Sunday sees three games scheduled and all three should be good matches, including this one between fifth placed Fremantle up against sixth placed Richmond.
Last time the two sides met, in round 5 this year, Fremantle prevailed by a solitary point in an enthralling match at Patersons Stadium, their third consecutive win over the Tigers
Fremantle’s only loss in the past eleven weeks has been to Geelong and last week, in the WA Derby, the accounted for West Coast by a comfortable 29 points, running away with the game in the last quarter.
After a disappointing loss to North two rounds back, their first loss in five weeks, the Tigers toughed out a nine point win over the Suns in Cairns last week. A match played out in very trying conditions.
It was their first win in the tropics and tenth of the season but with Hawthorn and Sydney their next two games, the Tigers face a tough month.
Richmond have won 5 from 8 at the MCG this year but none of those victories have been against teams in the eight.
Fremantle have proven themselves to be one of the most consistent teams of the competition this year and playing away from home holds no fears for them.
TIP: FREMANTLE 1 – 39
Odds comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Richmond Tigers | 1.96 | 2.00 | 1.93 | 2.00 | 1.96 | 1.98 |
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Fremantle Dockers
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1.83 | 1.82 | 1.87 | 1.82 | 1.83 | 1.85 |
Teams:
Richmond Tigers:
B: Steven Morris, Alex Rance, Ricky Petterd
HB: Chris Newman, Troy Chaplin, Nick Vlastuin
C: Shaun Grigg, Trent Cotchin, Daniel Jackson
HF: Matt White, Shaun Edwards, Jake King
F: Ty Vickery, Jack Riewoldt, Dustin Martin
Foll: Ivan Maric, Brett Deledio, Nathan Foley
Int (from): Aaron Edwards, Reece Conca, Matthew Arnot, Brandon Ellis, Shane Tuck, Bachar Houli, Sam Lonergan
In: Tuck Lonergan Houli
Out: Nil
Fremantle Dockers:
B: Alex Silvagni, Zac Dawson, Garrick Ibbotson
HB: Lee Spurr, Michael Johnson, Paul Duffield
C: Tendai Mzungu, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
HF: David Mundy, Chris Mayne, Clancee Pearce
F: Michael Walters, Aaron Sandilands, Matt de Boer
Foll: Zac Clarke, Michael Barlow, Nat Fyfe
Int (from): Danyle Pearce, Tom Sheridan, Cameron Sutcliffe, Matthew Taberner, Lachie Neale, Jack Hannath, Jesse Crichton
In: Duffield Hannath Crichton Neale Taberner
Out: Pavlich (suspended) Ballantyne (hamstring)