Micallef polled maximum votes for the second week in a row for North City, booting seven goals in his side’s 222-point trouncing of Melton South.

He now sits on 13 votes but remains three behind Darley captain Shane Page.

Page was unable to receive any votes at the weekend due to Darley facing the bye. East Point’s Daniel Tung and Sunbury’s Josh Burgess share third position.

ROUND 5 VOTING

LAKE WENDOUREE v REDAN

5-Luke Bucknall (LW)

4-Steve Clifton (LW)

3-Isaac Kirby (LW)

2-Jarrett Giampaolo (R)

1-Mitch Phelps (R)

SEBASTOPOL v EAST POINT

5-Andrew Stevenson (EP)

4-Daniel Semmens (EP)

3-Rowan Marshall (S)

2-Mickitja Rotumah- Onus (EP)

1-Tom Peterson (S)

BACCHUS MARSH v BALLARAT

5-Logan Blundell (BM)

4-Cam Richardson (BM)

3-Peter Shepherd (BM)

2-Adam Sewell (B)

1-Tristan May (B)

SUNBURY v MELTON

5-Jack Landt (S)

4-Jesse Flannery (S)

3-Matthew Medcraft (S)

2-Braeden Kight (M)

1-Nathan Bridgland (M)

NORTH BALLARAT CITY v MELTON SOUTH

5-Derick Micallef (NBC)

4-Jason McNamara (NBC)

3-Josh Bromley-Lynch (NBC)

2-Jarrod Edwards (NBC)

1-Tyler George (NBC)

PROGRESSIVE LEADERS

16-Shane Page (Darley)

13-Derick Micallef (North Ballarat City)

10-Daniel Tung (East Point), Josh Burgess (Sunbury) 10

9-Cam Richardson (Bacchus Marsh), Luke Bucknall (Lake Wendouree)

8-Nathan Monk (Lake Wendouree), Rowan Marshall (Sebastopol)

NEWLYN assistant coach Daniel Wehrung has broken further clear at the top of The Courier Central Highlands Football League player of the year award.

Wehrung collected another three votes in the Cats’ win over Creswick and is now two ahead of Smythesdale ruckman Rylan Rattley, who was awarded two votes in the Bulldogs’ heavy defeat against Gordon. The Eagles’ Tye Murphy has climbed to equal third on the table after another good performance and sits level with the now-injured Michael Cummings, from Daylesford, in third.

ROUND 6 VOTING

DAYLESFORD v BALLAN

Daylesford: Toby Hughes 3, Jesse Browne 2, Robert Rodgers 1

Ballan: Shaun Campbell, 3, Zachary Peoples 2, Mark Williams 1

CARNGHAM-LINTON v BEAUFORT

Carngham Linton: Justin O’Brien, 3, James McErvale, 2, Beau Ketchen 1

Beaufort: Lachlan Pfeifer 3, Jack Duke 2, Mathew Begbie 1

WAUBRA v BUNINYONG

Waubra: Tom Nijam, 3, Tim Mullane 2, Rhys Brown 1

Buninyong: Beau Guest 3, Glen Phelps 2, Christopher Wills 1

LEARMONTH v CLUNES

Learmonth: Brenton Powell 3, Brodrick Campbell 2, Dyson George 1

Clunes: Ben Newton 3, Jayden Hind 2, Jason Hill 1

NEWLYN v CRESWICK

Newlyn: Daniel Wehrung 3, Christopher Edwards 2, Alex Bartlett 1

Creswick: Caleb Hepworth 3, Brennan Deppeler 2, Matt Miller 1

ROKEWOOD-CORINDHAP v DUNNSTOWN

Rokewood-Corindhap: Jackson O’Neil 3, Chad Baker 2, Aaron Clarke 1

Dunnstown: Rob Dyer 3, Mark Stewart 2, Sam Jenkins 1

GORDON v SMYTHESDALE

Gordon: Tye Murphy 3, Steven Patterson 2, Mick Nolan 1

Smythesdale: Stephen Smith 3, Rylan Rattley 2, Mark Hocking 1

SKIPTON v HEPBURN

Skipton: Tyrone Ross 3, Shaun Hon 2, Matthew Rea 1

Hepburn: Daniel O’Halloran 3, Bradley McKay 2, Brendan Sutcliffe, 1

SPRINGBANK v BUNGAREE

Springbank: Paul McMahon 3, Jesse Galea 2, Christopher Quinlan 1

Bungaree: Matthew Sheridan 3, Mitchell Bruns 2, Luke Mirtschin 1

PROGRESSIVE LEADERS

16-Daniel Wehrung (Newlyn)

14-Rylan Rattley (Smythesdale)

12-Michael Cummings (Daylesford), Tye Murphy (Gordon)

11-Caleb Hepworth (Creswick), Paul McMahon (Springbank)

10-Aaron Sawers (Dunnstown)

9-Andrew McKay (Hepburn), Bradley McDonald (Carngham-Linton), Caius Barrenger (Rokewood-Corindhap), Dyson George (Learmonth), Jacob Garvey (Beaufort), Shaun Campbell (Ballan)