Sunday third AFL Round 7 match is between West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers with the game to be played at Patersons Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 16.40pm local time with away team Fremantle Dockers currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Dockers.
Round: Round 7, Sunday May 4, 16.40pm
Stadium: Patersons Stadium
Weather: 22° Shower or two developing.
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Odds Comparison:
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| West Coast Eagles | 2.60 | 2.55 | 3.00 | 2.55 | 2.60 | 2.65 |
| Fremantle Dockers | 1.52 | 1.53 | 1.42 | 1.53 | 1.52 | 1.50 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
The Eagles play the Dockers on Sunday, 2.40PM at Patersons Stadium. After a few one-sided clashes this round, this local derby is a great way to finish of the AFL weekend. The 39th Western Derby looks like one of the most unpredictable to date, with the 7th placed Eagles taking on the 8th placed Dockers and both teams with a 3-3 record so far. While Fremantle will be slight favourites, anything is possible in a derby like this.
Along with the anguish of losing a local derby, the losing team will also drop from the top eight. North Melbourne beat Fremantle at home last round, after the Dockers were winning in the first quarter. West Coast were in a similar situation, blowing a 24-point lead with 10 minutes to play against Carlton last round. The Dockers have won the last three times these teams have met, and most of the money will be on that record stretching to four after this game.
Teams:
West Coast Eagles: 
B, Jamie Bennell, Darren Glass, Eric Mackenzie
HB, Will Schofield, Mitchell Brown, Elliot Yeo
C, Jamie Cripps, Matt Priddis, Matt Rosa
HF, Mark Hutchings, Josh Kennedy, Brad Sheppard
F, Luke Shuey, Nic Naitanui, Jack Darling
Fol, Dean Cox, Scott Selwood, Chris Masten
I/C, Sharrod Wellingham, Simon Tunbridge, Sam Butler, Shannon Hurn, Jeremy McGovern, Scott Lycett, Andrew Gaff, (Three to be omitted),
In, Simon Tunbridge, Darren Glass, Sam Butler, Shannon Hurn,
Out, Dom Sheed (Omitted)
Fremantle Dockers: 
B, Zac Dawson, Luke McPharlin, Lee Spurr
HB, Danyle Pearce, Michael Johnson, Clancee Pearce
C, Paul Duffield, Ryan Crowley, David Mundy
HF, Nat Fyfe, Matthew Pavlich, Hayden Ballantyne
F, Chris Mayne, Zac Clarke, Lachie Neale
Fol, Aaron Sandilands, Tendai Mzungu, Stephen Hill
I/C, Cameron Sutcliffe, Alex Silvagni, Nick Suban, Hayden Crozier, Michael Barlow, Tommy Sheridan, Jack Hannath, (Three to be omitted),
In, Alex Silvagni, Hayden Ballantyne, Michael Barlow, Jack Hannath,
Out, Matt de Boer (omitted)
News:
West Coast coach Adam Simpson has felt like a school kid this week as he prepares to make his western derby debut in Sunday’s AFL clash with arch rivals Fremantle.
Simpson, who played 306 games for the Kangaroos before becoming an assistant coach at Hawthorn, has spent almost his entire life in Melbourne, meaning his knowledge of the western derbies is limited.
However, his learning has been fast-tracked this week thanks to the various functions he’s attended, with the stories from Eagles legend Glen Jakovich sticking out in his mind.
“Jakovich told about 14 stories and they all ended with him kicking a goal or winning a game off his own boot,” Simpson said with a laugh.
“It’s been a bit of a history lesson this week.
“I enjoyed the function we had yesterday with the past players and coaches. It was great to hear those stories. I’m hearing them for the first time.”
Simpson got his first taste of the derby fun-and-games on Friday when Fremantle hired security guards to freeze out any Eagles scouts during the Dockers’ closed training session.
Fremantle implemented the measures after spotting West Coast opposition analyst Tim Gepp at their open training session earlier in the week.
Simpson was amused by the whole situation.
“We didn’t send anyone yesterday, so they might have wasted a bit of money on those security guards,” Simpson said.
“Geppy went down on Tuesday because it was an open session.
“Probably riding around on his bike with a West Coast jumper on didn’t help. But that was an open session. I think teams try to have a look at training, and when it’s a closed session and they’re told to leave, they leave.”
West Coast enter Sunday’s clash riding a three-game losing streak, while Fremantle are also struggling at 3-3 following consecutive losses to Sydney and North Melbourne.
The Dockers were touted as premiership fancies at the start of the season, but their top-four hopes could rest on the derby result, especially with tough games against Port Adelaide (away) and Geelong (home) to come in the next fortnight.
Fremantle will be bolstered by the return of goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne and midfielder Michael Barlow, but wingman Stephan Hill has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
The Eagles welcome back defenders Darren Glass and Shannon Hurn, but premiership midfielder Sharrod Wellingham was axed following a quiet fortnight.
“His form wasn’t good enough,” Simpson said of the former Magpie.
“He took it pretty well. Obviously he’d be disappointed to miss out on a big game. But at the same time you’ve got to earn your spot.”