VERSATILE big man Charlie Dixon has been recognised by the fans for his strong Round 19 performance, voted as Port Adelaide’s best on ground in a tight contest at Adelaide Oval.
Splitting his time between the ruck and the forward line, Dixon made his presence felt with 23 disposals, with 15 of those contested – proving damaging wherever he found himself on the ground.
His two goals and three goal assists formed part of a game-high 12 score involvements for the bullish sharpshooter.
It is the first time he has claimed the maximum five votes, jumping into 7th on the MG MVP Leaderboard.
Runner-up in the fan vote was the powerful Sam Powell-Pepper, who recorded 19 touches, five tackles and 457 metres gained against the Cats.
He also continued his goal-scoring run, nailing a major in the early stages of the first quarter and again in the third quarter, with the latter spurring an electric eight-goal term for the Power.
He now sits comfortably atop the MG MVP Leaderboard, running away with the fan vote for 2022.
Rounding out the votes this week were agile big man Jeremy Finlayson (three votes), high-flyer Mitch Georgiades (two votes) and the reliable Aliir Aliir (one vote).
Port Adelaide now begins preparing for a Saturday afternoon match up against Collingwood, travelling to the MCG looking to end the Pies’ nine-game winning streak.
Round 19 MG MVP votes:
- Charlie Dixon (5 points)
- Sam Powell-Pepper (4 points)
- Jeremy Finlayson (3 points)
- Mitch Georgiades (2 points)
- Aliir Aliir (1 point)
