Page was judged best-on-ground in his side’s trouncing of rival Bacchus Marsh, while Tung relished in the wet weather in his side’s hard-fought victory over Ballarat.

Melton’s Nicholas Gale is the only other play to break the five-vote barrier, sitting in third position with six votes after the Bloods’ first two games.

ROUND 2 VOTING

BACCHUS MARSH v DARLEY

5-Shane Page (D)

4-Jarrod Edwards (D)

3-Nathan Lyons (D)

2-Abraham Cameron (D)

1-Andrew Challis (D)

SUNBURY v LAKE WENDOUREE

5-Dylan Tarczon (S)

4-James Rizk (S)

3-Luke Bucknall (LW)

2-Josh Guthrie (S)

1-Nathan Monk (LW)

NORTH BALLARAT CITY v REDAN

5-Callum Currie (R)

4-Jarrett Giampaolo (R)

3-Grant Bell (R)

2-Ben Hurley (NBC)

1-Ryan Hobbs (NBC)

EAST POINT v BALLARAT

5-Shane Hutchinson (B)

4-Daniel Tung (EP)

3-Adam Sewell (B)

2-Drew Murphy (EP)

1-Bryson McDougall (EP)

MELTON v SEBASTOPOL

5-Justin Chircop (M)

4-Nicholas Gale (M)

3-Rowan Marshall (S)

2-Corey Armstrong (M)

1-Leeroy Sheridan (S)

LEADERBOARD:

8-Daniel Tung (East Point), Shane Page (Darley)

6-Nicholas Gale (Melton)

5-Cam Richardson (Bacchus Marsh), Jake Edwards (Darley), Jackson Bowen (Lake Wendouree), Justin Chircop (Melton), Frank Holzer (Melton South), Chris Giampaolo (Redan), Callum Currie (Redan), Rowan Marshall (Sebastopol), Dylan Tarczon (Sunbury) 5.

Aaron Sawers (Dunnstown) and Daniel Wehrung (Newlyn) are the new joint leaders of The Courier Central Highlands Football League player of the year award. Each is on seven votes after three rounds in the club-based award – one clear of a chasing pack.

Creswick’s Caleb Hepworth led the award with six votes after two rounds, but did not figure in the top three against Learmonth.

Sawers was named the Towners’ best, while Wehrung picked up two votes for the Cats.

ROUND 3 VOTING

BALLAN v GORDON

Ballan: Shaun Campbell 3, David Ismail 2, Daniel Nielsen 1 

Gordon: Tye Murphy 3, Matthew Raworth 2, Chris McGuigan 1 

BEAUFORT v NEWLYN 

Beaufort: Mathew Begbie 3, Jack Duke 2, Jacob Garvey 1 

Newlyn: Alex Bartlett 3, Daniel Wehrung 2, Leigh Allen 1

BUNGAREE v CLUNES

Bungaree: Mitchell Bruns 3, Ricky Cummins 2, David Benson 1

Clunes: Jason Hill 3, Matthew Wrigley 2, Todd Featherston 1 

BUNINYONG v SPRINGBANK

Buninyong: Alec Wiltshire 3, Samuel Gibson 2, Alex Bomitali 1 

Springbank: Tim Malone 3, Hugh Millikan 2, Samuel Cue 1 

ROKEWOOD CORINDHAP v CARNGHAM LINTON 

Rokewood-Corindhap: Chad Baker 3, Ross Arnall 2, Patrick Smith 1

Carngham-Linton: Bradley McDonald 3, Zane Ross 2, Justin O’Brien 1

CRESWICK v LEARMONTH 

Creswick: Paul Hofman 3, Alex Code 2, Brennan Deppeler 1

Learmonth: Brodrick Campbell 3, Jacob Werts 2, Tait Niddrie 1 

HEPBURN v DAYLESFORD 

Hepburn: Daniel O’Halloran 3, Ricky Ferraro 2, Andrew McKay 1

Daylesford: Michael Cummings 3, Robert Rodgers 2, Jesse Browne 1 

DUNNSTOWN v SKIPTON 

Dunnstown: Aaron Sawers 3, Lachlan Poulter 2, Rhys Cahir 1 

Skipton: Mitchell Jones 3, Jake Hobbs 2, Thomas Breed 1

SMYTHESDALE v WAUBRA 

Smythesdale: Daniel Clinton 3, Thomas Nankivell 2, Rylan Rattley 1 

Waubra: Tom Nijam 3, Steven Tung 2, Lachie Johns 1

PROGRESSIVE LEADERS

7-Aaron Sawers (Dunnstown), Daniel Wehrung (Newlyn) 

6-Andrew McKay (Hepburn), Bradley McDonald (Carngham-Linton), Caleb Hepworth (Creswick), Jacob Garvey (Beaufort), Michael Cummings (Daylesford), Mitchell Bruns (Bungaree), Ricky Ferraro (Hepburn), Rylan Rattley (Smythesdale), Shaun Campbell (Ballan), Tye Murphy (Gordon)