AFL 2019 Round 3: Lachie Neale, Jaeger O’Meara, Patrick Cripps and Marcus Bontempelli among players of round

Who did you vote the players of Round 3? The verdict is in and our voters have been overruled in several games. Check out our 3-2-1 for every Round 3 match as voted by our experts and you.

Was Patrick Cripps best on ground in another Carlton loss? Picture: Getty Images

It was a weekend where the big names stood tall.

The Cats needed some magic after a five-day break and Patrick Dangerfield delivered.

The Bombers were under the blowtorch and Dyson Heppell lifted the red and black to their first win.

Meanwhile, Patrick Cripps, might be the best one-man band in AFL history.

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Our experts have had their say and now it’s time for you to have yours.

This season the Herald Sun is giving supporters the chance to cast your vote after every AFL match.

Each week we’ll nominate the five best players from each match, and you can vote for who you think was best afield.

ADELAIDE V GEELONG

Reece Homfray’s votes: 3. Patrick Dangerfield, 2. Tom Stewart, 1. Brad Crouch

YOUR VOTES

3 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)

2 Brad Crouch (Ade)

1 Mark Blicavs (Geel)

WE SAY: Hard to disagree with Dangerfield snaring the three votes against his former team. The public also had Blicavs in the votes.

MELBOURNE V ADELAIDE

Lauren Wood’s votes: 3. Dyson Heppell, 2. David Zaharakis, 1. Max Gawn

YOUR VOTES

3. Dyson Heppell (Ess)

2. David Zaharakis (Ess)

1. Angus Brayshaw (Mel)

WE SAY: Heppell and Zaharakis the two standouts in Essendon’s win over Melbourne.

CARLTON V SYDNEY

Sam Landsberger’s votes: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Isaac Heeney, 1. Ed Curnow

YOUR VOTES

3. Patrick Cripps (Carl)

2. Isaac Heeney (Syd)

1. Josh Kennedy (Syd)

READER BITES BACK: “Cripps played well but was not BOG,” -Bill.

GWS V RICHMOND

Ben Horne’s votes: 3. Jeremy Cameron, 2. Jeremy Finlayson, 1. Lachie Whitfield

YOUR VOTES

3. Jeremy Cameron (GWS)

2. Lachie Whitfield (GWS)

1. Matt De Boer (GWS)

WE SAY: No arguments with Cameron, but the public rated De Boer’s shut-down job on Dustin Martin.

COLLINGWOOD V WEST COAST

Glenn McFarlane’s votes: 3. Andrew Gaff, 2. Dom Sheed, 1. Jamie Cripps

YOUR VOTES:

3. Andrew Gaff (WCE)

2. Dom Sheed (WCE)

1. Brodie Grundy (Coll)

WE SAY: The public had Grundy in the votes, but otherwise no disagreements when it came to Gaff and Sheed.

BRISBANE V PORT

Jesper Fjeldtstad votes: 3. Hipwood, 2. Neale, 1. Boak

YOUR VOTES:

3. Lachie Neale (BL)

2. Eric Hipwood (BL)

1. Connor Rozee (PA)

WE SAY: The public had Neale best on ground for his prolific performance. There was also some love for Rozee.

Lachie Neale had 43 possessions in Brisbane Lions’ victory over Port Adelaide. Picture: AAP Image/Dave Hunt.

WESTERN BULLDOGS V GOLD COAST

Chris Cavanagh’s votes: 3. Bontempelli, 2. Swallow, 1. Witts (GC)

YOUR VOTES:

3. Marcus Bontempelli (WB)

2. David Swallow (GC)

1. Tom Liberatore (WB)

WE SAY: The Suns may have got up, but there was no doubting the Bont was best on ground here.

HAWTHORN V NORTH MELBOURNE

Jay Clark’s votes: 3. Luke Breust, 2. Jaeger O’Meara, 1. Ben Cunnington

YOUR VOTES

3. Jaeger O’Meara (Haw)

2. Luke Breust (Haw)

1. Ben McEvoy (Haw)

WE SAY: O’Meara was the public’s choice as best afield and there was also some love for Big Boy McEvoy.

FREMANTLE V ST KILDA

Liam Twomey’s votes: 3. Michael Walters, 2. Luke Ryan, 1. Jack Billings

YOUR VOTES

3. Luke Ryan (Fre)

2. Michael Walters (Fre)

1. Jack Billings (St K)

WE SAY: A lot of love out there for Ryan, who the fans say should have got the three votes in the Dockers’ tight win.