Nat Fyfe’s stellar round five performance has seen the Fremantle captain surge to second in the Shadforth AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award. 

The 2015 Brownlow Medallist earned the maximum 10 votes for the second time this season on the back of his 43 disposals against the Western Bulldogs.

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Heading into round four, Fyfe was tied for eighth and eight points off the lead.

After five rounds, Fyfe trails leader Steele Sidebottom of Collingwood by three votes.

LEADERBOARD

VOTES

PLAYER

CLUB

31

Steele Sidebottom

Collingwood

28

Nat Fyfe

Fremantle

26

Tom Mitchell

Hawthorn

25

Brodie Grundy

Collingwood

24

Rory Laird

Adelaide Crows

24

Dustin Martin

Richmond

23

Ben Brown

North Melbourne

20

Patrick Cripps

Carlton

19

Max Gawn

Melbourne

18

Stephen Coniglio

GWS Giants

18

Trent Cotchin

Richmond

18

Lance Franklin

Sydney Swans