The second game on Sunday for AFL Round 11 is between Western Bulldogs and Fremantle Dockers. The opening bounce is set to commence at 3:20 PM with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium. The favourite for the match is away team Fremantle Dockers. View our preview and teams for the game between Western Bulldogs and Fremantle Dockers.
Round: Round 11 , June 01, 2014 , 3:20 PM
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Weather: 17° A little rain.
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| Western Bulldogs | 5.75 | 5.50 | 5.80 | 5.50 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| Fremantle Dockers | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.15 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Tips: Fremantle Dockers to win.
Preview:
FREMANTLE should be fresh after the bye, and will still be brimming with confidence following their emphatic win over Geelong in round nine. Meanwhile the Bulldogs have continued to struggle when it comes to putting together a four-quarter effort, with a third-term lapse costing them dearly against Gold Coast last Sunday. The trip to Melbourne will be of no concern to Ross Lyon’s men, who have won six of their past seven games at Etihad Stadium, and should get the job done against an inconsistent Bulldogs side.
LAST FIVE TIMES?
R2, 2013, Fremantle 16.10 (106) d Western Bulldogs 11.12 (78) at Etihad Stadium
R15, 2012, Fremantle 14.11 (95) d Western Bulldogs 8.9 (57) at Patersons Stadium
R24, 2011, Western Bulldogs 15.17 (107) d Fremantle 8.13 (61) at Etihad Stadium
R5, 2011, Fremantle 12.13 (85) d Western Bulldogs 11.12 (78) at Patersons Stadium
R17, 2010, Western Bulldogs 24.14 (158) d Fremantle 12.4 (76) at Etihad Stadium
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THE SIX POINTS?
1. In the Bulldogs favour is their record against Fremantle at Etihad Stadium with five wins to three, including four of the last five. However Fremantle has won six of their last seven at the venue.
2. The Bulldogs have struggled to take the ball inside 50 this season ranked 15th, averaging 45.4 while Fremantle is 7th at 51.1 per game.
3. No player has laid more tackles in 2014 than Bulldogs midfielder Tom Liberatore, whose tally sits at 74, 15 more than the second ranked player.
4. The biggest haul of goals kicked in clashes between the sides is six. That was achieved by Paul Hudson for the Dogs in 2000, and Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich in 2012.
5. Fremantle is the No.1 one team in the competition for hit-outs in 2014 thanks to Aaron Sandilands who is the No.1 ranked ruckman with 370 hit-outs.
6. Following a 28 disposal, eight tackle performance against the Suns, Bulldogs skipper Ryan Griffen has jumped from No.10 to No.6 in the Official AFL Player Ratings.
Teams:
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Backs L.Picken, J.Roughead, E.Wood
HBacks S.Higgins, D.Morris, R.Murphy
Centre A.Cooney, R.Griffen, K.Stevens
HForwards J.Macrae, T.Williams, D.Giansiracusa
Forwards L.Dahlhaus, S.Crameri, F.Roberts
Followers W.Minson, M.Boyd, T.Liberatore
Interchange (FROM) J.Stringer, M.Bontempelli, J.Tutt, M.Wallis C.Howard, J.Johannisen, N.Hrovat
Ins T.Williams, C.Howard, M.Wallis, J.Johannisen, N.Hrovat
Outs B.Goodes, C.Smith
FREMANTLE
Backs L.Spurr, L.McPharlin, Z.Dawson
HBacks T.Mzungu, M.Johnson, D.Pearce
Centre C.Sutcliffe, R.Crowley, P.Duffield
HForwards M.Barlow, C.Mayne, N.Fyfe
Forwards H.Ballantyne, M.Pavlich, Z.Clarke
Followers A.Sandilands, D.Mundy, S.Hill
Interchange G.Ibbotson, N.Suban, B.Grey, L.Neale A.Silvagni, C.Sylvia, T.Sheridan
Ins L.McPharlin, C.Sylvia, G.Ibbotson, B.Grey
Outs M.de Boer
