Swan and Hodge continue to dominate voting in AFL Coaches Association's champion player of the year award

Last week it was Hawthorn's Luke Hodge leading Collingwood's Dane Swan by a vote in the AFL Coaches Association's champion player of the year award.

Now it's Swan leading Hodge by a vote.

Swan has grabbed the lead on 89 votes from Hodge on 88 as the champs continue to poll spectacularly.

Swan received the maximum 10 votes for his superlative display as the Magpies smashed Richmond at the MCG on Saturday.

Hodge received eight votes for his outstanding performance in the Hawks' unlucky draw against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.

What's the chances of a Swan/Hodge tie in the Brownlow Medal?

The pair's consistency has been absolutely amazing.

Swan and Hodge have cleared away from the rest in the eyes of the coaches.

Fremantle's ruckman Aaron Sandilands is third on 62 votes.

Geelong midfielder Joel Selwood has jumped to fourth spot on 59 votes after receiving the perfect 10 for his brilliant game in the big win over Brisbane at Skilled Stadium.

Teammate Paul Chapman is fifth on 57 votes.

Leading vote-getters from the 17th round were:

St Kilda v Hawthorn: Luke Hodge 8, Lenny Hayes 8, Brendon Goddard 7.

Collingwood v Richmond: Dane Swan 10, Alan Didak 8.

Geelong v Brisbane: Joel Selwood 10, Gary Ablett 6, Travis Varcoe 6, Matthew Scarlett 4.

North Melbourne v Essendon: Jobe Watson 10, Andrew Swallow 8, Brent Harvey 5.

West Coast v Carlton: Kade Simpson 9, Chris Judd 6, Marc Murphy 5.

Western Bulldogs v Fremantle: Adam Cooney 8, Ryan Griffen 5, Jarrod Harbrow 5, Daniel Cross 5.

Melbourne v Sydney: Colin Sylvia 10, James Frawley 6, Brad Green 6, Adam Goodes 6.

Port Adelaide v Adelaide: Dom Cassisi 10, Dean Brogan 4, Danyle Pearce 4.

The top 10 vote-getters:

Dane Swan (Collingwood) 89 votes, Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 88, Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle) 62, Joel Selwood (Geelong) 59, Paul Chapman (Geelong) 57, Lenny Hayes (St Kilda) 53, Chris Judd (Carlton) 53, Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs) 48, David Mundy (Fremantle) 48, Brendon Goddard (St Kilda) 47, Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 47, Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) 47.