Port Adelaide star Travis Boak has won his second Showdown Medal and first in seven years, claiming best on ground honours in the Power’s record 75-point win over the Crows in Showdown 48.
Boak had 24 disposals, four clearances, five marks and a goal in a typically workmanlike performance.
He claimed 10 votes from the six judges including a maximum three votes from two of the judges.
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Young guns Connor Rozee and Xavier Duursma each polled nine votes to narrowly miss out.
Rozee had 17 touches, a goal and a career-high eight clearances while Duursma’s career-high three goals came from 17 disposals and five marks. He also had seven score involvements.
Steven Motlop (seven votes) and Zak Butters (one vote) also polled votes from the judges as the Power claimed a clean-sweep of the votes.
Showdown Medal voting:
10 – Travis Boak (Port Adelaide)
9 – Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide)
– Xavier Duursma (Port Adelaide)
7 – Steven Motlop (Port Adelaide)
1 – Zak Butters (Port Adelaide)
Votes:
Warren Tredrea (FIVEaa)
3. Duursma 2. Rozee 1. Motlop
Malcolm Blight (AFL Nation)
3. Duursma 2. Boak 1. Motlop
Liz Walsh (The Advertiser)
3. Motlop 2. Boak 1. Rozee
Rod Jameson (ABC Grandstand)
3. Rozee 2. Motlop 1. Duursma
Dom Cassisi (Triple M)
3. Boak 2. Duursma 1. Rozee
Mark Sodestrom (Channel 7)
3. Boak 2. Rozee 1. Butters