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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6. North Melbourne Kangaroos
After two astonishing wins in Rounds 1 and 2, it hasn't been smooth sailing for the Alastair Clarkson-led Kangaroos in 2023.
One of the major positive stories has been the rise of rookie Harry Sheezel, who is having a Nick Daicos-like first year in the big time, averaging a whopping 28 disposals per game and sitting as the heavy favourite for the Rising Star Award. He was looking like a contender for the All-Australian side before a difficult evening against the Gold Coast in Round 7.
He is probably leading North Melbourne's best & fairest at the moment but that could change with a likely return to form for Luke Davies-Uniacke. 'LDU' started the season like a house on fire with two blistering performances against the two West-Australian clubs. He has since settled with some more quiet matches and a couple of missed games but look for him to explode in a few more games this season.
It has been quite a struggle for the rest of the Kangaroo lineup, however, with no other players standing out as best & fairest contenders, perhaps with the exception of Jack Ziebell, who has enjoyed plenty of the ball out of defence where he can control things from the backline and be a strong physical presence.
