THE RACE for the AFLCA Champion Player Award is heating up with the top six separated by just nine votes after the first eight matches of round 17.
Clayton Oliver returned to the top after polling eight votes against Melbourne, but back-to-back 10s from star Sun Touk Miller and Saints captain Jack Steele has seem the underrated pair soar into contention.
Young Blue Sam Walsh continued his outstanding season with another perfect score to move up to fourth, while Ollie Wines remains in striking distance despite not polling against the Demons.
Marcus Bontempelli is three votes off the lead after he and his teammates were upstaged by the Swans on Sunday.
Check out all the votes and the leaderboard below.
Port Adelaide v Melbourne
10 Christian Petracca (MELB)
8 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
6 Tom McDonald (MELB)
2 Steven May (MELB)
2 Max Gawn (MELB)
1 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
1 Christian Salem (MELB)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:37
Amon aims, swings and fires a beauty
Karl Amon produces a ripping opening goal for the Power after delivering on his trusty left
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00:38
Class of Rozee ends with a bender
Connor Rozee brilliantly collects the ball at pace and delivers a dazzling snap
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00:36
Wow, Kysaiah Pickett sure can kick it
Demons livewire Kysaiah Pickett completes a stunning shot on the burst
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00:42
Freakish Fritsch does it all himself
Bayley Fritsch conjures a remarkable individual effort to notch an outstanding goal
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00:45
Stadium rocks after McKenzie's 60m bomb
Trent McKenzie unleashes an absolute monster kick to get Adelaide Oval rocking
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01:06
Georgiades uses Gawn as a ladder in epic speccy
Mitch Georgiades absolutely launches himself and hauls in an amazing Four'N Twenty Mark of the Year contender
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00:50
Heartbreak for Butters after new injury
A devastated Zak Butters is forced out of the game after hurting himself in his return to footy
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00:43
Kysaiah says goodnight with this dagger
Melbourne's Kysaiah Pickett finishes off a superb game for his side with a cracking goal on the burst
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06:24
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07:59
Hinkley on Butters: 'Looks like medial'
Ken Hinkley confirms returning young star Zak Butters may have cruelly succumbed to a bad knee injury in his return game
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07:50
Goodwin: 'The DNA of our game remains sound'
Simon Goodwin once again attributed the win to a solid team defence and was thrilled to have executed against 'a very good team'
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01:50
Unstoppable Petracca puts out the Power
Christian Petracca capped off his side's impressive win with an exceptional three-goal performance that will surely earn him three votes
Essendon v Adelaide
10 Zach Merrett (ESS)
5 Mason Redman (ESS)
4 Archie Perkins (ESS)
4 Jake Stringer (ESS)
3 Nick Hind (ESS)
3 Jordan Ridley (ESS)
1 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (ESS)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:46
Oh no, Draper's 'weird' 25m shot falls short
Essendon ruckman Sam Draper has a moment he'd rather forget with a shot from close range not making the distance
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00:56
Pair for Perkins as Dons drift away
Essendon youngster Archie Perkins earns himself two goals in the second-quarter to help stretch his side's handy lead
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00:42
Schoenberg snap sneaks through superbly
Harry Schoenberg has the job of tagging Darcy Parish and gets a small win following an awesome snap
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00:42
Walla wizardry on show at Marvel
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti gets the Essendon faithful rocking after these two brilliant plays
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05:34
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09:03
Rutten: 'We showed real maturity tonight'
Ben Rutten paid credit to his side's defensive performance after keeping the Crows to their lowest ever score in their 30-year history
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02:00
Crazy courage from Doedee in brutal crash
Tom Doedee puts his body on the line in this massive collision with Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
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07:49
Nicks: 'We embarrassed ourselves on a big stage'
Matthew Nicks didn't hold back in his assessment of his side's dismal showing on a prime Friday night spot
Hawthorn v Fremantle
10 Sean Darcy (FRE)
6 Nat Fyfe (FRE)
6 David Mundy (FRE)
4 Rory Lobb (FRE)
4 Caleb Serong (FRE)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:33
Young Hawk mobbed after booting first AFL goal
Emerson Jeka slots a nice set shot from distance to keep Hawthorn in touch
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01:05
Towering Lobb smokes Hawks early with three first-quarter goals
Rory Lobb gives the Hawks plenty of headaches in the first term
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00:29
Dockers go coast to coast with the greatest of ease
Fremantle transitions the ball from full-back into a goal in less than 30 seconds
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00:24
Accidental friendly fire leaves Scrimshaw worse for wear
Jack Scrimshaw is subbed out of the game with concussion concerns after this high hit from his captain
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00:47
Two brilliant Docker displays of teamwork in one play
Fremantle is excellent in transition again as Blake Acres capitalises on the opportunity
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00:32
Milestone man boots a major in his 200th AFL match
Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe is mobbed by teammates after he scores a major in his 200th appearance
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00:18
Exciting Hawk goes down in this awkward landing
Hawthorn defender Changkouth Jiath appears to injure his already taped knee in this contest
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07:57
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04:36
'I was really rapt for the way he performed': Milestone man Fyfe shines
Watch Fremantle's press conference after round 17's match against Hawthorn
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07:04
'He's unlikely to play for some time': Hawks fearing the worst for Jiath
Watch Hawthorn's press conference after round 17's match against Fremantle
Carlton v Geelong
10 Samuel Walsh (CARL)
8 Zach Tuohy (GEEL)
6 Tom Stewart (GEEL)
2 Jacob Weitering (CARL)
2 Mark O'Connor (GEEL)
1 Cameron Guthrie (GEEL)
1 Isaac Smith (GEEL)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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01:00
Smith kicks truly as Cats show class
Isaac Smith has ended a brilliant passage of team play with this cracking goal
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00:21
Rohan climbs high in MOTY contender
Gary Rohan has taken a contender for Four'N Twenty Mark of the Year with this epic grab
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00:30
McKay breaks Blues' drought with long-range missile
Harry McKay has finally found the middle of the sticks for his Blues to end their goalless run
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00:56
Super Walsh finish gives Blues well-deserved goal
Sam Walsh has shown off his class with this brilliant running finish
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00:51
Holmes finally nails first AFL goal
Max Holmes had a few false starts but finally was able to kick his maiden AFL goal
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00:30
Dangerfield and Betts share the love
Patrick Dangerfield and Eddie Betts shared this heartwarming moment in the heat of battle
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00:24
Stocker has a shocker as Tuohy capitalises
Liam Stocker has had a shocking moment with this clanger leading to an easy mark and goal from Zach Tuohy
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05:09
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11:08
'You don't win games kicking at goal like that': Teague
Watch Carlton's press conference after round 17's match against Geelong
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25:42
'The game is way too long': Scott calls for shorter quarters
Watch Geelong's press conference after round 17's match against Carlton
Brisbane v St Kilda
10 Jack Steele (STK)
7 Tom Highmore (STK)
7 Luke Dunstan (STK)
4 Dayne Zorko (BL)
1 Jimmy Webster (STK)
1 Tim Membrey (STK)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:25
Zorko gets Lions on the board in 200th game
Lions skipper Dayne Zorko has kicked his side's first goal of the match in his 200th game
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00:42
Hipwood subbed out with suspected ACL injury
Eric Hipwood has been taken out of the game after he was carried off following this innocuous incident
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00:39
Byrnes' banana makes it four Saints goals in a row
Ryan Byrnes has put this goal through to make it four goals in a row for the Saints
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00:32
Connolly nails first AFL goal
Leo Connolly has extended his side's advantage with this goal his first at AFL level
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01:04
Lions take back the lead with two in a minute
Goals to Zac Bailey and Joe Daniher have given the Lions back the lead early in the third quarter
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00:46
Long screamer leads to Saints' fifth goal in a row
Ben Long's brilliant high-flying mark leads to St Kilda's fifth goal in a row through Daniel McKenzie
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05:56
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06:59
'I think it was our best performance so far this year': Ratten
Watch St Kilda's press conference after round 17's match against Brisbane
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05:42
'The medical staff believe it's an ACL injury': Fagan on Hipwood
Watch Brisbane's press conference after round 17's match against St Kilda
GWS Giants v Gold Coast
10 Touk Miller (GCFC)
8 Jacob Hopper (GWS)
5 Brandon Ellis (GCFC)
5 Toby Greene (GWS)
1 Chris Burgess (GCFC)
1 Charlie Ballard (GCFC)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:37
Toby's long-range missile gets the Giants going
Toby Greene kicks the opening goal from 60 meters out
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00:27
Greenwood goes down clutching knee
Hugh Greenwood is subbed out of the match after this awkward landing in the contest
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00:38
Atkins dribbles one home on the fly
Rory Atkins kicks a great instinctive, dribbling goal after a great assist by Ben King
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00:51
Whitfield's courageous act ends his afternoon
Lachie Whitfield is subbed off after landing heavily in this contest
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00:36
Greene's karate skills results in a freaky goal
Toby Greene gets a freakish mid-air goal on the line
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08:17
Dew on Touk: 'He loves his footy club and I think the players feed off it'
Watch Gold Coast's press conference after round 17's match against GWS
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09:56
Cameron on Whitfield: 'Sometimes he is too brave'
Watch GWS's press conference after round 17's match against Gold Coast
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00:24
Touk stands tall in moment of need
Touk Miller snaps an important goal to keep the Suns in touch with GWS
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00:34
