North Melbourne missed the chance to leapfrog Adelaide on the ladder, as the Crows won a 18.17 (125) to 19.10 (124) thriller at Docklands.
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is looking forward to the imminent return of some of his biggest stars.
Back-up Fremantle ruckman Zac Clarke spoke to family in Melbourne before signing a two-year AFL contract extension.
Fremantle are knocking on the door of the top four at the halfway point of their AFL season, but coach Ross Lyon is not getting carried away.
| Rnd | Date | Vs. | K | HB | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 26/04/2013 | Richmond | 16 | 8 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 04/05/2013 | Gold Coast Suns | 18 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 11/05/2013 | Collingwood | 21 | 8 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron SandilandsPosition:
31
Alex SilvagniPosition:
36Goals this season:
3
Anthony MorabitoPosition:
2
Chris MaynePosition:
23Goals this season:
20
Clancee PearcePosition:
46Goals this season:
2
Danyle PearcePosition:
6Goals this season:
5
David MundyPosition:
16Goals this season:
5
Garrick IbbotsonPosition:
5Goals this season:
1
Hayden BallantynePosition:
1Goals this season:
14
Jayden PittPosition:
4
Jesse CrichtonPosition:
44
Jonathon GriffinPosition:
12Goals this season:
3
Joshua MellingtonPosition:
25
Kepler BradleyPosition:
26Goals this season:
7
Luke McPharlinPosition:
18Goals this season:
0
Matt de BoerPosition:
9Goals this season:
4
Matthew PavlichPosition:
29Goals this season:
2
Michael BarlowPosition:
21Goals this season:
4
Michael JohnsonPosition:
37Goals this season:
3
Michael WaltersPosition:
10Goals this season:
19
Nathan FyfePosition:
7Goals this season:
7
Nick SubanPosition:
8Goals this season:
8
Paul DuffieldPosition:
41Goals this season:
2
Peter FaulksPosition:
28
Ryan CrowleyPosition:
15Goals this season:
5
Sam MenegolaPosition:
39
Stephen HillPosition:
32Goals this season:
3
Tendai MzunguPosition:
13Goals this season:
6
Viv MichiePosition:
20
Zac ClarkePosition:
30Goals this season:
3
Zac DawsonPosition:
3Goals this season:
0
| Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Points |
| 1 | Hawthorn | 10 | 1 | 40 |
| 2 | Geelong Cats | 10 | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | Essendon | 9 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | Sydney Swans | 8 | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Fremantle | 8 | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 8 | 4 | 32 |
| 7 | Richmond | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Carlton | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Coast Eagles | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 5 | 24 |
