The fifth of Saturday AFL Round 22 matches is between Fremantle Dockers and Port Adelaide Power. The game is set to commence at 5:40pm local time with the game to be played at Patersons Stadium. Home team Fremantle Dockers go into the match as the favourites in the market. View our preview and teams for the game between Fremantle Dockers and Port Adelaide Power.

Round: Round 22 5:40 PM August 24, 2013
Stadium: Patersons Stadium
Weather: 24° Shower or two developing.

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Odds Comparison by AFL Odds:

Fremantle Dockers	1.17	1.16	1.15	1.16	1.17	1.18
Port Adelaide Power	5.00	5.15	5.50	5.15	5.00	5.00

Preview:

Fremantle host Port this weekend with the Dockers having won six of their past seven and they boast a similar stat over their opponents this weekend, winning the last five matches in succession.

The Dockers average winning margin in those five games has been over 40 points and they’ll be giving Port 32.5 here.

Add to the mix that the Dockers have yet to taste defeat at home this year and the line looks within their reach.

Port has worked hard to secure three victories in the past month and in turn, hold on to eighth spot on the ladder however, in their last three matches against sides in the top eight, Hawthorn, Essendon and Geelong, they’ve finished on the wrong side of the ledger.

Port sit two wins ahead of Carlton – who take on the struggling Bombers this weekend – and the two sides meet in the final round of the season in a game that could possibly decide the last finals berth.

A win here will ensure that Port participates in September but against an in-form Dockers outfit, their season will go right down to the wire.

Teams:

Fremantle Dockers:
B: Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Paul Duffield
HB: Tendai Mzungu, Michael Johnson, Stephen Hill
C: Nick Suban, Ryan Crowley, David Mundy
HF: Michael Barlow, Chris Mayne, Michael Walters
F: Jack Hannath, Matthew Pavlich, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Zac Clarke, Nathan Fyfe, Lachie Neale
I/C: Cameron Sutcliffe, Matt de Boer, Danyle Pearce, Tom Sheridan
EMG Jesse Crichton, Alex Silvagni, Hayden Crozier

In: J.Hannath, C.Sutcliffe
Out: A.Sandilands (cheekbone), A.Silvagni

Port Adelaide Power:
B: Cameron O’Shea, Alipate Carlile, Campbell Heath
HB: Matthew Broadbent, Jackson Trengove, Thomas Jonas
C: Brad Ebert, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
HF: Robbie Gray, Justin Westhoff, Angus Monfries
F: Jake Neade, Jay Schulz, Chad Wingard
Foll: Matthew Lobbe, Andrew Moore, Oliver Wines
I/C: Aaron Young, Kane Mitchell, Jasper Pittard, Sam Colquhoun
Emg: Tom Logan, Lewis Stevenson, Ben Newton

In: K.Mitchell, J.Neade, S.Colquhoun
Out: H.Hartlett (suspension), C.Hitchcock (hamstring), N.Blee

Ibbotson becomes a concern for Dockers

Fremantle defender Garrick Ibbotson is in danger of missing the start of the AFL finals series after a slower-than-expected recovery from an Achilles tendon injury.

Ibbotson will miss his fourth straight match when the Dockers take on Port Adelaide at Patersons Stadium on Saturday night.

The 25-year-old was initially only meant to miss the one match due to soreness in the area.

But coach Ross Lyon says Ibbotson has failed to get over the “hump” when putting his Achilles tendon to the test at training.

Ibbotson had been in All-Australian form before the injury, playing a vital role as a rebounding defender in Fremantle’s surge into the top-four.

The 188cm backman will have just a fortnight to prove his fitness on the training track if he is to take part in Fremantle’s qualifying final.

“He’s starting to get to the concerning stage, which is disappointing for Garrick and us,” Lyon said on Thursday.

“Just a niggling Achilles.”

Goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne (shoulder) remains in doubt for Saturday’s clash with the Power, while ruckman Aaron Sandilands will miss the match due to a fractured cheekbone.