Another round of AFL is in the books and our MVP votes have been awarded.

Four members from our team - Ben Cotton (Chief Editor), Mitch Keating (Deputy Editor), Ed Lemmo (Digital Producer) and Nick Splitter (Digital Manager) will vote 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 for the best players on the ground for every match of the season.

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From there, the votes will be collated to decide the MVP, with a live leaderboard to be updated on the site.

Read on to see how our votes were dispersed for Round 5!

St Kilda 48 def. by Richmond 134

The Tigers blasted the Saints off the park in a well-rounded performance from the reigning premiers.

Shane Edwards (29 disposals, 98 AFL Fantasy, 127 SuperCoach) put in a reliable Shane Edwards performance, while Jack Riewoldt booted a game-high five goals on the night (109 AFL Fantasy, 94 SuperCoach).

Ben Cotton: 5. L T Nankervis, 4. J Riewoldt, 3. S Edwards, 2. S Bolton, 1. J Graham
Mitch Keating: 5. S Edwards, 4. J Graham, 3. S Bolton, 2. J Riewoldt, 1. D Martin
Ed Lemmo: 5. S Bolton, 4. S Edwards, 3. J Riewoldt, 2. J Graham, 1. D Martin
Nick Splitter: 5. S Edwards, 4. S Bolton, 3. D Martin, 2. J Graham, 1. J Riewoldt

West Coast 103 def. Collingwood 76

The Eagles proved to be too good for the Pies at Optus Stadium, and it proved to be a tough task fitting all their stars into our votes.

Jack Redden's 37 disposals, 13 of which were contested, were simply huge (148 AFL Fantasy, 146 SuperCoach), Dom Sheed stepped up as he does against the Pies, booting three goals (103 AFL Fantasy, 104 SuperCoach) and Oscar Allen and Jack Darling kicked five goals themselves.

Ben Cotton: 5. J Redden, 4. L Duggan, 3. O Allen, 2. J Darling, 1. A Gaff
Mitch Keating: 5. J Redden, 4. J Darling, 3. A Gaff, 2. D Sheed, 1. O Allen
Ed Lemmo: 5. D Sheed, 4. J Redden, 3. A Gaff, 2. L Duggan, 1. J Darling
Nick Splitter: 5. D Sheed, 4. O Allen, 3. A Gaff, 2. J Darling, 1. L Duggan

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Sydney 69 def. by GWS 71

A tight tussle at the SCG ended in a big upset win for the Giants behind Josh Kelly's 26 disposals and one goal (89 AFL Fantasy, 98 SuperCoach).

Buddy Franklin was back to his brilliant best, booting a game-high five goals (98 AFL Fantasy, 130 SuperCoach), making his unfortunate injury setback all the more untimely.

Ben Cotton: 5. L Franklin, 4. J Kelly, 3. S Mumford, 2. C Mills, 1. J Lloyd
Mitch Keating:ย 5. J Kelly, 4. L Franklin, 3. J Hopper, 2. J Lloyd, 1. C Ward
Ed Lemmo: 5. J Kelly, 4. L Franklin, 3. J Hopper, 2. J Lloyd, 1. C Ward
Nick Splitter: 5. L Franklin, 4. J Kelly, 3. S Mumford, 2. J Lloyd, 1. T Greene

Western Bulldogs 118 def. Gold Coast 56

The Doggies ran riot on the Suns in what could well have been the best game of Josh Dunkley's career.

The star midfielder racked up 38 disposals, 17 of which were contested, took six marks, laid eight tackles and booted two goals (151 AFL Fantasy, 148 SuperCoach).

Marcus Bontempelli (33 disposals, three goals, 133 AFL Fantasy, 133 SuperCoach) and Jack Macrae (34 disposals, 115 AFL Fantasy, 146 SuperCoach) were also dominant in the win.

Ben Cotton: 5. J Dunkley, 4. M Bontempelli, 3. J Macrae, 2. A Treloar, 1. B Dale
Mitch Keating:ย 5. M Bontempelli, 4. J Dunkley, 3. J Macrae, 2. A Treloar, 1. B Dale
Ed Lemmo: 5. J Dunkley, 4. M M Bontempelli, 3. A Treloar, 2. J Macrae, 1. B Dale
Nick Splitter: 5. J Dunkley, 4. M Bontempelli, 3. J Macrae, 2. A Treloar, 1. B Dale

Carlton 68 def. by Port Adelaide 96

Port Adelaide outmuscled Carlton at the MCG as Darcy Byrne-Jones shone with 24 disposals and nine marks (111 AFL Fantasy, 119 SuperCoach).

