We take a look at Sunday afternoons (26/5/2019) AFL Week 10 match which is between the Fremantle Dockers and the Brisbane Lions. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Sunday May 26, 3:20pm
Where: Optus Stadium
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Preview:
Brisbane’s one-point win over the Crows at home last week was enough to vault the Lions back inside the top four, but the jury is still out on whether Chris Fagan’s side are a legitimate premiership contender.
This week’s trip to Fremantle should tell us a lot about the Lions resolve, and if it’s anything like last year’s Round 15 win at Optus Stadium, we might receive a pretty firm answer.
Fremantle weren’t disgraced last week against the Bombers losing by only seven-points in Melbourne, but the loss was enough to bump the Dockers down to ninth on the ladder four points shy of Port Adelaide.
Ross Lyon’s side don’t exactly stand out on the stat sheet, but they have been one of the better defensive sides in the competition this year. The Dockers have allowed the third-fewest goals ahead of only the Cats and Crows, which could make life interesting this week for a Lions side that ranks fourth in goals scored.
The bookies appear to have the market bang on for this game, and really, it’s a bit of a coin toss. The Lions are 3-5 as the away underdog over the last 12 months, but their 3-1 record as the line underdog against the Dockers is pretty convincing.
Fremantle, meanwhile, are 6-8 on the back of a loss, and considering the Dockers allowed Daniel McStay to boot three goals in last year’s match – the exact margin the big man booted last week against the Crows – take the Lions to keep it close on the road.
Odds:
Tip: Brisbane Lions at $2.10
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Eric Hipwood at $11.00
Teams:
DOCKERS
B: Hamling, Pearce, Ryan
HB: Duman, Wilson, Conca
C: Langdon, Fyfe, B.Hill
HF: Brayshaw, Cox, Blakely
F: Walters, Hogan, Matera
FOLL: Lobb, Tucker, Mundy
I/C (from): Switkowski, Cerra, Hughes, Logue, McCarthy, Crowden, Banfield, Bewley
IN: Logue, McCarthy, Crowden, Banfield, Bewley
OUT: Taberner
LIONS
B: Hodge, Andrews, Rich
HB: Witherden, Gardiner, Answerth
C: Robinson, Neale, McCluggage
HF: Rayner, Hipwood, McCarthy
F: Cameron, McStay, McInerney
FOLL: Martin, Zorko, Lyons
I/C (from): Christensen, Walker, Robertson, Hinge, Taylor, Lester, Ballenden, Smith
IN: Hodge, Christensen, Robertson, Taylor, Ballenden, Smith
OUT: Berry, Mathieson
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
