PORT ADELAIDE v COLLINGWOOD 


Hot: Chad Wingard has climbed the overall standings from 53rd to 27th in the last month. Scott Pendlebury has been Collingwood's top-scoring player in the last month with 21.6 points per game - ranked No.1 in the competition. 

Not: Brad Ebert has averaged 7.8 points in the last four rounds – a drop of 40 per cent on his average from the first 10 rounds. Steele Sidebottom has averaged just 10.2 points this season – a drop of 33 per cent on last year. 

RICHMOND v CARLTON 

Hot: Jack Riewoldt has been Richmond's highest-scoring player this season with 186.5 points - ranked 16th in the competition. Tom Bell was Carlton's top-scoring player last time the teams met with 22.6 points, which included one goal, four assists and seven tackles. 

Not: Brandon Ellis was the club's third-lowest scoring player on the weekend with a disposal efficiency of just 50 per cent. Carlton defender Kade Simpson sits at 91st overall – down from 56th at the start of the season. 

ESSENDON v MELBOURNE


Hot: David Zaharakis was best on ground last time the teams met with 26.5 points. He had 31 disposals and kicked four goals. Bernie Vince has been Melbourne's top-scoring player in the past month with 17.7 points per game – ranked 10th in the competition. 

Not: Brendon Goddard sits third overall at the Bombers but gathered just seven disposals against St Kilda last weekend. Tom McDonald has averaged 8.6 points in the last four rounds – a drop of 35 per cent on his average in the first 10 rounds. 

WESTERN BULLDOGS v GOLD COAST 

Hot: Jason Johannisen was the Bulldogs' top-scoring player last time the teams met with 18.8 points. Kade Kolodjashnij has been Gold Coast's top-scoring player in the last month with 13.8 points per game – ranked 36th in the competition. 

Not: Matthew Boyd has averaged just 12 points against Gold Coast – his worst output against any club. Suns defender Nick Malceski sits at 59th overall – down from 31st at the start of the season. 

NORTH MELBOURNE v GEELONG 

Hot: Todd Goldstein has been North Melbourne's highest-scoring player this season with 202.3 points – ranked eighth in the competition. Harry Taylor was Geelong's top-scoring player last time the teams met with 17.5 points. 

Not: Lindsay Thomas has averaged 5.8 points in the past four rounds – a drop of 48 per cent on his average in the first 10 rounds. Geelong veteran Andrew Mackie has averaged just 6.3 points against North Melbourne – his worst output against any club. 

WEST COAST v ADELAIDE 

Hot: Nic Naitanui has climbed the overall standings from 74th to 19th this season. Patrick Dangerfield has been Adelaide's highest scoring player this season with 210 points – ranked sixth in the competition. 

Not: Eagles forward Josh Kennedy sits fourth overall at the club but was the club's lowest scoring player last weekend. Adelaide skipper Taylor Walker has averaged just 8.5 points this season – a drop of 28 per cent on last year. 

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY v ST KILDA

Hot: Tom Scully was the Giants' best player last week with 15.1 points. David Armitage has averaged 17.3 points per game against the Giants – his best output against any club. 

Not: Ryan Griffen sits at 22nd overall - his lowest position in the last two seasons. Farren Ray sits eighth overall at the club but was St Kilda's lowest scoring player last weekend against Essendon. 

HAWTHORN v FREMANTLE 

Hot: Liam Shiels has been Hawthorn's top-scoring player in the last month with 20.8 points per game – ranked third in the competition. Matthew Pavlich was the top-scoring player last time the teams met with 27.5 points, which included five goals and two assists. 

Not: Jordan Lewis sits at 50th overall – down from 27th at the start of the season. Stephen Hill sits at 52nd overall – his lowest position in the last two seasons. 

BRISBANE LIONS v SYDNEY SWANS

Hot: Dayne Beams has climbed the overall standings from 104th to 14th this season. Dan Hannebery has moved up 14 positions from 59th to 45th in the past month. 

Not: Dayne Zorko has averaged just 10.2 points this season – a drop of 30 per cent on last year. Swans co-captain Kieren Jack sits at 30th overall – down from 12th at the start of the season.