Round 2 is in the books and so is our MVP votes from the weekend.
Four members from our team - Ben Cotton (Chief Editor), Mitch Keating (Deputy Editor), Ed Lemmo (Digital Producer) and Nick Splitter (Digital Manager) will vote 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for the best players on the ground for every match of the season.
RELATED: Zero Hanger Round 1 MVP votes
From there, the votes will be collated to decide the MVP, with a live leaderboard to be updated on the site.
Check out the votes below for Round 2 of the 2021 AFL season.
Carlton vs. Collingwood
It was a dominant performance from a number of Magpies in the Thursday night blockbuster, with the scoreboard perhaps humbling the Blues in the end.
Taylor Adams (29 disposals, 18 contestested possessions, 121 AFL Fantast, 119 Supercoach), Jack Crisp (36 disposals, 117 AFL Fantasy, 122 SuperCoach) and Darcy Moore (22 disposals, six marks, 81 AFL Fantasy, 118 SuperCoach) all the led the way for the black and white.
Ben Cotton: 5. T Adams, 4. J Crisp, 3. D Moore, 2. B Grundy, 1. J De Goey
Mitch Keating: 5. T Adams, 4. D Moore, 3. J Crisp, 2. B Grundy, 1. S Pendlebury
Ed Lemmo: 5. J Crisp, 4. J De Goey, 3. S Pendlebury, 2. T Adams, 1. D Moore
Nick Splitter: 5. D Moore, 4. T Adams, 3. J Crisp, 2. S Walsh, 1. S Pendlebury
Darcy Moore is the most valuable player in the league through two rounds. #ArmchairExperts pic.twitter.com/Ey9R84RNcn
— 7AFL (@7AFL) March 29, 2021
Geelong vs. Brisbane Lions
Geelong skipper Joel Selwood (27 disposals, 17 contested possessions, 104 AFL Fantasy, 132 SuperCoach) stepped up in a big way to help will his side to victory on Friday night.
Zach Tuhoy (27 disposals, two goals, 102 AFL Fantasy, 105 SuperCoach) and Cam Guthrie (28 disposals, nine marks, 117 AFL Fantasy, 124 SuperCoach) were also busy.
Ben Cotton: 5. J Selwood, 4. C Guthrie, 3. D Rich, 2. I Smith, 1. Z Tuohy
Mitch Keating: 5. J Selwood, 4. C Guthrie, 3. D Rich, 2. T Hawkins, 1. D Zorko
Ed Lemmo: 5. Z Tuohy, 4. J Selwood, 3. I Smith, 2. D Rich, 1. D Zorko
Nick Splitter: 5. J Selwood, 4. Z Tuohy, 3. I Smith, 2. D Rich, 1. E Hipwood
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Chris Scott vs. the entire Lions team at quarter time! 😮
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📺 WATCH @kayosports: https://t.co/qUz45zaIYT#AFLCatsLions pic.twitter.com/DLjBJvcne0— Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) March 26, 2021
Sydney vs. Adelaide
Tex Walker (15 disposals, six marks, six goals, 120 AFL Fantasy, 143 SuperCoach) wound the clock back on Saturday afternoon, but it was Isaac Heeney (14 disposals, eight marks, three goals, 82 AFL Fantasy, 102 SuperCoach) and Errol Gulden (22 disposals, seven marks, one goal, 93 AFL Fantasy, 136 SuperCoach) who had their fingerprints all over this one.
Ben Cotton: 5. T Walker, 4. E Gulden, 3. I Heeney, 2. B Campbell, 1. L Parker
Mitch Keating: 5. E Gulden, 4. I Heeney, 3. B Campbell, 2. T Walker, 1. L Parker
Ed Lemmo: 5. I Heeney, 4. E Gulden, 3. R Laird, 2. B Campbell, 1. B Keays
Nick Splitter: 5. I Heeney, 4. E Gulden, 3. T Walker, 2. B Campbell, 1. L Parker
Taylor Walker has kicked his sixth!
The big forward has four tackles inside 50 today.#AFLSwansCrows pic.twitter.com/oFXKdKxJvI
— AFL (@AFL) March 27, 2021
Port Adelaide vs. Essendon
Zak Butters got the unanimous B.O.G honours here after a 36-disposal effort, also booting a goal (119 AFL Fantasy, 163 SuperCoach).
Travis Boak and Ollie Wines also put in big performances in the midfield, while Mitch Georgiades booted a career-high four goals.
Ben Cotton: 5. Z Butters, 4. T Boak, 3. O Wines, 2. M Georgiades
Mitch Keating: 5. Z Butters, 4. O Wines, 3. D Houston, 2. C Dixon, 1. M Georgiades
Ed Lemmo: 5. Z Butters, 4. T Boak, 3. O Wines, 2. M Georgiades, 1. D Houston
Nick Splitter: 5. Z Butters, 4. O Wines, 3. D Houston, 2. M Georgiades, 1. J Ridley
St Kilda vs. Melbourne
Clayton Oliver was back to his best against the Saints, racking up 37 disposals, 21 of which were contested, to lead his team's engine room (130 AFL Fantasy, 133 SuperCoach).
Christian Petracca, Christian Salem, Jack Billings and Dougal Howard also played well.
