8With six rounds of football officially in the books for the 2023 AFLย season, plenty of players have made their mark on the competition already.
Young Pieย Nick Daicosย has emerged as a Brownlow favourite in just his second season and looks to be toppingย Collingwood's best and fairest count, while plenty of others have had standout seasons for their clubs.
After a month and a bit of footy, we've taken a look at where each club's best and fairest count stands, naming the favourites for the award so far, with part two of the series covering Geelong through to North Melbourne.
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5. Melbourne Demons
It has been the typical stars lighting it up at the Demons this year, as the dynamic duo of Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver continue to dominate the contest and involve themselves in Melbourne scores.
With Oliver ranking second in the comp for disposals, contested possessions and equal first for groundball gets, and Petracca ranking first for inside 50s and fourth for score involvements, it's hard to go past either for Melbourne's best & fairest. We'd probably give the nod to Oliver at the moment.
Another name that stands out, however, is Kysaiah Pickett, who is quickly turning into of the most damaging small forwards in the competition. His quickness, pace, and skill with ball in hand has excited Melbourne fans for over three years now, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes an All-Australian pedigree player.
The sharp-shooting Bayley Fritsch has also earned some votes this year with his dynamic performances as the hybrid forward, he epitomises Melbourne's accuracy in front of goal.
Finally, Jake Lever, Angus Brayshaw and young Kade Chandler are all enjoying quality seasons and will all poll some votes at the end of the year.
