Sydney Swans Nick Blakey has joined teammates Callum Mills and Errol Gulden at the top of the Carey Bunton medal leaderboard after the opening five rounds of the competition.

Blakey was awarded eight votes by the coaches, while teammate Isaac Heeney was awarded five votes, following Sydney’s victory over Richmond at Gather Round.

Blakey finished with a team high 30 disposals, game high 13 intercept possessions and four inside 50s, four score involvements and 524 metres gained.

But their teammate and Mosman junior Callum Mills remains at the top of the polling for the best NSW player in the AFL with 11 votes

CAREY BUNTON MEDAL         
11    Callum Mills (Sydney Swans / Mosman)      
9     Errol Gulden (Sydney Swans / UNSW-Eastern Suburbs)    
8     Nick Blakey (Sydney Swans/ UNSW-Eastern Suburbs) 
8      Jarrod Witts (Gold Coast Suns/ Sydney University)    
8      Dane Rampe (Sydney Swans / UNSW-Eastern Suburbs)     
8     Jacob Hopper (Richmond / Leeton-Whitton)  
5     Isaac Heeney (Sydney Swans/ Cardiff) 5
5     Will Setterfield (Essendon / Albury)      
5     Taylor Walker (Adelaide/ North Broken Hill) 2
4     Lachlan Shultz (Fremantle/ Moama) 4
4     Jack Buckley (GWS Giants / UNSW-Eastern Suburbs) 3
3     Isaac Smith (Geelong / Cootamundra) 
3     Todd Marshall (Port Adelaide/ Deniliquin) 2
2     Tom Hawkins (Geelong/ Finley) 2
1     Jeremy Finalyson (Port Adelaide / Culcairn)     

Meanwhile in the Bill Mohr Medal for leading goalkicker, Heeney leads the Swans with six goals following two majors in Round 5.

BILL MOHR MEDAL Leading Goalkicker                         
11    Taylor Walker (Adelaide/ North Broken Hill) 3
10    Todd Marshall (Port Adelaide/ Deniliquin) 2
9     Tom Hawkins (Geelong/ Finley) 4
8     Lachlan Schultz (Fremantle/ Moama) 3
7     Harry Himmelberg (GWS Giants/ Mangoplah- Cookardina Eastlakes) 2
6     Charlie Spargo (Melbourne/ Albury)  
6     Isaac Heeney (Sydney Swans/ Cardiff) 2
4     Callum Mills (Sydney Swans / Mosman) 1
3     Jeremy Finalyson (Port Adelaide / Culcairn)     
2     Errol Gulden (Sydney Swans/ UNSW-Eastern Suburbs)     
2     Will Setterfield (Essendon/ Albury) 
2     Harry Cunningham (Sydney Swans / Turvey Park)   
2     Jacob Hopper (Richmond / Leeton-Whitton)  
2     Nick Blakey (Sydney Swans/ UNSW-Eastern Suburbs)      
2     Isaac Smith (Geelong / Cootamundra) 1
2     Daniel Lloyd (GWS Giants / Killarney Vale)  1
2     Luke Breust (Hawthorn / Temora) 1
1     Matthew Flynn (GWS Giants/ Narrandera)    
1     Elliot Himmelberg (Adelaide/ Mangoplah- Cookardina Eastlakes)     
1      Jarrod Witts (Gold Coast Suns/ Sydney University)    
1     Braeden Campbell (GWS Giants/ Pennant Hills) 1

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