Western Bulldogs captain Marcus Bontempelli and fellow midfielder Matt Kennedy have been deemed equal best-on-ground by the coaches, following the 34-point victory over Essendon on Easter Sunday.
Bontempelli (35 disposals, eight marks, seven clearances, one goal) and Kennedy (36 diposals, 11 clearances, one goal) received nine AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award apiece for their dominant performances in the midfield.
Fellow Bulldogs Arty Jones (three votes), Sam Darcy (three) and Bailey Williams also received votes from the coaching panels.
Bontempelli's nine votes sees him rise to second in the overall leaderboard, trailing Melbourne skipper Max Gawn by a single vote.
AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Votes: Round 4 v Essendon
9 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
9 Matthew Kennedy (WB)
4 Arthur Jones (WB)
3 Zach Merrett (ESS)
3 Sam Darcy (WB)
2 Bailey Williams (WB)
Overall Leaderboard: As of Round 4
29 Max Gawn (MELB)
28 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
25 Zak Butters (PORT)
24 Nick Daicos (COLL)
20 Christian Petracca (GCFC)
19 Will Ashcroft (BL)
19 Caleb Serong (FRE)
18 Callum Wilkie (STK)
