LIVE BLOG PREMIER C MEDAL COUNT

Premier C Live Blog for the L.S. ZACHARIAH MEDAL:
Round 18: Congratulations to Jarrod Carlson of Marcellin for winning the Premier C Zachariah Medal for best and fairest in 2012. Carlson picks up maximum votes from his final game to move to 22 votes over all and win by two from Fitzroy’s Joshua Vansittart on 20. Vansittart got two votes from the game against Hampton Rovers but it was too little too late. 
Carlson polled in 11 out of 18 games this season compared with Vansittart’s 9 games. Here is the list of the top 24 vote getters: 
22 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
20 Joshua Vansittart Fitzroy    
16 Cameron Livori PEGS    
14 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
14 Rory Angiolella Fitzroy    
14 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
14 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
14 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
14 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Matthew Quigley Rupertswood    
12 Ben Phibbs Mazenod    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
10 Stuart Inglis Mazenod    
10 Brett Hampton Parkdale Vultures    
10 Jordan Heffernan Old Camberwell    
9 Rohan Kapoor Old Camberwell    
9 Bradley Jones PEGS    
8 Tom Stafford Marcellin    
8 David Robbins Parkdale Vultures    
8 Chris Taylor* Banyule    
8 Daniel Flaherty PEGS  
Round 17: Its not over yet! Vansittart delivers a BOG performance against Rupertswood to jump into joint leadership on 18 votes, but Carlson also picks up one a cote to reclaim the lead by one on 19 votes. The winner will come from these two. Everyone else is still back on 14 votes where a group of four are tied for third. 
19 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
18 Joshua Vansittart Fitzroy    
14 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
14 Cameron Livori PEGS    
14 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
14 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
13 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Rory Angiolella Fitzroy    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
10 Brett Hampton Parkdale Vultures  
Round 16: Joshua Vansittart has over taken Luke Ablett as the leading Fitzroy player in the count. His two vote performance has him within three votes of leader Carlson with two rounds remaining. Vansittart has 15 votes and Carlson 18. 
18 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
15 Joshua Vansittart Fitzroy    
14 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
14 Cameron Livori PEGS    
14 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
14 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
13 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Rory Angiolella Fitzroy    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
10 Brett Hampton Parkdale Vultures  

Round 15: Jarrod Carlson has stretched his lead with a three vote game from the top of the table clash with Parkdale Vultures. Carlson leads by four votes with three rounds to go. Hampton Rovers’s Leigh Fletcher gets one vote to be within range in a four-way tie for second place. 

18 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
14 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
14 Cameron Livori PEGS    
14 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
14 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
13 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
13 Joshua Vansittart Fitzroy    
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Rory Angiolella Fitzroy    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin  
Round 14: Carlson picks up two votes to move into the outright lead. Cusack nabs one vote to stay one behind on 14. Cam Livori also gets three to say right in contention also on 14 votes. With four rounds to go here are the top 15 al within seven votes. 
15 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
14 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
14 Cameron Livori PEGS    
13 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
13 Joshua Vansittart Fitzroy    
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
12 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
12 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
9 Matthew Quigley Rupertswood    
9 Rohan Kapoor Old Camberwell    
8 Tom Stafford Marcellin    
8 David Robbins Parkdale Vultures  
Round 13: Again we have two new names to the top of the board, this time its Banyule’s Timothy Cusack who gets the three votes from the match against old Camberwell. He have picked up five votes in his past two games to be joint leader with Jarrod Carlson (Marcellin) who also got three that round. They share the lead with Peter Augustin on 13 votes. 
13 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
13 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
12 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
12 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
11 Cameron Livori PEGS    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
11 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
10 Joshua Vansittart Fitzroy    
9 Rohan Kapoor Old Camberwell    
8 Tom Stafford Marcellin    
8 David Robbins Parkdale Vultures    
8 Rory Angiolella Fitzroy  

Round 12: It’s a log jammed leader board at present. Of the leaders, only Leigh Fletcher with two votes and Cam Livori with one vote managed to poll in that round. Fletcher moves to a three way tie for second on 12 votes and Livori’s one vote moves him into a four-way tie for 3rd on 11 votes. 
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
12 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
12 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
11 Cameron Livori PEGS    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
11 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
10 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
10 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin  

Round 11: We have a new leader again as Peter Augustin reclaims the lead with his two vote performance against Hampton Rovers. His teammate Jarrod Carlson got the three from that game and moves to 10 votes just a best on ground off the pace. Ben Hart also picks up three for his performance against Monash Blues and is now equal 2nd with Ablett. 
13 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
12 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
12 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
11 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
11 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
10 Cameron Livori PEGS    
10 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
10 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
9 Rohan Kapoor Old Camberwell  

Luke Ablett and Cam Livori (PEGS) get things rolling in Round 10 with two best on ground performances. The three votes lifts Ablett to the lead on 12and Livori moves up to outright third on 10 votes. 
12 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
11 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
10 Cameron Livori PEGS    
9 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
9 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
9 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
9 Rohan Kapoor Old Camberwell    
8 Tom Stafford Marcellin    
8 David Robbins Parkdale Vultures  

After 9 rounds Matthew Bortolotto and Peter Agustin both of Marcellin are leading the count on 11 votes. In Equal 2nd are former AFL player Luke Ablett of  Fitzroy, Hampton Rovers’ Leigh Fletcher and Old Camberwell’s Rohan Kapoor and Ben Hart (No not the former Adelaide Crow). 
Here is the top 20 at the end of Round 9
11 Matthew Bortolotto Marcellin    
11 Peter Augustin Marcellin    
9 Leigh Fletcher Hampton Rovers    
9 Luke Ablett Fitzroy    
9 Ben Hart Old Camberwell    
9 Rohan Kapoor Old Camberwell    
8 Tom Stafford Marcellin    
8 Rory Angiolella Fitzroy    
8 Paul Sullivan Parkdale Vultures    
7 Cameron Livori PEGS    
6 Timothy Cusack Banyule    
6 Jarrod Carlson Marcellin    
6 Josh Cowan Mazenod    
6 David Robbins Parkdale Vultures    
6 Joshua Vansittart Fitzroy    
6 Timothy Biggs PEGS    
5 Simon Bennett Old Camberwell    
5 Matthew Quigley Rupertswood    
5 Stuart Inglis Mazenod    
5 Rees Thomas Mazenod   
Thank you for joining us on this live blog of the Premier C vote count for the L.S. ZACHARIAH Medal. The Premier C count will start just after 8.00pm
Last 10 winners of the L.S. ZACHARIAH Medal:
2011 C Lee Werribee Districts 
2010 M Chamberlain Mazenod
2009 R. McIntyre, MHSOB
2008 J. Ritterman, AJAX
2007 S. Keleher, Ormond
2006 S. Keleher, Ormond
2005 G. Smyth, Monash Blues
2004 M.J. White, MHSOB
2003 C. Massis, Glen Eira
2002 A. Carbone, Whitefriars*
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