The second game on Sunday for AFL Round 15 is between Fremantle Dockers and St Kilda Saints. The match is to be played at Patersons Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 1:20pm 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 St Kilda Saints.
WHERE AND WHEN: Patersons Stadium, Sunday 7 July, 1:20pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Fremantle Dockers | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.06 |
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St Kilda Saints
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10.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | 9.00 |
Preview:
The Fremantle Dockers play the St Kilda Saints on Sunday, 1.20pm at Patersons Stadium. Fremantle should win this one easily, with the Saints average at best this season and not likely to get much better. In contrast, the Dockers are looking for a top four position as the season end draws nearer, and few teams seem good enough to stop their plans from taking fruition. Fremantle should be able to win here.
Teams:
Fremantle Dockers:
B: Zac Dawson, Luke McPharlin, Garrick Ibbotson
HB: Clancee Pearce, Michael Johnson, David Mundy
C: Danyle Pearce, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
HF: Nathan Fyfe, Chris Mayne, Michael Walters
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Matthew Pavlich, Aaron Sandilands
Foll: Zac Clarke, Michael Barlow, Nick Suban
Int (from): Cameron Sutcliffe, Alex Silvagni, Lee Spurr, Tendai Mzungu, Matthew Taberner, Matt de Boer, Tom Sheridan
In: M.Pavlich, A.Sandilands, D.Mundy, L.Spurr, A.Silvagni, C.Sutcliffe, M.Barlow
Out: P.Duffield (calf), J.Hannath, V.Michie, H.Crozier (groin)
St Kilda Saints:
B: Nathan Wright, James Gwilt, Sean Dempster
HB: Farren Ray, Dylan Roberton, Clinton Jones
C: Brodie Murdoch, Lenny Hayes, Jarryn Geary
HF: David Armitage, Tom Hickey, Leigh Montagna
F: Ahmed Saad, Rhys Stanley, Trent Dennis-Lane
Foll: Ben McEvoy, Nick Dal Santo, Jack Steven
Int (from): Arryn Siposs, Jack Newnes, Sam Dunell, Josh Saunders, Tom Lee, Terry Milera, Sebastian Ross
In: T.Lee, A.Siposs, T.Hickey, A.Saad, J.Saunders, L.Hayes
Out: N.Riewoldt (soreness), J.Koschitzke (soreness), J.Webster
Pavlich, Sandilands set for Freo return
Fremantle coach Ross Lyon is confident returning veterans Aaron Sandilands and Matthew Pavlich will be able to play out a full game in Sunday’s AFL clash with St Kilda at Patersons Stadium.
Sandilands hasn’t played a competitive match since tearing his hamstring in February, while Pavlich has been sidelined since undergoing surgery on his plantaris tendon following the round-three loss to Essendon.
Fremantle have coped remarkably well without the star duo, winning nine of their 13 games and drawing another to sit just percentage adrift of fourth spot.
However, the lack of genuine marking targets up forward has been Fremantle’s weakness this season.
Lyon hopes the return of Sandilands and Pavlich will help fill that void, and said the pair had completed enough high-intensity training in recent weeks to play a full game against the Saints.
“They’ve been the equivalent of four weeks of our heaviest pre-season load,” Lyon said on Wednesday.
“So up over 30km a week for four weeks.
“It’s high sprint, high intensity, high physical work. So we certainly know they’re conditioned for AFL football.”
The Dockers will also welcome back David Mundy (calf), Michael Barlow (jaw) and Lee Spurr (illness) this week, but defender Paul Duffield will miss a fortnight due to a calf injury.