Every week, Hall of Famer Terry Wallace dissects the weekend's AFL action and puts forward his votes in a trio of categories.
The Hawthorn great and former Richmond and Western Bulldogs coach looks at his overall Player of the Year in the form of 5-4-3-2-1 votes for the entire round.
Plough also analyses the best players who have played under 50 games as of the beginning of the 2019 season as well as those who are in their first year at a new club.
Player of the Year - Round 8 votes
5 - Patrick Cripps (CAR)
4 - Tim Kelly (GEE)
3 - Luke Parker (SYD)
2 - Alex Keath (ADE)
1 - David Swallow (GCS)
Plough's 2019 Player of the Year - Leaderboard
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Patrick Cripps | CARLTON |
| 8 | Jeremy Cameron | GWS GIANTS |
| 8 | Lachie Neale | BRISBANE |
| 6 | Scott Pendlebury | COLLINGWOOD |
| 6 | Patrick Dangerfield | GEELONG |
| 5 | Jaeger O'Meara | HAWTHORN |
| 5 | Aaron Naughton | W.BULLDOGS |
| 5 | Tim Kelly | GEELONG |
| 5 | Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | ESSENDON |
| 5 | Stephen Coniglio | GWS GIANTS |
| 5 | Ollie Wines | PORT ADELAIDE |
| 4 | Jackson Macrae | W.BULLDOGS |
| 4 | Marcus Bontempelli | W.BULLDOGS |
| 4 | James Harmes | MELBOURNE |
| 4 | Adam Treloar | COLLINGWOOD |
| 4 | Lachie Whitfield | GWS GIANTS |
| 3 | Scott Lycett | PORT ADELAIDE |
| 3 | Dylan Shiel | ESSENDON |
| 3 | James Worpel | HAWTHORN |
| 3 | Gary Ablett | GEELONG |
| 3 | Luke Parker | SYDNEY |
| 2 | Seb Ross | ST KILDA |
| 2 | Luke Ryan | FREMANTLE |
| 2 | Travis Boak | PORT ADELAIDE |
| 2 | Alex Keath | ADELAIDE |
| 2 | Tom Rockliff | PORT ADELAIDE |
| 1 | Dylan Grimes | RICHMOND |
| 1 | Isaac Heeney | SYDNEY |
| 1 | Nick Vlastuin | RICHMOND |
| 1 | Nat Fyfe | FREMANTLE |
| 1 | David Swallow | GOLD COAST |
| 1 | Hugh McCluggage | BRISBANE |
| 1 | Jade Gresham | ST KILDA |
Patrick Cripps is enjoying a brilliant 2019 season
Under 50 games Player of the Year - Round 8 votes
5 - Tim Kelly (GEE)
4 - Alex Keath (ADE)
3 - Shai Bolton (RIC)
2 - Hugh McCluggage (BRI)
1 - Liam Ryan (WCE)
Plough's 2019 Under 50 games Player of the Year - Leaderboard
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Tim Kelly | GEELONG |
| 8 | Jacob Hopper | GWS GIANTS |
| 8 | Hugh McCluggage | BRISBANE |
| 8 | Alex Keath | ADELAIDE |
| 8 | Tim Taranto | GWS GIANTS |
| 8 | Connor Rozee | PORT ADELAIDE |
| 7 | Brody Mihocek | COLLINGWOOD |
| 6 | Aaron Naughton | W.BULLDOGS |
| 5 | Harry McKay | CARLTON |
| 5 | Luke Ryan | FREMANTLE |
| 5 | James Worpel | HAWTHORN |
| 4 | Wayne Milera | ADELAIDE |
| 4 | Rowan Marshall | ST KILDA |
| 3 | Sam Petrevski-Seton | CARLTON |
| 3 | Jack Ross | RICHMOND |
| 3 | Jeremy Finlayson | GWS GIANTS |
| 3 | Shai Bolton | RICHMOND |
| 2 | Reilly O'Brien | ADELAIDE |
| 2 | Brayden Fiorini | GOLD COAST |
| 2 | Sam Powell-Pepper | PORT ADELAIDE |
| 2 | Sam Walsh | CARLTON |
| 1 | Cameron Zurhaar | NORTH MELBOURNE |
| 1 | Cam Ellis-Yolmen | ADELAIDE |
| 1 | Oscar McInerney | BRISBANE |
| 1 | Gryan Miers | GEELONG |
| 1 | Liam Ryan | WEST COAST |
| 1 | Ollie Florent | SYDNEY |
Tim Kelly has been in fine form in his second season
Recruit of the Year (at new club) - Round 8 votes
5 - Sam Lloyd (WB)
4 - Tom Lynch (RIC)
3 - Luke Dahlhaus (GEE)
2 - Lachie Neale (BRI)
1 - Rory Lobb (FRE)
Plough's 2019 Recruit of the Year (at new club) - Leaderboard
| Votes | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Lachie Neale | BRISBANE |
| 14 | Dylan Shiel | ESSENDON |
| 11 | Sam Lloyd | W.BULLDOGS |
| 10 | Luke Dahlhaus | GEELONG |
| 9 | Scott Lycett | PORT ADELAIDE |
| 9 | Tom Lynch | RICHMOND |
| 7 | Jasper Pittard | NORTH MELBOURNE |
| 4 | Tom Scully | HAWTHORN |
| 4 | Jesse Hogan | FREMANTLE |
| 4 | Gary Rohan | GEELONG |
| 3 | Jared Polec | NORTH MELBOURNE |
| 3 | Nic Newman | CARLTON |
| 3 | Dean Kent | ST KILDA |
| 3 | Dayne Beams | COLLINGWOOD |
| 3 | Reece Conca | FREMANTLE |
| 3 | Anthony Miles | GOLD COAST |
| 2 | Tim Hickey | WEST COAST |
| 2 | Jarryd Lyons | BRISBANE |
| 1 | Rory Lobb | FREMANTLE |
| 1 | Lincoln McCarthy | BRISBANE |
| 1 | Aaron Hall | NORTH MELBOURNE |
| 1 | Chad Wingard | HAWTHORN |
Lachie Neale has fit in seamlessly at new club Brisbane