Saturday’s AFL 2018 Round 13 match is between Carlton Blues and Fremantle Dockers. The opening kick is set to commence at 13:45 local time with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium. The away team Fremantle Dockers are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Carlton Blues and Fremantle Dockers.
When: 13:45 | Saturday 16/06/2018
Where: Etihad Stadium
Preview:
Despite their struggles, the Blues have told the AFL they don’t want a priority pick and they shouldn’t be asking for help.
They have had lots of first round draft picks over the years.
Freo coming off a win at home against the Crows and while I didn’t think they were convincing, they have some young guys that looked good which has given their supporters some hope.
Nat Fyfe returns for the Dockers and hopefully Sandilands comes back as well after missing the last fortnight.
Those two are a great combination in the midfield.
KEY BATTLE: Patrick Cripps v Nat Fyfe
Both are bulls in the midfield and hopefully they spend some time on each other.
The Verdict
I think Fremantle with the inclusion of Fyfe (pictured above) should win.
The Dockers have a 2-5 (28.6 percent) O/U record against Carlton since 2011.
Unibet Odds:
Carlton at $2.35
Fremantle at $1.61
Odds:
Tip: Fremantle Dockers at $1.68
Value Bet: First Goal Scorer: Brennan Cox at $13.00
More Info:
Teams:
Carlton Blues: 
B: Rowe, Jones, Simpson
HB: Thomas, Weitering, Plowman
C: Lang, Cripps, Kerridge
HF: O’Brien, Curnow, Dow
F: Wright, Kerr, Fisher
FOLL: Kreuzer, Silvagni, Petrevski-Seton
I/C: Casboult, Graham, Curnow, Lamb
EMG: Mullett, Polson, Phillips, O’Shea
IN: Casboult, Graham
OUT: Cunningham, O’Shea
Fremantle Dockers: 
B: Nyhuis, Ryan, Sheridan
HB: Hamling, Wilson, Hill
C: Cerra, Neale, Langdon
HF: Blakely, Cox, Tucker
F: Ballantyne, Kersten, Banfield
FOLL: Sandilands, Mundy, Fyfe
I/C: Giro, Matera, Brayshaw, Apeness
EMG: Hughes, McCarthy, Crowden, Jones
IN: Hill, Sandilands, Fyfe
OUT: Pearce, Walters, Jones
AFL News:
Fremantle star Michael Walters has been slapped with a one-match AFL ban for striking Adelaide’s Jake Kelly.
The ban was a rare sour note for the undermanned Dockers in their upset three-point win over the Crows at Optus Stadium on Sunday.
Star Fremantle skipper Nat Fyfe sat out the match as he served a striking suspension, with ruckman Aaron Sandilands absent with a concussion.
Walters was also reported for headbutting Tom Doedee in the same last-quarter skirmish.
But AFL match review officer Michael Christian deemed there was minimal contact and dismissed the charge.
Walters was the only player offered a ban by Christian on Monday after his review of round 12, with five others fined.
Brisbane veteran Luke Hodge was cleared of any wrongdoing in a bump that ruled Essendon skipper Dyson Heppell out of the second half of their clash at the Gabba.
Heppell was left dazed and bloodied in the heavy collision, but Christian ruled that Hodge was contesting the ball and had no realistic alternative.
