Round 6 is yet to draw to a close, with two blockbusters scheduled for Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, but has produced plenty of talking points already.
St Kilda solidified their spot on top of the table after their win over Carlton, handing the Blues their second loss of the season, while Essendon and Collingwood are set to face off for second spot.
Rory Lobb faced his old side for the first time, while the Eagles were dealt further bad luck on the injury front.
After seven games of footy so far, we've compiled our winners and losers from Round 6.
Standing at the centre of more fights than Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris combined, Rory Lobb may have left the West all battered and bruised, but the bottle-blonde Bulldog wasn't beaten.
After Lobb shot across the Dockers' bow, publicly labelling his relationship with head coach Justin Longmuir as "disjointed" before heading to the Kennel, Fremantle's backline may have spent the entirety of Friday night jabbing their former teammate.
Yet, for large portions of the prime-time game, Fremantle was, once again, adrift, with Lobb's successor, Jye Amiss, impactless and subbed out. The youngster the victim of the home side's many 'hit-and-hope' forward entries. As Lobb and the Dogs piled on nine goals after the main break, the Dockers - dare I say it - looked disjointed, slipping to 2-4 after putting up a season-low 69 points on the board.
The jeers for Lobb from the partisan purple crowd were to be expected, however, the beers were a new one, with Dingo Brewing taking a pot at the "salty" Lobster with their latest drop - "a slightly salty raspberry sour".
Still, they say he who laughs last laughs the longest, and with can in hand, and the four points in the other, Lobb flashed his pearly whites. A picture of pure content.
Snaps. Bananas. Dribblers. The old checkside. These days, forwards have numerous weapons in their arsenal when heading for goal.
And though these 'razzle dazzle' shots are usually the domain of excitable small forwards, their taller teammates have taken them up too, with the choice to go around the corner now an avenue walked by out-and-out spearheads.
For better or worse, Carlton's Harry McKay has become the poster boy for this latter group. Whether metres out or pressed back against the fence, the Coleman medallist seems to prefer kicking around his body when shooting for the sticks.
But as has been discussed for much of the season, the outcome isn't always pretty. On an afternoon in which McKay proved wayward under the Docklands' roof, missing a pair in the Blues' 22-point loss, in-form Crow Darcy Fogarty reinforced the power of the drop punt, proving ice cold from the City End pocket of Launceston's York Park during time-on
As the Saints sit atop the table with a 5-1 record heading into Round 7, the subtle sounds of 'knock knock' have reverberated around not only Marvel Stadium, but the phones of those around the country.
Those not familiar with the enthusiastic rumblings of St Kilda fans only need to scroll to understand the red, black and white experience, one that is becoming only more common under Ross Lyon.
The Saints are on track to make finals for the first time since 2020's COVID-19 disrupted season and with a strong membership tally in year 150, things are looking positive at RSEA Park.
Despite many detractors, those chanting around Marvel Stadium got the last laugh on Sunday as they finished their weekend with four points in the bank and on top of the ladder.
In a weekend that already saw former player Will Schofield come out of retirement to aid the Eagles' WAFL side, West Coast were dealt another blow as Luke Shuey managed to play out just over a half in his return game after suffering an ankle injury.
Adam Simpson and his team had around 26 players to chose from when fielding his side against Port Adelaide, now facing more trouble as Shuey looks set to head back to the sidelines, joining 15 other Eagles currently listed as injured.
With the depleted Eagles already facing an ever-growing injury list and a WAFL side that has now consecutively lost by 169 and 108 points, the selection table at the club is the envy of few - for the second year in a row.
The Hawks, perhaps realising those doomsday projections pre-season, sit at 1-5 after six rounds of footy, but had a few things gone their way, could very well be 3-3.
Hawthorn's last two losses come by a combined five points, with a goal from Adelaide's Darcy Fogarty handing the Hawks the loss in the dying minutes. The Crows managed the last six scores of the game, while the week before, Giant Harry Himmelberg scored and saved a goal right at the death.
The young side are certainly having a crack under Sam Mitchell, but just aren't good enough. It's going to be a tough season on and off the field for the Hawks, and that's a loss. But should we pay any attention to those pesky allegations of tanking, perhaps this season is shaping up to be a win for the club after all.