kilda v Richmond

7 Toby Nankervis (RICH)
5 Jack Graham (RICH)
5 Shane Edwards (RICH)
4 Jack Riewoldt (RICH)
4 Dustin Martin (RICH)
3 Shai Bolton (RICH)
2 Trent Cotchin (RICH)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:34

    King feeds fellow big man for first ever AFL major

    Max King takes a ripping mark and delivers the ball towards Tim Membrey and Paul Hunter, with the latter running into an open goal

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  • 00:33

    Pickett picks his moment after Hill howler

    Marlion Pickett makes the most of his opportunity after Brad Hill drops a chest mark

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  • 00:37

    Edwards electric in speedy snap

    Shane Edwards bursts through the contest with great pace and bends one through

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  • 00:42

    Deadly Dusty makes it looks so easy

    Dustin Martin takes the advantage, skips past two Saints and drills a killer blow

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  • 00:37

    Riewoldt raises roof with Jack-in-the-pack mark

    Jack Riewoldt hauls in a lovely speccy and finishes off his work with a textbook shot

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  • 01:03

    Riewoldt relishing the occasion in super quarter

    Jack Riewoldt produces three goals in a rampant final term

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  • 07:32

    Highlights: St Kilda v Richmond

    The Saints and Tigers clash in round five

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  • 07:09

    Dimma: 'Some of the best football we've played'

    Damien Hardwick says it 'felt like a Richmond game' after his side monstered the Saints with their 'high-pressure system'

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  • 15:11

    Ratten: 'Three steps forward, five steps back'

    Brett Ratten says 'it's a bit like snakes and ladders' at the moment for the Saints, who followed up their impressive comeback performance last week with a shocker against the Tigers

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West Coast v Collingwood

9 Oscar Allen (WCE)
6 Jack Darling (WCE)
5 Jeremy McGovern (WCE)
4 Liam Duggan (WCE)
3 Jack Redden (WCE)
3 Dom Sheed (WCE)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:29

    Optus Stadium erupts for Oscar after opening chase

    Oscar Allen snares the opening goal for the Eagles after running down Chris Mayne

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  • 00:57

    Who said Grundy couldn't fly?

    Brodie Grundy hauls in two lovely marks in the forward line and nails the resulting shots

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  • 00:33

    Allen elevates for mega mark

    Oscar Allen launches himself over Jordan Roughead for a ripper mark

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  • 00:56

    Massive Magpie blow as Howe helped off

    The Pies have been dealt a serious injury concern with Jeremy Howe leaving the field after landing awkwardly in this contest

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  • 01:00

    De Goey down after brutal facial injury

    Injury carnage for the Pies with Jordan De Goey being ruled out of the game following this clash

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  • 01:37

    Magpie mayhem with De Goey and Howe done

    The Pies have suffered some serious injury blows with star players Jordan De Goey and Jeremy Howe ruled out of the game following these injuries

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  • 00:18

    Kennedy hobbling after this potential Pie trip

    Josh Kennedy limps around in the forward line after this incident involving Mark Keane

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  • 01:00

    Super Sheed giving Pies fans more nightmares

    Dom Sheed snares three consecutive goals in an outrageous quarter

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  • 07:05

    Highlights: West Coast v Collingwood

    The Eagles and Magpies clash in round five

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  • 08:26

    Simpson: 'Our good was brilliant'

    Adam Simpson sung his praises for Oscar Allen and says his side's proficiency going forward was the catalyst for an impressive win

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  • 08:44

    Bucks confirms concussion for De Goey, hammy for Howe

    Nathan Buckley confirmed star players Jordan De Goey and Jeremy Howe will miss next week's game after suffering concussion and hamstring injuries respectively

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Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast

10 Josh Dunkley (WB)
8 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
5 Alex Keath (WB)
3 Adam Treloar (WB)
3 Jack Macrae (WB)
1 Jack Lukosius (GCFC)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:30

