Herald Sun Player of the Year

Trent Cotchin is leading from the front this season. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: Herald Sun

RICHMOND skipper Trent Cotchin and Swans co-captain Jarrad McVeigh are joint leaders of the Herald Sun Player of the Year Award after Round 3.

It seems captaincy has a positive impact on form, with the top four players on the leaderboard all club leaders.

Cotchin has polled in every match this season, pulling another two votes against the Bulldogs on Saturday. He was ranked second-best on ground by Jon Ralph behind tearaway Dustin Martin, while Brett Deledio ensured the Tigers midfield dominated the podium.

McVeigh, meanwhile, was awarded three votes for his performance against the Kangaroos in Hobart, sending him to six votes and a tie with Cotchin.

Votes this year will be awarded on a 3-2-1 basis for the best three players on the field.

LEADERBOARD
6 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd)
6 Trent Cotchin (Rich)

5 Kieren Jack (Syd)
5 Jobe Watson (Ess)
4 Dyson Heppell (Ess)
4 Sam Mitchell (Haw)
 
ROUND 1

ESSENDON v ADELAIDE
Reece Homfray's votes
3 Jobe Watson (Ess), 2 Ben Howlett (Ess), 1 Dyson Heppell (Ess)

FREMANTLE v WEST COAST
Braden Quartermaine's votes
3 Michael Barlow (Frem), 2 David Mundy (Frem), 1 Danyle Pearce (Frem)

RICHMOND v CARLTON
Warwick Green's votes
3 Trent Cotchin (Rich), 2 Brett Deledio (Rich), 1 Chris Judd (Carl)

W BULLDOGS V BRISBANE LIONS
Glenn McFarlane's votes
3 Will Minson (WB), 2 Nick Lower (WB), 1 Brett Goodes (WB)

GWS V SYDNEY
Neil Cordy's votes
3 Kieren Jack (Syd), 2 Ryan O'Keefe (Syd), 1 Adam Treloar (GWS)

GOLD COAST V ST KILDA
Greg Davis's votes
3 Gary Ablett (GC), 2 David Armitage (StK), 1 Jarrod Harbrow (GC)

MELBOURNE V PORT ADELAIDE
Bruce Matthew's votes
3 Hamish Hartlett (PA), 2 Travis Boak (PA), 1 Brad Ebert (PA)

NORTH MELBOURNE V COLLINGWOOD
Jon Ralph's votes
3 Scott Pendlebury (Coll), 2 Andrew Swallow (NM), 1 Dane Swan (Coll)

GEELONG v HAWTHORN
Bruce Matthews' votes
3. Joel Selwood (Geel), 2. Sam Mitchell (Haw), 1. Mathew Stokes (Geel)

ROUND 2

ST KILDA v RICHMOND
Mark Robinson's votes:
3 Jack Riewoldt (Rich), 2 Ben McEvoy (StK), 1 Trent Cotchin (Rich)

W BULLDOGS v FREMANTLE
Matt Windley's votes:
3 Nathan Fyfe (Frem), 2 Luke McPharlin (Frem), 1 Ryan Crowley (Frem)

SYDNEY v GOLD COAST
Neil Cordy's votes:
3 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd), 2 Kieren Jack (Syd), 1 Charlie Dixon (GC)

BRISBANE v ADELAIDE
Greg Davis's votes:
3 Patrick Dangerfield (Adel), 2 Pierce Hanley (BL), 1 Scott Thompson (Adel)

PORT ADELAIDE v GWS
Andrew Capel's votes:
3 Justin Westhoff (PA), 2 Chad Wingard (PA), 1 Jasper Pittard (PA)

ESSENDON v MELBOURNE
Warwick Green's votes:
3 Dyson Heppell (Ess), 2 Jobe Watson (Ess), 1 Tom Bellchambers (Ess)

NORTH MELB v GEELONG
Bruce Matthews' votes:
3 Allen Christensen (Geel), 2 Lindsay Thomas (NM), 1 Mathew Stokes (Geel)

COLLINGWOOD v CARLTON
Scott Gullan's votes:
3 Jamie Elliott (Coll), 2 Sam Dwyer (Coll), 1 Jeff Garlett (Carl)

WEST COAST v HAWTHORN
Braden Quartermaine's votes:
3 Cyril Rioli (Haw), 2 Sam Mitchell (Haw), 1 Matt Priddis (WC)

ROUND 3

FREMANTLE v ESSENDON
Braden Quartermaine's votes
3 Jake Carlisle (Ess), 2 Michael Hibberd (Ess), 1 Nathan Fyfe (Frem)

NORTH MELB v SYDNEY
Brett Stubbs' votes
3 Jarrad McVeigh (Syd), 2 Daniel Hannebery (Syd), 1 Nick Malceski (Syd)

MELBOURNE v WEST COAST
Jay Clark's votes
3 Dean Cox (WC), 2 Josh Kennedy (WC), 1 Matt Priddis (WC)

GWS v ST KILDA
Tyson Otto's votes
3 David Armitage (StK), 2 Jack Steven (StK), 1 Callan Ward (GWS)

GEELONG v CARLTON
Glenn McFarlane's votes
3 Mathew Stokes (Geel), 2 Chris Judd (Car), 1 Allen Christensen (Geel)

GOLD COAST v BRISBANE
Greg Davis's votes
3 Jonathan Brown (BL), 2 Jared Brennan (GC), 1 Pearce Hanley (BL)

RICHMOND v W.BULLDOGS
Jon Ralph's votes
3 Dustin Martin (Rich), 2 Trent Cotchin (Rich), 1 Brett Deledio (Rich)

COLLINGWOOD v HAWTHORN
Bruce Matthews' votes
3 Luke Hodge (Haw), 2 Grant Birchall (Haw), 1 Josh Gibson (Haw)

PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE
Michelangelo Rucci's votes
3 Travis Boak (PA), 2 Hamish Hartlett (PA), 1 Rory Sloane (A)

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