Gary Ayres Award (Best Finals Player)

The AFL Coaches Association Gary Ayres Award is presented in recognition of the player who has been adjudged as the best player throughout the AFL Finals series, as voted by the coaches on a weekly basis throughout the duration of the AFL Finals Series. 

Votes are issued after every game of the AFL Finals series by the competing coaches, with each coach providing their 5-4-3-2-1 for the match. 

From 2022 any AFL Grand Final votes issued will receive 1.5 times loading.

ABOUT GARY AYRES

Gary Ayres was a member of 5 Hawthorn premiership teams – 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, and 1991 and is a two time Norm Smith Medallist, adjudged best on ground in 1986 and 1988.

Ayres coached 223 AFL games between 1995 and 2004: 116 with Geelong and 107 with Adelaide.

SEASON

Grand Final

Votes by Match

Votes by Match

Sat, September 30
Collingwood
vs
Brisbane Lions
Votes
Player (Club)
15
Bobby Hill (COLL)
10.5
Keidean Coleman (BL)
6
Nick Daicos (COLL)
6
Jack Crisp (COLL)
3
Tom Mitchell (COLL)
3
Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
1.5
Joe Daniher (BL)

Leaderboard

Votes Player Club
23 Sam Walsh CARL
20.5 Keidean Coleman BL
19 Bobby Hill COLL
17 Tom Green GWS
16 Jack Crisp COLL
12 Josh Kelly GWS
10 Stephen Coniglio GWS
10 Jordan De Goey COLL
10 Josh Dunkley BL
10 Hugh McCluggage BL
9 Blake Acres CARL
9 Nick Daicos COLL
8.5 Joe Daniher BL
8 Max Gawn MELB
8 Jesse Hogan GWS
8 Steven May MELB
8 Isaac Quaynor COLL
8 Lachie Whitfield GWS
7 Connor Idun GWS
5 Tom McCartin SYD
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