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Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe has polled a perfect 10 votes in the 2018 Shadforth AFLCA Champion Player of the Year award from Sunday’s clash with Richmond at the MCG.
Fyfe was the clear standout from both teams in Richmond’s 77-point win, with the 2015 Brownlow Medallist dominating the midfield, and in periods, stepping up in the ruck to rest Aaron Sandilands.
Fyfe posted career best numbers in contested possessions (26), contested marks (6) and hitouts (7) while his 12 clearances were two off his career best.
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He was the only Fremantle player to poll votes on the day.
Fyfe’s 10-vote haul sees him take equal first place in the overall standings on 38 votes alongside Hawthorn’s Tom Mitchell.
THE VOTES
Nat Fyfe (FREO) – 10 votes
Kane Lambert (RIC) – 7 votes
Alex Rance (RIC) – 7 votes
Dylan Grimes (RIC) – 2 votes
Dustin Martin (RIC) – 2 votes
Jack Graham (RIC) – 1 vote
Bachar Houli (RIC) – 1 vote
LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 7
38 - Nat Fyfe, Fremantle
38 - Tom Mitchell, Hawthorn
34 - Max Gawn, Melbourne
31 - Dustin Martin, Richmond
31 - Steele Sidebottom, Collingwood
30 - Rory Laird, Adelaide Crows
30 - Jack Macrae, Western Bulldogs
28 - Trent Cotchin, Richmond
28 - Patrick Cripps, Carlton
25 - Brodie Grundy, Collingwood