With nine of the 13 goals scored by Central in their opening three matches of the North Island Soccer league between them, Paul Urlovic and Fred de Jong are setting the early pace in the 1999 Golden Boot.
Urlovic has scored in every game for his five-goal tally whileveteran de Jong has four goals.
They get their chance to add to their haul in tomorrow's home game against Lower Hutt City, who share second place on the table with North Shore United.
Trailing Urlovic and de Jong in the race to find the season's leading scorer are Miramar's Campbell Banks and David Batty (Napier City Rovers) with three goals each.
Steve Sargent (Wellington), Auckland's Brian Precious and Tony Cawte (Waikato) are the early leaders in the new competition - judged by each team's management - to find the season's best referee.
The competition to find the player of the year - who will win an Air New Zealand trip to any South Pacific destination - remains close with 40 players already earning points.
The Easter weekend double-header promises radical changes in the league table, with Central set to increase their lead.
After tomorrow's game at Kiwitea St, they cross the bridge on Sunday to play North Shore, who have their first game of the weekend away to Western Suburbs.
Mt Wellington have the chance to improve on their one-win, two-loss record with a home game tomorrow against Miramar and Sunday's away clash with Metro, who play Waitakere away tomorrow.
Waitakere are away to Lower Hutt on Sunday.
Lower Hutt will be without Blair Patterson for tomorrow's top-of-the-table clash with Central. He has a one-match suspension after being sent off against Metro last Sunday.