Ben Cotton: 5. C Oliver, 4. C Salem, 3. C Petracca 2. J Billings, 1. D Howard
Mitch Keating: 5. C Oliver, 4. C Petracca 3. D Howard, 2. C Salem, 1. J Steele
Ed Lemmo: 5. C Oliver, 4. C Salem, 3. D Howard, 2. S May, 1. J Steele
Nick Splitter: 5. M Gawn, 4. C Oliver, 3. S May, 2. D Howard, 1. J Steele
Clayton Oliver was huge for the Demons last night! pic.twitter.com/bPOguP1bIW
— Triple M Footy (@triplemfooty) March 27, 2021
Gold Coast vs. North Melbourne
The Suns smashed the Roos by 59 points on Saturday and were well led all night by Noah Anderson (35 disposals, nine marks, one goal, 120 AFL Fantasy, 119 SuperCoach), who is profiting with more midfield time, and Touk Miller (31 disposals, eight tackles, 130 AFL Fantasy, 131 SuperCoach).
Ben Cotton: 5. N Anderson, 4. T Miller, 3. J Witts, 2. J Anderson, 1. B Ellis
Mitch Keating: 5. T Miller, 4. N Anderson, 3. H Lukosius, 2. J Anderson, 1. B Ellis
Ed Lemmo: 5. N Anderson, 4. J Bowes, 3. I Rankine, 2. B Ellis, 1. A Sexton
Nick Splitter: 5. N Anderson, 4. I Rankine, 3. T Miller, 2. B Ellis, 1. L Weller
SEE ALSO: Zero Hanger's Round 2 Team of the Week
Hawthorn vs. Richmond
Dustin Martin reigned supreme again at the MCG, tallying 28 disposals and seven marks (100 AFL Fantasy, 120 SuperCoach), while Tom Mitchell did Tom Mitchell things, finding a ton of the footy (37 disposals, 11 AFL Fantasy, 109 SuperCoach).
Ben Cotton: 5. D Martin, 4. D Prestia, 3. T Mitchell, 2. J Riewoldt, 1. B Hardwick
Mitch Keating: 5. D Martin, 4. T Mitchell, 3. D Prestia, 2. T Cotchin, 1. J Riewoldt
Ed Lemmo: 5. D Martin, 4. D Prestia, 3. T Mitchell, 2. J Riewoldt, 1. J Impey
Nick Splitter: 5. D Martin, 4. T Cotchin, 3. D Prestia, 2. N Balta, 1. B Hardwick
Dustin Martin appreciation Tweet 🐯 pic.twitter.com/s1wcmia1J8
— Willy Aitch (@WillyAitch) March 28, 2021
Western Bulldogs vs. West Coast
In what was arguably match of the round, the Bulldogs' superstar onball brigade led them to victory once again.
Marcus Bontempelli (30 disposals, three goals, 117 AFL Fantasy, 145 SuperCoach), Jack Macrae (41 disposals, 113 AFL Fantasy, 137 SuperCoach) and Josh Dunkley (25 disposals, nine tackles, 117 AFL Fantasy, 132 SuperCoach) all came up big for the red, white and blue.
Ben Cotton: 5. M Bontempelli, 4. J Macrae, 3. J Dunkley, 2. T Kelly, 1. T Liberatore
Mitch Keating: 5. M Bontempelli, 4. J Macrae, 3. J Dunkley, 2. N Naitanui, 1. T Kelly
Ed Lemmo: 5. J Macrae, 4. M Bontempelli, 3. B Smith, 2. T Kelly, 1. S Hurn
Nick Splitter: 5. M Bontempelli, 4. J Macrae, 3. N Naitanui, 2. J Dunkley, 1. J Darling
The definition of a captain's goal?
This.@peopleschoiceAU | #AFLDogsEagles pic.twitter.com/K5R3XpP9Qv
— Western Bulldogs (@westernbulldogs) March 29, 2021
Fremantle vs. GWS
The Dockers were simply too good for the Giants at home. And Andrew Brayshaw is emerging into a genuinely elite midfielder of the competition.
The young gun had 31 disposals, six tackles and booted two goals (127 AFL Fantasy, 132 SuperCoach) in a B.O.G performance.
Ben Cotton: 5. A Brayshaw, 4. D Mundy, 3. L Schultz, 2. I Cumming, 1. A Cerra
Mitch Keating: 5. A Brayshaw, 4. D Mundy, 3. A Cerra, 2. L Ryan, 1. L Schultz
Ed Lemmo: 5. A Brayshaw, 4. Mundy, 3. A Cerra, 2. I Cumming, 1. L Schultz
Nick Splitter: 5. A Brayshaw, 4. D Mundy, 3. T Greene, 2. L Schultz, 1. I Cumming
2021 ZERO HANGER MVP LEADERBOARD
RANK | TEAM | PLAYER | VOTES |
1 | RICH | Dustin Martin | 40 |
2 | MELB | Clayton Oliver | 37 |
3 | SYD | Errol Gulden | 31 |
4 | WB | Jack Macrae | 31 |
5 | HAW | Tom Mitchell | 30 |
6 | PORT | Ollie Wines | 28 |
7 | PORT | Ollie Wines | 27 |
8 | ADEL | Taylor Walker | 27 |
9 | FRE | Tim Kelly | 27 |
10 | SYD | Isaac Heeney | 25 |