The fourth game on Saturday for AFL Round 14 is between Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions. The match is to be played at Patersons Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 5:40 PM 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 Brisbane Lions.
Round: Round 14 , June 21, 2014 , 5:40 PM
Stadium: Patersons Stadium
Weather: 21° Late shower.
Preview:
In the most uneven match-up of the round, Fremantle take on the Lions on Saturday, 5.40PM at Patersons Stadium. The Dockers are performing well at the moment, currently in 5th ladder position after four consecutive wins over Geelong, the Bulldogs, Adelaide, and Richmond. The Lions shouldn’t be able to trouble them too much at Patersons Stadium, with the Brisbane side losing by an average of 30 points in their last three matches against the Dockers in the west. After losing to GWS by 45 points last round, Brisbane will be low on confidence and probably wont trouble the Dockers too much at all.
Teams:
FREMANTLE
B Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Paul Duffield
HB Tendai Mzungu, Alex Silvagni, Danyle Pearce
C David Mundy, Ryan Crowley, Nick Suban
HF Lachie Neale, Chris Mayne, Nat Fyfe
F Hayden Ballantyne, Matthew Pavlich, Zac Clarke
FOLL Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Stephen Hill
I/C Garrick Ibbotson, Colin Sylvia, Cameron Sutcliffe, Clancee Pearce
EMG Matt Taberner, Brady Grey, Tommy Sheridan
IN Clancee Pearce
OUT Tommy Sheridan (omitted)
BRISBANE
B Justin Clarke, Matt Maguire, Joel Patfull
HB Ryan Harwood, Sam Mayes, Jed Adcock
C Rohan Bewick, Tom Rockliff, Dayne Zorko
HF Lewis Taylor, Daniel Merrett, Marco Paparone
F Zac O’Brien, Michael Close, Josh Green
FOLL Stefan Martin, Jack Redden, Claye Beams
I/C Pearce Hanley, Nick Robertson, Tom Cutler, Darcy Gardiner
EMG Daniel McStay, Andrew Raines, Ryan Lester
IN Daniel Merrett, Nick Robertson, Tom Cutler
OUT James Aish (Rested), Jonathan Brown (Concussion), Mitch Golby (Omitted)
News:
AFL commission chairman Mike Fitzpatrick has expressed his extreme disappointment over the long delays involved in ASADA’s case against Essendon.
“This process has gone on too long,” Fitzpatrick told a media conference on Monday.
“I’m extremely disappointed that the players are in this position.
“The AFL last year took strong and timely action against the club and three individuals at the club and those individuals and the club accepted those penalties.
“The interim report delivered to the AFL commission last year about the Essendon supplement program in 2012 outlined very serious breaches of our rules and it was clear that the program subjected our players to unacceptable risks and one of those risks is playing out now.”
ASADA issued 34 current and past Essendon players with show-cause notices last week.
The beginning of the anti-doping disciplinary procedure follows a 17-month investigation into Essendon’s controversial 2012 supplements program.
Just one day after news broke of the show-cause notices, Essendon and banned coach James Hird began legal action against ASADA.
Fitzpatrick said the league’s general counsel Andrew Dillon briefed the AFL commission on Monday on the latest developments regarding the Essendon case.
“The issuing of the 34 show-cause letters is clearly a very serious development for the players, for the Essendon Football Club and for the entire AFL competition,” Fitzpatrick said.
“There are a number of legal processes now underway and the AFL will not be providing ongoing commentary on these matters.”
Fitzpatrick said the AFL commission believed the players must be given the space and support to pursue their legal rights.
He said he also backed Essendon’s right to mount a legal challenge against ASADA.
“We understand the frustration of our supporters and the industry that this issue is still going,” Fitzpatrick added.
“We acknowledge that ASADA has a job to do and we need to let that process take its course.”
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan said it was possible the issue would drag on into next season.
