We take a look at Saturday afternoons (13/7/2019) AFL Week 17 match which is between the Hawthorn Hawks and the Fremantle Dockers. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Saturday July 13, 2:10pm
Where: UTAS Stadium (Launceston)
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Preview:
Can the Hawks really make the finals from here?
You can never write off Alastair Clarkson’s side, as Nathan Buckley and the Pies found out last week.
The Hawks were enormous in their four-point victory over the Pies, particularly Jarman Impey, James Worpel and James Sicily. Now, Hawthorn looks to accomplish something they’ve failed to do all year: win two games in a row.
Fremantle’s fall from grace was capped off with a 91-point loss to the Eagles in Derby 50 last week.
The Dockers were drenched on the ground and on the scoreboard in the first half, allowing West Coast to boot ten goals before the main break.
Freo is still searching for its first win in Tasmania against the Hawks, so it’s safe to say another slow start could prove detrimental to the Dockers’ winning chances.
The Hawks have won five straight games over Fremantle dating back to 2015, and although they’ve survived a few close calls down in Launceston this season, Hawthorn’s forward line should do the talking.
Mitchell Lewis finally broke through with a pair of goals last week against the Pies, while Luke Breust has been a little too quiet.
The Hawks are 4-1 as the line favourite at home to the Dockers, so back them to win this one comfortably.
Odds:
Tip: Fremantle Dockers at $2.65
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Michael Walters at $9.50
Teams:
HAWKS
B: O’Brien, Frawley, Burgoyne
HB: Stratton, Sicily, Hardwick
C: Henderson, Howe, Shiels
HF: Breust, Wingard, Puopolo
F: Nash, Lewis, Impey
FOLL: McEvoy, O’Meara, Smith
I/C: Birchall, Scully, Worpel, Hanrahan
EMG: Jones, Glass, Cousins, Ceglar
IN: Wingard, Birchall
OUT: Gunston (injured), Glass (omitted)
DOCKERS
B: Wilson, Hamling, Ryan
HB: Blakely, Hughes, Conca
C: Hill, Fyfe, Langdon
HF: Tucker, Walters, Colyer
F: McCarthy, Lobb, Matera
FOLL: Darcy, Cerra, Mundy
I/C: Nyhuis, Switkowski, Hill, Brayshaw
Emg: Duman, Logue, Crowden, Bewley
IN: Darcy, Nyhuis, Hill
OUT: Logue (omitted), Sandilands (managed), Crowden (managed)
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change