AFL: Collingwood's Jamie Elliott has submitted a mark of the year contender as he soared sky high over the head Ben McKay on Anzac Day.
Essendon skipper Zach Merrett has won the Anzac Day medal for the best player on the ground for Thursday’s thrilling draw between the Bombers and Magpies.
Merrett polled 11 of a possible 15 votes — including three best-on-grounds — from five judges after finishing with 31 disposals, 10 contested possessions, eight tackles and six clearances. Four of the five judges voted for Merrett, with only triple premiership Cat Cameron Ling leaving Merrett out of his votes.Essendon teammate Andrew McGrath finished second with seven notes, while Collingwood star Nick Daicos was third with five votes.“Darcy, Craig — you guys are amazing. You’ve shown over the last 36 months you’re the best team in the competition. We love and respect you guys so much and we look forward to playing you again later in the year.
“To all the fans – Collingwood, Essendon, neutral – what an amazing day. We’re so grateful to be part of this special day in Australia’s history. Thank you so much for turning out live and watching on TV. “To our boys, great fight. We took it up to the best team in the comp. We’ll learn a lot of lessons from that and come back better next week.”
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