With the second of the bye rounds sidelining some of the front-runners, several players took their chance to close the gap on Sporting News' Brownlow leaderboard.
Fremantle star Michael Walters was one of the biggest beneficiaries, his six-goal performance against Port Adelaide good enough for all three votes.
That lifted Walters into the top 10, while Dockers skipper Nat Fyfe is a perennial contender and moved into equal third with two votes in round 13.
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Essendon midfielder Zach Merrett performed strongly against the Hawks, his three votes taking him to 13 in total for 2019.
Bombers captain Dyson Heppell continued his good form, while backman Michael Hurley earned his first vote for the year.
It may have been his brother Matt's 100th game, but Brad Crouch stole the show in the win over the Tigers on Thursday night, picking up maximum votes, while Dustin Martin and Reilly O'Brien rounded out the top performers in that fixture.
Alan Richardson said Jack Billings' teammates had the classy youngster to thank for the win over Gold Coast and it's easy to see why.
33 touches, two goals and 11 tackles good enough for three votes.
It was a similar story for Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley who finished with 41 disposals, 10 tackles and a goal in three-point win over Carlton.
That relegated seven-goal Charlie Curnow to second place in the best performances in that match.
It was a slowish start to the season for Giants gun Josh Kelly but he has now polled in five of the last six matches to lift him to nine votes for the season, the latest three added against the Roos on Sunday.
GWS' midfield dominated the contest, with Tim Taranto and Stephen Coniglio rounding out the vote-getters.
Adelaide v Richmond
3. Brad Crouch
2. Dustin Martin
1. Reilly O’Brien
Essendon v Hawthorn
3. Zach Merrett
2. Dyson Heppell
1. Michael Hurley
Gold Coast V St Kilda
3. Jack Billings
2. Tim Membrey
1. David Swallow
Fremantle v Port Adelaide
3. Michael Walters
2. Nat Fyfe
1. Travis Boak
Carlton v Western Bulldogs
3. Josh Dunkley
2. Charlie Curnow
1. Marcus Bontempelli
North Melbourne v GWS
3. Josh Kelly
2. Tim Taranto
1. Stephen Coniglio
Sporting News' Brownlow 2019 leaderboard
| Tim Kelly | Geelong | 17 votes |
| Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 16 |
| Lachie Neale | Brisbane | 14 |
| Stephen Coniglio | GWS | 14 |
| Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 14 |
| Zach Merrett | Essendon | 13 |
| Brodie Grundy | Collingwood | 12 |
| Tim Taranto | GWS | 12 |
| Michael Walters | Fremantle | 12 |
| Rory Sloane | Adelaide | 11 |
| Elliot Yeo | West Coast | 11 |
| Gary Ablett | Geelong | 11 |
| Max Gawn | Melbourne | 11 |
