THE RACE for the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award is set to go down to the wire with the top five separated by just five votes.
Bulldogs superstar Marcus Bontempelli polled nine votes against Gold Coast to move into a share of the lead with Demons ball magnet Clayton Oliver, who managed six votes in the draw with Hawthorn.
Just two votes behind is Suns workhorse Touk Miller and Carlton superstar Sam Walsh, who made it back-to-back perfect performances with his phenomenal effort against Collingwood.
Power star Ollie Wines also polled the maximum to stay in the hunt, while Saints skipper Jack Steele is still in the mix just 10 votes back.
Check out all the votes from round 18 and the full leaderboard below.
The 10: Round 18's best moments
Watch all the best highlights from a thrilling round of football
Published onFremantle v Geelong
8 Cameron Guthrie (GEEL)
7 Tom Hawkins (GEEL)
6 Sam Menegola (GEEL)
4 Zach Tuohy (GEEL)
3 Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL)
2 Brandan Parfitt (GEEL)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Big Cohuna finds himself on report
Fremantle's Josh Treacy goes in the book for this contact on Jed Bews
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Danger time for Dockers as Paddy plucks stunner
Patrick Dangerfield hauls in a terrific mark in tough conditions and finishes off his…
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How does Hawkins get this much space?
Tom Hawkins proves too big and too strong with two goals in short time
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Colyer slick as ever with this checkside
Travis Colyer quickly throws the ball on his boot and snares a ripping goal
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Sonny pumped after pouncing on Cats' mishap
Michael Walters breathes more life into the Dockers after pinching a great goal on…
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Darcy hobbles off as sore knee persists
Emerging ruckman Sean Darcy limps off the ground after looking very bothered by a…
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Skipper chips in with ripper to join party
Joel Selwood tops off his impressive game with a brilliant goal in the last
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Danger fires to Miers for 'Hollywood' finish
Patrick Dangerfield and Gryan Miers combine for a flashy goal in the last as the Cats…
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Highlights: Fremantle v Geelong
The Dockers and Cats clash in round 18
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Danger things, season 2021
Paddy Dangerfield looks back to his scary best with a dominant performance from the…
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Longmuir suspects MCL damage for Darcy
Justin Longmuir reveals emerging ruckman Sean Darcy may have cruelly suffered medial…
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Scott 'feeling good' after covering injury concerns
Chris Scott says he was most pleased to see his side perform so strongly without the…
Brisbane v Richmond
10 Jack Riewoldt (RICH)
6 Shai Bolton (RICH)
6 Mabior Chol (RICH)
6 Toby Nankervis (RICH)
1 Jayden Short (RICH)
1 Hugh McCluggage (BL)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Lynch saves his mate Jack with this beauty
Tom Lynch hauls in a ripping mark after Jack Riewoldt's spiral effort
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Milestone man Riewoldt rises highest
Jack Riewoldt marks his 300th game with a super grab over the pack
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Tiger utility pings his hammy in cruel blow
Richmond's Kamdyn McIntosh succumbs to a hamstring injury in the first quarter
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This cracking goal looks more like the Tigers
Richmond produces a mesmerising team goal through Jack Graham
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Two of the quickest Lions out the cage
Brisbane speedsters Charlie Cameron and Zac Bailey burst towards the footy, with the…
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Dimma loses it after this decision
Damien Hardwick lets out some frustration after this tackle from Shai Bolton is…
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Is Bolton in trouble for this dangerous tackle?
