Sydney midfielder Josh Kennedy has been announced as the winner of the AFLCA Gary Ayres Medal for the best player of the 2016 finals series.

Kennedy won the medal by just one vote from Norm Smith Medalist Jason Johannisen, Isaac Heeney was third in just his second year in the AFL and Liam Picken fouth.

Here are the votes from the 2016 AFL Finals series:

Final Leaderboard

18 Josh Kennedy (SYD)
17 Jason Johannisen (WB)
15 Isaac Heeney (SYD)
14 Liam Picken (WB)
12 Joel Selwood (GEEL)
10 Eddie Betts (ADEL)
10 Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
10 Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
10 Caleb Daniel (WB)
10 Clay Smith (WB)

Grand Final

SYDNEY SWANS v WESTERN BULLDOGS
9 Jason Johannisen (WB)
8 Tom Boyd (WB)
7 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
2 Liam Picken (WB)
2 Easton Wood (WB)
1 Joel Hamling (WB)
1 Jack Macrae (WB)

Finals Week Three

GEELONG v SYDNEY SWANS
9 Dane Rampe (Syd)
8 Isaac Heeney (Syd)
4 Lance Franklin (Syd)
4 Tom Mitchell (Syd)
4 Joel Selwood (Geel)
1 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v WESTERN BULLDOGS
10 Clay Smith (WB)
5 Jason Johannisen (WB)
4 Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
4 Tory Dickson (WB)
3 Tom Scully (GWS)
2 Dylan Shiel (GWS)
1 Toby Greene (GWS)
1 Nick Haynes (GWS)

Finals Week Two

HAWTHORN v WESTERN BULLDOGS
8 Marcus Bontempelli (WB)
8 Jack Macrae (WB)
8 Liam Picken (WB)
4 Shaun Burgoyne (Haw)
1 Josh Dunkley (WB)
1 Tom Liberatore (WB)

SYDNEY SWANS v ADELAIDE
10 Josh Kennedy (Syd)
7 Isaac Heeney (Syd)
6 Nick Smith (Syd)
3 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
2 Lance Franklin (Syd)
2 Tom Papley (Syd)

Finals Week One

WEST COAST v WESTERN BULLDOGS
10 Caleb Daniel (WB)
6 Luke Dahlhaus (WB)
4 Liam Picken (WB)
3 Joel Hamling (WB)
3 Jason Johannisen (WB)
2 Lachie Hunter (WB)
2 Tom Liberatore (WB)

GEELONG v HAWTHORN
8 Joel Selwood (Geel)
6 Jordan Lewis (Haw)
5 Mark Blicavs (Geel)
5 Cam Guthrie (Geel)
3 Shaun Burgoyne (Haw)
2 Luke Breust (Haw)
1 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)

SYDNEY SWANS v GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
10 Jeremy Cameron (GWS)
7 Stephen Coniglio (GWS)
7 Lachie Whitfield (GWS)
2 Dan Hannebery (Syd)
2 Devon Smith (GWS)
1 Heath Grundy (Syd)
1 Josh Kennedy (Syd)

ADELAIDE v NORTH MELBOURNE
10 Eddie Betts (Adel)
8 Brodie Smith (Adel)
5 Tom Lynch (Adel)
5 Taylor Walker (Adel)
1 Matt Crouch (Adel)
1 Daniel Talia (Adel)