Brisbane Lions rookie Archie Smith tops the NEAFL MVP leaderboard after Round 1 of the NEAFL competition on the weekend.
Smith is joined by three others including, Canberra's Jordan Harper, NT Thunder's Ryan Smith and Adam Sambono who all polled nine votes in their respective victories.
Archie Smith attracted the most votes for his strong performance in Brisbane’s 26-point win over Sydney, with his Lions teammate Jarrod Berry (five) and Jono Freeman (four) also picking up votes.
The NEAFL MVP Award is presented to the player uniquely judged the best in the competition by a combination of umpire and coaches votes.
The votes are submitted post-game cast on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis. As such, the maximum amount of votes a single player can earn per match is 10 – courtesy of the maximum five votes from both umpires and coaches.
The progress of the MVP voting is published on the NEAFL website for the first 16 rounds of the season, but withheld from that point on until the winner is revealed at the end of season awards night.
NEAFL MVP VOTES
Round 1
Canberra Demons v Redland Bombers
9: Jordan Harper (Canberra)
5: Cameron Milne (Canberra)
5: Jackson Paine (Redland)
4: Kade Klemke (Canberra)
3: Aaron Christensen (Redland)
2: Sam Martyn (Canberra)
1: Ben Fulford (Canberra)
1: Nick Pleming (Canberra)
GIANTS v Gold Coast Suns
8: Will Setterfield (Giants)
5: Zach Sproule (Giants)
5: Brandon Matera (Gold Coast)
4: Daniel Lloyd (Giants)
4: Matthew Kennedy (Giants)
3: Brayden Fiorini (Gold Coast)
1: Keegan Brooksby (Gold Coast)
Southport Sharks v Sydney University
8: Jordan Keras (Southport)
5: Jonathan Williams (Sydney University)
5: Zac O’Brien (Sydney University)
4: Callum McFadden (Sydney University)
4: Damien Bonney (Sydney University)
2: Nathan Cooper (Sydney University)
1: Seb Tape (Southport)
1: Fraser Thurlow (Southport)
Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans
9: Archie Smith (Brisbane)
5: Jarrod Berry (Brisbane)
4: Jono Freeman (Brisbane)
3: Callum Sinclair (Sydney)
3: Josh Schache (Brisbane)
2: Matt Eagles (Brisbane)
2: Jordan Dawson (Sydney)
1: Brandon Jack (Sydney)
1: James Rose (Sydney)
NT Thunder v Aspley Hornets
9: Adam Sambono (NT Thunder)
9: Ryan Smith (NT Thunder)
3: Neil Vea Vea (NT Thunder)
3: Gavin Grose (Aspley)
2: Darren Ewing (NT Thunder)
2: Daniel Weetra (NT Thunder)
1: James Ives (Aspley)
1: Matthew Payne (Aspley)
NEAFL MVP LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 1
9: Jordan Harper (Canberra)
9: Archie Smith (Brisbane)
9: Ryan Smith (NT Thunder)
9: Adam Sambono (NT Thunder)
8: Jordan Keras (Southport)
8: Will Setterfield (Giants)
NEAFL GOALKICKING LEADERBOARD AFTER ROUND 1
6: Adam Sambono (NT Thunder)
5: Darren Ewing (NT Thunder)
5: Zach Sproule (Giants)
4: Brandon Matera (Gold Coast)
4: Jackson Paine (Redland)
4: Josh Schache (Brisbane)
