Thompson reclaimed his title as the highest-placed key defender with a solid game against Melbourne. Matched up mainly on Chris Dawes and James Frawley, he took six intercept marks and won a total of 13 intercept possessions. He leads the competition with 100 intercept possessions for the season. He is 43rd overall on the ratings table.
Shaw was the Giants’ top-scoring player in their win against Carlton and was the highest-scoring defender of the round. He took four intercept marks, 10 total intercepts and led the Giants for metres gained. Shaw is 68th on the ratings table.
Bennell had 27 disposals, gained 624 metres, kicked 6.3 and had four score assists in the Suns' 40-point win over Geelong, which equated to a career-best haul of 28 player ratings points. Bennell has moved up to 83rd on the ratings table.
Gray managed to crack the top 100 in early 2012 before injury saw him miss nearly 12 months of football. He finished the 2013 season in 370th on the ratings table, but this year he has climbed back to 134th – the biggest rise by any player. Gray ranks 10th in the competition for total points this season.
Breust kicked four goals straight in the Hawks' win over Collingwood, taking his season's tally to 35. He has kicked 23 goals straight since last kicking a behind in round five against Geelong, though he has missed three shots completely in that time. Since debuting in 2011 Breust has 144 score assists – ranked No.1 in the competition in that time. He is 37th on the ratings table.
McGovern was the Eagles' top-scoring player in their win over St Kilda, kicking three goals, taking three contested marks and contributing two score assists. Over the past three rounds, he ranks 17th in the competition for total points scored. He is 554th on the ratings table.
Jacobs won 35 hit-outs, 19 of which went to a teammate’s advantage, from 77 ruck contests in the Crows' narrow loss to the Bombers. The performance equated to 17.8 points – the third-best player ratings score of his career. Jacobs is the second-highest scoring ruckman this season behind Aaron Sandilands and sits in 137th position overall – ninth of all ruckmen.
In just his 10th game at the highest level, Billings was the Saints' highest scoring player in their loss to the Eagles. He had 25 disposals at 100 per cent efficiency and kicked three goals. Billings sits eighth for total points scored by first-year players this season and 517th on the overall ratings table.