Hugh McCluggage is slow to get back to his feet after this tackle from Shai Bolton
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Highlights: Richmond v Brisbane
The Tigers and Lions clash in round 18
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Riewoldt slogs six in stellar 300th
Jack Riewoldt completes a stunning milestone game with a six-goal return
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Fagan: 'We turned the ball over without pressure'
Chris Fagan says his side 'didn't capatalise enough from the opportunities' they had…
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Dimma confirms 'sore' Dusty hospitalised
Damien Hardwick says superstar Dustin Martin has been to sent hospital after getting…
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Mini-Match: Richmond v Brisbane
Extended highlights of the round 18 clash between the Tigers and Lions at Metricon…
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Dusty grimaces in agony after crunching hit
Dustin Martin goes down after colliding into Mitch Robinson in this massive blow
St Kilda v Port Adelaide
10 Ollie Wines (PORT)
5 Mitchell Georgiades (PORT)
5 Jack Steele (STK)
4 Trent McKenzie (PORT)
3 Ryan Burton (PORT)
2 Karl Amon (PORT)
1 Rowan Marshall (STK)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Silky skipper Steele nails the first for the Saints
Jack Steele threads a classy major through to put St Kilda on the board
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Crafty Butler sneaks one around the corner
Dan Butler does the small forward thing and slots a major
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Ruckman Ryder crumbs to perfection for an opportunist goal
Paddy Ryder finds himself on the end of a front-and-centre and makes no mistake
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Brave act ends Saint's day
An awkward landing from a brave tackle sees Daniel McKenzie stretchered off
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Left foot? Right Foot? Amon can do it all
Karl Amon shows his class with two goals in the space of five minutes
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Woodcock's pressure pays off for a brilliant Port boost
Boyd Woodcock breaks Port's inaccuracy with a classy major
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Marshall replies with a lucky bounce to keep the Saints in it
Rowan Marshall takes his opportunity to keep the Saints' top-eight hopes alive
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Max King soccers one off the ground before the siren
With only 15 seconds to go in the third quarter, Max King takes his opportunity to…
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Ruck Rowan snaps a beauty on the left
Rowan Marshall narrows the Saint's deficit to just one point with a left-footed snap…
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Hill kicks mighty major to make scores even
St Kilda's fast ball movement was finished off by Bradley Hill, who brought the…
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Big man Dixon kicks the sealer
Charlie Dixon dodges around his opponent to kick the game sealer
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Highlights: St Kilda v Port Adelaide
The Saints and Port clash in round 18
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'It wasn't all doom and gloom today': Ratten optimistic despite loss
Watch St Kilda's press conference after round 18's match against Port Adelaide
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'Couldn't be more pleased': Hinkley proud of undermanned Port
Watch Port Adelaide's press conference after round 18's match against St Kilda
Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs
9 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
7 Touk Miller (GCFC)
5 Alex Keath (WB)
3 Jack Macrae (WB)
3 Bailey Smith (WB)
2 Bailey Dale (WB)
1 Sam Collins (GCFC)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Holman on fire with two in a minute
Nick Holman has helped the Suns get off to a flyer with these two quick goals
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Ellis subbed out early with hamstring injury
Gold Coast's Brandon Ellis has been subbed out early after suffering this hamstring…
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Jamarra off the mark with cracking set shot
2020 No.1 draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has kicked his long-awaited first career goal…
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Jamarra lights up Metricon with long-range bomb
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan didn't take long to kick his second career goal with this beauty…
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Bruce works hard for this soccer finish
Josh Bruce has kicks this brilliant goal off the ground to continue his side's run
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Sexton stuns Dogs with ripping finish
Alex Sexton has snapped through this brilliant goal to keep his Suns in touch
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Jamarra sends it to outer space with this brilliant snap
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan has kicked his third goal with this brilliant mark and goal…
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Highlights: Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs
The Suns and Bulldogs clash in round 18
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Dew: 'We take some real confidence from that'
Watch Gold Coast's press conference after round 18's match against the Western…
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Beveridge: 'Our key forwards have played much better games'
Watch the Western Bulldog's press conference after round 18's match against Gold…
Melbourne v Hawthorn
10 Tom Mitchell (HAW)
6 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
6 Luke Breust (HAW)
4 Christian Petracca (MELB)
2 Jack Viney (MELB)
1 James Worpel (HAW)
1 Tom Phillips (HAW)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Spargo run sparks Dees
Charlie Spargo had this short burst and kicked truly to give his side some early…
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Fritsch shows class with crumbing goal
Bayley Fritsch has kicked a brilliant crumbing goal to extend his side's lead
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Breust snap continues Hawks' roll
Luke Breust has continued his side's momentum swing with this brilliant snap
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Kozzy too quick with soccer finish
Kysaiah Pickett has shown his speed after he burst to kick the loose ball through the…
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Mitchell shows class with booming finish
Tom Mitchell has showed once again that he is a class above with this stellar finish…
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Pickett burst puts Dees back in front
Kysaiah Pickett has put his side back in front with this brilliant running finish
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Highlights: Melbourne v Hawthorn
The Dees and Hawks clash in round 18
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Goodwin: 'We didn't play the way we wanted to play for long enough'
Watch Melbourne's full press conference after round 18's match against Hawthorn
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Clarkson: 'We were really proud of our lads tonight'
Watch Hawthorn's press conference after round 18's match against Melbourne
North Melbourne v Essendon
7 Jake Stringer (ESS)
7 Darcy Parish (ESS)
7 Zach Merrett (ESS)
5 Peter Wright (ESS)
3 Jy Simpkin (NMFC)
1 Nick Larkey (NMFC)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Cam gets horizontal with a huge speccy
Cameron Zurhaar takes a massive grab on the wing
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Young Roo completes impressive North play
Charlie Lazzaro runs into goal after a great linking play from the Kangaroos
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Heppell hit hard by big Roo
Tristan Xerri puts the Essendon captain to the ground after this huge late hit in a…
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Wright roves his own contest
Peter Wright runs into an open goal after missing the ball completely in the contest
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Smith finishes off swarming Dons play
Devon Smith snaps truly and completes the play set up by Nick Hind
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Taylor's brilliant individual effort rewarded
Curtis Taylor intercepts, takes on the defence and runs into the open goal
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Highlights: North Melbourne v Essendon
The Kangaroos and Bombers clash in round 18
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Jake applies the heat in a game-winning performance
'The Package' kicks three goals in the last quarter to secure the win for the Bombers
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Noble: 'We got exposed in the corridor a little too much'
Watch North Melbourne's press conference after round 18's match against Essendon
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Rutten: 'We were a fair bit off our best footy today'
Watch Essendon's press conference after round 18's match against North Melbourne
Carlton v Collingwood
10 Samuel Walsh (CARL)
7 Jordan De Goey (COLL)
7 Matthew Kennedy (CARL)
2 Jacob Weitering (CARL)
2 Chris Mayne (COLL)
2 Jack Martin (CARL)
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Henry's first ever AFL goal worth the wait
Oliver Henry delivers a cracking shot to earn his first goal in the AFL
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Grundy proves ruckmen can do things like this
Brodie Grundy looks more like a midfielder with these flashy moves and assists
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Pie utility subbed after this head collision
The Magpies have been forced to sub Josh Thomas out of the game following this…
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Silvagni offers touching tribute after goal
Jack Silvagni salutes late grandfather Sergio Silvagni after notching his first goal…
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Blue launches monster kick and earns six
Matthew Kennedy takes the advantage and drills a lethal bomb from 60m out
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Betts' deft touch is pure gold
Eddie Betts conjures a crucial snap for the Blues, who slip away from the Pies at…
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Walsh wizardry on show, what can't he do?
