Bulldogs midfielder Lachie Hunter’s 44-disposal performance against North Melbourne has earned the recognition of coaches Brad Scott and Luke Beveridge.

Playing across half-back and through the midfield, Hunter received six votes from the senior coaches in the AFLCA Award, his third consecutive week polling votes.

Hunter’s career 44-disposals on Friday night, surpasses his previous best 36-disposal performance against Essendon  in Round 18, 2015.

The 21-year-old midfielder ranks second overall in the competition for disposals after the first six rounds of the home and away season.

He also sits equal 10^th on the AFL Coaches Association 2016 Champion Player of the Year Leaderboard.

Jack Macrae was the only other Bulldog to poll votes, receiving three votes from the coaches.

North Melbourne key-defender Scott Thompson topped the voting from the match.

 
AFLCA Votes
Round 5 – Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions
9 – Scott Thompson (NM)
7 – Jarrad Waite (NM)
6 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
4 – Daniel Wells (NM)
3 – Jack Macrae (WB)
1– Andrew Swallow (NM)


AFLCA Award Overall Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 5)
35 – Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL)
34 – Tom Lynch (GCS)
31 – Luke Parker (SYD)
31 – Jack Viney (MELB)
30 – Todd Goldstein (NM)
29 – Joel Selwood (GEEL)
28 – Rory Sloane (ADEL)
26 – Sam Mitchell (HAW)
24 – Jarrad Waite (NM)
23 – Jack Ziebell (NM)
23 – Eddite Betts (ADEL)
23 – Lachie Hunter (WB)


AFLCA Award – Western Bulldogs Leaderboard
(as at the end of Round 5)
23 – Lachie Hunter (WB)
15 – Shane Biggs (WB)
14 – Koby Stevens (WB)
14 – Jason Johannisen (WB)
13  - Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
11 – Marcus Adams (WB)
9 – Tom Liberatore (WB)
7 – Matthew Suckling (WB)
7 – Jake Stringer (WB)
6 – Dale Morris (WB)
6 – Matthew Boyd (WB)
6 – Robert Murphy (WB)
5 – Caleb Daniel (WB)
4 – Mitch Wallis (WB)
3 – Jack Macrae (WB)
2 – Tom Campbell (WB)
1 – Jordan Roughead (WB)
1 – Liam Picken (WB)
1 – Jack Macrae (WB)