Rowell throws it on the boot and keeps the game alive
Matt Rowell snaps it out of the pack and with the lucky bounce gets a major
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07:30
Western Bulldogs v Sydney
10 Jordan Dawson (SYD)
8 Tom McCartin (SYD)
3 Bailey Smith (WB)
3 Luke Parker (SYD)
3 Alex Keath (WB)
2 Taylor Duryea (WB)
1 Caleb Daniel (WB)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:42
Super Smith special within opening 15 seconds
Bailey Smith brilliantly opens proceedings with a scintillating shot from distance
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00:32
Big Swan shows some 'Harlem Globetrotter' moves
Tom Hickey conjures something unique which eventuates in a shot for Tom Papley
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00:54
Deadly Dawson delivers three from three
Jordan Dawson drifts forward and makes the most of all his chances to notch an impressive three goals
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00:38
Amartey snatches crazy soccer before the break
Joel Amartey snares a ripping goal late in the second-quarter much to the despair of Taylor Duryea
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00:42
Heeney helps himself to a sizzling snap
Isaac Heeney delivers a peach of a shot on his left after a clever handball from Luke Parker
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00:46
Buddy roars after delivering the dagger
Lance Franklin seals a stunning victory for the Swans right in front of their faithful at Marvel
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01:50
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06:27
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09:21
Longmire: 'We played smart and hard'
John Longmire classified the result as a 'terrific win' after upsetting the Dogs on their home turf with an 'even contribution'
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11:44
Bevo: 'We were dysfunctional forward of the ball'
Luke Beveridge believes his side's chemistry was not quite there after a 'sweep of changes'
Richmond v Collingwood
10 Taylor Adams (COLL)
7 Jordan De Goey (COLL)
7 Jack Crisp (COLL)
3 Jayden Short (RICH)
2 Brayden Maynard (COLL)
1 Dylan Grimes (RICH)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:47
Bolton's clever assist leads to Collier-Dawkins goal
Shai Bolton has delivered a very smart tap-on assist which saw Riley Collier-Dawkins nail this running goal
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00:39
Pendles breaks clear and kicks a ripper
Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury has kicked this brilliant running goal to keep the Pies' momentum going
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00:23
Jack kicks true for his 700th career goal
Jack Riewoldt has finally cleared the nervous nineties to nail his 700th career goal
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00:51
Murphy kicks his first AFL goal and extend's Pies lead
Nathan Murphy has kicked first AFL goal which continues his side's late-quarter charge
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00:55
Thomas crumbs and kicks the sealer
Josh Thomas has crumbed the pack and put through this match-sealing goal for the Pies
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06:25
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05:52
Harvey hails 'really brave efforts' from star Pies in comeback
Watch Collingwood's press conference after round 17's match against Richmond
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09:12
Hardwick 'headbutting a brick wall' over Tiger injuries
Watch Richmond's press conference after round 17's match against Collingwood
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13:59
Mini-Match: Richmond v Collingwood
Extended highlights of the round seventeen clash between the Tigers and Magpies at the MCG
West Coast v North Melbourne
10 Jaidyn Stephenson (NMFC)
7 Nic Naitanui (WCE)
7 Jack Ziebell (NMFC)
2 Jy Simpkin (NMFC)
2 Cameron Zurhaar (NMFC)
2 Ben Cunnington (NMFC)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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00:43
Thomas defies the wet with this pearler
Tarryn Thomas delivers a beautiful shot from distance to the put the Roos in front
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00:38
Leaping Langdon lands juggling mark
Zac Langdon hauls in a ripping mark and caps it off with a goal
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00:23
Goldstein tops all-time record with this hitout
Todd Goldstein makes history by breaking the all-time hitout record
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00:27
Allen sneaks one through for a buzzer beater
Oscar Allen threads the needle after the siren to extend the Eagles' lead
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00:18
Larkey capitalises on Roos' relentless pressure
Nick Larkey snaps one through to levels the scores
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00:23
Persistent Kelly gets the lucky bounce
Tim Kelly gets the perfect bounce and kicks his first major
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00:29
Right place, right time for Goldstein
Goldstein clunks a mark in the square and slots it through the middle to extend the Roos' lead
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06:59
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09:15
'We want to win every game': Kangaroos hungry after shock Eagles victory
Watch North Melbourne's press conference after round 17's match against West Coast
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07:04
'We're low on confidence': Eagles slump to three straight losses
Watch West Coast's press conference after round 17's match against North Melbourne
Leaderboard
79 Clayton Oliver MELB
76 Marcus Bontempelli WB
76 Touk Miller GCFC
73 Samuel Walsh CARL
70 Jack Steele STK
70 Ollie Wines PORT
63 Darcy Parish ESS
61 Zach Merrett ESS
60 David Mundy FRE
55 Max Gawn MELB
55 Hugh McCluggage BL
53 Christian Petracca MELB
51 Rory Laird ADEL
49 Nic Naitanui WCE
48 Jacob Hopper GWS
45 Ben Cunnington NMFC
45 Sean Darcy FRE
45 Josh Kelly GWS
45 Jarryd Lyons BL
45 Jack Macrae WB