The game almost everyone had circled as the best of the round is living up to the billing.

Fremantle and Hawthorn are pinging the ball from end to end in Perth, but the Dockers kicked the last two goals to lead by two points at quarter-time.

Evergreen Hawk Jack Gunston is causing all sorts of trouble with five marks and 2.2 – it would have been three if not for a score review that showed his set shot struck the post – and is already onto his second opponent.

Luke Ryan struggled to keep pace with Gunston, so Brennan Cox will try where he failed. However, Hawthorn have a big forward to worry about themselves, with Josh Treacy with a match-high eight disposals, including the go-ahead goal in the final minute before the siren.

Something else the Hawks need to correct is their clearance work, given they trail 10-5 overall and 5-3 out of the centre. Docker Murphy Reid has three of his own.