WEST COAST v HAWTHORN
Hot: Nic Naitanui top scored against St Kilda last week with 22.8 points, the fourth time this season he has been the top-scoring player in a game. Hawk Liam Shiels has climbed the overall standings from 84th to 64th in the last month.
Not: Shannon Hurn has been as high as 25th overall, but currently sits at a lowly 93rd in the competition. Brian Lake has averaged 6.9 points in the last four rounds – a drop of 26 per cent on his average before this period.
FREMANTLE v SYDNEY SWANS
Hot: Nat Fyfe has averaged 19.5 points per game this season – ranked No.1 in the competition. Josh Kennedy has been the Swans' top-scoring player in the last month with 20.9 points per game – ranked second in the competition.
Not: Garrick Ibbotson has averaged 6.5 points in the last four rounds - a drop of 33 per cent on his average before this period. Ted Richards has been as high as fourth in the overall standings for key defenders, but currently ranks 20th in the competition.
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WESTERN BULLDOGS v ADELAIDE
Hot: Marcus Bontempelli was the top-scoring player in the competition in rounds 22 and 23 – the only player to achieve that feat since Gary Ablett in rounds 21 and 22 of 2010. Eddie Betts has climbed the overall standings to 17th overall.
Not: Jarrad Grant has scored in single figures in 14 of his 18 games this season, including his last three games – three more than any other Bulldogs player. Patrick Dangerfield has averaged just 11.6 points against Western Bulldogs since 2010 – his worst output against any club.
RICHMOND v NORTH MELBOURNE
Hot: Dustin Martin was Richmond's best player last week with 27.3 points - ranked No.1 on the ground. Drew Petrie has averaged 16 points per game against Richmond since 2010 – his best against any club.
Not: Troy Chaplin is one of only two players at the club with 20 or more games to go down in the overall standings this season. He started at 138th overall and now sits at 158th. Brent Harvey has averaged 13.6 points this season – ranked 32nd in the competition. This is the only season since 2010 that he has been outside the top 30.
