By far, the biggest shock of the day came courtesy of the Magpies who defeated premiership favourites Geelong at the MCG!
Collingwood have started this season woefully, with their only wins coming against lowly Richmond, Essendon and Brisbane.
Yet, by quarter-time they were 44 points ahead of the Cats who had only lost one game leading into this contest.
Geelong clawed their way back to within a few kicks late in the game, but Nathan Buckley's men kicked clear to record one of the upsets of the season and, incredibly, be only one game outside the top eight by the end of the round.
The other four matches went as expected with North Melbourne opening up a two-game buffer at the top of the ladder following their comprehensive 67-point win over Carlton.
The Kangas are now 9-0 for the first time in their history.
West Coast finally took a scalp on the road after beating Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval to move to sixth spot on the ladder.
Adelaide made light work of a decimated Gold Coast outfit, beating them by 75 points, to ensure they stay inside the top eight for another week (barring a Melbourne massacre of Brisbane tomorrow).
And Richmond kept their hopes of an unlikely finals berth alive with their second win on the trot - a 38-point mauling of Fremantle.
The Dockers have slumped to 0-9, 12 months after being 9-0!
Freo have certainly undergone one of the biggest falls from grace in VFL/AFL history. They are still below Essendon on the ladder! Who would have picked that pre-season after nine rounds?
FULL TIME
Fremantle 1.1, 2.3, 5.7, 6.9 (45)
Richmond 2.3, 6.10, 9.10, 11.17 (83)
GOALS
Fremantle: Ballantyne 3, Taberner, Langdon, Walters
Richmond: Miles 2, Riewoldt 2, Edwards 2, Grigg, Griffiths, Morris, Lloyd, Menadue
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LEADING DISPOSALS
Fremantle: Neale 37, D.Pearce 23, Mundy 23
Richmond: Cotchin 39, Martin 30, Grigg 24
Q4 28 MIN, FRE 44 RICH 83
Walters pinches a late one for the Dockers.
Q4 28 MIN, FRE 38 RICH 83
Fortunately, after coming to, Pearce and Morris have been helped off the ground by the trainers.
Q4 27 MIN, FRE 38 RICH 83
Morris looks to be knocked out cold after a nasty collision with Clancee Pearce.
Back to topIf @freodockers lose next week, they'll equal worst start to next season by top four team in 120 years of league football. #AFLFreoTigers
— Rohan Connolly (@rohan_connolly) May 21, 2016
Time for the debrief #aflnorthblues pic.twitter.com/9OQVxe0hnc
— North Melbourne (@NMFCOfficial) May 21, 2016
Q4 24 MIN, FRE 38 RICH 83
Tonight's game was played in front of 20,184 fans - Fremantle's lowest home crowd since 2001.
Brent Harvey has joined us in the rooms.
— 3AW Football (@3AWisfootball) May 21, 2016
"Three more boxes to tick before we get the 12 wins we need for finals." #AFLNorthBlues
Q4 21 MIN, FRE 38 RICH 83
Cotchin has now reached an equal career-high of 38 disposals - the fifth time he has reached that mark.
Back to topQ4 18 MIN, FRE 38 RICH 83
Cotchin weaves through traffic and finds Menadue who snaps truly from 35m out.
Q4 17 MIN, FRE 38 RICH 77
Leading disposals: Cotchin 35, Neale 31, Martin 25, D.Pearce 23
What a return by the Richmond captain! He's also had 16 contested possessions, 8 clearances and 7 tackles
FULL TIME
North Melb. 5.3, 8.9, 13.10, 17.11 (113)
Carlton 2.2, 3.4, 6.5, 6.10 (46)
GOALS
North Melb: Goldstein 3, Thomas 3, Brown 2, Harvey 2, Ziebell 2, Waite 2, Nahas 2, Ray
Carlton: Jones 2, Thomas, Walker, Simpson, Gorringe
LEADING DISPOSALS
North Melb: Dal Santo 28, Ziebell 22, Tarrant 22
Carlton: Docherty 29, Gibbs 29, Kerridge 29
Q4 28 MIN, NM 113 CARL 46
The siren sounds and North Melbourne go 9-0 for the first time in their 92-year history! Congratulations to the club.
Back to topOfficial crowd tonight 38,419 #AFLNorthBlues
— 3AW Football (@3AWisfootball) May 21, 2016
Q4 6 MIN, FRE 37 RICH 73
Riewoldt looks like he has suffered some kind of hand injury. He is grasping it in pain.
Q4 4 MIN, FRE 37 RICH 71
Edwards unloads from 50m out on the boundary line and it sails through! What a kick!
Q4 20 MIN, NM 113 CARL 45
Nahas is taken high by Byrne and wins the free kick.
From 45m out directly in front, Nahas slots the set shot to become the Kangas' seventh multiple goalscorer.
Jack Ziebell celebrates kicking a goal earlier tonight
THREE-QUARTER TIME
Fremantle 1.1, 2.3, 5.7 (37)
Richmond 2.3, 6.10, 9.10 (64)
GOALS
Fremantle: Ballantyne 3, Taberner, Langdon
Richmond: Miles 2, Riewoldt 2, Grigg, Griffiths, Edwards, Morris, Lloyd
LEADING DISPOSALS
Fremantle: Neale 26, Mundy 19, D.Pearce 19
Richmond: Cotchin 32, Martin 20, Edwards 18
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