MURRAY Bushrangers mid-forward Jye Chalcraft has taken out the Draft Central Player of the Week for NAB League Boys in Round 12 after winning the tightest ever Facebook poll for our Player of the Week. Chalcraft polled 822 votes, three more than Gippsland Power’s Sam Berry (819) in the tightest run race of all time. The Murray Bushrangers top-age player became the first Murray player this season to be nominated for the award, and the second player from a country-based side following Sam Conforti‘s nomination in Round 7.

In Murray’s low-scoring win over Bendigo Pioneers, Chalcraft amassed 33 disposals – 17 kicks, 16 handballs – one mark, five tackles, four inside 50s and two rebounds. It could have been an even bigger game had he managed to convert a few opportunities on goal, finishing with three behinds, far from alone with the Bushrangers booting a very inaccurate 3.22 (40) in the win. In season 2019, Chalcraft has averaged up 20.9 disposals, 2.8 marks, 4.4 tackles and 2.8 inside 50s, while slotting six goals and nine behinds from his 15 scoring shots.

DRAFT CENTRAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK:

ROUND 1: Noah Anderson (Oakleigh Chargers)
ROUND 2: Mitch Mellis (Eastern Ranges)
ROUND 3: Matt Rowell (Oakleigh Chargers)
ROUND 4: Tom Green (GWS GIANTS Academy)
ROUND 5: Zakery Pretty Eastern Ranges)
ROUND 6: Trent Bianco (Oakleigh Chargers)
ROUND 7: Sam Conforti (Bendigo Pioneers)
ROUND 8: Darcy Cassar (Western Jets)
ROUND 9: Lucas Rocci (Western Jets)
ROUND 10: Jordan Jaworski (Eastern Ranges)
ROUND 11: Darcy Chirgwin (Sandringham Dragons)
ROUND 12: JYE CHALCRAFT (MURRAY BUSHRANGERS)