WITH two rounds to play, onballer Ian Callinan continues to lead the pack in the Bartercard-McDonald's VFL Player of the Year award.
Callinan polled three votes in Sunday's away triumph over the Bendigo Bombers, which gave the Devils their seventh successive win.
He is on 63, five votes ahead of Ken Hall, who was among 10 players to poll three votes in the game.
Third is midfielder Matthew Geappen (56) from captain Ben Beams (55) and much-improved ruckman Travis Ronaldson (49)
Nathan Street won the five votes as the Devil's best player for his fine game in defence.
The winner will receive $1000 plus a 120cm rear-projection television valued at $4000.
ROUND 18 VOTES
5 -- N. Street
4 -- M. Jovanovic, B. Geappen, T. Ronaldson
3 -- B. Atkin, J. Plapp, B. Beams, N. Grima, K. Hall, S. Stephens, I. Callinan, B. Setchell, K. Heazlewood, M. Johnson
2 -- N. Henley, B. Savage, B. Robinson, M. Geappen, L. Shackleton, S. Lonergan, T. Grima
1 -- C. Brown
VOTE LEADERS
63 -- I. Callinan
58 -- K. Hall
56 -- M. Geappen
55 -- B. Beams
47 -- M. Jovanovic
46 -- B. Robinson
45 -- B. Atkin, N. Street
44 -- B. Geappen, N. Grima
Last Modified on 10/08/2005 15:27