How much fun are streaks and club records?

Fremantle made it a club record 12 wins in a row on a day where they kicked a club record 19 goals in a row to beat North Melbourne by a club record 124 points at Hands Oval. Is there anything this team can’t do at the moment?

There was a festival feeling at Hands Oval for Fremantle’s away clash against North Melbourne and the Dockers guaranteed people enjoyed the party as Luke Jackson put on a show, the key forwards dominated again, the midfield did as they pleased and the defence was miserly.

North Melbourne’s fourth and final goal came nearly seven minutes into the second term. Pat Voss and Josh Treacy both kicked four goals by themselves for Fremantle. Voss had a day out with 15 score involvements.

Jackson had 19 possessions and three goals while Andrew Brayshaw collected 30 disposals and nine clearances.

The Dockers entered the game one game clear on top of the ladder after 11 consecutive wins, but further enhanced their premiership dreams with a dominant 24.11 (155) to 4.7 (31) win.

With Hawthorn and Geelong both losing earlier in the round, the Dockers now have a 14-point gap between themselves and the third placed Hawks. Top spot is nice, and you get bragging rights, but you don’t get any extra advantage in the finals for finishing on top.

Home finals are so damn important if you’re a WA team and the AFL has only seen one other club in the 18-team competition have that big a gap on the ladder at any point of the season.

The Dockers have an absolute stranglehold on a home final as they head to the bye.

Jackson famously helped Melbourne to win a premiership at Optus Stadium with some incredible work in the centre square and he produced another extraordinary game to leave North Melbourne in his wake.

The Dockers kicked nine goals in a dominant second term and Jackson was the one doing all the damage.

He had eight possessions, three clearances and kicked to goals for the quarter and put on a show.

North Melbourne couldn’t match his athleticism in the ruck or his speed and power on the ground.

Brayshaw worked hand in hand with Jackson. He had 12 possessions and four clearances in the second term.

Fremantle have been known for their ability to blow games open in short periods. The Purple Patch has been one of their strengths.

They led by only six points after George Wardlaw kicked a goal seven minutes into the term. Then Fremantle went on a rampage. They kicked three goals in three-and-a-half minutes to leave the Kangaroos stunned.

Then they put the foot down to pile on eight goals in a row before half-time.

Their ability to link up with handballs was dynamic. Their strength in contests was a sight to behold. And their refusal to give up anything in the backline left the Kangaroos searching for answers.

Even after a brilliant quarter, they weren’t prepared to give the Roos a sniff. Sam Switkowski smothered Charlie Spargo’s kick on the half-time siren to guarantee North Melbourne couldn’t go to half-time with any sense of joy.

They’d already taken away hope. A 54-point lead at the long break will do that. Sure, North Melbourne fought back from 43 points down in their most recent match to beat Gold Coast.

But this Dockers team wasn’t going to let them do that.

It took 14 seconds for Voss to take a mark inside 50 in the third term. He missed the shot but got another chance two minutes later. He kicked that shot into the man on the mark. But Fremantle kept attacking and Switkowski kicked their first goal of the term after five minutes.

That goal followed the trend that had been prominent all day. The Dockers took the ball the length of the field with their running game and the Kangaroos couldn’t find ways to stop them.

And it happened over and over again. The third quarter was another four goals to nil. That made it 12 unanswered goals to Fremantle.

Voss extended it to 14 consecutive goals with a mini streak at the start of the final term. He kicked two goals in two minutes and then missed a third.

It was a dominant display.

When you’re playing against the top team and a squad that hasn’t lost since round one, it is crucial not to give them easy goals. And North just handed Fremantle goals when the game was actually close.

The Dockers kicked two of their four goals in the first term after North Melbourne committed horrible errors.

First Riley Hardeman chipped the ball sideways on the wing and Sam Switkowski pounced to take the mark. He had nobody in front of him and charged forward to kick a goal.

That hurt. Hardeman is young. He’s only 21 and was playing his 22nd game. Mistakes happen when you’re inexperienced.

We don’t anticipate those mistakes from experienced stars who have played more than 300 games. But Luke Parker’s attempted kick in to Harry Sheezel after a behind went straight to Murphy Reid and he doesn’t miss set shots from close to goal.

Fremantle have desperately wanted to produce a four quarter performance this season. They certainly did that.

The Dockers are having fun.

SCOREBOARD

FREMANTLE 4.3 13.4 17.5 24.11 155

NORTH MELBOURNE 2.2 4.4 4.6 4.7 31

GOALS - FREMANTLE: P Voss 4 J Treacy 4 S Switkowski 3 L Jackson 3 H Young 2 M Reid 2 M Frederick 2 J Amiss 2 N Erasmus I Dudley. NORTH MELBOURNE: G Wardlaw C Trembath N Larkey J Darling.

BEST - FREMANTLE: L Jackson P Voss A Brayshaw J Treacy H Young M Reid N Erasmus. NORTH MELBOURNE: L Parker G Wardlaw L Davies-Uniacke.

INJURIES - FREMANTLE: Nil. NORTH MELBOURNE: R Hardeman (concussion).

UMPIRES: L Fisher D Johanson A Heffernan H Birch. CROWD: 13,331 at Hands Oval.