The Tally Room: Round Eight

Posted May 18, 2011 16:32:00
Updated May 18, 2011 16:35:00

Essendon captain Jobe Watson and Collingwood's Dane Swan share the lead in the ABC Footballer of the Year standings following round eight of the AFL.

Neither Watson or Swan polled last weekend, but they head the leaderboard with 12 votes, two ahead of Brent Moloney.

Hawthorn spearhead Lance Franklin topped the 3-2-1s in the Hawks' five-goal victory over St Kilda at the MCG last Sunday to be in fourth place.

The Grandstand commentary team's votes for round eight are as follows:

Geelong Cats 8.17 (65) def. Collingwood Magpies 9.8 (62) at the MCG

3 Joel Selwood (Cats)

2 Joel Corey (Cats)

1 Heath Shaw (Magpies)

North Melbourne Kangaroos 19.10 (124) def. Melbourne Demons 12.11 (83) at Docklands

3 Todd Goldstein (Kangaroos)

2 Daniel Wells (Kangaroos)

1 Aaron Edwards (Kangaroos)

Adelaide Crows 20.10 (130) def. Gold Coast Suns 9.19 (73) at Football Park

3 Gary Ablett (Suns)

2 Patrick Dangerfield (Crows)

1 Nathan van Berlo (Crows)

Essendon Bombers 15.12 (102) def. Brisbane Lions 9.12 (66) at the Gabba

3 David Zaharakis (Bombers)

2 David Myers (Bombers)

1 Cale Hooker (Bombers)

Sydney Swans 18.13 (121) def. Port Adelaide Power 9.5 (59) at the SCG

3 Jude Bolton (Swans)

2 Adam Goodes (Swans)

1 Tom Logan (Power)

Hawthorn Hawks 14.15 (99) def. St Kilda Saints 10.9 (69) at the MCG

3 Lance Franklin (Hawks)

2 Brent Guerra (Hawks)

1 Jarryd Roughead (Hawks)

Western Bulldogs 23.15 (153) def. Richmond Tigers 18.10 (118) at Docklands

3 Matthew Boyd (Bulldogs)

2 Lindsay Gilbee (Bulldogs)

1 Dustin Martin (Tigers)

West Coast Eagles 14.12 (96) def. Fremantle Dockers 9.9 (63) at Subiaco Oval

3 Matthew Priddis (Eagles)

2 Quinten Lynch (Eagles)

1 Josh Kennedy (Eagles)

Leaderboard Top Five (after round eight):

1. Dane Swan (Magpies), Jobe Watson (Bombers) - 12 votes

3. Brent Moloney (Demons) - 10 votes

4. Lance Franklin - nine votes

5. Matthew Boyd, Adam Goodes - eight votes

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The Tally Room: Round Four

Posted April 18, 2011 17:21:00

Collingwood's Dane Swan maintained his perfect start in the ABC Footballer of the Year award voting following round four of the AFL.

Swan collected the maximum three votes for the fourth straight occasion this season in the Magpies' 71-point win over Richmond at the MCG on Friday night.

The defending winner leads the overall standings by five votes ahead of Essendon captain Jobe Watson and Melbourne's Brent Moloney.

The Grandstand commentary team's votes for round four are as follows:

Collingwood Magpies 24.17 (161) def. Richmond Tigers 13.12 (90) at MCG

3 Dane Swan (Magpies)

2 Dale Thomas (Magpies)

1 Brett Deledio (Tigers)

Hawthorn Hawks 10.12 (72) def. West Coast Eagles 9.11 (65) at York Park

3 Lance Franklin (Hawks)

2 Darren Glass (Eagles)

1 Sam Mitchell (Hawks)

Carlton Blues 11.13 (79) drew with Essendon Bombers 11.13 (79) at MCG

3 Dustin Fletcher (Bombers)

2 Marc Murphy (Blues)

1 Jobe Watson (Bombers)

Geelong Cats 11.15 (81) def. Sydney Swans 7.12 (54) at SCG

3 David Wojcinski (Cats)

2 Paul Chapman (Cats)

1 Josh Kennedy (Swans)

Port Adelaide Power 14.14 (98) def. Adelaide Crows 9.12 (66) at Football Park

3 Justin Westhoff (Power)

2 Troy Chaplin (Power)

1 David Rodan (Power)

Melbourne Demons 23.21(159) def. Gold Coast Suns 9.15 (69) at the Gabba

3 Brent Moloney (Demons)

2 Jack Trengove (Demons)

1 Colin Sylvia (Demons)

Fremantle Dockers 18.19 (127) def. North Melbourne Kangaroos 14.14 (98) at Subiaco Oval

3 Matthew Pavlich (Dockers)

2 Hayden Ballantyne (Dockers)

1 Nathan Fyfe (Dockers)

Leaderboard Top Five (after round four):

1. Dane Swan - 12 votes

2. Brent Moloney, Jobe Watson - seven votes

4. Lance Franklin, Nathan Fyfe, Marc Murphy - six votes

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