Just like that we're three rounds into the 2018 season and only Port Adelaide have an unblemished record with wins over Fremantle, Sydney and now Brisbane.

Plenty happened in Round 3 with Melbourne snapping their 17-game hoodoo against the Kangaroos, Sydney prevailing in an entertaining Battle of the Bridge while St Kilda and Carlton continued to struggle for form.

The game of the round was left until last with West Coast and Geelong playing out an absolute thriller at Perth Stadium. The Eagles led by 32 points at the main break before a Dangerfield-inspired Cats comeback saw them hit the lead by 15 points only to be run over in the final minutes.

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Dogs, Tigers show flag traits: The two most recent AFL premiers both turned in their best performance ofthree goals.

Debutant, Jack Higgins of the Tigers sings the team song after his first win during the 2018 AFL round 03 match between the Richmond Tigers and the Hawthorn Hawks. Adam Trafford/AFL Media/Getty Images

Collingwood's disposal: One constant criticism of Nathan Buckley's Magpies over the past two or three years has been the poor, and often downright ugly, disposal of some of the side's prime movers, but on the biggest stage against winless rivals Carlton, the Pies showed some significant signs of improvement. Collingwood used the ball at a disposal efficiency of almost 79 percent -- far better than Carlton's 72.3 percent and comfortably better than the league's cleanest side, Adelaide (who use the footy at 76.6 percent), while their kicking in front of the big sticks was almost