Fremantle posted a 79-point victory over Essendon on Saturday night - the club's first win in 2016.  
 
The port club had plenty of contributors in its 20.6 (126) to 6.11 (47) triumph, which snapped a streak of 10 consecutive defeats and should silence the tanking debate.
 
David Mundy skippered the Freo Dockers' ship well with 33 touches, while Lachie Neale (42 possessions) and Michael Barlow (26 touches) were also prominent.
 
Tommy Sheridan and Connor Blakely combined for 56 possessions.

Talking points from Bombers win
 
Matthew Pavlich, Michael Walters and Chris Mayne all finished with three majors for Freo, who had 13 separate goal kickers en route to their highest score of the season.

But coach Ross Lyon was not getting caught up in the winning feeling.
 
"At the end of the day it's a losing season, isn't it?" he said.
 
"Zero-22, one-21, two-20, six-16 does it really matter? I'm not sure it does.
 
"What's important is accepting the challenge, keeping perspective and working hard and understanding there's a bigger picture here about our football."

Match highlights

Fremantle set the tone by booting the first four goals as it lead by 22 points at quarter-time and moved above Essendon and the Brisbane Lions to be 16th on the ladder.
 
Essendon's Joe Daniher presented well to boot two goals amid limited supply, while Zach Merrett gathered 36 disposals and Brendon Goddard had 24 touches.
 
Early on, former Freo Docker Ryan Crowley started on the Bombers' bench, but got a big cheer from the Freo faithful when he entered the fray seven minutes into the opening term. He got a standing ovation when he came from the ground late in the final term after injuring a hamstring.

Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti will likely come under the Match Review Panel's microscope this week for a first-quarter bump which left Mayne dazed.  

FREMANTLE    5.1    11.2    18.4    20.6    (126)
ESSENDON     1.3     3.4      4.7      6.11    (47)

GOALS
Fremantle: Pavlich 3, Walters 3, Mayne 3, Ballantyne 2, Taberner, Barlow, Sheridan, Tucker, Neale, Mundy, Weller, Griffin, D Pearce
Essendon: Daniher 2, Goddard , Fantasia, McDonald-Tipungwuti, Hams

BEST
Fremantle: Mundy, Barlow, Neale, Walters, Sheridan, Pavlich, Crozier
Essendon: Goddard, Z Merrett, Daniher, McDonald-Tipungwuti, Crowley, Parish

INJURIES
Fremantle: Apeness (collar bone)
Essendon: Crowley (hamstring)

Reports: TBC

Umpires: Ryan, Foot, Dalgleish

Crowd: 31,199 at Domain Stadium