MOVER: Sebastopol's Lachie Cassidy closes in on the football against Redan at the City Oval on Saturday. Picture: Lachlan Bence

Sebastopol onballer Lachie Cassidy has swooped within touch of the lead in The Courier Ballarat Football League player of the year.

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With leading players in the award not having an opportunity to add to their tallies, Cassidy earned five votes for his best-on-ground display against Redan at the City Oval on Saturday.

He is now joint second with Bacchus Marsh ruckman Daniel Burton on 22 - two votes behind leader Liam Hoy.

Hoy was unavailable for Redan at the weekend, while Burton was serving a one-match suspension.

Cassidy has jumped ahead of Alik Magin (Sunbury) 21, Orren Stephenson (Redan) 19 and Lachie Bramble (Sunbury) 18.

Magin and Bramble had a break with Sunbury having a bye, while Stephenson is still out with injury.

Cassidy's teammate Tony Lockyer has also moved up the leaderboard.

He received two votes to go to 19.

Cassidy had been judged best-on-the-ground three times and polled in six games.

Lockyer has also received votes in six rounds, which make up an unbroken sequence since round six.

ROUND 11

REDAN v SEBASTOPOL: Lachie Cassidy (S) 5, Brett Goodes (S) 4, Luke Kiel (S) 3, Tony Lockyer (S) 2, Blake Thomson (R) 1

MELTON v MELTON SOUTH: Ben McMahon (M) 5, Daniel Wallker (M) 4, Paul Bower (MS) 3, Billy Crofts (M) 2, Cody Chapman (MS) 1

NORTH BALLARAT CITY v BALLARAT: Ryan Hobbs (NBC) 5, Mitch Gilbert (NBC) 4, Ryan Luke (NBC) 3, Bailey Van de Heuvel (B) 2, Sam Bromley-Lynch (NBC) 1

EAST POINT v DARLEY: Jacob Brown (EP) 5, Jake McQueen (EP) 4, Matt Johnston (EP) 3, Darren Leonard (D) 2, Jordan Johnston (EP) 1

BACCHUS MARSH v LAKE WENDOUREE: Jake Owen (BM) 5, Tom Wardell (BM) 4, Scott Carlin (LW) 3, Ben Taylor (LW) 2, Ryley Stuhldreier (BM) 1

PROGRESSIVE LEADERS

24-Liam Hoy (Redan)

22-Daniel Burton (Bacchus Marsh), Lachie Cassidy (Sebastopol)

21-Alik Magin (Sunbury)

19-Orren Stephenson (R), Tony Lockyer (Seb)

18-Lachie Bramble (Sun)

17-Lachie George (R)

16-Connor Griffiths (Melton), Mitch Conn (Sun)

15-Jesse Baird (East Point), Jake Owen (BM), Jake McQueen (EP), Luke Kiel (Seb)

14-Shane Page (Darley), Nick Graham (D)

13-Mickitja Rotumah-Onus (EP)

12-Shaun Campbell (M), Toby Thoolen (Seb), Darren Leonard (D)

11-Nick Stuhldreier (BM), Jake Edwards (D), Brad Whittaker (EP), Brian Graham (D), Simon McCartin (North Ballarat City)

10-Daniel Jones (NBC), Ryan Luke (NBC), Paul Bower (Melton South), Ben Taylor (Lake Wendouree)

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Cassidy big mover in The Courier award voting