Jesse Wardlaw has earned 10 coaches' votes for her starring performance in St Kilda's season opener against Gold Coast, headlining the list of vote-getters from Saturday's 54-point win.

The key forward was a clear best-on-ground with 17 disposals, two goals, eight marks and nine score involvements, having a hand in almost every major as the Saints kicked clear of the Suns with the opening six goals of the game.

Wardlaw, one of six players across the league to earn 10 votes from Round 1, was prolific both overhead and presenting outside the arc, with her powerful kicking almost seeing her end her evening at People First Stadium with a bigger bag of goals.

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Jesse Wardlaw was at the heart of nearly every St Kilda attack in a performance to remember.

Molly McDonald and Olivia Vesely earned five votes apiece for their important contributions on the outside and inside respectively, while the pep and punch of Tyanna Smith and Jaimee Lambert yielded three votes each.

Gold Coast's Charlie Rowbottom received four votes to break up an all-Saints line-up, amassing a game-high 27 disposals to be a shining light for her under-siege side.

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Coaches' votes | Round 1

10 - Jesse Wardlaw (STK)
5 - Molly McDonald (STK)
5 - Olivia Vesely (STK)
4 - Charlie Rowbotton (GC)
3 - Jaimee Lambert (STK)
3 - Tyanna Smith (STK)

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