CHRISTIAN Petracca has shot into second place in AFLCA coaches voting with a perfect ten-vote performance against Adelaide.
The powerful Demon was dominant through the midfield against the Crows, gathering 29 disposals to go with eight clearances, seven inside 50s, five tackles and a goal.
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Petracca now has 25 votes from his first five games, trailing only runaway leader Isaac Heeney who sits on 41 votes.
Captain Max Gawn is back to his best and also features high on the table, now sitting in fifth position after earning four votes in Round 4.
Gawn took a game-high four contested grabs in Adelaide, earned five clearances and won 39 hit-outs after last week’s 50.
Lock-down Demon Judd McVee was superb opposed to the dangerous Izak Rankine, racking-up an equal-career high 20 disposals.
It’s a mark McVee has reached four times this season, tallying exactly 20 touches in every game this year aside from Round 4.
McVee was cool and composed in defence with 10 intercept possessions and six rebound 50s.
Ironman Steven May earned three coaches votes just 12 days after fracturing his ribs, locking horns with Taylor Walker and keeping the Crows spearhead to just one goal while taking three contested marks.
His partner in defence Jake Lever also earned three votes for a game-high five intercept marks.
Round 4 – Adelaide v Melbourne
10 Votes – Christian Petracca
5 Votes – Jake Soligo
5 Votes – Judd McVee
4 Votes – Max Gawn
3 Votes – Steven May
3 Votes – Jake Lever
Overall Leaderboard
41 – Isaac Heeney
25 – Christian Petracca
24 – Connor Rozee
23 – Harry McKay
21 – Max Gawn
21 – Caleb Serong
21 – Tom Green
