Five-stars: The five top performers from round five of Super Rugby Aotearoa

Another round of Super Rugby Aotearoa has blitzed by us, but the weekend's results has provided a clear indication of which side is in the driver's seat to take out the inaugural Kiwi title.

The Crusaders' 26-15 victory over the Blues in Christchurch on Saturday proved the 10-time Super Rugby champions are still the team to beat as they won the battle of the competition's two undefeated sides.

The results puts them six points clear of the Blues heading into their bye week, while the Aucklanders will need to regather themselves ahead of what's set to be an intriguing clash against the Hurricanes in Wellington.

Leon MacDonald's men can expect a much sterner contest than what they faced at the beginning of last month, as the Hurricanes continued to bounce back from a winless start to their campaign with a 17-11 win against the Highlanders on Sunday.

A number of Jason Holland's key men stood up in that fixture, which helped propel them to third spot on the table as we head into the second half of the league.

So, with all that in mind, here are the top five players from round five of Super Rugby Aotearoa.

Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders)

It's difficult to imagine the Crusaders winning their highly-anticipated bout with the Blues on the weekend without the services of Richie Mo'unga at their disposal in the No. 10 jersey.

So good was the 26-year-old that many are pleading his case to remain the All Blacks first-five ahead of Beauden Barrett, who he certainly outshone at Orangetheory Stadium.

Mo'unga brought plenty of heat to a match that was played in cold conditions, with his affluence with ball in hand reaping statistics that read a match-high 62 running metres, eight defenders beaten, one clean break, one offload and a try assist.