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Geelong superstar Patrick Dangerfield has taken out this years AFL Coaches Association player of the year award.In what promises to be the first of a swag of individual honours following on from his stellar first season with the Cats, Dangerfield won the award with a record number of votes and by a record margin.The 26-year-old averaged just more than 31 possessions a game and kicked 23 goals to poll 121 votes - 28 ahead of former Adelaide teammate Rory Sloane who finished second.(This award) is certainly one of the most important because the most important thing for you as a player is to do as your coach says and to try and execute your role, Dangerfield told Fox Footys AFL 360 on Monday night.No one knows that better than your own coach and then to have the opposition coach analyse who was the most influential (player) is certainly important ... theyre the two most important people in every game.Dangerfield is the red-hot favourite to take out this years Brownlow Medal after a standout season in which his consistently brilliant play was a key factor in Geelong securing second spot on the ladder.Individual awards are terrific but every player understands that to taste that premiership success and to win games of footy is always (what we play for), Dangerfield said.The Cats begin their finals campaign with a highly anticipated qualifying final clash against Hawthorn at the MCG.AFLCA PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP FIVE: 1. 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Carl Banks Jersey .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. Jack Leach, the Somerset left-arm spinner, says he was shocked not to be considered for a call-up to Englands tour of India due to concerns over the legality of his bowling action.The ECB confirmed on Tuesday that the problem was raised during routine testing at the national academy in Loughborough following the end of the season in which Leach had taken 65 wickets at 21 in the County Championship. Leach has never been reported for a suspect action by the umpires.While Somerset - Leachs club - insist the issue was minor, it is likely it convinced the England selectors not to consider him as a replacement for Zafar Ansari when he was forced home from India due to injury. Hampshires Liam Dawson was called up in Ansaris place.Instead, Leach took his place on the England Lions tour of the UAE, where we underwent remedial work on his bowling action while also continuing to play. He claimed 3 for 7 in a one-day match against UAE and 2 for 25 in the four-day encounter against Afghanistan, then was named in the squad for the tour of Sri Lanka in February.Leach has admitted he was shocked when ECB tests showed he had an illegal bowling action.When I did the test and they told me I was as shocked as anyone, said Leach. It was only a very small thing in terms of my body position - and it wasnt helping me bowl a doosra or anything like that.After that I just worked my nuts off to be honest, with Peter Such from the Lions and Jason Kerr back at Somerset, in terms of making the changes I needed to. Ive made a hell of a lot of progress, and I was pleased with the way it went out in the UAE.The important thing is Ive come to terms with it, and I feel like Im going to be a better bowler in the future for sorting it out.The news - and timing of the news - is intriguing. In contrast to most illegal bowling action reports, there had hardly been a whisper of protest about Leachs action throughout the county season.dddddddddddd Quite the contrary: it appeared orthodox and strong and it is understood that no umpires reported any concerns with it. Coming just as England slipped to a 4-0 defeat, it might be seen to deflect attention from some surprising selections and suggest the selectors were powerless to offer alternatives to Indias spin attack.Jack really has worked like a Trojan since the initial assessment, Such, the ECBs lead spin-bowling coach, said. Hes only made slight modifications but they make a big difference, and weve seen really significant progress.Jack had a tremendous season for Somerset and is an outstanding player and team member, Matthew Maynard, Somersets director of cricket, said. Whilst he was picked up for a minor abnormality in his bowling action during routine testing at the end of the season, this was quickly addressed with remedial work, allowing him to play for England Lions over the last few weeks. I have every confidence that he will be playing for England in the future and that there is no major issue with his bowling action.Towards the end of the 2016 season, as Leach spearheaded Somersets push for a maiden Championship title, his captain Chris Rogers suggested he was not yet ready for Test cricket.I am still a big believer that you need more than one good season to play for England, Rogers said after Leach had taken 6 for 64 at Headingley. With Jack, I think his games in order, I think emotionally he still has a bit of a way to go and I dont think hes be upset with me saying that.He is still a young guy, he has only ever been in Somerset and the challenges in international cricket are a lot more difficult. ' ' '