The AFL Rover's Brownlow leaderboard: Jack Macrae a clear leader after round nine

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His side didn't get the win, but Jack Macrae picked up two votes in the Bulldogs' loss to Adelaide, taking his total to 15 for the season and extending his lead on the chasing pack.

Collingwood's Steele Sidebottom picked up three votes to go with his 38 touches against St Kilda, seeing him join Nat Fyfe and Trent Cotchin on 12 in a tie for second.

In-form West Coast forward Jack Darling was best-on-ground with six goals in the big win over Richmond, he sits outright fifth on 11 votes.

North Melbourne's Shaun Higgins sneaks into the top ten with a two-vote effort in the win over GWS in Hobart.

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Big names Jarrad Waite, Zach Merrett, Dayne Beams and Jake Lloyd were all dominant in their sides' wins.

It was a good week for hyphens with Cameron Ellis-Yolmen and Sam Powell-Pepper earning themselves three votes to open their accounts for the season.

Melbourne veteran Nathan Jones also scored his first votes of the year in the Demons' thumping of Carlton.

Full leaderboard here.

THE ROVER'S BROWNLOW VOTES FOR ROUND NINE

Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs
3. Cam Ellis-Yolmen (Adelaide)
2. Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs)
1. Bryce Gibbs (Adelaide)

North Melbourne Kangaroos v GWS Giants
3. Jarrad Waite (North Melbourne)
2. Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne)
1. Ben Brown (North Melbourne)

Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide
3. Sam Powell-Pepper (Port Adelaide)
2. Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide)
1.Travis Boak (Port Adelaide)

Essendon Bombers v Geelong Cats
3. Zach Merrett (Essendon)
2.Cale Hooker (Essendon)
1. Dyson Heppell (Essendon)

Sydney Swans v Fremantle Dockers
3. Jake Lloyd (Sydney)
2. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney)
1. Lance Franklin (Sydney)

St Kilda Saints v Collingwood Magpies
3. Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood)
2. Jordan De Goey (Collingwood)
1. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)

Carlton Blues v Melbourne Demons
3. Nathan Jones (Melbourne)
2. Tom McDonald (Melboune)
1. Jake Melksham (Melbourne)

Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn Hawks
3. Dayne Beams (Brisbane)
2. Dayne Zorko (Brisbane)
1. Eric Hipwood (Brisbane)

West Coast Eagles v Richmond Tigers
3. Jack Darling (West Coast)
2. Elliot Yeo (West Coast) 
1. Jack Redden (West Coast)

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