Jarrod Witts was the only SUN to receive Coaches votes towards the AFL Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year Award in Round 9.
Throughout the Shanghai match Witts shone not only for his strong performance against Port Adelaide ruckman, Paddy Ryder, but for his around the ground efforts as well.
Witts polled 3 votes with 43 hit-outs, 12 clearances, 22 disposals and a goal.
Sam Powell-Pepper from Port received 9 votes from the coaches for his dominate performance.
After Round 9, Fremantle’s Nat Fyffe is on top of the leaderboard with 48 votes, ahead of Jack Darling and Max Gawn.
Gold Coast SUNS v Port Adelaide
9 – Sam Powell-Pepper (PA)
6 – Travis Boak (PA)
4 – Darcy Byrne-Jones (PA)
4 – Tom Jonas (PA)
3 – Jarrod Witts (GCS)
2 – Ollie Wines (PA)
2 – Chad Wingard (PA)
AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Leaderboard
48 – Nat Fyfe (Frem)
42 – Jack Darling (WC)
42 – Max Gawn (Melb)
40 – Jack Macrae (WB)
40 – Tom Mitchell (Haw)
38 – Patrick Cripps (Carl)
37 – Trent Cotchin Rich)
34 – Rory Laird (Adel)
33 – Steele Sidebottom (Coll)
31 – Ben Brown (NM)
31 – Dustin Martin (Rich)
SUNS Leaderboard
12 – David Swallow
12 – Jarrod Harbrow
11 – Touk Miller
10 – Tom Lynch
8 – Jarryd Lyons
11 – Jarrod Witts
7 – Aaron Young
7 – Brayden Fiorini
4 – Jack Bowes
4 – Jack Martin
2 – Nick Holman
1 – Lachie Weller
1 – Callum Ah Chee