    Dunkley's tumbler continues fast start

    Josh Dunkley has kicked a brilliant tumbling goal to continue the Bulldogs' fast start

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  • 01:10

    Bont all class on the run in his 150th game

    Bulldog Marcus Bontempelli makes a top class captain's goal on the run

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  • 01:23

    Hunter gives his captain a lesson in dodgeball

    Bulldog Lachie Hunter tops off an impressive team play with a blistering goal

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  • 01:06

    New Dog rolls through a long bomb from 60m

    Adam Treloar kicks from downtown only for the ball to almost bounce back in

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  • 01:09

    Rankine gives Suns perfect start in second half

    Gold Coast Suns Izak Rankine finishes a coast to coast play with a goal

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  • 00:56

    Two contentious goals get the Suns back in the game

    Gold Coast's Josh Corbett gets two goals from two controversial free kicks

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  • 07:03

    Highlights: Western Bulldogs v Gold Coast

    The Bulldogs and Suns clash in round five

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  • 08:49

    Full post-match: Suns

    Watch Gold Coast's full press conference after round five's match

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  • 08:56

    Full post-match: Bulldogs

    Watch Western Bulldog's press conference after round five's match against Gold Coast

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Sydney v Greater Western Sydney

9 Lance Franklin (SYD)
9 Jacob Hopper (GWS)
6 Josh Kelly (GWS)
3 Tom Green (GWS)
2 Toby Greene (GWS)
1 Will Hayward (SYD)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:42

    Giants go coast-to-coast with Daniels goal

    Brent Daniels breaks the goalless start to the first quarter as he capped off a brilliant coast-to-coast play with this major

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  • 00:56

    Buddy winds back the clock with two in 30 seconds

    Lance Franklin has wound back the clock with a sublime 30-second period which saw him boot these two majors

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  • 00:32

    Hayward wows with stunning mid-air kick

    Will Hayward has given the Swans the ideal start to the second half with this mid-air finish

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  • 00:33

    Giants continue fightback with Himmelberg goal

    Harry Himmelberg has continued his side's fightback with his second goal of the game

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  • 00:38

    Eighth time is the charm for Greene

    Toby Greene kicked seven behinds before finally snapping through this much-needed goal to bring the margin to under a goal

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  • 00:45

    Kelly kicks the game winner

    Josh Kelly quick snap has put the Giants in front late in the final quarter

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  • 01:53

    Franklin puts past five in dominant performance

    Lance Franklin put in a dominant outing with this five-goal display in his side's nailbiting loss

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  • 05:52

    Highlights: Sydney v GWS

    The Swans and Giants clash in round five

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  • 08:47

    Full post-match: Giants

    Watch GWS's press conference after round five's match against Sydney

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  • 04:31

    Full post-match: Swans

    Watch Sydney's press conference after round five's match against GWS

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Carlton v Port Adelaide

8 Ollie Wines (PORT)
7 Darcy Byrne-Jones (PORT)
5 Aliir Aliir (PORT)
5 Karl Amon (PORT)
4 Samuel Walsh (CARL)
1 Todd Marshall (PORT)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 01:18

    Gray powers by Charlie to kick the goal

    Fast thinking from Port's Charlie Dixon puts Robbie Gray in the box seat to take the major

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  • 00:59

    Double cobra time for Levi

    Carlton's Levi Casboult pushes off and spins around for a snap goal

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  • 00:27

    Houston subbed out with shoulder injury

    Port Adelaide's Dan Houston has his night ended after a shoulder injury sees him subbed out

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  • 01:00

    Charlie launches a low missile for full points

    Port Adelaide's Charlie Dixon bangs through a blistering goal

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  • 01:05

    Blue's miracle goal from the boundary

    Carlton's Matthew Cottrell kicks a spectacular goal under pressure

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  • 06:19

    Highlights: Carlton v Port Adelaide

    The Blues and Power clash in round five

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  • 09:52

    Teague: 'We're not there yet'

