Dockers keep rolling with record thrashing of Kangaroos

AFL ladder leaders Fremantle have extended their winning streak to a dozen matches with a ruthless 124-point thrashing of North Melbourne - the greatest winning margin in club history.

The Dockers broke the game open with a nine-goal blitz in the second quarter and powered away to a 24.11 (155) to 4.7 (31) victory at Bunbury's Hands Oval on Saturday.

The spread of contributors was impressive as Fremantle kicked the last 19 goals of the game, with Andrew Brayshaw (30 disposals), Shai Bolton (27), Murphy Reid (23) and Neil Erasmus (22) all influential.

Hayden Young finished with 23 disposals and two goals in a strong return after missing three weeks with concussion.

Josh Treacy (four), Patrick Voss (four), Sam Switkowski (three) and Luke Jackson (three) led a group of 10 goal-kickers.

The commanding victory ensured Fremantle (12-1) will spend a third consecutive week on top of the ladder heading into their mid-season bye.

North (5-7), meanwhile, slipped further back in the race for a wildcard spot and lost defender Riley Hardeman to concussion before halftime.

Harry Sheezel (27 disposals), Luke Parker (26) and Luke Davies-Uniacke (20) fought hard in a losing side.

After beating West Coast in their inaugural Bunbury "home'' fixture last year - under a deal with the WA government - the Kangaroos stayed with Fremantle for about 40 minutes.

The margin was just six points when George Wardlaw kicked North's fourth major at the seven-minute mark of the second term.

But the Dockers went on a tear, slamming through the next eight goals in just 19 minutes to lead by 54 points -- 13.4 to 4.4 -- at the main break.

It was Fremantle's highest first-half score in more than 11 years and also the third consecutive game in which the Kangaroos have conceded 75 or more points by halftime.

There was no repeat of North's remarkable fightback against Gold Coast last round, as they went goalless in the second half against the Dockers and added just 0.3 to their tally.

It was the equal-seventh heaviest loss in Kangaroos history and the biggest margin of defeat in Alastair Clarkson's coaching tenure.