The fourth game on Saturday for AFL round 7 is between Fremantle Dockers and Collingwood Magpies. The opening bounce is set to commence at 5:40pm local time and 7:40pm AEST with the game to be played at Patersons Stadium in Western Australia. The favourite for the match is away team Collingwood Magpies. View our preview and teams for the game between Fremantle Dockers and Collingwood Magpies.
Round: Round 7 5:40 PM May 11, 2013
Stadium: Patersons Stadium
Weather: 20° Shower or two.
Featured Bookmakers:
Fremantle Dockers $2.20 vs Collingwood Magpies $1.70 at Sportsbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Fremantle Dockers $2.08 vs Collingwood Magpies $1.75 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Fremantle Dockers | 2.20 | 2.15 | 2.08 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.20 |
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Collingwood Magpies
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1.70 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 |
Preview:
The current stats suggest there will be little in this battle despite Collingwood having won the last four matches between the two clubs in comfortable style.
The home side managed – if a little controversially – to snatch a one point win over Richmond two weeks and comfortably accounted for the Gold Coast last week, winning by 45 points.
That gives the Dockers a record of 4-2 this season.
Collingwood also boast a similar winning record with their two losses coming in the past month at the hands of Essendon and Hawthorn.
The Pies have Geelong and Sydney waiting for them in rounds 8 and 9 respectively so a win here is imperative with an immediate tough road ahead.
Collinwood have been slow to start in recent weeks and have been behind in each of their matches early in the past month.
A similar start here could prove costly as a parochial Western Australian crowd will be baying for Collingwood’s blood.
Should be a tight encounter and the tri-bet looks the best option.
Teams:
Fremantle Dockers:
B: Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Michael Johnson
HB: Garrick Ibbotson, Luke McPharlin, Alex Silvagni
C: Tendai Mzungu, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
HF: Michael Barlow, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
F: Matt de Boer, Jack Hannath, Michael Walters
Foll: Jonathon Griffin, Clancee Pearce, David Mundy
Int: Hayden Crozier, Nick Suban, Paul Duffield, Danyle Pearce
Emerg: Tom Sheridan, Tanner Smith, Cameron Sutcliffe
Collingwood Magpies:
B: Nathan Brown, Ben Reid, Nick Maxwell
HB: Marty Clarke, Heath Shaw, Harry O’Brien
C: Steele Sidebottom, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
HF: Jamie Elliott, Quinten Lynch, Brent Macaffer
F: Ben Kennedy, Travis Cloke, Sam Dwyer
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Jarryd Blair
Int: Andrew Krakouer, Josh Thomas, Paul Seedsman, Caolan Mooney
Emerg: Jordan Russell, Jarrod Witts, Marley Williams
In: N.Maxwell, C.Mooney
Out: T.Goldsack (hip), J.Witts
Maxwell raring to go for Magpies in AFL
Collingwood captain Nick Maxwell arrived in Perth fit and raring to go for Saturday night’s AFL clash with Fremantle at Patersons Stadium after his quicker-than-expected recovery from wrist surgery.
The 2010 premiership captain was originally expected to miss up to two months with the wrist fracture he suffered in the Magpies’ win over Carlton five weeks ago.
But after getting the all-clear to resume full training this week, the 29-year-old got through unscathed and can’t wait to lead his team out against the Dockers.
“When you say eight weeks or six weeks or 12 weeks with an injury, you have to look at different scenarios for every individual,” said Maxwell.
“It’s just different for everyone and I was fortunate that mine healed pretty quick.
“It’s not a risk at all. We wouldn’t take the risk after missing four weeks.”
“Early on in the week, we had the scans and everything was healed without any damage there.”
Collingwood and Fremantle enter the clash boasting 4-2 records with each having lost to Essendon and Hawthorn along the way.
Maxwell knows as well as anyone how tough Ross Lyon-led teams are to overcome after Collingwood’s battles with St Kilda when he was coaching the Saints.
Most of Collingwood’s players flew into Perth on Friday afternoon ahead of a training run on Subiaco and then flying back to Melbourne after the match on Saturday night.
That is the routine that Collingwood have used to win the majority of their games outside Melbourne since 2009 and Maxwell is backing the strategy again.
“It’s going to be a tough game. All Ross Lyon-coached teams are. They are very defensive and then they have that flash of brilliance with guys like (Michael) Walters and (Hayden) Ballantyne up forward,” Maxwell said.
“It’s going to be a big challenge for us but we love travelling and getting away as a team, and we have a good record interstate.”