Caleb Daniel has earned maximum votes from coaches Adam Simpson and Luke Beveridge, for his best on ground performance in last Thursday’s Elimination Final win.
The AFL Coaches Association released the coaches votes from week one finals on Monday, with Daniel one of three players to receive the perfect 10 votes from the coaches.
The second-year midfielder collected a career high 33-disposals, along with eight inside 50s, four clearances and six score assists.
Daniel was one of seven players to poll votes in Thursday night’s Elimination Final win.
The best player of this year's finals series will win the Gary Ayres Award after the AFL Coaches Association struck a new medal in the Hawthorn great's honour.
Ayres was the first player to win the Norm Smith Medal twice and played in five Hawthorn premierships in his 269-game career from 1978-1993 as a revered back pocket star.
Competing coaches will vote in the same 5-4-3-2-1 format as the home and away season to determine the winner, which will be announced on the Monday following the Grand Final
Second Elimination Final
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs
10 – Caleb Daniel (WB)
6 – Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
4 – Liam Picken (WB)
3 – Joel Hamling (WB)
3 – Jason Johannisen (WB)
2 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
2 – Tom Liberatore (WB)
2016 Gary Ayres Award Leaderboard
after AFL Finals Week One
10 – Eddie Betts (ADEL)
10 – Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
10 – Caleb Daniel (WB)
8 – Joel Selwood (GEEL)
8 – Brodie Smith (ADEL)
7 – Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
7 – Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
6 – Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
6 – Jordan Lewis (HAW)
