Bomber leaps onto podium with Carlton captain closing in: AFL MVP – Round 15

Zach Merrett has jumped to third on the MVP table after yet another standout performance in the Bombers' midfield, with the skipper leading his troops to a five-goal runaway win with 29 touches and a goal.

Merrett's 18 votes were a game-high, even with teammates Jake Stringer and Sam Durham doing their best to steal the limelight.

Patrick Cripps' 41 touches had him tied for third best on a night when big bulls Tom De Koning and Charlie Curnow had a major say, but with 14 votes, he climbs to fourth place right behind the Bombers onballer.

De Koning's eyes lit up when he saw a familiar face lining up next to him for a brotherly ruck clash, taking authority as the elder and putting up one of the performances of the season; 25 touches, 34 hitouts, six tackles and a goal with the perfect 20 to boot.

The Oscar 'Big-O' McInerny'stook home top-vote honours in Brisbane's Power party crash, kicking three snags in probably his career-best game while Lachie Neale did as he pleased from McInerny's 31 hitouts.

Neale creeps into the top 10 with his 16 votes and is sending an ominous warning as Brisbane continue their rampage toward September in the second half of the season.

All of the Sydney big three held their spots in the top 10, with Errol Gulden overtaking Chad Warner with his 41 disposals and third Brett Kirk Medal.

Just two votes for top-of-the-table Isaac Heeney leaves the door wide open for Marcus Bontempelli and Nick Daicos to charge through after their Round 15 rest.

Carlton vs Geelong

	Mitch Keating	Frank Seal	Aidan Cellini	Nick Splitter
5	Tom De Koning	Tom De Koning	Tom De Koning	Tom De Koning
4	Patrick Cripps	Charlie Curnow	Patrick Cripps	Charlie Curnow
3	Charlie Curnow	Patrick Cripps	Charlie Curnow	Patrick Cripps
2	Sam Walsh	Nic Newman	Sam Walsh	Sam De Koning
1	Matthew Kennedy	Sam Walsh	Matthew Kennedy	Matthew Kennedy

Port Adelaide vs Brisbane

	Mitch Keating	Frank Seal	Aidan Cellini	Nick Splitter
5	Oscar McInerney	Lachie Neale	Oscar McInerney	Oscar McInerney
4	Lachie Neale	Eric Hipwood	Lachie Neale	Eric Hipwood
3	Josh Dunkley	Oscar McInerney	Eric Hipwood	Lachie Neale
2	Joe Daniher	Josh Dunkley	Josh Dunkley	Zak Butters
1	Eric Hipwood	Zak Butters	Joe Daniher	Zac Bailey

GWS vs Sydney

	Mitch Keating	Frank Seal	Aidan Cellini	Nick Splitter
5	James Rowbottom	Errol Gulden	Errol Gulden	Errol Gulden
4	Errol Gulden	James Rowbottom	James Rowbottom	James Rowbottom
3	Brodie Grundy	Brodie Grundy	Tom Green	Tom Green
2	Nick Blakey	Nick Blakey	Brodie Grundy	Brodie Grundy
1	Tom Green	Tom Green	Isaac Heeney	Isaac Heeney

Melbourne vs North Melbourne

	Mitch Keating	Frank Seal	Aidan Cellini	Nick Splitter
5	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Cameron Zurhaar	Luke Davies-Uniacke
4	Jack Viney	Harry Sheezel	Jack Viney	Jack Viney
3	Harry Sheezel	Cameron Zurhaar	Harry Sheezel	Trent Rivers
2	Trent Rivers	Jack Viney	Luke Davies-Uniacke	Harry Sheezel
1	Cameron Zurhaar	Trent Rivers	Trent Rivers	Cameron Zurhaar

Essendon vs West Coast

	Mitch Keating	Frank Seal	Aidan Cellini	Nick Splitter
5	Zach Merrett	Jake Stringer	Zach Merrett	Jake Stringer
4	Sam Durham	Zach Merrett	Jake Stringer	Zach Merrett
3	Thomas Barrass	Sam Durham	Jye Caldwell	Jye Caldwell
2	Jake Stringer	Thomas Barrass	Sam Durham	Sam Durham
1	Elliot Yeo	Jye Caldwell	Thomas Barrass	Jayden Laverde

Fremantle vs Gold Coast

	Mitch Keating	Frank Seal	Aidan Cellini	Nick Splitter
5	Hayden Young	Andrew Brayshaw	Hayden Young	Andrew Brayshaw
4	Andrew Brayshaw	Hayden Young	Andrew Brayshaw	Hayden Young
3	Sean Darcy	Caleb Serong	Sean Darcy	Sean Darcy
2	Josh Treacy	Touk Miller	Sam Flanders	Sam Flanders
1	Caleb Serong	Sean Darcy	Josh Treacy	Touk Miller

 

Leaderboard

RANK		PLAYER	LAST ROUND	TOTAL
1		Isaac Heeney	2	175
2		Nick Daicos	0	159
3		Zach Merrett	18	146
4		Patrick Cripps	14	139
5		Marcus Bontempelli	0	138
6		Max Gawn	0	137
7		Errol Gulden	19	125
8		Lachie Neale	16	113
9		Chad Warner	0	112
9		Caleb Serong	4	112

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