Gun Richmond AFLW midfielders Monique Conti and Ellie McKenzie continued their impressive form into Week 5 to rise to the top ten of the league's Champion Player of the Year leaderboard.

In the Tigers’ 21-point win against Port Adelaide at IKON Park last Tuesday night, McKenzie was one of five players in Week 5 to earn a maximum 10 votes following her outstanding performance.

The 21-year-old collected 22 disposals, three marks, three tackles and 276 metres gained, with Richmond AFLW coach Ryan Ferguson stating “she’s so lively, powerful and strong.”

“(She’s) a metres gained-type player and drives the ball long to our advantage, but makes good decisions and puts a lot of pressure and strength around the ball,” Ferguson said.

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KFC Player of the Match: Week 5

Ellie McKenzie has been awarded the Week 5 KFC Player of the Match for her performance against Port Adelaide.

Following another impressive performance, superstar Conti earned coaches’ votes yet again to see her total tally increase to 36 for the season.

The AFLW Best and Fairest winner collected 23 disposals, seven tackles, four clearances and 308 metres gained last Tuesday night at IKON Park to earn seven coaches’ votes.

Also polling in the Tigers’ win against Port Adelaide was skipper Katie Brennan, who Ferguson said has “set the tone in the last few weeks and impacted the game early,” following her three-goal performance.

“In big moments, that was when she has impacted…that’s a real leader’s game,” he said.

Brennan earned fives coaches’ votes.

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AFLW Week 5: Ferguson post-match

Ryan Ferguson speaks with media following the Week 5 win against Port Adelaide.

Rounding out the vote-getters against Port Adelaide was dual All-Australian Eilish Sheerin, who earned four votes for her 16 disposals, nine tackles, five clearances and 409 metres gained last Tuesday night.

In the Tigers’ 12-point loss to the Kangaroos last Sunday afternoon at UTAS Stadium, Conti earned nine coaches’ votes.

The 24-year-old collected an equal-career best 35 disposals in wet conditions, to go along with nine tackles and seven clearances.

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KFC Player of the Match: Week 5

Monique Conti is this week's Player of the Match thanks to KFC.

Like Conti, Sheerin impressed in both of the Tigers’ Week 5 games, earning coaches’ votes in each.

Sheerin earned one vote following her 17 disposals, nine tackles and six clearances against North Melbourne.

Conti currently sits in fifth place with 36 votes, while McKenzie sits in eighth place (28 votes) on the overall leaderboard.

Richmond v Port Adelaide
10  Ellie McKenzie (Richmond)
7  Monique Conti (Richmond)
5  Katie Brennan (Richmond)
4  Eilish Sheerin (Richmond)
2  Matilda Scholz (Port Adelaide)
1  Angela Foley (Port Adelaide)
1  Gemma Houghton (Port Adelaide)

North Melbourne v Richmond
9  Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne)
9  Monique Conti (Richmond)
6  Mia King (North Melbourne)
3  Ashleigh Riddell (North Melbourne)
2  Bella Eddey (North Melbourne)
1  Eilish Sheerin (Richmond)

LEADERBOARD
45    Ashleigh Riddell    (North Melbourne)
42    Ally Anderson    (Brisbane)
42    Ebony Marinoff    (Adelaide)
40    Jasmine Garner    (North Melbourne)
36    Monique Conti    (Richmond)
34    Ella Roberts    (West Coast)
31    Charlie Rowbottom    (Gold Coast)
28    Ellie McKenzie    (Richmond)
25    Brittany Bonnici    (Collingwood)
25    Sophie Conway    (Brisbane)
25    Laura Gardiner    (Sydney)
24    Anne Hatchard    (Adelaide)
24    Mia King    (North Melbourne)
23    Mim Strom    (Fremantle)
23    Eliza West    (Hawthorn)
21    Alison Drennan    (West Coast)
19    Abbie McKay    (Carlton)
19    Madison Prespakis    (Essendon)
18    Aisling McCarthy    (Fremantle)
17    Aileen Gilroy    (Hawthorn)
17    Isabelle Pritchard    (Western Bulldogs)