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North Melbourne ended up 31 point winners but it really was a much closer, and better, game than that. The last quarter was a blow out for the Dockers and they just crumbled at the final hurdle.
REPORT: UNBEATEN NORTH TOP THE TABLE
Kangaroos outscored the Dockers 39 to 15 in the final stanza, making them the only team still undefeated in the AFL after four rounds.
Fremantle on the other hand will head back to Perth without a single mark in the wins column so far this year.
Final score
North Melbourne 20.12 (132)
Fremantle 14.17 (101)
The undefeated North Melbourne Kangaroos will look to continue their hot run of form against the winless Fremantle Dockers this afternoon inside Etihad Stadium. Join The Roar for all the action and highlights from 4:40pm (AEST).
The Kangaroos snuck past a determined Demons outfit last week, getting home by five points in a high-scoring affair, notching up their third straight win on their way to a tie for top spot.
Contrastingly, the Dockers have failed to find their minor premiership winning form from last year, slumping to three straight losses last week against West Coast. Trailing by just six at the halftime break, Freo slipped in the second stanza and went down by 33 in the end.
The biggest blow to come out of the loss was the injury to 13-year Fremantle veteran Aaron Sandilands, the big man will miss at least six weeks after suffering a punctured lung and some badly broken ribs in a clash with Nic Naitanui.
It really is a story of opposites coming into the game, North Melbourne are sitting in second place on the average points per game table with 120, while the Dockers are third from the bottom with just 65 points a game this season.
The usual clearance specialists, Fremantle are at the wrong end of the stats in that regard as well, sitting in 14th with just 32 per game while the Kangaroos sit up in second for the same category, averaging 42 clearances a game.
Etihad Stadium will be another barrier for the Dockers to leap over if they want a win, having won only a single game against North Melbourne in the six visits to the venue.
Prediction
Fremantle are in desperate need of a win to get their season kickstarted at the moment, falling in the early stages of 2016. North on the other hand are in flying form, having put over 100 points in the board in every round so far.
With no Sandilands and a vulnerable midfield, this one could be a blowout and an ugly game for the Dockers fans.
North to win by 48
Can North Melbourne continue their unbeaten streak and hold their place at the top of the table? Or will Fremantle get a win on the board with an upset away from home? Catch all big action from 4:40pm (AEST) on The Roar.
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