St Kilda Saints vs Fremantle Dockers preview and teams – AFL 2012 Round 4

The first game of Round 4 of the AFL season is between St Kilda Saints and Fremantle Dockers. The game will be played at Etihad Stadium with the opening bounce being at 7:50pm Melbourne Time.

The match has special attention with Ross Lyon leaving St Kilda last year to coach Fremantle, this is the first time the two teams will meet since the debacle. There has been nothing said from either party leading into the match so it should be interesting to see if anything happens/is said during the match.

St Kilda look to have regained some good form, mainly due to Nick Riewoldt’s better performances. Supporters will be hoping Nick continues from his last two games and if he does the Saints should prove too strong at home.

It is always hard to travel away from home and take away points from the Saints although Fremantle have been very solid this year with a good win over Geelong and with the Saints currently being hit or miss in their performances if they are having one of their off days the Dockers can surely win the match.

WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, Friday April 20, 7.50pm
LAST TIME: St Kilda 16.17 (113) d Fremantle 10.12 (72), round 20, 2011 at Etihad Stadium

Tip: St Kilda by 18 points

Odds: St Kilda Saints $1.42 vs Fremantle Dockers $2.95 at Sportsbet Australia

ST KILDA

  • B: Jarryn Geary, Sam Gilbert, Jason Blake
  • HB: Tom Simpkin, Sam Fisher, Sean Dempster
  • C: Nick Dal Santo, Lenny Hayes, Brendon Goddard
  • HF: Jack Steven, Nick Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna
  • F: Stephen Milne, Rhys Stanley, Terry Milera
  • Foll: Ben McEvoy, David Armitage, Clinton Jones
  • I/C: Justin Koschitzke, Jamie Cripps, Dean Polo, Jack Newnes
  • Emg: Farren Ray, Brett Peake, Beau Wilkes

FREMANTLE

  • B: Garrick Ibbotson, Zac Dawson, Adam McPhee
  • HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, Tendai Mzungu
  • C: Paul Duffield, Ryan Crowley, Stephen Hill
  • HF: Matthew de Boer, Christopher Mayne, Clancee Pearce
  • F: Hayden Ballantyne, Matthew Pavlich, Zachary Clarke
  • Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Nathan Fyfe, Nick Suban
  • I/C: David Mundy, Greg Broughton, Michael Barlow, Lachie Neale
  • Emg: Kepler Bradley, Dylan Roberton, Jack Anthony
  • In: Hayden Ballantyne, Lachie Neale
  • Out: Kepler Bradley, Josh Mellington
  • New: Lachie Neale (Glenelg)
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