    Watch Carlton's press conference after round five's match against Port Adelaide

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  • 05:27

    Hinkley 'happier than you'd know' with win over Blues

    Watch Port Adelaide's press conference after round five's match against Carlton

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Brisbane v Essendon

10 Lachie Neale (BL)
6 Daniel Rich (BL)
6 Hugh McCluggage (BL)
5 Jarryd Lyons (BL)
2 Lincoln McCarthy (BL)
1 Zach Merrett (ESS)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:29

    McStay kicks off return with a bang

    Daniel McStay has shown why he was sorely missed by the Lions with this brilliant mark and goal

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  • 00:51

    McStay has an early double with soccer finish

    Daniel McStay has made it two goals in the first quarter of his return game with this special soccer finish

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  • 00:33

    Jaxon Prior kicks first AFL goal

    Brisbane has made it five goals straight with Jaxon Prior slotting through his first career goal

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  • 00:33

    Berry on report for sling tackle

    Jarrod Berry has been placed on report for this dangerous tackle on Nik Cox

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  • 00:30

    Ridley out of game with concussion

    Jordan Ridley has been subbed out of the game with concussion after copping this accidental elbow from Eric Hipwood

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  • 00:37

    Daniher shows off his class against former side

    Joe Daniher kicks his first goal against his old side with this classy individual piece of play

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  • 00:51

    Hooker makes it three goals in three quarters

    Cale Hooker bags his third goal in as many quarters as he completed a great end-to-end play from the Bombers

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  • 00:27

    Daniher caps off game with his 200th AFL goal

    A career-high night in disposals for Joe Daniher has been capped off with his 200th career goal

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  • 05:44

    Highlights: Brisbane v Essendon

    The Lions and Bombers clash in round five

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  • 05:26

    Rutten: 'The game showed us lots of little areas we need to improve'

    Watch Essendon's press conference after round five's match against Brisbane

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  • 08:21

    Fagan: 'That's a good, strong win in those conditions'

    Watch Brisbane's press conference after round five's match against Essendon

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Adelaide v Fremantle

9 Luke Ryan (FRE)
9 David Mundy (FRE)
4 Andrew Brayshaw (FRE)
3 Tom Doedee (ADEL)
2 Rory Laird (ADEL)
2 Matt Taberner (FRE)
1 Lachie Schultz (FRE)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:56

    Tex brings the house down with this super speccy

    Taylor Walker continues his staggering start to the season with a stunning early mark

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  • 00:24

    Big Docker concern with young gun subbed out

    Fremantle has suffered a huge injury blow with talented young midfielder Adam Cerra forced off the ground following this incident

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  • 00:33

    Frederick finds a way in a flash

    Dockers speedster Michael Fredrick bursts past oncoming Crows and nails a beautiful goal on the run

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  • 00:47

    Marvellous Murphy major might just be a contender

    Adelaide's Lachlan Murphy spins out of trouble and produces an outrageous snap that somehow bounces through

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  • 00:51

    Dockers deliver their play of the day

    Fremantle finish off a brilliant build-up through the running James Aish

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  • 00:51

    Rocking Rowe goal has candy and dazzle

    Adelaide crumber James Rowe shows off his craft with a mesmerising goal on the burst

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  • 06:39

    Highlights: Adelaide v Fremantle

    The Crows and Dockers clash in round five

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  • 13:17

    Nicks: 'One we felt slipped away'

    Matthew Nicks says his side believed they were in a good spot heading into the final term, but got outclassed by Fremantle's experienced heads, particularly David Mundy

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  • 07:31

    Longmuir on Mundy: 'A leader in the truest sense'

    Justin Longmuir sung his praises for 35-year-old veteran David Mundy, who produced an inspired final-quarter to edge his side over the line

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Hawthorn v Melbourne

10 Max Gawn (MELB)
7 Christian Salem (MELB)
4 Tom McDonald (MELB)
3 Christian Petracca (MELB)
3 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
2 Jaeger O'Meara (HAW)
1 Jake Lever (MELB)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:45

    Hanrahan roves perfectly and kicks a ripper

    Oliver Hanrahan just happened to be in the right spot to put another major on the board for Hawthorn

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  • 00:37

    Star Dee sells candy to bring Melksham major

    Christian Petracca gets the goal assist with the sidestep and handballs to Melksham who snaps it through for a goal

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  • 00:42

    Could this former Demon be in trouble for these two incidents?

