The first game today in Round 4 of the 2013 AFL season is between Hawthorn Hawks and Fremantle Dockers. The game is set to commence at 1:45pm local time with the game to be played at Aurora Stadium. The current favourites for the match are the Hawks who are very short in the market. View our preview and teams list for the game between Hawthorn Hawks and Fremantle Dockers.

Round: Round 4 1:45 PM April 20, 2013
Stadium: Aurora Stadium
Weather: 17° Partly cloudy.

Featured Bookmakers:

Hawthorn Hawks $1.17 vs Fremantle Dockers $5.25 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match

Hawthorn Hawks $1.18 vs Fremantle Dockers $5.05 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match

Odds Comparison:

Hawthorn Hawks	1.17	1.17	1.18	1.17	1.17	1.17
Fremantle Dockers	5.25	5.00	5.05	5.00	5.25	5.20

Preview:

Hawthorn has clearly had the better of the Dockers in recent times, having won the past three encounters between the two clubs by 22, 51 and 56 points.

The Hawks weren’t able to defy their Geelong hoodoo in round one but have looked very slick with big wins over West Coast (50 points) and Collingwood (55 points) in the past two weeks.

Fremantle started the season well with wins over West Coast (28 points) and Western Bulldogs (28 points) and were on track to make it three on the trot last week when hosting the Bombers, leading by as much as 37 points but a sensational comeback and last quarter effort by Essendon saw them victorious by four points.

That would’ve taken a lot out of the Dockers and it won’t get easier for them this week taking on Premiership favourites.

Teams:

Hawthorn Hawks:
B: Josh Gibson, Ryan Schoenmakers, Luke Hodge
HB: Shaun Burgoyne, Ben Stratton, Grant Birchall
C: Liam Shiels, Sam Mitchell, Bradley Hill
HF: Paul Puopolo, Lance Franklin, Isaac Smith
F: Jack Gunston, Jarryd Roughead, Luke Breust
Foll: David Hale, Cyril Rioli, Jordan Lewis
I/C: Taylor Duryea, Max Bailey, Michael Osborne, Brent Guerra
Emerg: Shane Savage, Brian Lake, Angus Litherland

IN: Osborne
OUT: Anderson (hamstring)

Fremantle Dockers:
B: Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Michael Johnson
HB: Nick Suban, Luke McPharlin, Paul Duffield
C: Tendai Mzungu, Ryan Crowley, Clancee Pearce
HF: Matt De Boer, Kepler Bradley, Nat Fyfe
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Chris Mayne, Michael Walters
Foll: Jon Griffin, David Mundy, Stephen Hill
I/C: Michael Barlow, Danyle Pearce, Cameron Sutcliffe, Lachie Neale
Emerg: Jack Hannath, Hayden Crozier, Tanner Smith

IN: Neale

FORM:
Hawthorn rebounded from their opening-round loss to Geelong by belting West Coast in Perth and last week flexed their premiership muscle against September rivals Collingwood with a 55-point romp.

Freo turned heads in the first two rounds with resounding wins over West Coast and the Bulldogs. However the purple army went to sleep in the second half of last Friday night’s clash against Essendon. The Dockers had restricted the Bombers to just one goal at half time but from there allowed the visitors to pile on 16 and pinch a narrow win.