Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury was the unanimous coaches' choice for best on ground after the 16-point win over Essendon on Sunday.

Pendlebury finished the game with 34 disposals, 11 clearances and eight tackles and played a lead role in the Pies' dominant final quarter.

He subsequently received the maximum 10 votes in the AFL Coaches' Association Champion Player of the Year award for his efforts.

Brodie Grundy and Jordan De Goey were the other Collingwood players to poll votes.

Grundy is now eighth on the overall leaderboard. He's 15 votes behind the new leader, Melbourne big man Max Gawn.

ESSENDON v COLLINGWOOD
10 Scott Pendlebury (COLL)
8 Brodie Grundy (COLL)
4 Jordan De Goey (COLL)
4 Dyson Heppell (ESS)
3 Devon Smith (ESS)
1 Michael Hurley (ESS)

Round 16 leaderboard

61 Max Gawn (MELB)
60 Patrick Cripps (CARL)
59 Nat Fyfe (FRE)
58 Tom Mitchell (HAW)
56 Shaun Higgins (NMFC)
53 Steele Sidebottom (COLL)
52 Andrew Gaff (WCE)
46 Brodie Grundy (COLL)
45 Trent Cotchin (RICH)
44 Dayne Beams (BL)
43 Kane Lambert (RICH)
42 Jack Darling (WCE)
42 Ben Cunnington (NMFC)
40 Jack Macrae (WB)
40 Ben Brown (NMFC)
40 Dyson Heppell (ESS)
40 Dustin Martin (RICH)
39 James Sicily (HAW)
38 Ollie Wines (PORT)
38 Clayton Oliver (MELB)
38 Scott Pendlebury (COLL)