Melbourne's new-found love affair with Perth continued as they posted a 74-point AFL win over West Coast at Perth Stadium.
The Demons kicked six goals to one in the opening term of Sunday's match to set up the 16.16 (112) to 5.8 (38) victory in front of 27,488 fans.
The result marked Melbourne's 16th straight win, with the run including last year's grand final triumph over the Western Bulldogs and the 83-point preliminary final demolition of Geelong, both at Perth Stadium.
Perth had previously been a graveyard for the Demons, with Melbourne losing 17 straight matches at Subiaco Oval between 2004-2016.
But the defending premiers have now won four straight games in Perth, with their latest win keeping them at the top of the ladder with a perfect 9-0 record.
Sunday's result was soured, however, by a hamstring injury to midfielder James Harmes, who limped off in the final quarter.
Harmes' replacement Kade Chandler is facing suspension for his pin-the-arms tackle that resulted in Luke Foley's head being slammed to the turf.
West Coast forward Liam Ryan is almost certain to be suspended for a bump to the head of Melbourne young gun Jake Bowey.
Although Bowey was able to play on, the high nature of the hit and the fact Ryan ran past the ball to deliver the bump will count against him.
Ryan was subbed out in the final term with a hamstring injury.
Clayton Oliver (28 disposals, seven clearances) and Christian Petracca (28 disposals, two goals) cleaned up in the middle, Andrew Brayshaw (24 possessions) provided plenty of rebound from defence, while Tom McDonald (four goals), Kysaiah Pickett (three), and Bayley Fritsch (three) cashed in up forward.
Max Gawn and Luke Jackson dominated in the ruck.
Eagles midfielder Tim Kelly battled hard to win 32 disposals and five clearances, but West Coast's on-ball brigade was overwhelmed.
The Eagles started the match without 11 of their best 22 players after Josh Kennedy (sore knee) was a late withdrawal, joining the likes of Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey, Elliot Yeo, Andrew Gaff, Oscar Allen, Dom Sheed, Willie Rioli and Shannon Hurn on the sidelines.
The first-quarter stats were ugly and perfectly summed up Melbourne's dominance.
The Demons won the inside-50 count (20-4), clearances (14-4), and contested possessions (40-28) on the way to winning the quarter 6.5 (41) to 1.0 (6).
West Coast stemmed the bleeding in the second term and restricted Melbourne to just one goal, but the damage had been done.
Eagles duo Jamie Cripps and Bailey Williams produced special checkside goals in the third quarter.
But West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern was left fuming after suffering through an umpiring howler.
McGovern had taken a defensive mark and wanted to take his kick before pointing to Petracca, who had made no effort to leave from the protected zone.
Instead of paying a 50m penalty, the umpire called play-on and pinged McGovern for deliberate out of bounds, with Petracca nailing the subsequent goal.
West Coast worked hard to keep the margin at 44 points, but the floodgates opened in the final term as the Demons piled on seven goals.
Blues spoil Cameron's Giants farewell
Carlton survived a spirited Greater Western Sydney fightback to spoil Leon Cameron's farewell with a 30-point victory at Giants Stadium on Sunday.
The Giants were looking to send Cameron off in style in his 193rd and final game as head coach but it was the Blues who looked more inspired as they kicked five goals to one in the last quarter to triumph 15.15 (105) to 11.9 (75).
The win came at a cost for the Blues as Zac Williams sustained a nasty lower leg injury and was in tears as he had to be helped from the field.
The Giants were expected to come out firing in Cameron's last match in charge but the Blues started brighter and put 4.2 on the scoreboard before GWS even moved the ball into their forward 50.
The home team gradually worked their way back into the contest to be level at the main break and only trailed by a goal at the last change.
But the Giants were never quite able to claim the lead as the Blues eventually overpowered them to move to a 7-2 record and finish round nine in the top-four.
Charlie Curnow kicked two crucial goals early in the final term after being well-held by Giants defender Sam Taylor, while Sam Walsh, Corey Durdin, Jack Silvagni and Zac Fisher also scored two each in an impressive team performance for the Blues.
Co-captain Josh Kelly (36 disposals, one goal) looked to inspire the Giants throughout, while Braydon Preuss was also crucial to the comeback in his first match as sole ruckman for the club.
Toby Greene, Harry Himmelberg and Jake Riccardi each kicked two goals to keep the Giants in the contest but the Blues were more efficient with the ball and won the inside-50 count 64-47.
Carlton had to do without Williams for much of the match after the gun defender was injured moments before quarter-time and had to be subbed out of the game.
The former Giant was running toward a marking contest in the Blues' defensive 50 when he fell to ground with no one near him and immediately clutched at his lower leg.
While the Giants weren't able to send Cameron off with a victory, both clubs formed a guard of honour for the coach as he walked off the field after the final siren.
The Blues have a short turnaround for their Friday night clash with Sydney while the Giants are set to start life under interim coach Mark McVeigh against West Coast at Giants Stadium on Sunday
Suns claim massive Freo scalp
Gold Coast have halted Fremantle's six-game AFL winning run, claiming an impressive 36-point upset win over the Dockers at Carrara Stadium.
In wet conditions, the Suns restricted the high-flying Dockers to just four goals as they backed up last weekend's win over Sydney at the SCG with a 10.9 (68) to 4.9 (33) victory on Sunday.
The win lifts the Suns to a 4-5 record and to the fringe of the top eight while Fremantle's loss is just their second of the season.
Mabior Chol kicked four goals for the Suns, while fellow recruit Levi Casboult had two.
The Suns' win was set up by their dominance at ground level, with Izak Rankine failing to kick a goal but having a hand in 11 score involvements.
Young guns Noah Anderson (26 disposals) and Matt Rowell (eight tackles) were among the Suns' best while another ex-Richmond player Brandon Ellis (21 disposals, seven marks, four clearances) had one of his best games in a Suns jumper.
Co-captains Jarrod Witts (29 hitouts, eight tackles) and Touk Miller (34 disposals, eight tackles, 10 clearances) were also superb for the hosts, including a rare goal for Witts in the first quarter, while ex-Docker Sam Collins was a mountain in defence.
Fremantle, playing without Michael Walters (health and safety protocols), Sam Switkowksi (concussion) and Nathan O'Driscoll (foot), had 19 inside-50s and kicked two goals in the first quarter to hold a two-point advantage at the first change.
Despite continuing to dominate the inside-50 count, Fremantle didn't score another goal until Sean Darcy's snap in the 21st minute of the fourth quarter.
The only real highlight for Justin Longmuir's team was a first AFL goal for Neil Erasmus in the first term, with the Dockers left with plenty to ponder on their trip back to Perth.
Fremantle host Collingwood at Optus Stadium next week while the Suns head to Ballarat to face the Western Bulldogs.
