Fremantle's Luke Jackson and Brisbane's Zac Bailey were awarded the maximum of 10 votes from the coaches for their semi-final performances.
Jackson, courtesy of the one vote he yielded for his performance in the Dockers' qualifying final capitulation at Hawthorn's hand, sits alone atop the AFLCA's Gary Ayres Award leaderboard as preliminary final weekend nears.
The mobile ruckman stuffed the stat sheet against the Cats, recording 35 hitouts, 25 disposals, two goals, eight clearances, 12 score involvements and four tackles, in a performance that provided a crystal clear view of his well-rounded game.
Noted big-game player Zac Bailey scorned the Crows for the second time in a week, notching three goals from his 23 touches just days after turning down Adelaide's monstrous contract offer, ending his free agency.
No Crows yielded votes from the coaches, such was the gulf in class between the two sides, while Oliver Henry and Zach Guthrie flew the flag for the Cats, from a voting perspective.
Jackson and Bailey were also recognised for their performances in the Zero Hanger Finals MVP race, garnering maximum votes in that award, too.
| Votes | Player | Club |
| 10 | Luke Jackson | Fremantle |
| 6 | Shai Bolton | Fremantle |
| 6 | Oliver Henry | Geelong |
| 4 | Hayden Young | Fremantle |
| 2 | Patrick Voss | Fremantle |
| 1 | Caleb Serong | Fremantle |
| 1 | Zach Guthrie | Geelong |
| Votes | Player | Club |
| 10 | Zac Bailey | Brisbane |
| 8 | Will Ashcroft | Brisbane |
| 5 | Charlie Cameron | Brisbane |
| 3 | Josh Dunkley | Brisbane |
| 2 | Ryan Lester | Brisbane |
| 2 | Cameron Rayner | Brisbane |
LEADERBOARD:
| Votes | Player | Club |
| 11 | Luke Jackson | Fremantle |
| 10 | Zac Bailey | Brisbane |
| 10 | Josh Worrell | Adelaide |
| 9 | Josh Battle | Hawthorn |
| 9 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong |
| 9 | Shaun Mannagh | Geelong |
| 9 | James Sicily | Hawthorn |
| 8 | Will Ashcroft | Brisbane |
| 8 | Errol Gulden | Sydney |
| 8 | Logan McDonald | Sydney |
| 8 | Tom Papley | Sydney |
