MOREE hooker Stan Swan and Kootingal-Moonbi utility Ryley Mackay have joined Narrabri centre Dennis Gordon at the top of the Group 4 Best and Fairest table.
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The two versatile footballers polled three points in their side's wins over Dungowan and Narrabri, respectively.
Swan received the three points for his enthusiastic game against Dungowan while Mackay moved back to five-eighth from the second row to great effect against Narrabri.
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North Tamworth's Dan Kelly and Gunnedah's Aiden Davis also polled the three points in their side's wins on Saturday.
Kelly one of his side's many stars in the 60-10 thrashing of a below-strength Boggabri and Davis starred in Gunnedah's 46-30 victory over Werris Creek.
Davis has been a huge bonus and boost for the Gunnedah Bulldogs, representative prop Lincon Smith thought.
"He's the same age as me but hasn't played since the under 18s," 22-year-old Smith said.
"He's just going ahead in leaps and bounds. Good to see him having a crack."
Likewise, Kelly is "killing it" in his debut season in first grade.
"It's been a big year," Kelly said after Saturday's win.
He's been at the Bears since under 15s and the former Oxley High School student is enjoying every moment of his debut first grade season.
Currently working at Bunnings while he studies a real estate course he was copping it from his fellow teammates when interviewed by Group 4 Media after Saturday's big win.
He copped the teasing and ribbing and gave back as good as he got while answering and savouring his three-point award.
"We started training hard in November and it's paying off. We're fit and we're happy. All the young blokes are playing well," he said while copping a roasting from fellow teenager Liam Ball. Jake Bennett was sitting quietly in the corner as fullback Mitch Sheridan continued the ribbing.
Kelly knows he has to continue playing well.
"There's plenty of good players here to choose from," he added.
Out at Moree hooker Stan Swan might not be one of the young brigade anymore but the club stalwart has been outstanding over the past month.
His dummy half play has been one of the reasons the Boars have won two of their four games and he has also polled the three points twice this season.
"He deserved them too," Moree captain-coach Ben Williams said.
"He's been a good player for Moree for a long while now. Stan's 28 or 29 I think and was great in the middle again."
Mackay also polled three points for the second time on Sunday. After starring in the second row he reverted to his more usual position at five-eighth on the weekend.
Like a good referee he largely went unnoticed, linking up the middle with the attack out wide. His defence was also strong.
"He did what he had to do," Kooty coach Geoff Sharpe said.
"He ran a real good line and got a quick play the ball for Jordo [Jordan Sharpe] to score as well."
WEG GROUP 4 FIRST GRADE MEN'S BEST & FAIREST AWARD
After round four
6: Dennis Gordon (Narrabri), Stan Swan (Moree), Ryley Mackay (Kootingal).
5: Cody Tickle (Werris Creek).
4: Cody Byrne (Dungowan).
3: Sam Taylor (Kootingal), Isaiah Adams, Kaylan Murray (Boggabri), Daniel Jobson, Jake Rumsby (Narrabri), Brett Jarrett (Dungowan), Aiden Davis, Reece Jaeger, Zak Turnbull (Gunnedah), Dan Kelly, Livianai Tuicakau (North Tamworth), Marcus Doran (WC).
2: Harlee Millgate (Werris Creek), Nick White (Gunnedah), Brent McDonald, Hayden Wiblen, Ben Williams (Moree), Ryan Ingram, Mitch Sheridan (North Tamworth), Nick Millar (Bogg), Jacob Nichols (Narr), Josh Kevill (Koot).
1: Kurt Hartmann, Ben Williams (Koot), Ben Gardner, Dylan Lake (Gunn), Sam Sadler (Narr), Scott Blanch, James Cooper, Bailey Taylor (NT), Eden Blewitt, Bailey Lennox (Bogg), Clay Frendin (Dun), Mick Watton (Moree).
