AFL Coleman Medal leaderboard: Ben Brown still on top after round 11

Tom Naghten

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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.

Tom Naghten

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Tom Naghten is a senior editor at The Sporting News Australia where he's been part of the team since 2017. He predominantly covers boxing and MMA. In his spare time, he likes to watch Robbie Ahmat's goal against the Kangaroos at the SCG in 2000.