Each round this season, the Zero Hanger team - consisting of editor Mitch Keating, senior reporter Jack Fitzpatrick, general manager Nick Splitter, and deputy editor Ed Carmine - will vote on every game to establish our AFL MVP for 2022.
Votes will be given out on a 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 system for each game, meaning the maximum score any player can record in any game is 20.
Forwards were the dominant force in Round 6, with the likes of Jack Higgins, Jeremy Cameron, Zac Bailey and Jack Ginnivan among the top vote-getters for the weekend.
Defenders also took home their fair share of the votes, with Billy Frampton, Brennan Cox, Jeremy Howe and Zach Tuohy also earning high remarks from the weekend.
Jack Higgins added another four goals to his season tally, amassing nine majors in the past two rounds to stake his claim for an All-Australian forward pocket role. Saints midfield trio Jack Steele, Brad Crouch and Seb Ross were impressive again, while Josh Battle stood up in defence.
Forward
Goals
Marks
Goal Assists
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Jack Higgins | Jack Higgins | Jack Higgins | Josh Battle |
| 4 | Jack Steele | Jack Steele | Josh Battle | Jack Higgins |
| 3 | Josh Battle | Josh Battle | Brad Crouch | Jack Steele |
| 2 | Sebastian Ross | Brad Crouch | Jack Steele | Brad Crouch |
| 1 | Callan Ward | Sebastian Ross | Jack Sinclair | Sebastian Ross |
A shock upset on Saturday saw the Crows and midfielder Ben Keays continue their stellar run of form, with the ball-magnet falling one vote shy of a perfect outing. Billy Frampton enjoyed a career-best performance, while Bulldogs Tom Liberatore was among the very few highlights for his side.
Forward
Marks
Goal Assists
Tackles
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Billy Frampton | Ben Keays | Ben Keays | Ben Keays |
| 4 | Rory Laird | Billy Frampton | Taylor Walker | Rory Laird |
| 3 | Ben Keays | Tom Liberatore | Reilly O'Brien | Tom Liberatore |
| 2 | Tom Liberatore | Taylor Walker | Billy Frampton | Reilly O'Brien |
| 1 | Taylor Walker | Rory Laird | Rory Laird | Adam Treloar |
The Power landed their first win of the season in a dominant display over the Eagles at home. Connor Rozee was influential in midfield, while Todd Marshall has continued to impress in the absence of Charlie Dixon. Jeremy Finlayson also had a large say in the score, while Travis Boak was, once again, among Port Adelaide's best.
Midfield
Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Connor Rozee | Connor Rozee | Todd Marshall | Todd Marshall |
| 4 | Todd Marshall | Todd Marshall | Connor Rozee | Connor Rozee |
| 3 | Travis Boak | Dan Houston | Dan Houston | Dan Houston |
| 2 | Dan Houston | Jeremy Finlayson | Jeremy Finlayson | Jeremy Finlayson |
| 1 | Jeremy Finlayson | Travis Boak | Travis Boak | Willem Drew |
The Dockers sent a fair warning to the rest of the competition as they dismantled the Blues in their finish to Saturday night's affair. Fremantle couldn't shut out Blues star Patrick Cripps, however, Andrew Brayshaw, Lachie Schultz and Brennan Cox were prolific in the win.
Midfield
Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Brennan Cox | Patrick Cripps | Patrick Cripps | Patrick Cripps |
| 4 | Patrick Cripps | Brennan Cox | Lachlan Schultz | Lachlan Schultz |
| 3 | Lachlan Schultz | Lachlan Schultz | Rory Lobb | Rory Lobb |
| 2 | Andrew Brayshaw | Andrew Brayshaw | Sam Switkowski | Will Brodie |
| 1 | Will Brodie | Will Brodie | Brennan Cox | Brennan Cox |
Jeremy Cameron and Tom Hawkins combined for 11 goals in Geelong's handling of North Melbourne in Tasmania, with the former doing most of the heavy lifting with seven majors. Zach Tuohy and Cameron Guthrie were among the top ball winners, while Joel Selwood had another strong performance.
