CALDER Cannons speedster Isaac Kako has made his way onto the Rookie Me Central Medal top 10 leaderboard after a stunning performance in Round 15. The usual forward collected 25 disposals and kicked three goals playing almost exclusively in midfield to earn a full three votes over the weekend.

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It was Kako’s third best on ground performance of the year, according to the RMC voters, and helped Calder defeat Bendigo by 36 points on the road. The Essendon Next-Generation Academy member now sits equal-ninth alongside Pioneers swingman James Barrat, who nabbed two votes in the same game.

Also polling a vote in the Calder-Bendigo clash was Cannons captain Damon Hollow. He remains his side’s top vote getter and is tied with three other players for equal-fifth. One of them is Gippsland gun Xavier Lindsay, whose 31 touches and 10 marks earned him a third best afield nod for the season.

Also climbing up the leaderboard is Larke Medallist Harvey Langford. The in-form midfielder sits one rung off the podium after amassing 32 disposals, 10 marks and a goal in Dandenong’s loss to Sandringham. He remains four votes off the overall lead, and two away from teammate Cooper Hynes.

Despite not adding to his tally over the weekend, Eastern Ranges star Josh Smillie is locked into top spot with 16 votes, including a high of five best on ground performances. Also on the podium is Oakleigh midfielder Jagga Smith, who swapped the Chargers jumper for a Richmond VFL debut on Saturday.

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ROUND 15 VOTES

Murray Bushrangers 7.10 (52) drew w. Northern Knights 7.10 (52)
By: Michael Alvaro

3 – Matt Whitlock (Murray Bushrangers)
2 – Gabriel Stumpf (Northern Knights)
1 – Lucas McInerney (Northern Knights)

Tasmania Devils 10.12 (72) def. Western Jets 7.16 (58)
By: Michael Alvaro

3 – Thomas McGuane (Western Jets)
2 – Dom Pitt (Tasmania Devils)
1 – Max Roney (Tasmania Devils)

Sandringham Dragons 11.7 (73) def. Dandenong Stingrays 9.11 (65)
By: Michael Alvaro

3 – Harvey Langford (Dandenong Stingrays)
2 – Jordan Doherty (Dandenong Stingrays)
1 – Owen Bater (Sandringham Dragons)

Geelong Falcons 18.18 (126) def. Oakleigh Chargers 8.8 (56)
By: Adrian Dixon

3 – Cooper Ward (Geelong Falcons)
2 – Jack Skinner (Geelong Falcons)
1 – Xavier Ivisic (Geelong Falcons)

Bendigo Pioneers 7.12 (54) def. by Calder Cannons 13.12 (90)
By: Michael Alvaro

3 – Isaac Kako (Calder Cannons)
2 – James Barrat (Bendigo Pioneers)
1 – Damon Hollow (Calder Cannons)

Gippsland Power 11.13 (79) def. Eastern Ranges 11.3 (69)
By: Declan Reeve

3 – Xavier Lindsay (Gippsland Power)
2 – Willem Duursma (Gippsland Power)
1 – Seth MacDonald (Eastern Ranges)

TOP 10 LEADERBOARD

1st. Josh Smillie (Eastern Ranges) – 16 [3, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3]
2nd. Cooper Hynes (Dandenong Stingrays) – 14 [1, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3]
3rd. Jagga Smith (Oakleigh Chargers) – 13 [2, 3, 2, 3, 3]
4th. Harvey Langford (Dandenong Stingrays) – 12 [3, 1, 3, 2, 3]
Eq. 5th. Damon Hollow (Calder Cannons) – 11 [2, 3, 3, 2, 1]
Eq. 5th. Zak Johnson (Northern Knights) – 11 [3, 2, 3, 1, 1, 1]
Eq. 5th. Xavier Lindsay (Gippsland Power) – 11 [2, 3, 3, 3]
Eq. 5th. Tobie Travaglia (Bendigo Pioneers) – 11 [3, 1, 2, 2, 3]
Eq. 9th James Barrat (Bendigo Pioneers) – 10 [2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2]
Eq. 9th Isaac Kako (Calder Cannons) – 10 [1, 3, 3, 3]

LEADERS BY CLUB

Bendigo Pioneers – Tobie Travaglia (11)
Calder Cannons – Damon Hollow (11)
Dandenong Stingrays – Cooper Hynes (14)
Eastern Ranges – Josh Smillie (16)
Geelong Falcons – Will McLachlan (9)
Giants Academy – Logan Smith (4)
Gippsland Power – Xavier Lindsay (11)
GWV Rebels – Mitchell Lloyd (6)
Lions Academy – Daniel Annable (6)
Murray Bushrangers – Joe Berry/Matt Whitlock (8)
Northern Knights – Zak Johnson (11)
Northern Territory – Taj Murray (1)
Oakleigh Chargers – Jagga Smith (13)
Sandringham Dragons – Levi Ashcroft/Joshua Dolan (5)
Suns Academy – Zeke Uwland (5)
Swans Academy – Ned Hawkins (6)
Tasmania Devils – Lenny Douglas/Geordie Payne (7)
Western Jets – Thomas McGuane (9)

CLUB LEADERBOARD

Gippsland Power – 41
Tasmania Devils – 41
Calder Cannons – 40
Dandenong Stingrays – 40
Geelong Falcons – 39
Bendigo Pioneers – 36
Murray Bushrangers – 36
Sandringham Dragons – 34
Eastern Ranges – 32
Western Jets – 30
Northern Knights – 27
Oakleigh Chargers – 24
GWV Rebels – 18
Swans Academy – 13
Lions Academy – 11
Suns Academy – 11
Giants Academy – 7
Northern Territory – 1