The Courier Central Highlands Football League player of the year is right now developing into a five-way battle.
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Joel Antonio (Creswick), Johnathan O'Brien (Springbank) and James Lukich (Waubra) share the lead with 15 votes after seven rounds.
Antonio and O'Brien were judged their team's best players to poll three votes and close the gap on Lukich.
Lukich received one vote behind teammates Lincoln Barnes and Ryan Head.
Antonio, O'Brien and Lukich vare one vote ahead of Ballan's Darren Tanti, who was another to get maximum votes in the club-based award.
Jackson Murphy (Bungaree) is next on 13 votes.
There is then a gap of foiur back top a big group as the season closes in on the halfway mark.
The CHFL has opne more round before taking a break for the Queen's Birthday long weekend.
ROUND 7 VOTING
DUNNSTOWN v GORDON
Dunnstown: Jackson Brown 3, Riley Adams 2, Harry McKimmie 1
Gordon: Adam Toohey 3, Jordan Clampit 2, Ethan Crackel 1
BEAUFORT V BUNINYONG
Beaufort: Dean Kelly 3, Michael Foster 2, Joseph Mason 1
Buninyong: Jarrod Rodgers 3, Ned Gilbert 2, Jack Robertson 1
HEPBURN V NEWLYN
Hepburn: Andrew McKay 3, Tommy Horne 2, Samuel Dunstan 1
Newlyn: Adam Sewell 3, Myles Sewell 2, Scott Carey 1
ROKEWOOD-CORINDHAP V SPRINGBANK
Rokewood-Corindhap: Jackson O'Neil 3, Ben Harris 2, Samuel Chapman 1
Springbank: Johnathan O'Brien 3, Joel Maher 2, Todd Finco 1
CRESWICK V BUNGAREE
Creswick: Joel Antonio 3, Alex Lovel 2, Aaron Sedgwick 1
Bungaree: Steven Ryan 3, Jackson Murphy 2, Andrew Milroy 1
BALLAN V SKIPTON
Ballan: Darren Tanti 3, Ryan Bongart 2, Trent Laurie 1
Skipton: Joshua Draffin 3, Andrew Pitson 2, Ben Krol 1
CLUNES V WAUBRA
Clunes: Matthew Wrigley 3, Brody Lawford 2, Ryan Thompson 1
Waubra: Lincoln Barnes 3, Ryan Head 2, James Lukich 1
LEARMONTH V CARNGHAM-LINTON
Learmonth: Anthony Zelencich 3, Nathan Ross 2, Matthew Jackson 1
Carngham-Linton: James Nichols 3, Jake Tanner 2, Bradley Dunbar 1
PROGRESSIVE LEADERS
15-Joel Antonio (Creswick), Johnathan O'Brien (Springbank), James Lukich (Waubra)
14-Darren Tanti (Ballan)
13-Jackson Murphy (Bungaree)
9-Jarrod Rodgers (Buninyong), Harry McKimmie (Dunnstown), James Pratt (Learmonth), Adam Toohey (Gordon), Michael Foster (Beaufort), Keegan Powell (Rokewood-Corindhap), William Driscoll (Springbank), Dean O'Brien (Carngham-Linton), Rupert Sangster (Beaufort)
The Courier best player award winner is announced at the Central Highlands Football LeagueL best and fairest count and presentation dinner.
