ROBBIE Gray has finished ninth in the AFLCA Player of the Year Award, picking up 15 votes in the last two rounds to clinch a top ten berth.
The winner of the 2014 Award, Gray polled in 14 of the 19 games he played this year to finish with 77 votes.
Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield took out the award with 121 votes, 27 clear of Dustin Martin in second place.
The votes for the final two rounds were disclosed at the same time, and while Robbie Gray was clearly ahead on the Port Adelaide leaderboard, it was a tight battle for second.
Out of the Showdown in Round 22, Ollie Wines was awarded eight votes off of 28 disposals and 10 clearances, while Gray picked up five votes after another classy display in the forward line.
Against the Gold Coast in Round 23, Gray’s 34 disposals, six clearances and four goals earned him the maximum 10 votes as the unanimous best on ground.
Wines also featured, collecting another eight votes after 30 disposals, nine clearances and eight tackles, while Sam Gray was awarded five votes, his 32 disposal game one of his best for the year.
With 16 votes in the last two rounds, Wines did enough to secure second position on the Port Adelaide leaderboard with 41 votes, jumping Jackson Trengove who had 31.
2016 AFLCA votes
Overall Leaderboard
121 – Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
93 – Rory Sloane (Adel)
90 – Dustin Martin (Rich)
88 –Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
86 – Luke Parker (Syd), Joel Selwood (Geel)
83 – Dan Hannebery (Syd)
82 – Luke Shuey (WC)
77 – Robbie Gray (PA)
69 – Josh Kennedy (Syd), Josh Kennedy (WCE)
Port Adelaide AFLCA Leaderboard
77 – Robbie Gray (10,1,10,3,6,1,8,1,5,6,5,6,5,10)
41 - Ollie Wines (3,8,2,5,6,1,8,8)
31 – Jackson Trengove (10,6,5,10)
20 - Travis Boak (2,3,9,6)
18 - Brad Ebert (3,1,3,6,2,3)
17 - Matthew Broadbent (7,10), Charlie Dixon (2,2,6,7), Chad Wingard (2,3,3,5,4), Jasper Pittard (4,4,2,3,4)
16 – Jackson Trengove (10,6)
15 - Brad Ebert (3,1,3,6,2)
13 - Jarman Impey (3,10), Justin Westhoff (1,5,7)
11 – Aaron Young (4,7), Jared Polec (2,8,1)
9 – Sam Gray (4,5)
4 – Kane Mitchell (4)
3 – Jimmy Toumpas (3)
2 - Jack Hombsch (2), Tom Jonas (2), Jake Neade (2)
1 – John Butcher (1)
Round 23 v Gold Coast
10 Robbie Gray (PA)
8 Ollie Wines (PA)
5 Brayden Fiorini (GC)
5 Sam Gray (PA)
2 Steven May (GC)
Round 22 v Adelaide
10 Eddie Betts (Adel)
8 Ollie Wines (PA)
5 Robbie Gray (PA)
3 Matt Crouch (Adel)
2 Rory Laird (Adel)
1 Jarryd Lyons (Adel)
1 Mitch McGovern (Adel)
Round 21 v Melbourne
10 Max Gawn (Melb)
7 Dom Tyson (Melb)
4 Nathan Jones (Melb)
4 Tom McDonald (Melb)
3 Bernie Vince (Melb)
1 Jared Polec (PA)
1 Ollie Wines (PA)
Round 20 v Sydney Swans
9 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
7 Luke Parker (Syd)
6 Isaac Heeney (Syd)
4 Tom Mitchell (Syd)
2 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
1 Sam Naismith (Syd)
1 Dane Rampe (Syd)
