Each round we'll be posting our votes for The Swans Blog's Player of the Year award.
The players will be voted on their performance on the day regardless of previous form. The player with the highest number of votes at the end of the season, wins. Simple.
Round 8 saw the Swans power home at the MCG against the Hawks, kicking five goals to one to run out 8-point winners.
The Swans found another avenue to goal, perhaps the unlikeliest source through Ben Ronke, setting an AFL record with goals (7) and most tackles (10) laid in a match.
At one point, he outscored the Hawks after kicking his fifth early in the second quarter, 5.0 to 4.3.
He kicked his sixth of the night after beating four opponents and waltzing into an open goal, before taking a superb contested mark in the goal square with just 90 seconds left in the match.
Jack Gunston had two opportunities to put the game out of reach in the last quarter, but missed both chances, despite scoring their only goal in the last.
We might have been a bit critical on Ronke in his first game, but there's no repeat this time around. Amazingly, he's the Swans fourth highest goal kicker with 9, trailing Franklin (18), Hayward (14) and Parker (10).
Jake Lloyd was fantastic in his 100th match, finishing with a game-high 36 disposals and game-high 629 metres gained.
Midfielder Luke Parker was superb with 2 goals and 7 clearances, sending the Swans ahead with just over 3 minutes left in the match after collecting Jarman Impey high.
Oliver Florent played his best game for the Swans, a superb mix of inside and outside. He's clearly gaining in confidence every week and his rapid improvement is a credit to the coaches confidence to continue playing him.
Grundy was once again a rock in defence for the Swans and for the second week running, collected more than 20 disposals, higher than 90 percent efficiency and over 400 metres gained.
VOTES ROUND 8
5 - Ben Ronke
4 - Jake Lloyd
3 - Luke Parker
2 - Oliver Florent
1 - Heath Grundy
LEADERBOARD
16 - Callum Sinclair
15 - Luke Parker
15 - Lance Franklin
13 - Isaac Heeney
10 - Jake Lloyd
10 - Josh Kennedy
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