An AFL forward dominating for their team in attack is a sight to behold, but statistics show that a lone ranger providing the majority of scores is not translating to team success.
Prior to round nine, the top five contributors to their team's score in goals and goal assists were all from teams outside the top eight, with most of them unlikely to see their team catapult into the finals positions by season's end.
And in an interesting twist of fate, the top three in this statistic category all finished round nine injured or out of the side - with their teams now desperately looking for another score source.
Adelaide skipper Taylor Walker - who was arguably in career best form to start the season - has kicked or assisted an extraordinary 42 percent of the Crows' goals up to round nine.
With the veteran forward rested after a few lean games, in which the Crows all lost, it's clear that their reliance on Tex's attacking abilities has fueled Adelaide's positive results.
But despite Walker's dominance, the Crows have struggled to find contributors in attack and they currently sit 15th on the AFL ladder with only three wins from their nine games.
It's the same story with Coleman Medal leader Harry McKay at Carlton, with the powerful full forward either kicking or setting up 32 percent of the Blues' six-pointers - but the team have the same win-loss record as the Crows.
The revelation and evidence that McKay is struggling with a shoulder injury could make it difficult for the Blues to kick majors in the coming weeks.
Another injured star, GWS stand-in captain Toby Greene, is also contributing to 32 percent of his team's goals, but is now out for at least a month with a shoulder injury, just as the Giants were starting to show improvement.
Rounding out the top five is Fremantle's Matt Taberner (31 percent) and Gold Coast's Ben King (30 percent), with both seemingly unlikely to feature in September either.
Interestingly, Essendon has had the majority of their score kicked by Cale Hooker (22 goals) and Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (22 goals) - with both players in the top 10 for the Coleman Medal.
But the team is in 12th position, with three wins and six losses, and seems unlikely to be a player in the post-season mix.
A scan up the top of the AFL ladder reveals teams that are sharing the workload, with league leaders Melbourne not having any players in the top 10 in the Coleman race, but featuring four players that have kicked more than nine goals in Bailey Fritsch, Tom McDonald, Kysaiah Pickett and Christian Petracca.
It's a similar story at the Bulldogs with nine players also contributing nine-plus goals, with Josh Bruce (27 goals) and Aaron Naughton (22) providing the majority, while Marcus Bontempelli (11) and Tim English (9) are the supporting act.
Geelong slightly bucks the trend with a reliance on three players - Tom Hawkins (20 goals), Gary Rohan (15) and Jeremy Cameron (13), with the possibility a fit Patrick Dangerfield would have been the fourth option.
Reigning premiers Richmond - who have won three of the past four flags - lead the way however, with six players kicking nine-plus goals, including Jack Riewoldt (22 goals), Tom Lynch (15), Jake Aarts (13), Jason Castagna (10), Shai Bolton (10) and Dustin Martin (9).
It's clear the path to success in the AFL involves sharing the scoring among the attacking players in the team, and an over-reliance on a score source is unlikely to translate to a deep run in the finals.
