Jack Riewoldt kicked himself into the outright lead in the race for the Coleman Medal, with a two-goal performance at the MCG on Friday night.
Backing up from his 10-goal game against the Suns that rocketed him to the top of the leaderboard, Riewoldt again put the pressure on the chasing pack in his side's win over Essendon.
He now holds a two-goal lead over North Melbourne's Ben Brown in second, who went goalless against Adelaide on Sunday evening.
It was the first time since round 12 - against Geelong - that Brown failed to put one between the big sticks.
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COLEMAN MEDAL TOP 10 AFTER ROUND 22
| PLAYER | TEAM | GOALS | LAST GAME |
| Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 60.31 | 2 (v ESS) |
| Ben Brown | North Melbourne | 58.22 | 0 (v ADE) |
| Lance Franklin | Sydney | 57.42 | 5 (v GWS) |
| Tom Hawkins | Geelong | 56.27 | 6 (v FRE) |
| Luke Breust | Hawthorn | 52.23 | 2 (v STK) |
| Jesse Hogan | Melbourne | 47.23 | 1 (v SYD) |
| Jack Gunston | Hawthorn | 46.26 | 4 (v STK) |
| Tom McDonald | Melbourne | 45.18 | 3 (v WCE) |
| Josh Caddy | Richmond | 43.13 | 4 (v ESS) |
| Jeremy Cameron | GWS | 42.22 | 1 (v SYD) |
While Riewoldt and Brown have commanded much of the attention, don't forget about Lance Franklin and Tom Hawkins, who kicked five and six goals respectively.
Buddy was on fire against GWS in the local derby as the Swans locked up a top-eight spot, while Hawkins kicked six in the Cats' demolition of the Dockers.
Luke Breust kicked two against St Kilda on Saturday night to move up the rankings, while teammate Jack Gunston vaulted up the leaderboard with four of his own.
Meanwhile, Melbourne's Jesse Hogan has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a foot injury.
