TORY Dickson's six-goal haul for the Western Bulldogs against Adelaide on Sunday has earned him the highest round 21 score in the Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Vero.

Dickson's half-dozen goals, 17 disposals, five marks and four tackles equated to a career-high tally of 31.1 ratings points.

It was the third-highest score by a forward this season and resulted in Dickson jumping 36 places on the table, from 338 to 302.


Hawthorn defender Josh Gibson has continued his good run of form by tallying the highest score of any defender at the weekend.

Gibson had 11 spoils and 10 intercepts in the win over Collingwood at the MCG on Friday night, which equated to 23.7 points.

North Melbourne big man Todd Goldstein has consolidated his position as the No. 2 rated ruckman behind West Coast's Nic Naitanui.

He hit 11 of his 30 hit-outs to advantage in the Roos' big win over Essendon on Saturday, which helped him finish with 23.8 points. It was the highest score registered by a ruckman for the weekend.

Goldstein's effort saw him climb into the top 50 for the first time since the player ratings began. He is the first ruckman other than Naitanui to break into the top 50.

Travis Boak is also enjoying a career-best run of form. The Port Adelaide skipper gathered 35 disposals and kicked three goals in the Power's win over Gold Coast on Saturday, which was worth 23.7 points.

Having started the season at 77 on the player ratings table, Boak has risen to 29. 

Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett remains at the top of the tree. In fact, the top 10 is unchanged after the weekend's action.