It's going to take a dramatic dip in form for East Point spearhead Jordan Johnston to relinquish the lead in The Courier's Ballarat Football Netball League player of the year voting.
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Johnston moved five votes clear at the top after a nine-goal showing against Darley that also saw him take the lead in the Tony Lockett Medal race.
Johnston polled four votes in the win, pipped only by brother Matt who was immense to tag Devils counterpart Brett Bewley out of the game. Bewley still sits second on the leaderboard, alongside Melton ball-magnet Jack Walker, on 19 votes.
Matt Johnston's five vote-game pushed him up to third, one vote behind Bewley and Walker.
LEADERBOARD
24 - Jordan Johnston (East Point)
19 - Brett Bewley (Darley), Jack Walker (Melton)
18 - Matt Johnston (East Point)
17 - Izaac Grant (Redan), Jake Owen (Bacchus Marsh)
15 - Tony Lockyer (Sebastopol)
14 - Ryan Carter (Melton), Nick Weightman (Ballarat)
REDAN V NORTH BALLARAT
5 - Patrick Fitzgibbon (Redan)
4 - Izaac Grant (Redan)
3 - Jack Riding (North Ballarat)
2 - Riley Polkinghorne (North Ballarat)
1 - Jacob Short (Redan)
BALLARAT V SEBASTOPOL
5 - Nick Weightman (Ballarat)
4 - Jed Hill (Sebastopol)
3 - Andrew Hooper (Ballarat)
2 - Will Liston (Ballarat)
1 - Dean Robertson (Sebastopol)
LAKE WENDOUREE V MELTON SOUTH
5 - Sam Hurst (Melton South)
4 - Jarrod Bibby (Melton South)
3 - Brayden Helyar (Lake Wendouree)
2 - Daniel Vasjuta (Melton South)
1 - Scott Carlin (Lake Wendouree)
EAST POINT V DARLEY
5 - Matt Johnston (East Point)
4 - Jordan Johnston (East Point)
3 - Mace Cousins (Darley)
2 - Nick Rodda (Darley)
1 - Jacob Brown (East Point)
BACCHUS MARSH V SUNBURY
5 - Jake Owen (Bacchus Marsh)
4 - Daniel Burton (Bacchus Marsh)
3 - Tom German (Bacchus Marsh)
2 - Harrison Minton-Connell (Sunbury)
1 - Tyson Lever (Sunbury)
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