According to SEN (Andrew Slevison):
Dustin MartinIt hasn’t been Martin’s most consistent season thus far but he’s been Richmond’s most brilliant player once again. With some of the side’s other stars sidelined by injury and for personal reasons, Dusty has taken on plenty of the load and kept the Tigers on the right track. He’s enjoyed a handful of great games, three of those being huge performances, but been only fair in three or four others. The 2016/17 Jack Dyer Medallist may have a slender lead to this point of the season.
Shai BoltonAn impressive youngster who may be attracting votes with the job he is doing in midfield. Bolton has stepped into a key on-ball role in the absence of Dion Prestia and Shane Edwards and prior to that when Trent Cotchin was sidelined. Since returning to the side in Round 6, Bolton has been one of Richmond’s most consistent players in what is fast becoming a breakout season as a damaging midfielder. Bolton sits just behind Martin for inside 50s and clearances and leads the Tigers for score involvements and centre clearances.
Nick VlastuinVlastuin has played an essential role in defence and is by far the Tigers’ best intercept player in 2020. He leads by example with his fearless attack on the ball and simply gets the job done week in, week out. He had a career-best finish of fourth last year and has put himself in a good position to poll well again this year.
Others in the mix:Dylan Grimes is a model of consistency and always does his job well.
Liam Baker has taken the next step in 2020.
Jayden Short is getting plenty of the ball and generally uses it well in an important role off half-back.
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2020/08/12/who-could-be-leading-your-clubs-best-and-fairest-award/
