North Melbourne spearhead Ben Brown retains the lead at the top of the 2018 Coleman Medal table after 11 rounds but some of the chasing pack are finding form.
Dees forward Jesse Hogan has been in a rich vein of form and continued that against the Bulldogs, kicking five goals to move him into second place.
Following a big few weeks, it took an injury to stop Jack Darling as he went down in the first quarter against St Kilda, but his partner in crime, Josh Kennedy, picked up the slack, booting six majors in the big win.
That moved Kennedy into fourth, equal with Richmond midfielder-cum-forward Josh Caddy.
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Caddy kicked four in the Dreamtime at the 'G game against Essendon.
Sydney superstar Buddy Franklin kicked three against Carlton but has plenty of ground to make up after missing a few weeks with injury.
Collingwood's Will Hoskin-Elliott was the big mover in round 11, kicking six goals Fremantle to move him into the top 10.
COLEMAN MEDAL TOP 10 AFTER ROUND 11
| Rank | NAME | TEAM | GAMES | GOALS | BEHINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ben Brown | North Melbourne | 11 | 35 | 11 |
| 2. | Jesse Hogan | Melbourne | 11 | 31 | 10 |
| 3. | Jack Darling | West Coast | 11 | 28 | 11 |
| =4. | Josh Kennedy | West Coast | 8 | 27 | 10 |
| =4. | Josh Caddy | Richmond | 9 | 27 | 6 |
| 6. | Jeremy Cameron | GWS | 10 | 26 | 15 |
| =7. | Lance Franklin | Sydney | 8 | 25 | 15 |
| =7. | Jack Riewoldt | Richmond | 11 | 25 | 13 |
| 9. | Luke Breust | Hawthorn | 11 | 24 | 9 |
| 10. | Will Hoskin-Elliott | Collingwood | 11 | 23 | 9 |
Brown and the Roos face a trip to Geelong on Saturday, Hogan will play Collingwood on the Queen's Birthday Monday match at the MCG, while Kennedy and Darling have the week off with the bye, though the latter may face an extended spell on the sidelines.
