Tom Atkins leads the Steven King Medal after Round 10, which is the kind of stat that quietly tells the story of the season — the best individual player in the comp playing for the team sitting ninth. Atkins added another 36 in Sainta's Sinners' win over Corio Bayside, alongside Bailey Williams' 43 in the ruck and Bailey Smith's 34. Two Baileys in the same winning side is a detail you only really appreciate once. Like LA Knight without a storyline, Atkins is putting in the work every week and waiting for the booking to catch up. The Cheats keep doing Cheats things, beating South East Suburban Flannie to extend their lead at the top. Clayton Oliver (38) and Tom Sparrow (27) doing the bulk of the work. Western Suburbs Walkabout have quietly worked their way to second on the ladder, eight wins from eleven, including a two-point squeaker over Bethnal Green Village this round. Worth noting and apparently nobody is. The Pirates put 55 on Fitzroy thanks to Brodie Grundy's 52 in the ruck — a reminder that the bloke once signed a seven-year mega-deal at Collingwood, got dumped out of the ruck rotation at Melbourne within a season, and now looks like the best ruckman in the comp at his third club. Careers in this sport rarely run in a straight line. Fabulous Phils continue to drift, bottom of the ladder on 2-9 despite Nick Daicos doing his bit every week.