1. Still no 800 club for milestone man
Lance Franklin needed five goals to bring up his 800th major but had frostbite at the Randwick end when the Pies dominated the first quarter. The superstar still had a hand in his side's only goal in the opening term and looked dangerous every time he was near the footy against youngster Henry Schade, but couldn't find the sticks before half time, with a trademark long bomb belting the post in the second term. He did the same on the siren at three-quarter time. Schade had the edge on his more fancied opponent despite some moments of brilliance from Buddy, and took the points on the night by keeping one of the game's greatest forwards goalless.

Match report: Pies triumph by a point

2. The Reid Family Cup
The brothers have been in good nick to start the year but Swans' leading goalkicker Sam Reid didn't get near it in the opening term, given his side only had two inside 50s, and didn't get his first touch until 12 minutes into the second term, when he out-bodied Ben to take a mark. The Swan coughed up an easy goal in the third quarter when he tried to find Franklin with a handball instead of nailing a set shot from 20 metres straight in front, and never found a way to impose himself on the game like he had in the first two rounds. Ben Reid finished the night with 16 possessions and 10 important marks in defence, while Sam's solitary goal came in the final quarter and he finished with just four kicks. Older brother wins the match and the Reid Family Cup. 

3. Hannebery watch
The star midfielder's ordinary form has come under plenty of scrutiny in the first two rounds, and he was given a different role against the Magpies when he was sent to run with Adam Treloar. Hannebery had the better of the duel in the first half with Treloar's disposal by foot extremely poor, and then the pair traded goals early in the third quarter as the battle really livened up. Two of the competition's best onballers went at it for most of the night and both were very influential for their respective teams, with Hannebery gathering 31 touches and laying nine tackles, and Treloar having 28 disposals and a game-high 14 tackles. You'd pay plenty to watch that sort of match up every week.

WATCH The thrilling last two minutes

4. Classic battle between Fasolo magic and redoubtable Swan
The Magpies' small forward was everywhere when his side was on top, with Fasolo kicking the game's opening goal, and three in the first term opposed to Nick Smith. The Pie added another in the second term to give him four goals from 13 disposals before the main break. The All Australian Swan responded by holding Fasolo to zero touches in the third term, and just five in the second half, without conceding another goal for the match, but Fasolo's brilliant first-half effort was incredibly important for the winners, and in a one-point game was the match-winning difference.  

5. SCG hoodoo ends in black and white
Collingwood hadn't won at the SCG since round four, 2000, but that didn't seem to spook the visitors as they piled on four goals to one in the first term. The only problem for the Pies was they failed to capitalise on a lopsided 23-2 inside-50 count, and it kept the Swans in the contest. The home side came back and it looked like the old demons would return for Nathan Buckley's men, but they fought bravely and held on for a famous victory on the road to grab their first points of the year, and banish the Swans to 0-3 for the season.