Difficult conditions in last Thursday night’s loss to Port Adelaide weren’t enough to keep a young star and a proven performer from receiving votes in the AFL Coaches Association Player of the Year poll.

Taylor Adams’ played his best game in the Black and White amassing 38 disposals including clearances, six tackles and five entries inside 50m.

While Adams is no stranger to big numbers, gathering 30 or more disposals in three separate games this season, his performance on Thursday Night led him to receive six votes in the ALFCA poll.

Unfortunately, Adams’ will be unable to continue his stellar form in upcoming games against the Eagles and Bulldogs as he serves a two-game suspension for kneeing Justin Westhoff in the third quarter.

A fixture in Collingwood’s best performers, Steele Sidebottom also received five votes for his 31 disposal performance.

Sidebottom’s five votes brings him within four votes of Collingwood’s second placed Dane Swan who follows club leader Scott Pendlebury.

Marley Williams remains in fourth spot, seven votes behind Sidebottom with Adam Oxley and Travis Cloke rounding out the top five.

Port Adelaide vs Collingwood, round 15 2015
10. Ollie Wines (PA)
6. Taylor Adams (Coll)
6. Chad Wingard (PA)
5. Steele Sidebottom (Coll)
2. Jack Hombsch (PA)
1. Justin Westhoff (PA)

Collingwood players at the end of round 15, 2015
55. Scott Pendlebury
28. Dane Swan
24. Steele Sidebottom
17. Marley Williams
16. Taylor Adams
15. Adam Oxley, Travis Cloke
14. Jamie Elliott
11. Brodie Grundy
8. Paul Seedsman
6. Jack Crisp
3. Tom Langdon
2. Jack Frost, Tyson Goldsack

AFLCA Leaderboard at the end of round 15, 2015
100. Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)
75. Dan Hannebery (Sydney)
55. Andrew Gaff (West Coast)
55. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
52. David Armitage (St Kilda)
50. Matt Priddis (West Coast)
49. Dayne Beams (Brisbane)
49. Trent Cotchin (Richmond)
49. Josh Kennedy (West Coast)