Sam Walsh battled hard all night for the Blues, finishing with 29 disposals and eight clearances (118 AFL Fantasy, 144 SuperCoach).

Ben Cotton: 5. D Byrne-Jones, 4. K Amon, 3. S Walsh, 2. O Wines, 1. T Marshall
Mitch Keating: 5. D Byrne-Jones, 4. K Amon, 3. O Wines, 2. S Walsh, 1. T Marshall
Ed Lemmo: 5. D Byrne-Jones, 4. M Georgiades, 3. S Walsh, 2. K Amon, 1. O Wines
Nick Splitter: 5. D Byrne-Jones, 4. S Walsh, 3. M Georgiades, 2. K Amon, 1. T Marshall

Brisbane 102 def Essendon 45

The wet conditions made for an ugly game but the Lions showed how good they can be at their best. Lachie Neale (38 disposals, 17 contested, two goals, 145 AFL Fantasy, 157 SuperCoach) played his best game for the season in a BOG performance.

Jarryd Lyons (35 disposals, 21 contested seven tackles, 130 AFL Fantasy, 128 SuperCoach) and Hugh McCluggage (32 disposals, one goal, 128 AFL Fantasy, 140 SuperCoach) also got it done in Brisbane's engine room.

Ben Cotton: 5. L Neale, 4. J Lyons, 3. H McCluggage, 2. L McCarthy, 1. D Rich
Mitch Keating: 5. H McCluggage, 4. L Neale, 3. D Rich, 2. J Lyons, 1. A McGrath,
Ed Lemmo: 5. L Neale, 4. H McCluggage, 3. J Daniher, 2. D Rich, 1. L McCarthy
Nick Splitter: 5. L Neale, 4. L McCarthy, 3. H McCluggage, 2. J Daniher, 1. J Lyons

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Adelaide 72 def. by Fremantle 84

David Mundy wound back the clock here in a vintage performance, helping lead the Dockers to victory with 28 disposals, eight tackles, (122 AFL Fantasy, 145 SuperCoach).

Luke Ryan played one of his best games for the season, tallying him 23 disposals, 10 marks (113 AFL Fantasy, 134 SuperCoach).

Ben Cotton: 5. D Mundy, 4. L Ryan, 3. A Brayshaw, 2. R Laird, 1. M Taberner
Mitch Keating: 5. D Mundy, 4. L Ryan, 3. A Brayshaw, 2. P Seedman, 1. M Taberner
Ed Lemmo:ย 5. D Mundy, 4. A Brayshaw, 3. M Taberner, 2. L Ryan, 1. R Laird
Nick Splitter:ย 5. D Mundy, 4. L Ryan, 3. R O'Brien, 2. M Taberner, 1. P Seedsman

Hawthorn 54 def. by Melbourne 104

Max Gawn was herculean for the Demons as they ran away with the four points at the MCG, accumulating 26 disposals, 10 marks, 24 hitouts and booting a goal.

Clayton Oliver (30 disposals, 18 contested, 121 AFL Fantasy, 115 SuperCoach) contested his All Australian form and Ed Langdon booted three goals (77 AFL Fantasy, 80 SuperCoach).

Ben Cotton:ย 5. M Gawn, 4. C Oliver, 3. E Langdon, 2. J O'Meara, 1. C Petracca
Mitch Keating: 5. M Gawn, 4. E Langdon, 3. C Salem, 2. J O'Meara, 1. C Oliver
Ed Lemmo: 5. M Gawn, 4. C Oliver, 3. E Langdon, 2. C Petracca, 1. J O'Meara
Nick Splitter: 5. M Gawn, 4. E Langdon, 3. C Petracca, 2. J Lever, 1. J O'Meara

Geelong 77 def. North Melbourne 47

The Cats somewhat unconvincingly knocked off the Kangaroos at home to move back into the top eight.

Tom Stewart (30 disposals, 114 AFL Fantasy, 152 SuperCoach) and Sam Menegola (28 disposals, two goals, 98 AFL Fantasy, 152 SuperCoach) were prolific and scored most prominently from our team.

Ben Cotton: 5. T Stewart, 4. B Parfitt, 3. S Menegola, 2. B Cunnington, 2. J Ziebell
Mitch Keating: 5. T Stewart, 4. B Cunnington, 3. B Parfitt, 2. S Menegola, 1. M Duncan
Ed Lemmo: 5. S Menegola, 4. T Stewart, 3. B Parfitt, 2. B Cunnington, 1. I Smith
Nick Splitter: 5. S Menegola, 4. T Stewart, 3. M Duncan, 2. B Parfitt, 1. J Ziebell

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