THREE consecutive best on ground performances from leading Victorian AFLW Draft prospect Chloe Bown has seen the Oakleigh Chargers star race to the top of the Rookie Me Central Medal charts. The high-volume midfielder earned the full five votes in Rounds 8 and 10 to follow on from her Round 6 best on ground performance to take the lead in the medal count following Round 11.

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Bown was third behind Calder Cannons ball magnet Chloe Baker-West and Chargers’ goalkicking machine Bailee Martin after six rounds, but her 10 votes since has catapulted Bown into a four-vote lead with 29 to her name. Baker-West – who has been injured an unable to add to her tally remains on 25, with Martin joining her in equal second.

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Northern Knights’ Scarlett Johnson – who was tied for fourth after six rounds – has gone outright into the position with an additional five votes having played just the one match since, while injured teammate Marlo Graham and Greater Western Victoria Rebels’ Maggie Johnstone remain on 18 votes in equal 11th overall.

Overtaking them were Geelong Falcons duo Georgia Tyrrell – who rounds out the top five having accumulated another five votes – and Stella Huxtable, with Sandringham Dragons’ Macy Watkins and Murray/Giants utility Ellie Hall moving inside the Top 10 too. Just ahead of that trio are over-age Rebel Isabella Davies and bottom-age Ranges midfielder Brylee Anderson on 20 votes apiece.

There are six new club leaders in the polling, with Bown, Anderson and Davies the three previously mentioned for Oakleigh, Eastern and GWV having overtaken Martin, Tayla McMillan (17 votes) and Johnstone. Murray Bushrangers’ Nikhita Spiteri (17 votes) and Western Jets’ Tayla Olivieri (nine) are leading the way for their respective clubs, while Ella Jeffrey has joined Ava Bibby as Bendigo’s top votegetter.

Johnson, Alice Cunnington (Dandenong Stingrays), Grace Dillow (Gippsland Power) and Ava Read (Tasmania Devils) all shared their respective club’s most votes at the last update, but are now clear on top in that regard. Northern Territory’s Peggy Rock – an Under 16s All-Australian and double bottom-ager – polled five votes in the Thunder’s sole win to be her side’s top vote-getter as well.

TOP 10 LEADERBOARD

1. Chloe Bown (Oakleigh Chargers) – 29 votes
eq. 2. Chloe Baker-West (Calder Cannons) – 25 votes
eq. 2. Bailee Martin (Oakleigh Chargers) – 25 votes
4. Scarlett Johnson (Northern Knights) – 23 votes
5. Georgia Tyrrell (Geelong Falcons) – 21 votes
eq. 6. Brylee Anderson (Eastern Ranges) – 20 votes
eq. 6. Isabella Davies (GWV Rebels) – 20 votes
eq. 8. Ellie Hall (Murray Bushrangers/GWS) – 19 votes
eq. 8. Stella Huxtable (Geelong Falcons) – 19 votes
eq. 8. Macy Watkins (Sandringham Dragons) – 19 votes

LEADERS BY CLUB

Bendigo Pioneers – Ava Bibby & Ella Jeffrey* (6)
Calder Cannons – Chloe Baker-West (25)
Dandenong Stingrays – Alice Cunnington (17)
Eastern Ranges – Brylee Anderson* (20)
Geelong Falcons – Georgia Tyrrell (21)
Gippsland Power – Grace Dillow (13)
Gold Coast Suns Academy – Sunny Lappin (6)
GWS Giants Academy – Majella Day (11)+
GWV Rebels – Isabella Davies* (20)
Murray Bushrangers – Nikhita Spiteri*+ (17)
Northern Knights – Scarlett Johnson (23)
Northern Territory – Peggy Rock (5)
Oakleigh Chargers – Chloe Bown* (29)
Sandringham Dragons – Macy Watkins (19)
Sydney Swans Academy – Alex Neyland (9)
Tasmania Devils – Ava Read (15)
Western Jets – Tayla Olivieri* (9)

* New club leader
+ leading votes for player when representing said club (Giants or Bushrangers relevant)