Ben Cunnington and Ben Brown have had their strong Round 8 performances recognised by the coaches.

Cunnington earned seven votes for yet another strong effort in the midfield, collecting 29 disposals, 15 of which were contested.

Brown kicked 5 goals in his best performance of the season, enough to earn him four votes.

Geelong’s Tim Kelly earned a perfect 10 for his efforts against the Roos, placing him second overall behind Patrick Cripps, with Cunnington just outside the top five.

North Melbourne v Geelong votes

10 - Tim Kelly (GEEL)
7 - Ben Cunnington (NMFC)
7 - Gary Ablett (GEEL)
4 - Ben Brown (NMFC)
2 - Mitch Duncan (GEEL)

North Melbourne leaders

33 - Ben Cunnington (NMFC)
19 - Shaun Higgins (NMFC)
7 - Jed Anderson (NMFC)
5 - Jack Ziebell (NMFC), Cameron Zurhaar (NMFC), Aaron Hall (NMFC), Ben Brown (NMFC) 

Overall leaders

48 - Patrick Cripps (CARL)
45 - Tim Kelly (GEEL)
44 - Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
36 - Nat Fyfe (FREO)
35 - Gary Ablett (GEEL)