North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos midfielder Ash Riddell has finished in a tie for second place in the final rankings for AFLCA Champion Player of the Year.

Each week, coaches from both competing teams would vote for their top five performers on the day, with 10 votes being the maximum amount of votes a player could poll in any given week.

Leading for much of the season, Riddell entered Round 9 one vote behind leader and eventual winner Emily Bates. She finished the season tied with Crow Anne Hatchard on 68 votes.

Bates’ eight-vote performance against North Melbourne in Round 9 proved to be the difference, with Riddell’s record-breaking 42-disposal, 10-vote performance not enough to see her catch the runaway Lion.

Jas Garner also finished in the top 10, with the 2020 winner ending the season with 42 votes.

Final overall leaderboard

74 Emily Bates (BL)
68 Anne Hatchard (ADEL)
68 Ash Riddell (NMFC)
60 Ebony Marinoff (ADEL)
56 Kirsty Lamb (WB)
55 Monique Conti (RICH)
52 Ellie Blackburn (WB)
51 Jaimee Lambert (COLL)
50 Hayley Miller (FRE)
42 Jas Garner (NMFC)
42 Amy McDonald (GEEL)

Final North Melbourne leaderboard

68 Ash Riddell
42 Jas Garner
28 Emma Kearney
18 Jenna Bruton
13 Emma King
10 Mia King
5 Ellie Gavalas
4 Kaitlyn Ashmore
3 Aileen Gilroy
2 Daria Bannister
2 Sarah Wright
1 Sophie Abbatangelo