Forward
Goals
Marks
Goal Assists
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Jeremy Cameron | Jeremy Cameron | Jeremy Cameron | Jeremy Cameron |
| 4 | Zach Tuohy | Cameron Guthrie | Cameron Guthrie | Cameron Guthrie |
| 3 | Tom Hawkins | Tom Hawkins | Tom Stewart | Tom Stewart |
| 2 | Joel Selwood | Tom Stewart | Tom Hawkins | Zach Tuohy |
| 1 | Cameron Guthrie | Zach Tuohy | Zach Tuohy | Tom Hawkins |
Zac Bailey claimed the Marcus Ashcroft Medal and a perfect 20-vote performance for his six-goal outing in the QClash. Lions midfielder Jarryd Lyons had a day out in the engine room, while young Sun Noah Anderson was among his side's best.
Midfield
Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Zac Bailey | Zac Bailey | Zac Bailey | Zac Bailey |
| 4 | Jarryd Lyons | Jarryd Lyons | Jarryd Lyons | Charlie Cameron |
| 3 | Hugh McCluggage | Charlie Cameron | Charlie Cameron | Jarryd Lyons |
| 2 | Brandon Starcevich | Noah Anderson | Daniel Rich | Noah Anderson |
| 1 | Noah Anderson | Daniel Rich | Noah Anderson | Ben Ainsworth |
Clayton Oliver had an outstanding evening at the MCG as the Demons collected another four points with a 22-point victory over the Tigers. The Melbourne onballer collected another 40+ disposals, while Ed Langdon and Max Gawn also had a major helping hand in the win.
Midfield
Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Clayton Oliver | Clayton Oliver | Max Gawn | Clayton Oliver |
| 4 | Ed Langdon | Ed Langdon | Clayton Oliver | Max Gawn |
| 3 | Max Gawn | Max Gawn | Alex Neal-Bullen | Ed Langdon |
| 2 | Nick Vlastuin | Nick Vlastuin | Ed Langdon | Nick Vlastuin |
| 1 | Alex Neal-Bullen | Josh Gibcus | Josh Gibcus | Sam Weideman |
Swan Callum Mills pieced together arguably the performance of the season to lead his side over the line against the Hawks, with Sydney piling on nine final-quarter goals. Recruit Peter Ladhams was again among his side's best on the field, while Hawk Tom Mitchell was dominant throughout.
Midfield
Disposals
Tackles
Clearances
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Callum Mills | Callum Mills | Callum Mills | Callum Mills |
| 4 | Tom Mitchell | Chad Warner | Tom Mitchell | Peter Ladhams |
| 3 | Chad Warner | Tom Mitchell | Peter Ladhams | Chad Warner |
| 2 | Peter Ladhams | Peter Ladhams | Lance Franklin | Tom Mitchell |
| 1 | James Sicily | Lance Franklin | Chad Warner | Lance Franklin |
Magpie Jack Ginnivan claimed the ANZAC Medal in Collingwood's much-needed win over the Bombers, with several other Pies and Essendon's Darcy Parish also earning votes for the award. Ginnivan's five goals were enough to edge out Scott Pendlebury and Jeremy Howe, with the latter having collected 19 votes for our MVP race.
Forward
Goals
Marks
Tackles
| Mitch Keating | Ed Carmine | Jack Fitzpatrick | Nick Splitter | |
| 5 | Jeremy Howe | Jeremy Howe | Jack Ginnivan | Jeremy Howe |
| 4 | Jack Ginnivan | Jack Ginnivan | Jeremy Howe | Jack Ginnivan |
| 3 | Darcy Parish | Darcy Parish | Darcy Parish | Scott Pendlebury |
| 2 | Scott Pendlebury | Scott Pendlebury | Scott Pendlebury | Darcy Parish |
| 1 | Brodie Grundy | Brody Mihocek | Brodie Grundy | Zach Merrett |
| 1 | Ben Keays | 18 | 78 |
| 2 | Patrick Cripps | 19 | 76 |
| 3 | Andrew Brayshaw | 4 | 67 |
| 4 | Callum Mills | 20 | 64 |
| 5 | Clayton Oliver | 19 | 63 |
| 6 | Christian Petracca | 0 | 59 |
| 7 | Isaac Heeney | 0 | 54 |
| 8 | Max Gawn | 15 | 51 |
| 9 | Jack Steele | 13 | 47 |
| 10 | Tom Green | 0 | 44 |