    Sam Frost fires up against former Melbourne teammates

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  • 00:32

    Petracca secures milestone goal

    Melbourne teammates get around Christian Petracca after he kicks his 100th career goal

    AFL
  • 00:23

    There was no escaping Hanrahan

    Hawthorn's Oliver Hanrahan continues his brilliant performance with this tackle on Charlie Spargo

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  • 00:51

    Brown bags two in a minute

    Mitch Brown sends Melbourne into the lead with two majors in less than a minute

    AFL
  • 05:38

    Highlights: Hawthorn v Melbourne

    The Hawks and Demons clash in round five

    AFL
  • 08:38

    'It's a fantastic problem to have': Goodwin spoiled for choice

    Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin is set to have four key players available for the Anzac Day Eve blockbuster

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  • 08:44

    'We're on the right path': Clarkson pleased with first three quarters

    Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson says his team showed some good signs early in the contest

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Geelong v North Melbourne

10 Brandan Parfitt (GEEL)
6 Tom Stewart (GEEL)
6 Ben Cunnington (NMFC)
4 Sam Menegola (GEEL)
2 Lachie Henderson (GEEL)
1 Isaac Smith (GEEL)
1 Jy Simpkin (NMFC)

ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS

  • 00:54

    Roo reward after rousing run

    The Kangaroos muster a brilliant team goal through Nick Larkey, who just manages to get his kick on target mid-tackle

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  • 00:34

    Tuohy takes off in Irish special

    Zach Tuohy slots a trademark goal on the run after setting up the play from the middle

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  • 01:41

    Hall knocked out after Duncan's smother attempt

    Geelong's Mitch Duncan collects Aaron Hall, who subsequently gets ruled out of the game

    AFL
  • 00:57

    Tomahawk tap pure genius

    Tom Hawkins does brilliantly to knock the ball back in play for Sam Menegola, who finishes with a crafty snap

    AFL
  • 00:47

    Stephenson sums it up to perfection

    Jaidyn Stephenson produces a beautiful goal from distance

    AFL
  • 00:54

    Danger sore after awesome assist

    Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield is a little proppy after helping Gary Rohan score a great goal on the run

    AFL
  • 06:56

    Highlights: Geelong v North Melbourne

    The Cats and Kangaroos clash in round five

    AFL
  • 04:54

    Scott: 'Don't think we're in love with the way we're going'

    Chris Scott says his side has a lot of improvement to make in their execution and 'overall system' and also provided an update on Paddy Dangerfield, who left the ground proppy

    AFL
  • 05:30

    Noble: 'Our guys really came to play today'

    David Noble says he 'was really proud' with the way his side 'hung in there' against one of the heavyweights of the competition

    AFL

LEADERBOARD

32 Max Gawn MELB
28 David Mundy FRE
28 Taylor Walker ADEL
25 Jack Macrae WB
23 Dustin Martin RICH
23 Clayton Oliver MELB
21 Ollie Wines PORT
19 Toby Greene GWS
18 Travis Boak PORT
18 Marcus Bontempelli WB
18 Josh Dunkley WB
18 Rory Laird ADEL
18 Christian Petracca MELB
18 Christian Salem MELB
17 Jacob Hopper GWS
17 Zach Merrett ESS
17 Tom Mitchell HAW
17 Sam Walsh CARL
16 Oscar Allen WCE
16 Darcy Moore COLL

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