The third game on Saturday for AFL Round 14 is between Geelong Cats and Fremantle Dockers. The match is to be played at Simonds Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 7:40pm local time with home team Geelong Cats currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Geelong Cats and Fremantle Dockers.

WHERE AND WHEN: Simonds Stadium, Saturday 29 June, 7:40pm

Opening odds comparison:

Geelong Cats	1.50	1.52	1.51	1.52	1.50	1.51
Fremantle Dockers	2.60	2.50	2.55	2.50	2.60	2.63

Preview:

It’s the Geelong Cats vs the Fremantle Dockers on Saturday, 7.40pm at Simonds Stadium. Geelong will be slight favourites to win this game, although like most of the matches this round, this could be a close one. The Cats are second on the ladder at the moment, despite the fact that they gave away a 52 point lead last week to the Brisbane Lions. Fremantle won two big matches against the Cats last year, however, and will be keen to keep this momentum going in 2013. Fremantle also have the chance to overtake the Cats on the ladder if they win this match, something that should give them extra energy.

Teams:

Geelong Cats:
B: Cameron Guthrie, Harry Taylor, Corey Enright
HB: Joel Corey, Tom Lonergan, Taylor Hunt
C: Andrew Mackie, Joel Selwood, Mitch Duncan
HF: Mathew Stokes, James Podsiadly, Mark Blicavs
F: Josh Caddy, Tom Hawkins, Steven Motlop
Foll: Dawson Simpson, Allen Christensen, Jimmy Bartel
Int: Josh Hunt, Jordan Murdoch, James Kelly, Jesse Stringer
Emerg: Jackson Thurlow, Billie Smedts, Nathan Vardy

In: J.Caddy
Out: S.Johnson (suspension)

Fremantle Dockers:
B: Zac Dawson, Luke McPharlin, Lee Spurr
HB: Clancee Pearce, Michael Johnson, Garrick Ibbotson
C: Paul Duffield, Ryan Crowley, Tendai Mzungu
HF: Nathan Fyfe, Chris Mayne, Stephen Hill
F: Hayden Ballantyne, Matthew Taberner, Michael Walters
Foll: Zac Clarke, Matt de Boer, Nick Suban
Int: Hayden Crozier, Danyle Pearce, Tom Sheridan, Jack Hannath
Emerg: Cameron Sutcliffe, Tanner Smith, Viv Michie

In: T.Sheridan
Out: M.Barlow (jaw)

Freo lose Mundy, Barlow for Cats clash

Fremantle coach Ross Lyon admits his team’s chances of upsetting Geelong on Saturday night have been made more difficult following injuries to key midfield duo Michael Barlow and David Mundy.

Barlow was ruled out after undergoing jaw surgery on Monday, while Mundy failed to recover from a calf complaint that forced him to miss last week’s 38-point win over North Melbourne.

The double injury blow has opened the door for 19-year-old Tom Sheridan to play just his second AFL game for the club, and first this year.

Mundy and Barlow have been in scintillating form this season, helping Fremantle surge into third spot on the table on the back of nine wins and a draw from 12 rounds.

Lyon admitted the loss of the key pair was a bitter blow, but backed the likes of Paul Duffield, Garrick Ibbotson, Matt de Boer, Hayden Ballantyne, Michael Walters, Sheridan and Nick Suban to fill the midfield void.

“It becomes incrementally harder (without Mundy and Barlow) but we’ve shown great capacity to lift up and everyone accepts challenges given to them,” Lyon said on Thursday.

“That’s made us a more versatile team. We know we’ve got a lot more through the midfield now.

“Geelong are a physical team. They hunt opposition players and they protect their own. So we welcome it, and it’s going to be difficult.”

The Cats will be without suspended star Steve Johnson, who copped a two-week ban for his high bump on Brisbane’s Pearce Hanley.

Fremantle will leapfrog Geelong into second spot if they can snare victory at Simonds Stadium.

The Dockers have only tasted one victory in 12 attempts at Geelong’s traditional home ground, but have become an “anywhere, anytime” team under Lyon.

Geelong will have plenty of motivation this week after coughing up a 52-point lead in last Sunday’s loss to Brisbane.

The Cats are also eager to atone for last year’s elimination final loss to Fremantle.