Carlton midfield beast Sam Walsh caps off his brilliant game with a magnificent goal…
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Classic Silvagni speccy is a true stunner
Jack Silvagni lands an amazing mark over Isaac Quaynor and sets up a goal for Harry…
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Silvagni in tears after emotional game
Jack Silvagni lets out some emotion after his side's inspiring victory, following the…
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Highlights: Collingwood v Carlton
The Magpies and Blues clash in round 18
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Teague: Not a 'failure' if Blues miss finals
Watch Carlton's press conference after round 18's match against Collingwood
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Walsh works his magic in disposal fest
Sam Walsh continues to enhance his reputation as one of the game's most prolific…
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Harvey: 'The dam wall broke a bit in the last quarter'
Watch Collingwood's press conference after round 18's match against Carlton
Adelaide v West Coast
10 Jamie Cripps (WCE)
7 Shannon Hurn (WCE)
6 Nic Naitanui (WCE)
3 Andrew Gaff (WCE)
2 Liam Ryan (WCE)
1 Elliot Yeo (WCE)
1 Ben Keays (ADEL)
ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS
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Tex finally breaks goal drought in scrappy first term
Taylor Walker snaps the deadlock with the only major of the quarter
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Dead-eye Eagle kicks two majors in a minute
Jamie Cripps hits the scoreboard with pinpoint accuracy
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Keays provides the last link in the chain
Adelaide move the ball quickly thanks to a handy toe-poke from Tex
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Nic Nat's perfect tap results in a great goal for Eagles
Nic Naitanui marks his 200th match with a stunning hitout to Elliot Yeo, who sneaks…
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Petruccelle steals it and bends it to perfection
Jack Petruccelle makes the most of this gift with a beautiful bending snap
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Crow defender injures himself with a huge attempted spoil
Nick Murray attempts to spoil the ball but lands on the ground heavily and folds…
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Williams puts the icing on the cake
Bailey Williams caps off a great afternoon for the Eagles with a great running goal
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Star Eagle goes down with soft-tissue concern
Luke Shuey went to the bench late in the game after this innocuous incident
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Cripps gets a handful in dominant display
Jamie Cripps kicks five majors from all parts of the ground in a stunning performance
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Highlights: Adelaide v West Coast
The Crows and Eagles clash in round 18
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'We are too far off our brand': Nicks disappointed after late fadeout
Watch Adelaide's press conference after round 18's match against West Coast
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'He was special tonight': Simpson praises milestone man Nic Naitanui
Watch West Coast's press conference after round 18's match against Adelaide
GWS Giants v Sydney
8 Luke Parker (SYD)
8 Tom Papley (SYD)
5 George Hewett (SYD)
3 Harry Perryman (GWS)
2 Justin McInerney (SYD)
2 Josh Kennedy (SYD)
2 Lance Franklin (SYD)
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Papley in the pocket pops it through
Tom Papley soccers one off the ground to get the derby underway
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O'Halloran sells candy and delivers bullet pass
Xavier O'Halloran with fancy footwork delivers inside to Daniel Lloyd who extends the…
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Snappy Tom does it again off the ground
Tom Papley keeps the Swans in it and provides deja vu moment with another creative…
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Luckless Flynn dislocates shoulder
Injury-riddled ruckman Matthew Flynn hurts his shoulder in cruel blow
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Buddy notches up another milestone
Lance Franklin kicks his 400th goal for Sydney - and 980 for his career
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Star Giant lands awkwardly on foot in tackle
Another blow for Giants with Josh Kelly limping off the ground with a suspected foot…
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Pap-three adds another to tonight's highlight reel
Tom Papley pulls out all the tricks as he dribbles one from the boundary
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Himmelberg headers the ball, gathers and snaps goal
Harry Himmelberg delivers a snap to keeps Giants' slim chances of a comeback alive
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Longmire on Swans comeback: 'Just an unbelievable effort'
Watch Sydney's press conference after round 18's match against GWS
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Cameron on COVID late changes: 'It was extreme tonight'
Watch GWS's press conference after round 18's match against Sydney
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Highlights GWS v Sydney
The Giants and Swans clash in round 18
Leaderboard
85 Marcus Bontempelli WB
85 Clayton Oliver MELB
83 Touk Miller GCFC
83 Samuel Walsh CARL
80 Ollie Wines PORT
75 Jack Steele STK
70 Darcy Parish ESS
68 Zach Merrett ESS
60 David Mundy FRE
57 Christian Petracca MELB
56 Hugh McCluggage BL
55 Max Gawn MELB
55 Nic Naitanui WCE
51 Rory Laird ADEL
48 Jacob Hopper GWS
48 Jack Macrae WB
48 Tom Mitchell HAW
45 Ben Cunnington NMFC
45 Sean Darcy FRE
45 Josh Kelly GWS
45 Jarryd Lyons BL