Richmond young gun midfielder Brandon Ellis has scored a perfect 10 in the Round 2 voting for the AFL Coaches Association’s Player of the Year award.
Ellis was awarded 10 out of 10 by respective coaches Damien Hardwick (Richmond) and Mick Malthouse (Carlton).
The 20-year-old, in his 44th game of league football, was assigned a run-with role on talented Blues midfielder Bryce Gibbs, and he rose to the challenge in first-class fashion.
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He restricted Gibbs to just 12 disposals and picked up 18 himself, including two terrific, team-lifting goals.
The other Richmond players to poll coaches votes in Round 2 were Ricky Petterd (six), Matt Thomas (two) and Trent Cotchin (one).
The full list of AFLCA votes for the Round 2 Richmond v Carlton match are:
10 – Brandon Ellis (Richmond)
7 – Chris Yarran (Carlton)
6 – Ricky Petterd (Richmond)
3 – Andrejs Everitt (Carlton)
2 – Matt Thomas (Richmond)
1 – Trent Cotchin (Richmond)
1 – Marc Murphy (Carlton)