Saturday third AFL Round 2 match is between Fremantle Dockers and Gold Coast with the game to be played at Patersons Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 2.40pm with home team Fremantle Dockers currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Fremantle Dockers and Gold Coast.

Round: Round 2, Saturday March 23, 2.40pm
Stadium: Patersons Stadium
Weather: 27° Partly cloudy.

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Odds Comparison:

Fremantle Dockers	1.09	1.09	1.09	1.09	1.09	1.07
Gold Coast Suns	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.50	7.50	8.50

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Preview:

Fremantle take on the Suns on Saturday, 7.40pm at Patersons Stadium.  The Dockers will be big favourites to win this one,  especially with their impressive home record.  The Dockers also had a great first round clash against Collingwood, with an impressive attacking display that would have been noticed by every other team in the competition.

The Gold Coast Suns also played well in round 1, however, with an impressive win against Richmond to set their season up nicely.  However, while the Suns are even talking up their finals credentials this year, they are yet to win at Patersons Stadium and yet to beat Fremantle.  Even though the Dockers will have to be careful of the Suns energetic young team, it will be a big surprise if the Gold Coast come out on top.

Teams:

Fremantle Dockers:

Backs: Dawson McPharlin Spurr
Half-backs: D Pearce Johnson Duffield
Centres: Sutcliffe Crowley Mundy
Half-forwards: Barlow Mayne Fyfe
Forwards: Ballantyne Pavlich Walters
Followers: Sandilands Mzungu Hill
Interchange: de Boer Sheridan Hannath Suban
Emergencies: Clarke Ibbotson Neale
In: Suban
Out: Neale

Gold Coast Suns:

Backs: Thompson May Broughton
Half-backs: Lemmens Cameron McKenzie
Centres: Shaw Ablett Harbrow
Half-forwards: A Hall Lynch Sumner
Forwards: Day Dixon Matera
Followers: Nicholls Rischitelli Prestia
Interchange: O’Meara Swallow Stanley Kolodjashnij
Emergencies: Russell Warnock Taylor
In: Thompson Kolodjashnij
Out: Warnock Martin (shoulder)
New: Kade Kolodjashnij, 18, Launceston (Tas)

News:

If it bleeds, we can kill it.

AFL great Leigh Matthews used that famous Predator movie quote to inspire Brisbane to victory over Essendon in 2001, and Gold Coast have adopted the same mantra as they attempt to take down Fremantle in Perth on Saturday night.

The Dockers have become nearly unbeatable at Patersons Stadium over the past 20 months, with the premiership favourites losing just one game at home during that period.

Gold Coast have lost all four of their games in Perth, and will start as rank underdogs against a Fremantle outfit that demolished Collingwood in Melbourne a fortnight ago.

The Suns produced an impressive display in last week’s win over Richmond, and coach Guy McKenna is urging his fledgling outfit to use their blistering speed to run Fremantle ragged.

McKenna also hopes the Dockers will enter the match a tad complacent.

“They’re not perfect,” McKenna said of Fremantle.

“You can use all the cliches like Leigh Matthews has done before – if it bleeds, you can kill it.

“Maybe some of their players, some of their fans have already locked away four points.

“Maybe they’re not going to take us seriously. I don’t know.”

McKenna confirmed debutant Kade Kolodjashnij, who was snared with pick No.5 in last year’s national draft, would start on the ground.

And for those wondering how to pronounce Kolodjashnij’s name, McKenna has a simple method.

“Collar-jazz-knee,” McKenna said with a laugh.

Dockers coach Ross Lyon resisted the urge to recall fit-again ruckman Zac Clarke, but defender Nick Suban returns from suspension at the expense of Lachie Neale.

With master Fremantle tagger Ryan Crowley almost certain to get the job on Gary Ablett, McKenna urged the rest of the Suns midfield to help out their skipper.

“They need to help him with blocks and tactics to get Gary free,” McKenna said.

Kolodjashnij, whose twin brother was drafted by Geelong, grew up playing basketball and soccer, but fell in love with Aussie Rules once a friend coaxed him into playing when he was 13.