St Kilda Captain Nick Riewoldt is the only Saints player to earn Coaches Association votes following his performance in Sunday’s loss to Greater Western Sydney at Etihad Stadium.
On a disappointing day for Alan Richardson’s side, Riewoldt produced a standout effort, gathering plenty of the ball on the wing, as well as kicking crucial goals when he pushed forward.
On a wing, deep forward, Riewoldt gets it done
Greater Western Sydney pair Toby Greene and Tom Scully both collected the lion share of the votes, with the Greene rewarded for his eye-catching performance with the maximum votes, after collecting 31 possessions and booting 4.3.
Scully continued his exceptional start to 2016, receiving eight votes from the coaches after he gathered 31 possessions, 13 contested possessions and 458 metres of gained territory.
In his best performance of 2016, six-time Trevor Barker Award winner Riewoldt did his damage on a wing and up forward.
The Wash Up: round 5 v Greater Western Sydney
The 33-year-old collected 25 possessions, 11 marks (three inside 50), ten score involvements and booted 4.0 to be the Saints’ best player in the 47-point loss to the Giants.
After five rounds, Gold Coast key forward Tom Lynch leads the Coaches Association Champion Player of the Year award on 34 votes, three votes ahead of Sydney midfielder Luke Parker and Melbourne midfielder Jack Viney.
AFL Coaches Association Votes
Round 5 – St Kilda v GWS Giants
10 Toby Greene
8 Tom Scully
3 Stephen Coniglio
3 Ryan Griffen
2 Jeremy Cameron
2 Nick Riewoldt
1 Heath Shaw
1 Zac Williams
