Saturday fifth AFL Round 18 match is between Fremantle Dockers and Adelaide Crows with the game to be played at Patersons Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 5:40PM local time with home team Fremantle Dockers currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Fremantle Dockers and Adelaide Crows.

WHERE AND WHEN: Patersons Stadium, 5:40 PM July 27, 2013

Opening odds comparison:

Fremantle Dockers	1.26	1.24	N/A	1.24	1.26	1.27
Adelaide Crows	3.80	4.00	N/A	4.00	3.80	3.85

Preview:

The last Saturday match is between Fremantle and Adelaide, 5.40pm at Patersons Stadium. Adelaide are playing well at the moment, and will have to keep their momentum up for a trip west this weekend. Coming out victors against Geelong last round to keep their finals aspirations alive, they have everything to play for this week against the Dockers. Fremantle are favourites here, however, even though the Crows have won three of their last five games at Patersons Stadium. While most of the money is on the home side, this could be a close contest and might even produce a surprise.

Teams:

Fremantle Dockers:

3 Zac Dawson
5 Garrick Ibbotson
6 Danyle Pearce (INT)
7 Nathan Fyfe
8 Nick Suban
9 Matt de Boer
10 Michael Walters
11 Tom Sheridan (EMG)
13 Tendai Mzungu
15 Ryan Crowley
16 David Mundy
21 Michael Barlow
23 Chris Mayne
27 Lachie Neale (INT)
30 Zac Clarke
31 Aaron Sandilands
32 Stephen Hill
33 Cameron Sutcliffe (INT)
34 Lee Spurr
36 Alex Silvagni (EMG)
37 Michael Johnson
38 Jack Hannath (EMG)
41 Paul Duffield
42 Matthew Taberner (INT)
46 Clancee Pearce

In: Aaron Sandilands  ,Nick Suban  ,Matthew Taberner
Out: Alex Silvagni (Omitted) , Jack Hannath (Omitted) , Tom Sheridan (Omitted)

Adelaide Crows:

1 Richard Tambling (INT)
2 Brad Crouch
4 Josh Jenkins
5 Scott Thompson
7 Nathan van Berlo
8 Lewis Johnston (EMG)
9 Rory Sloane
11 Matthew Wright
12 Daniel Talia
14 David Mackay
16 Luke Brown
17 Bernie Vince
22 Andrew Otten (INT)
24 Sam Jacobs
26 Richard Douglas
27 Thomas Lynch
29 Sam Kerridge (EMG)
31 Jarryd Lyons (INT)
33 Brodie Smith
35 Shaun McKernan (INT)
38 Mitchell Grigg (EMG)
40 Jason Porplyzia
41 Kyle Hartigan
45 Ricky Henderson
46 Rory Laird

In: Shaun McKernan  ,Kyle Hartigan
Out: Ben Rutten (Shoulder) , Mitchell Grigg (Omitted)
New: Kyle Hartigan

Dockers extra cautious with Morabito

The playing return of Fremantle midfielder Anthony Morabito could be put on hold until next year as the Dockers take an extra cautious approach with the unlucky 22-year-old.

Morabito, who underwent a third reconstruction of his troublesome left knee in January, has been back in training for more than two months but is still being held back from risky contact drills.

With the season nearing its end, Dockers’ coach Ross Lyon said there was a distinct possibility Morabito wouldn’t return to playing duties in 2013.

Morabito, who comes out of contract this year, remains hopeful the club will offer him a new one-year deal.

Lyon said although Morabito was edging closer to the end of his rehabilitation, the 190cm wingman was still experiencing soreness in his knee every now and then.

“There is about 100 boxes you have to tick coming off reco,” Lyon said.

“You have to understand it’s his third reconstruction, so he’s at about box 90.

“He has a lot more hurdles, another 10 or so to jump, and they are significant hurdles.

“There is certainly no pressure on Anthony to return.

“Occasionally, he will have some soreness in the knee where we will need to back it off and those things. There is a fair bit of work to go.”

Morabito made a stunning start to his AFL career in 2010, booting 13 goals in 23 games as the Dockers made it all the way to the semi-finals.

But three serious knee injuries since have cast doubts over whether his body will be able to handle the rigours of elite football.

Morabito opted for traditional knee reconstructions in the first two instances, but chose to undergo LARS in January when his knee buckled for a third time.

Meanwhile, Fremantle are set to regain ruckman Aaron Sandilands and defender Nick Suban for Saturday night’s clash with Adelaide at Patersons Stadium.