![Tom Wakefield earned top votes in Bungaree's win over Dunnstown to move into the top three in The Courier CHFL Plauyer of the Year Award. Picture by Adam Trafford. Tom Wakefield earned top votes in Bungaree's win over Dunnstown to move into the top three in The Courier CHFL Plauyer of the Year Award. Picture by Adam Trafford.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/mTvP5NhWJFQFv7uTytgxtB/c658a5f6-64b7-4148-b3f8-2c2230a0931c.jpg/r287_581_2069_2332_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Bungaree's Tom Wakefield is the big mover in The Courier Central Highlands Football League player of the year.
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Wakefield polled a maximum 10 votes in a best-on-ground performance in the Demons' 56-point win over Dunnstown in Saturday's round five.
This moves him into outright third position.
Chris Molivas (Daylesford) maintains his lead with 25 votes - one clear of Carngham-Linton defender Kynan Raven.
Wakefield has 22, with Ballan's Blake Colley next on 20.
There's then Harry Roscoe (Waubra), Mitch Comben (Bungaree), Nick O'Brien (Carngham-Linton), Sean Tighe (Hepburn) and Sean Willmott (Newlyn) chasing on 19.
Votes were well spread on Saturday.
Molivas received five votes and Raven closed the gap with five.
ROUND 5 VOTING
CARNGHAM-LINTON V SPRINGBANK
5-Dean O'Brien (CL), Kynan Raven (CL)
4-Tyson Scoble (CL), Nick O'Brien (CL), Tom Clark (CL)
3-Tarun Raven (CL)
2-Charles Patterson (CL), Jacob McMickan (CL)
1-Justin O'Brien (CL)
CRESWICK V GORDON
5-Ben Frazer (G), Marcus Hottes (C)
4-Dylan Anderson (G), Mick Nolan (G)
3-Jessi Lampi (G), Sam Griffiths (G)
2-Lachlan Payne (G), Mark Gunnell (G)
1-Jaymes Gorman (G), Ben Donald (C)
BUNGAREE V DUNNSTOWN
10-Tom Wakefield (B)
7-Anthony Caligiuri (D)
5-James Lukich (B)
4-Jackson Murphy (B)
3-Noah Browning (B)
1-Jackson Murphy (B)
DAYLESFORD V ROKEWOOD-CORINDHAP
7-Michael Searl (RC), Michael Lockyer (RC)
5-Andrew Panayi (D)
4-Chris Molivas (D)
3-Trent Lee (D), Alex Boyse (D)
1-Mack Rivett (RC)
BUNINYONG V LEARMONTH
7-Jacob Coxall (B)
5-Jack Robertson (B), Harli Givvens (B)
4-Derick Micallef (B)
3-Jarrod Morgan (B)
2-Monty Judd (L), Max Rowe (L)
1-Cam Kimber (L), Joel Ottavi (B)
WAUBRA V BALLAN
8-Blake Colley (B)
6-Darcy Jenkins (W)
5-Dean Robertson (W)
4-Tom Ford (W)
3-Harry Roscoe (W)
2-Ayden Tanner (B)
1-Harley Bongart (B), Jordan Lingard (B)
SKIPTON V HEPBURN
8-Brad McKay (H)
5-Jacob Maddock (S)
4-Rhys Monument (S), Pat Graham (S)
3-Sam Romeril (S)
2-Andy McKay (H), Jimmy Wallesz (H)
1-Josh Draffin (S), Jordan Grant (H)
CLUNES V BEAUFORT
7-Mark Paramonov (C), Ryan Thompson (C)
5-Matt Ryan (C)
4-Dylan Bulluss (C)
3-Nick Clarke (C)
2-Matt Wilson (B)
1-Matt Kasparian (C), Cormac Mahony (B)
LEADERBOARD
25-Chris Molivas (Daylesford)
24-Kynan Raven (Carngham-Linton)
22-Tom Wakefield (Bungaree)
20-Blake Colley (Ballan)
19-Harry Roscoe (Waubra), Mitch Comben (Bungaree), Nick O'Brien (Carngham-Linton), Sean Tighe (Hepburn), Sean Willmott (Newlyn)
18-Alex Boyse (Daylesford), Cam Kimber (Learmonth), Tyson Scoble (Carngham-Linton)
16-Ben Simpson (Bungaree), Brad McKay (Hepburn), Jacob Coxall (Buninyong), Marcus Hottes (Creswick), Michael Lockyer (Rokewood-Corindhap), Tom Carey (Newlyn)
15-Jacob Maddock (Skipton)
14-Dallas Martin (Bungaree), Rhys Monument (Skipton)
13-Jack Robertson (Buninyong), Joel Ottavi (Buninyong), Liam Hoy (Newlyn), Tarun Raven (Carngham-Linton)