KYSAIAH Pickett proved crucial in Melbourne's gritty comeback win on Sunday, his performance earning him top votes from the AFL coaches. 

Pickett finished the game with a career-high 33 disposals, 10 score involvements and 834 metres gained, spurring on the Dees to a memorable 23-point win. 

Melbourne skipper Max Gawn and defensive stalwart Jake Lever also received recognition for their inspired games, polling six votes each in the race for the AFLCA Champion Player. 

In the Dees' historic fight to the final siren, Jack Steele (four votes), Bayley Fritsch (two votes) and Tom Sparrow (one votes) were also instrumental. 

Gawn now jumps to fourth on the overall leaderboard with a total of 19 votes from the past three weeks. 

Carlton v Melbourne

10 Kysaiah Pickett (MELB)
6 Jake Lever (MELB)
6 Max Gawn (MELB)
4 Jack Steele (MELB)
2 Bayley Fritsch (MELB)
1 Tom Sparrow (MELB)
1 Elijah Hollands (CARL)

LEADERBOARD

24 Nick Daicos (COLL)
20 Christian Petracca (GCFC)
19 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
19 Max Gawn (MELB)
18 Zak Butters (PORT)