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Adelaide and Richmond will both fancy a win that could set their seasons up as they meet in the Saturday afternoon sun.
Earlier, Collingwood continued their incredible start to the season with a 71-point win over Port Adelaide at the MCG.
Tonight, the Western Bulldogs take on St Kilda and Fremantle play host to North Melbourne.
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Pies irresistible in Port thumping
Collingwood young gun Nick Daicos has dealt with close-checking opponents and kicked a goal that would make his mercurial father proud, playing an influential role in his side's 71-point rout of Port Adelaide.
Daicos was shadowed by a Power combination of Lachie Jones and Sam Powell-Pepper for long periods of the Magpies' 21.9 (135) to 9.10 (64) victory at the MCG.
But the 20-year-old — last year's unanimous Rising Star winner — booted two majors from a game-high 32 disposals as a nine-goal run by the home side broke the game open before half-time.
Brody Mihocek kicked three goals before being substituted out with a finger injury and Jamie Elliott was among five players who kicked two each as the Magpies posted their biggest score since 2018.
Daicos started the game in his customary role at half-back and had periods on a wing and through the midfield as he tried to shake his taggers.
He extracted the biggest roar from the 60,744-strong crowd — the highest-ever attendance for a home-and-away clash between the two sides — with a stunning goal during the Magpies' second-quarter surge.
Daicos received a handpass from Daniel McStay, dished the ball off to Scott Pendlebury, received it back through the veteran's instinctive flick over his head, brushed a tackle and straightened up before steering his shot straight through the middle.
Older brother Josh Daicos (26 disposals, two goals) was equally influential and Bobby Hill brought the crowd to its feet when he played a one-two with Elliott in the forward pocket and snapped a clever goal early in the final term.
Port Adelaide forward Charlie Dixon kicked two early goals — the first courtesy of a 50m penalty against ex-Power defender Billy Frampton — and the lead changed hands five times in the opening exchanges.
But a five-goal burst in 11 minutes gave Collingwood a 23-point buffer at quarter-time, and it grew to 55 before the main break as the domination continued.
Power coach Ken Hinkley called on Travis Boak to give his side a lift, injecting the veteran into the game as the substitute early in the third quarter, and the visitors narrowly won the term.
The final quarter belonged to Collingwood, however, as they piled on six goals to one.
Boak had 11 disposals in his first game back after an interrupted pre-season but Port Adelaide had few winners, with Dixon (three) and Todd Marshall (two) both kicking multiple goals.