It was the 13th time Lachie Neale has had 25 or more touches this season.
 
Stephen Hill was devastating by foot with 17 kicks out of his 23 touches, with six inside-50s.
 
North Melbourne had seven of the final 10 scoring shots of the game.
 
Fremantle dominated the midfield, winning clearances (41 to 28), hit-outs (54 to 28) and centre clearances (15 to eight).
 
Zac Dawson had four disposals but had seven one-percenters, the most of any Fremantle player on ground.
 
Nat Fyfe was his usual tough self, with seven tackles and eight clearances, including four from the centre.