For the third week in a row Freo ruckman Aaron Sandilands has broken an AFL record, this time of his own set earlier this year.

Sandilands is in rare form, winning a record 71 hitouts in a dominant display against Gold Coast.

Sandi-lands another record

The new record pips his last and the VFL/AFL record of 69 he set against Adelaide in Round 9.

Sandilands also broke the record for most hitouts to advantage in last week's loss to Richmond with 23.