Touk Miller had added to his accolades resulting from a stellar performance in round 16 against Brisbane with a perfect 10 in the AFLCA votes.
The 20-year-old polled in the Coaches Player of the Year award for the first time this season after his 27-disposal, 11-tackle performance against the Lions, which also earned him the Marcus Ashcroft Medal for best afield.
Peter Wright and Jarrod Harbrow were pillars of consistency at either end of the field, each earning themselves five votes from the coaches. Wright has emerged as a force to be reckoned with up forward in recent weeks, booting five goals and taking 12 marks against the Lions. Harbrow had 27 touches at 81.5% efficiency and also plucked 12 marks to go with eight rebound 50s.
Dion Prestia (4 votes) and Jack Martin (4 votes) round out the SUNS players awarded votes from the weekend with Eric Hipwood the only Lion to register a vote.
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.
Gold Coast SUNS AFLCA Leaderboard
48 Tom Lynch (5, 9, 8, 6, 6, 2, 5, 6, 1)
26 Gary Ablett (8, 5, 3, 4, 6)
24 Aaron Hall (10, 1, 9, 4)
17 Jack Martin (8, 5, 4)
13 Dion Prestia (9, 4)
11 Jarrod Harbrow (4, 2, 5)
10 Touk Miller (10)
8 Michael Rischitelli (8)
7 Peter Wright (2, 5)
6 Nick Malceski (1, 5)
3 Alex Sexton (3)
3 Steven May (1, 2)
2 Clay Cameron (2)
1 Matt Rosa (1)
Round 16 v Brisbane
10 Touk Miller (GCS)
5 Jarrod Harbrow (GCS)
5 Peter Wright (GCS)
4 Jack Martin (GCS)
4 Dion Prestia (GCS)
1 Eric Hipwood (BL)
1 Tom lynch (GCS)
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)
