We take a look at Saturday afternoons (01/6/2019) AFL Week 11 match which is between the Collingwood Magpies and the Fremantle Dockers. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
Where: Saturday June 1, 1:45pm
When: MCG
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Preview:
Fremantle travels to the MCG for the first time this year on the heels of last week’s gritty one-point win over the Lions in Perth.
Dockers coach Ross Lyon has plenty to be proud of following his side’s efforts, particularly in the fourth quarter as Fremantle absorbed Brisbane’s pressure to win the disposals, inside 50’s and clearance counts by a wide margin.
Collingwood’s week was just as stressful as Nathan Buckley’s side held on for a narrow seven-point win over the Swans in Sydney. It was a strong result with a handful of big-name players missing, but the win didn’t come without a loss as gun midfielder Daniel Wells will now miss three months with a knee injury.
These two sides got together twice last season with Collingwood winning on both occasions. The Pies smashed Fremantle by 61-points at the ‘G in Round 11 before claiming a nine-point win in Perth two months later.
The MCG is often thought of as a fortress for the Pies, but they’ve been a mixed bag at home of late. Collingwood lost to Geelong in Round 1 before reliving last year’s Grand Final nightmare to the Eagles in Round 3.
Still, the Dockers haven’t beaten the Pies at the ‘G since 2006, so it’s tough to take on Fremantle at these odds.
For Collingwood to win, they simply need to replicate Brisbane’s efforts last week through the midfield. Take the speed of Bradley Hill and Michael Walters out of the game, and the Pies should add to Freo’s ugly 2-6 record on the back of a win.
Odds:
Tip: Collingwood Magpies at $1.15
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Ben Reid at $11.00
Teams:
MAGPIES
B: Maynard, Roughead, Greenwood
HB: Crisp, Moore, Howe
C: Phillips, Pendlebury, Mayne
HF: Thomas, Reid, Hoskin-Elliott
F: Stephenson, Mihocek, De Goey
FOLL: Grundy, Sidebottom, Treloar
I/C: Beams, Brown, Aish, Varcoe
EMG: Wills, Quaynor, Daicos, Madgen
IN: Moore, De Goey, Varcoe
OUT: Madgen, Wills, Wells
DOCKERS
B: Hamling, Pearce, Ryan
HB: Hughes, Wilson, Bewley
C: Hill, Fyfe, Langdon
HF: Cerra, Cox, Conca
F: Walters, Hogan, Maters
FOLL: Lobb, Tucker, Mundy
I/C: Duncan, Brayshaw, Blakely, Switkowski
EMG: Jones, Crowden, Logue, McCarthy
IN: Nil
OUT: Nil
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change