Patrick Dangerfield has continued his excellent start to 2019 after receiving 10 coach votes in the Cats’ win against Adelaide.
The 29-year-old was dominant in Geelong’s engine room, finishing the game with 32 disposals, 10 clearances and eight tackles.
The best-on-ground performance moved him to equal second on AFLCA Leaderboard after three rounds. He trails teammates Tim Kelly by one vote after the second-year Cat received eight votes for another classy performance.
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).
Mitch Duncan and Tom Stewart were next best for Geelong with two votes each.
Stewart’s standout defensive display also earned him a place in the round three team of the week.
READ – DANGER AND STEWART NAMED IN TEAM OF THE WEEK
Ruckman Rhys Stanley and forward Gary Ablett received one vote each.
Round Three - ADELAIDE v GEELONG
10 Patrick Dangerfield (GEEL)
8 Tim Kelly (GEEL)
3 Brad Crouch (ADEL)
3 Rory Sloane (ADEL)
2 Mitch Duncan (GEEL)
2 Tom Stewart (GEEL)
1 Rhys Stanley (GEEL)
1 Gary Ablett (GEEL)
Leaderboard after three rounds
26 Tim Kelly
25 Marcus Bontempelli
25 Patrick Dangerfield
22 Lachie Neale
19 Patrick Cripps
16 Luke Shuey
15 Jeremy Cameron
14 Travis Boak
14 Nat Fyfe
