After recording their first win since round three, the Gold Coast SUNS have six players who have been awarded votes in the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year award for round 15.
The SUNS came our firing against the Saints to record a 40-point win, with standout performances across the board.
Dion Prestia polled nine votes for his round 15 performance that saw him end with 26 disposals at 88.5 per cent efficiency, three inside 50s and two goals.
Michael Rischitelli (eight votes) was also prolific in the midfield, registering a game-high 33 disposals (13 contested), four clearances, six rebound 50s and six tackles.
In his best game for the SUNS, Nick Malceski (five votes) collected 30 disposals, nine rebound 50s and gained 728 metres - the most of any player in round 15.
Aaron Hall (4 votes), Jarrod Harbrow (2 votes) and Steven May (2 votes) round out the voting list.
Following each game of the 2016 season, coaches from both teams vote on who they believed to be most instrumental to the game. Each coach votes for five players, allocating a score form 1-5. The maximum a player can register for a single game is 10 votes.
AFLCA Leaderboard
67 Rory Sloane (Adel)
66 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
64 Joel Selwood (Geel)
57 Luke Shuey (WCE)
56 Dustin Martin (Rich)
55 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
49 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
49 Luke Parker (Syd)
47 Todd Goldstein (NM)
47 Tom Lynch (GC)
Gold Coast SUNS AFLCA Leaderboard
47 Tom Lynch (5, 9, 8, 6, 6, 2, 5, 6)
26 Gary Ablett (8, 5, 3, 4, 6)
24 Aaron Hall (10, 1, 9, 4)
13 Jack Martin (8, 5)
9 Dion Prestia (9)
8 Michael Rischitelli (8)
6 Jarrod Harbrow (4, 2)
6 Nick Malceski (1, 5)
3 Alex Sexton (3)
3 Steven May (1, 2)
2 Clay Cameron (2)
2 Peter Wright (2)
1 Matt Rosa (1)
Round 15 v St Kilda
9 Dion Prestia (GCS)
8 Michael Rischitelli (GCS)
5 Nick Malceski (GCS)
4 Aaron Hall (GCS)
2 Jarrod Harbrow (GCS)
2 Steven May (GCS)
Round 14 v Hawthorn
10 Sam Mitchell (Haw)
6 Gary Ablett (GC)
6 Tom Lynch (GC)
3 Grant Birchall (Haw)
3 Jordan Lewis (Haw)
1 Luke Hodge (Haw)
1 Isaac Smith (Haw)
Round 13 – Bye
Round 12 v Richmond
10 Dustin Martin (Rich)
5 Trent Cotchin (Rich)
5 Tom Lynch (GC)
4 Gary Ablett (GC)
4 Shaun Grigg (Rich)
2 Shane Edwards (Rich)
Round 11 v Sydney
7 Tom Mitchell (Syd)
5 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
5 Dane Rampe (Syd)
4 Luke Parker (Syd)
4 Gary Rohan (Syd)
4 Kurt Tippett (Syd)
1 Matt Rosa (GCS)
Round 10 v West Coast
10 Luke Shuey (WCE)
8 Josh Kennedy (WCE)
3 Gary Ablett (GCS)
3 Shannon Hurn (WCE)
2 Matt Priddis (WCE)
2 Jack Redden (WCE)
1 Jamie Cripps (WCE)
1 Brad Sheppard (WCE)
Round 9 v Adelaide
8 Tom Lynch (Adel)
7 Taylor Walker (Adel)
6 Rory Sloane (Adel)
4 Brodie Smith (Adel)
4 Daniel Talia (Adel)
1 Rory Atkins (Adel)
Round 8 v GWS
10 Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
7 Josh Kelly (GWS)
7 Dylan Shiel (GWS)
2 Jacob Hopper (GWS)
2 Heath Shaw (GWS)
1 Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
1 Zac Williams (GWS)
Round 7 v Melbourne
8 Max Gawn (Melb)
8 Nathan Jones (Melb)
5 James Harmes (Melb)
5 Jack Viney (Melb)
2 Bernie Vince (Melb)
2 Tom Lynch (GCS)
Round 6 v Gold Coast
10 Joel Selwood (Geel)
8 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
3 Mark Blicavs (Geel)
3 Dan Menzel (Geel)
3 Steven Motlop (Geel)
2 Jimmy Bartel (Geel)
1 Lachie Henderson (Geel)
Round 5 v North Melbourne
10 Todd Goldstein (NMFC)
6 Tom Lynch (GC)
6 Andrew Swallow (NMFC)
4 Nick Dal Santo (NMFC)
2 Peter Wright (GC)
1 Shaun Atley (NMFC)
1 Jack Ziebell (NMFC)
Round 4 v Brisbane Lions
10 Pearce Hanley (BL)
8 Dayne Zorko (BL)
6 Tom Lynch (GC)
4 Tom Bell (BL)
2 Daniel Rich (BL)
Round 3 v Carlton
9 Aaron Hall (GCS)
8 Tom Lynch (GCS)
5 Gary Ablett (GCS)
5 Jack Martin (GCS)
2 Clay Cameron (GCS)
1 Jacob Weitering (Carl)
Round 2 v Fremantle
9 Tom Lynch (GCS)
8 Jack Martin (GCS)
5 Nat Fyfe (Frem)
4 Jarrod Harbrow (GCS)
3 Alex Sexton (GCS)
1 Aaron Hall (GCS)
Round 1 v Essendon
10 Aaron Hall (GCS)
8 Gary Ablett (GCS)
5 Tom Lynch (GCS)
5 David Zaharakis (Ess)
1 Steven May (GCS)
1 Nick Malceski (GCS)
