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1. Luke Breust is the AFL's best sharpshooter
After converting at 57 per cent last season, Luke Breust has become the most reliable shot on goal in the AFL. The mid-sized forward moved to equal fourth in the Coleman Medal race with 4.0 in Saturday's win against Collingwood, converting two set shots and roving another pair. It took his season tally to a remarkable 35.4 from 13 games – a marked improvement on last year's 40.30 from 25 games. Jack Gunston was the Hawks' sharpshooter in 2013, but Breust has overtaken his classy teammate, who returned from a corked calf on Saturday with 1.1 and has kicked 30.15 this season. - Nathan Schmook
2. The score review system needs reviewing
Kane Cornes thought he'd kicked his second goal for Port Adelaide on Saturday – as did his teammates, the Western Bulldogs players and the umpires. The Power celebrated, the umpires took the ball back to the middle and every player on the field lined up for a centre bounce. Then, just as play was seemingly set to resume, a score review was called and several blurry replays were enough to overturn the goal. Similarly contentious were goal review decisions involving Essendon's Ben Howlett against Adelaide on Saturday night, and North's Jack Ziebell against Melbourne on Sunday. It adds up to evidence the system needs further review to ensure it complements, rather than complicates, the game. - Harry Thring3. Harley Bennell is in the top handful of players for pure excitement
After his breakout 2012 season, many forgot how special Harley Bennell is with persistent hamstring and calf injuries limiting his continuity over the next 18 months. But against the Cats, he reminded everyone just what a unique talent he is, with 27 disposals, 11 marks and a career-best six goals. He snapped goals with both feet, kicked difficult set shots, banged one home on the run from 50m and for good measure added three goal assists in one of the best individual performances of the season. He comfortably sits alongside the likes of Cyril Rioli, Chad Wingard and Steven Motlop for pure talent and excitement, and now back at full fitness, he can help take the Suns up another notch and into the finals. - Michael Whiting
WATCH: Revved-up Harley buries the Cats4. The Dockers are wet-track specialists
It shouldn't come as any surprise that Fremantle plays well in wet conditions and Ross Lyon said his side loves the wet weather. But it is the ruthlessness of Fremantle's performances in the wet over the past couple of years that would suggest they are close to unbeatable in heavy conditions. The Dockers have kept both North Melbourne and the Lions to less than 30 points in the wet in the past two years. They also dispatched Geelong in a qualifying final at Simonds Stadium in the wet. The big bodies in the midfield and the defensive pressure across the ground results in opposing sides drowning in the rain. The Dockers will be hoping the heavens open come September, while their rivals may well be praying for sun. - Alex Malcolm
5. Brendon Goddard is the right man to be stand-in Essendon skipper
Goddard was terrific for the Bombers on Saturday night when they needed him to step up against the Crows. The midfielder gathered a mammoth 16 disposals in the final quarter to finish with 32 for the game in Essendon's nine-point win. Again, when the game was there to be won, Goddard was the go-to man for the club. With captain Jobe Watson in doubt to return this season after hip surgery, Goddard is Essendon's next best leader. While the next generation of Bombers, such as Dyson Heppell and David Zaharakis, are likely to strongly feature in the club's future leadership plans, Goddard is the perfect choice for right now. - Callum Twomey
WATCH: Goddard lead the Dons to victory6. Bernie Vince could be the recruit of the year
There's a number of contenders for this title but ex-Crow Bernie Vince would have to be right at the top of the pecking order. The midfielder dominated in a losing side against North Melbourne at the MCG on Sunday with 41 disposals, nine marks, four inside 50s and three majors. Vince almost single-handedly kept the Demons in the match until the Roos overwhelmed Melbourne in the third quarter. The 28-year-old was the 2009 club champion at Adelaide and would have to be in the mix for the Demons' best-and-fairest. – Travis King
7. Jack Billings will be some player
The Saints haven't had a lot to celebrate this season but the emergence of first-year player Jack Billings is encouraging. He had what coach Alan Richardson described as a "pretty special game" on Sunday against West Coast; his three first-quarter goals giving the Saints the belief they needed to put last week's debacle against Geelong behind them. It also gave them hope in a forward line that has been largely one dimensional. While this season will not deliver for Saints fans so far as results are concerned, Billings will be one to watch in coming years after his 25 disposals, six inside 50s, four rebounds and two scoring assists. – Jennifer Phelan
8. The Giants are no longer one of the competition's easybeats
Greater Western Sydney's eight-point victory over Carlton meant the AFL's youngest side secured consecutive victories for the first time. Criticised for an apparent lack of progress following heavy defeats to West Coast and Richmond, that has been forgotten with competitive losses to Hawthorn and Essendon and victories against the Brisbane Lions and now Carlton. That leaves GWS on 4-9 for the year, an equal clip with the Blues, Western Bulldogs and Melbourne and four points in front of the Tigers, Lions and St Kilda. There are still plenty of games left for there to be significant movement at the lower end of the ladder, but with the competition's youngest list at their disposal, this Giants team is clearly going places. - James Dampney
WATCH: Match highlights - GWS v Carlton9. Dustin Martin is finally living up to his potential
Richmond is having a horror season. Touted as a potential top-four chance at the start of the year, the Tigers sit in the bottom four, having won just three of their 13 games. But a shining light for the club has been Dustin Martin. The tough and skilful midfielder was clearly his team's best player in its 11-point loss to the Sydney Swans at the MCG on Friday night. Not only did he record a new career-best by tallying 36 disposals, he also proved that he is now fit enough to run out games, where previously he would start brightly then fade after half-time. If Richmond's best and fairest count was held today, Martin would probably win it. - Adam McNicol
