Matthew Pavlich has taken a leaf out of his horse’s book (no, not run like a spaz) and gone the knuckle, to Port Adelaide’s hopes of making the finals, keeping their coach and retaining their AFL license for much longer with a return to form in the forward line and 4 captains goals. A pack of passionate Freo supporters, most of them clothed, saw Pav bring up career goal 500 and witnessed one of Fremantle’s classic slow burns of their opponent, leading most of the day and keeping Port to just 7 goals to produce a 40 point win and move into the top 6.