Round 19 v Brisbane
10 Jackson Trengove (PA)
6 Robbie Gray (PA)
6 Ollie Wines (PA)
4 Chad Wingard (PA)
3 Brad Ebert (PA)
1 John Butcher (PA)
Round 18 v GWS
9 Josh Kelly (GWS)
5 Robbie Gray (PA)
5 Nick Haynes (GWS)
4 Dylan Shiel (GWS)
3 Tom Scully (GWS)
2 Brad Ebert (PA)
2 Heath Shaw (GWS)
Round 17 v North Melbourne
7 Justin Westhoff (PA)
6 Travis Boak (PA)
6 Robbie Gray (PA)
5 Jackson Trengove (PA)
5 Chad Wingard (PA)
1 Brent Harvey (NM)
Round 16 v Hawthorn
9 Cyril Rioli (Haw)
8 Luke Hodge (Haw)
6 Sam Mitchell (Haw)
5 Robbie Gray (PA)
1 Shaun Burgoyne (Haw)
1 Jordan Lewis (Haw)
Round 15 v Richmond
9 Travis Boak (PA)
6 Jackson Trengove (PA)
5 Alex Rance (Rich)
5 Ollie Wines (PA)
4 Kane Mitchell (PA)
1 Robbie Gray (PA)
Round 13 v Fremantle
10 Michael Barlow (Freo)
8 Lachie Neale (Freo)
5 Matthew Pavlich (Freo)
3 David Mundy (Freo)
2 Hayden Crozier (Freo)
2 Lee Spurr (Freo)
Round 12 v Western Bulldogs
10 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
8 Robbie Gray (PA)
4 Jasper Pittard (PA)
3 Matthew Boyd (WB)
3 Dale Morris (WB)
2 Tom Liberatore (WB)
Round 11 v Collingwood
10 Jarman Impey (PA)
7 Charlie Dixon (PA)
7 Aaron Young (PA)
3 Chad Wingard (PA)
2 Jake Neade (PA)
1 Robbie Gray (PA)
Round 10 v Melbourne
6 Charlie Dixon (PA)
6 Brad Ebert (PA)
6 Robbie Gray (PA)
5 Justin Westhoff (PA)
3 Jasper Pittard (PA)
3 Chad Wingard (PA)
1 Max Gawn (Melb)
Round 9 v West Coast
10 Josh Kennedy (WCE)
7 Matt Priddis (WCE)
4 Aaron Young (PA)
3 Robbie Gray (PA)
2 Charlie Dixon (PA)
2 Chad Wingard (PA)
1 Shannon Hurn (WCE)
1 Nick Naitanui (WCE)
Round 8 v Carlton
10 Bryce Gibbs (Carl)
7 Patrick Cripps (Carl)
4 Sam Docherty (Carl)
3 Matthew Krezer (Carl)
3 Marc Murphy (Carl)
2 Ollie Wines (PA)
1 Kade Simpson (Carl)
Round 7 v Brisbane
10 Jackson Trengove (PA)
8 Ollie Wines (PA)
3 Travis Boak (PA)
3 Brad Ebert (PA)
2 Charlie Dixon (PA)
2 Tom Jonas (PA)
2 Jasper Pittard (PA)
Round 6 v Richmond
10 Matthew Broadbent (PA)
8 Jared Polec (PA)
5 Shaun Grigg (Rich)
3 Jarman Impey (PA)
2 Travis Boak (PA)
2 Jack Hombsch (PA)
Round 5 v Geelong
9 Cam Guthrie (Geel)
9 Joel Selwood (Geel)
6 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
2 Mitch Duncan (Geel)
2 Corey Enright (Geel)
2 Harry Taylor (Geel)
Round 4 v GWS
9 Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
9 Dylan Shiel (GWS)
6 Callan Ward (GWS)
3 Toby Grene (GWS)
3 Rory Lobb (GWS)
Round 3 v Essendon
10 Robbie Gray (PA)
7 Matthew Broadbent (PA)
4 Jasper Pittard (PA)
3 Jimmy Toumpas (PA)
3 Ollie Wines (PA)
2 Jared Polec (PA)
1 Brad Ebert (PA)
Round 2 v Adelaide Crows
10 Tom Lynch (Adel)
8 Eddie Betts (Adel)
5 Luke Brown (Adel)
5 Rory Laird (Adel)
1 Robbie Gray (PA)
1 Daniel Talia (Adel)
Round 1 v St Kilda
10 Robbie Gray (PA)
5 Tom Hickey (StK)
4 Sam Gray (PA)
4 Jasper Pittard (PA)
3 Brad Ebert (PA)
1 Jack Steven (StK)
1 Justin Westhoff (PA)
Gray finishes 9th in AFLCA Award
Robbie Gray has finished 9th in the AFLCA Award.