The second game for AFL Finals Week 3 is between Fremantle Dockers and Sydney Swans. The match is to be played at Patersons Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 7:45pm local time with home team Fremantle Dockers currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Fremantle Dockers and Sydney Swans.

WHERE AND WHEN: Patersons Stadium, 7:45pm AEST, Saturday 21 September

Opening odds comparison:

Fremantle Dockers	1.31	1.30	1.30	1.30	1.31	1.30
Sydney Swans	3.55	3.55	3.60	3.55	3.55	3.55

Preview:

The second match of finals week 3 sees Fremantle play Sydney, Saturday 5.45pm at Patersons Stadium. Fremantle are seen by many as series contenders for the flag this year, but first they will have to get past the defending premiers. The Dockers had a great start to the finals series, winning by 15 points against Geelong in order to make it this far. They will be favourites to win this one, with the Swans looking somewhat wounded and weary.

Sydney will have do go into battle without Kurt Tippett and Tom Mitchell, adding to an already extensive injury list which has seen them lose Alex Johnson, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Adam Goodes, Sam Reid and Rhyce Shaw, among others throughout the season. If Sydney want to win here, all of their remaining players will have to be on top form. In contrast, the Dockers will have pretty much everyone on board.

While the Swans will be definite underdogs for this match, interestingly, they haven’t lost in Perth since 2009. It is also important to remember that they are the defending premiers and wont give away their title easily. While most of the attention this week is on the match between Hawthorn and Geelong, this game could end up being just as close. While the Swans will be hard to beat, the combination of a home ground advantage, recent form, and a full team sheet should be enough to see the Dockers through.

Teams:

Fremantle Dockers:
B: L Spurr, Z Dawson, P Duffield
HB: M Johnson, L McPharlin, T Mzungu
C: D Mundy, M Barlow, S Hill
HF: M de Boer, C Mayne, D Pearce
F: H Ballantyne, M Pavlich, M Walters
Foll: A Sandilands, N Fyfe, R Crowley
I/C: C Sutcliffe, Z Clarke, N Suban, L Neale
Emg: A Silvagni, J Hannath, T Sheridan
In: M Johnson
Out: T Sheridan (omitted)

Sydney Swans:
B: D Rampe T Richards S Biggs
HB: J McVeigh H Grundy N Smith
C: A Everitt K Jack N Malceski
HF: D Hannebery J Bolton C Bird
F: L Parker M Pyke J White
FOLL: S Mumford J Kennedy R O’Keefe
I/C: H Cunningham L Jetta B McGlynn G Rohan
EMG: B Jack J Lamb L Roberts-Thomson
IN: B McGlynn G Rohan
OUT: K Tippett (knee) B Mitchell (ankle)

McGlynn, Rohan back for Swans in AFL

Sydney speedsters Ben McGlynn and Gary Rohan have regained their spots for Saturday night’s AFL preliminary final against Fremantle in Perth.

McGlynn, who missed last year’s premiership win with a hamstring injury, returns from a calf problem, while Rohan was recalled after being left out for last weekend’s semi-final win over Carlton.

They replace injured pair Kurt Tippett (knee) and Tom Mitchell (ankle).

The Dockers have made one change, regaining All Australian defender Michael Johnson from a calf injury, replacing Tom Sheridan.

Hawthorn star forwards Lance Franklin and Cyril Rioli return from suspension and injury respectively for Friday night’s MCG preliminary final against Geelong.

The Hawks have dropped Matt Spangher and Jed Anderson.

Geelong, who are still missing star small defender Corey Enright to a knee injury, have lost Paul Chapman (suspended) and have dropped Taylor Hunt.

They regain Josh Caddy from an ankle injury and have recalled Jordan Murdoch.

Spearhead Tom Hawkins, who has missed two of the Cats’ past five games with the back injury that has nagged him throughout the season, is selected despite lingering fitness concerns.

Potential replacement Shane Kersten has been named as an emergency.