Ben Brown’s outstanding patch of form continued on Saturday, with the North key-forward rewarded with eight votes from the coaches.

North’s number 50 booted 4 goals, took 8 marks and finished with 14 disposals in the win over Melbourne, and in the process moved to equal-second in the Coleman Medal race.

Brown has also sky-rocketed up the Roos’ coaches votes’ leaderboard in recent weeks, moving to outright second, just one vote behind Ben Cunnington.

Andrew Swallow had arguably his best game of the season to register five votes, after netting 27 disposals, 7 tackles and a goal.

The skipper Jack Ziebell also polled five for his 26 touches, 10 clearances and 5 inside 50s.

Shaun Higgins sits in third place on the North leaderboard, polling one vote after amassing 28 possessions, 7 inside 50s and a goal.

North v Melbourne votes

8 Ben Brown (NM)
8 Clayton Oliver (Melb)
5 Andrew Swallow (NM)
5 Jack Ziebell (NM)
3 Tom McDonald (Melb)
1 Shaun Higgins (NM)

North leaderboard

40 Ben Cunnington
39 Ben Brown
33 Shaun Higgins
17 Jarrad Waite
16 Jack Ziebell

AFL leaderboard

92 Dustin Martin (Rich)
91 Patrick Dangerfield (Geel)
69 Tom Mitchell (Haw)
67 Zach Merrett (Ess)
66 Dayne Zorko (BL)
62 Rory Sloane (Adel)
61 Gary Ablett (GC)
59 Joel Selwood (Geel)
58 Sebastian Ross (StK)
57 Elliot Yeo (WC)