Every round, the AFL coaches vote for the best players from their game. The coaches vote for five players, giving them a mark from 1-5. The maximum a player can score is 10 (with five votes from both coaches). 

ESSENDON v NORTH MELBOURNE
9 Zach Merrett (Ess)

7 Ben Brown (NM)
7 Dyson Heppell (Ess)
4 Cale Hooker (Ess)
3 Jarrad Waite (NM)

AFLCA LEADERBOARD
92 Dustin Martin (Rich)

91 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
69 Tom Mitchell (Haw)
67 Zach Merrett (Ess)
66 Dayne Zorko (BL)
62 Rory Sloane (Adel)
61 Gary Ablett (GC)
59 Joel Selwood (Geel)
58 Sebastian Ross (StK)
57 Elliot Yeo (WC)