Fremantle legend David Mundy's farewell tour has finally come to and end after the Fremantle Dockers went to down to Collingwood in the semi final on Saturday night at the MCG.

Freo were on the back foot from the opening bounce and were unable to overturn a four goal to none first quarter as Collingwood's daring ball movement enabled them to get passages of play out the back and head into the first break with a 23 point lead.

But given what happened this time last week at Optus Stadium, no one inside the MCG was writing off Fremantle. Justin Longmuir demanded a response at quarter-time and Freo  instantly responded. Lachie Schulz clamped John Noble in a tackle and converted the shot from 20 metres out to put Fremantle on the board. He snapped a second from the behind post after two more Collingwood goals, just keeping them in touch. 

But it felt like Collingwood's night when Ginnivan earned a high free kick and celebrated with the supporters crammed into the Shane Warne Stand. Collingwood extended its lead to 28 points by the main break and should have been further ahead, kicking 2.6 in the second quarter. 

The Magpies kicked eight behinds in a row from the 14-minute mark of the second quarter to the moment Griffin Logue kicked Fremantle's third goal in the eighth minute of the third term. When Ash Johnson missed a golden opportunity to respond moments later, it was nine consecutive behinds for the Pies. It took something out of nothing from Ginnivan to finally break the run. He would finish with a third on another memorable night for the pesky small forward. 

From 6.0 to 7.12, it was only Collingwood's wastefulness in front of goal that kept Fremantle's season alive in the second half. But when Crisp and De Goey linked up through the middle and Mihocek kicked his second, the deep, ethereal Collingwood chant reverberated around the MCG. It was all but over. 

Fremantle recovered from 41 points down to stun the Western Bulldogs at home in the elimination final, but lightning wouldn't strike twice. Caleb Serong, Andrew Brayshaw and Blake Acres were all busy, while David Mundy's 376th game – eighth most in VFL/AFL history – would mark his last game with a vintage goal running towards the city end of the ground. 

More than 90,000 people packed into the MCG to break the record for biggest week two crowd of all-time featuring a non-Victorian side. The previous record between these two sides was half that. 

The last four times the current reigning Monarch passed away while still in power, Collingwood progressed to a Grand Final. Now they are one win away, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. 

COLLINGWOOD        4.0     6.6     8.12     11.13 (79)
FREMANTLE     0.1      2.2     4.4     9.5 (59)

GOALS
Collingwood: Ginnivan 3, Elliott 2, Crisp 2, Mihocek 2, Cox, De Goey
Fremantle: Logue 2, Schultz 2, Walters 2, Frederick 2, Mundy

BEST
Collingwood: Crisp, De Goey, Pendlebury, N.Daicos, Howe, Ginnivan
Fremantle: Serong, Brayshaw, Ryan, Schultz, Acres

INJURIES 
Collingwood: Nil
Fremantle: Acres (knee)

SUBSTITUTES
Collingwood: Josh Carmichael (unused)
Fremantle: Bailey Banfield (unused)

Crowd: 90,612 at the MCG