Matt Taberner has earned the maximum 10 votes while Andrew Brayshaw has risen to the top of the leaderboard after five rounds in the AFLCA Coaches' Votes.

Brayshaw was awarded eight votes to continue his steak as the only player to earn votes in every game this season.

Even with Easter Monday's Hawthorn v Geelong game to be played, Brayshaw can't be overtaken with 29 votes after five rounds, three ahead of Christian Petracca in second. Patrick Cripps is third on 25 votes with Bailey Smith fourth with 24 votes.

Taberner's 10 votes came off the back of his career-best seven straight goals against Essendon on Sunday.

The key forward deservedly pipped Brayshaw to the top votes, who had an outstanding 34 disposals, 14 contested possessions, 461 metres gained and five clearances.

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Will Brodie added four coaches votes to his season tally after the recruit earned the 10 votes against GWS. He backed up his 37-disposal performance against GWS with 26 disposals and a game-leading nine clearances against the Bombers.

Gun defender Brennan Cox (20 disposals, nine marks) and ruckman Sean Darcy (eight clearances, two goals) had three votes each.

Alex Pearce rounded out the voting for Fremantle with one-vote after blanketing Bombers' key forward Peter Wright, keeping him to seven disposals and one behind.

Dyson Heppell was the only Bombers players to earn a vote.

VOTES v ESSENDON
10 - Matt Taberner (FREO)
8 - Andrew Brayshaw (FREO)
4 - Will Brodie (FREO)
3 - Brennan Cox (FREO)
3 - Sean Darcy (FREO)
1 - Alex Pearce (FREO)
1 - Dyson Heppell (ESS)

LEADERBOARD
29 - Andrew Brayshaw (FREO)
26 - Christian Petracca (MELB)
25 - Patrick Cripps (CARL)
24 - Bailey Smith (WB)
22 - Lachie Neale (BRI)
22 - Jordan De Goey (COLL)
21 - Jeremy McGovern (WCE)
21 - Touk Miller (GCS)
21 - Callum Mills (SYD)
21 - Clayton Olliver (MELB)

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