ESSENDON v NORTH MELBOURNE



Hot: 
Brendon Goddard has averaged 15.6 points per game against North Melbourne – his best output against any club. Scott Thompson was North Melbourne's top-scoring player last time the teams met with 19.5 points.
Not: Michael Hibberd sits at 120th overall - his lowest position in the last two seasons. Michael Firrito has averaged just seven points against Essendon - his worst against any club.

ADELAIDE v ST KILDA

Hot:Eddie Betts has climbed from 58th to 35th overall in the last month - the biggest relative rise at the Crows. Jack Billings was St Kilda's best player last week with 22.6 points, ranked second on the ground. 
Not: Taylor Walker has averaged just 7.9 points this season - a drop of 33 per cent on last year. Nick Riewoldt sits at 146th overall - his lowest position in the last two seasons.         

HAWTHORN v MELBOURNE
Hot: Isaac Smith has scored 66.6 points in the past month, ranked ninth in the competition. This is also the best four-week period of his career to date. Tom McDonald has been Melbourne's highest-scoring player this season with 93.8 points, ranked 12th in the competition.
Not: Luke Breust has averaged just 12.2 points this season, a drop of 21 per cent on last year. Nathan Jones has averaged just 7.7 points against Hawthorn – his worst output against any club.
 
 
CARLTON v GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY
Hot: Tom Bell was Carlton's top scoring player last week with 23.8 points, which was ranked No.1 on the ground. Dylan Shiel has been the Giants' highest-scoring player this season with 108.3 points, ranked second in the competition.           
Not: Kade Simpson sits at 80th overall - his lowest position in the last two seasons. Ryan Griffen has averaged just 10.8 points this season - a drop of 30 per cent on last year.
 
SYDNEY SWANS v GEELONG 
Hot: Josh Kennedy was the Swans' best player last week with 24.3 points, ranking him No.1 on the ground. Mitch Duncan has climbed from 75th to 49th overall this season - the biggest relative rise at Geelong.
Not: Kieren Jack has scored just 39.1 points in the past month – the lowest-scoring four-week block of his career. Mathew Stokes has averaged just 7.3 points against the Swans – his worst output against any club.
 
WEST COAST v GOLD COAST
Hot: Nic Naitanui was the Eagles' top-scoring player the last time the teams met with 26 points - ranked No.1 for the game. Dion Prestia has been Gold Coast's highest-scoring player this season with 94.2 points – ranked 11th in the competition.
Not: Young Eagle Fraser McInnes has kicked one goal from four shots in his opening three games. Michael Rischitelli was Gold Coast's third-lowest scoring player last round with three points, which was his sixth-worst game since 2010.
 
WESTERN BULLDOGS v FREMANTLE
Hot: Easton Wood has been the Bulldogs' top-scoring player in the last month with 19 points per game – the best of any player in the League. Lachie Neale has scored 67.1 points in the past month - ranked eighth in the competition.
Not: Jack Macrae has averaged just 8.1 points this season - a drop of 27 per cent on last year's output. Michael Johnson sits at 83rd overall - his lowest position in the last two seasons.
 
RICHMOND v COLLINGWOOD
Hot: Anthony Miles was Richmond's best player last week with 18.8 points – the highest of anyone on the ground. Dane Swan has averaged 20.2 points per game against Richmond, which is his best output against any club.
Not: Trent Cotchin sits at 82nd overall - his lowest position in the last two seasons. Jamie Elliott has averaged just 8.4 points this season - a drop of 33 per cent on last year.
 
BRISBANE LIONS v PORT ADELAIDE
Hot: Dayne Beams has climbed from 104th to 37th overall this season – the biggest relative rise at the club. Robbie Gray has been Port Adelaide's top-scoring player in the last month with 18.9 points per game – ranked second in the competition.
Not: Daniel Rich has averaged just 10.2 points against Port Adelaide - his worst output against any club. Justin Westhoff has averaged just 9.4 points this season - a drop of 23 per cent on last year.