During the second term Aaron Sandilands intercepted a Matthew Jaensch handball at the back edge of the centre square without a single player in front of him. The 211cm giant took off, bringing back memories of Carlton's Justin Madden at Waverley Park in 1993. On that day, Madden ran away from Adelaide's Shaun Rehn in the middle of ground, had two bounces and kicked a memorable goal from outside 50. More than two decades later, Sandilands did not quite get the same result. He took one successful bounce, but the second didn't come back to him and a potential goal of the year was nipped in the bud as Sandilands turned the ball over in comical fashion to leave the Dockers fans in hysterics.  

The Dockers' set-shot kicking in the 2013 Grand Final will forever haunt them and Sunday would have brought back some nasty memories as they missed eight set shots in the first half. First it was Aaron Sandilands from close range, then Pavlich from 50m, and then Nat Fyfe failed to score from a similar spot where he missed twice in last year's Grand Final. The yips spread like wildfire through the team. Pavlich missed four in total, Zac Clarke and Ryan Crowley both missed, while David Mundy failed to make the distance from 45m out. Stephen Hill also missed in the third term. But Zac Dawson, a key defender with 6.7 in his 127-game career, showed the forwards how it was done with a clinical finish from 45m on an angle in the third quarter to extend the margin to 18 points and give Fremantle some breathing space.

Ryan Crowley revealed last year that Patrick Dangerfield was one of the toughest opponents to tag. Dangerfield had 21 touches and kicked three goals last year in their only meeting in round 10, although the Dockers won by seven points. Crowley was so wound-up trying to quell Dangerfield's influence he berated his teammates after a piece of ill-fortune gifted Dangerfield his goal. Crowley won a crucial one-on-one inside 50m in the first quarter. He gave the handpass to Tendai Mzungu who dished to Paul Duffield. The clearing kick landed between three Dockers. Richard Douglas attacked it and shinned the ball on the half-volley and it luckily landed in the arms of Dangerfield for a mark. Crowley was furious as Dangerfield calmly slotted the goal. Dangerfield won another one-on-one minutes later marking deep inside 50 and dishing to Charlie Cameron for his second goal. Dangerfield finished with just 18 touches and a goal as Crowley claimed another scalp.

Crows livewire Charlie Cameron has made an impression in the first three games of his fledgling career, but he put on a real show in his fourth upon his return to Perth, kicking three goals in an electric display of pace and skill. Cameron was drafted last year after playing for the WA under-18s and for Swan Districts in the WAFL but his real home is Mornington Island in Queensland. Cameron played baseball and rugby at school in Brisbane and only took up Australian football when he moved to Newman in WA's north-west in 2012. His natural talents brought him to Perth and the Crows may benefit from those talents for years to come. 

Star Crows forward Taylor Walker loomed as a real threat ahead of the game, given he was coming off five goals last week, and had kicked 26 goals in just seven matches against the Dockers. Walker's match-winning five-goal haul in the 2012 semi-final against the Dockers came to mind but Luke McPharlin was absent that night at AAMI Stadium. The Freo defender was outstanding on Sunday, keeping Walker goalless. The Crow aided McPharlin's cause by missing two set shots but he took just three marks, only two of which were contested, but the Docker had 21 touches and took seven marks in a starring role in defence.