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[VIDEO] Fremantle Dockers vs GWS Giants highlights: AFL scores, blog

Expert
2nd August, 2015
Venue: Domain Stadium
Bounce: 2:40 PM Local, 4:40 PM AEST
TV: FoxFooty, LIVE
Betting: Fremantle $1.23, GWS $4.25
Head to Head: Fremantle 3, GWS 0

Fremantle
B: Lee Spurr, Luke McPharlin, Garrick Ibbotson
HB: Danyle Pearce, Alex Pearce, Stephen Hill
C: Tommy Sheridan, Michael Barlow, Cameron Sutcliffe
HF: Michael Walters, Chris Mayne, Matt de Boer
F: Jon Griffin, Matthew Pavlich, Hayden Crozier
Fol: Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Lachie Neale
Int: Nick Suban, Zac Dawson, Lachie Weller, Tendai Mzungu
Emg: Zac Clarke, Ed Langdon, Connor Blakely

GWS
B: Nathan Wilson, Adam Tomlinson, Joel Patfull
HB: Toby Greene, Aidan Corr, Heath Shaw
C: Lachie Whitfield, Callan Ward, Adam Treloar
HF: Tom Scully, Jeremy Cameron, Ryan Griffen
F: Jed Lamb, Rory Lobb, Josh Kelly
Fol: Tom Downie, Stephen Coniglio, Jack Steele
Int: Phil Davis, James Stewart, Matt Buntine, Will Hoskin-Elliott
Emg: Jarrod Pickett, Andrew Phillips, Curtly Hampton

Last Time: The Dockers at home smashed the Giants by 76 points.
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Match Result:

There were a few bumps along the way but the Fremantle Dockers eventually found themselves with a 21-point win over the GWS Giants.

>>MATCH REPORT: Dockers beat GWS but defender in strife

Zac Dawson will likely find himself under MRP scrutiny after elbowing GWS forward Jeremy Cameron, and Giants fans will have more than a few bones to pick with the umpiring after some poor decisions on the day.

In the end though the Dockers got the win, and moved a win-and-a-half clear on the AFL ladder following second-placed West Coast’s Saturday night draw.

Fremantle 12.12.84 def GWS 9.9.63

Match Preview:

The Fremantle Dockers host the Greater Western Sydney Giants at Domain Stadium on Sunday to close out Round 18. Join The Roar for live scores from 2:40pm Local (4:40pm AEST).

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Fremantle are currently positioned 1st and will be looking to secure a home final come September. The club have Perth rivals West Coast on their heels as well as the high-flying Hawks, meaning they must win over GWS if they want to win their first flag since coming into the AFL in 1995.

The Giants meanwhile have never defeated the Dockers, are currently positioned 10th, and the new kids on the block will be hoping to make an inaugural finals berth, this game being a huge test of their hopes.

Matt Taberner will be required to have a big game. He has kicked just two goals in his last six games, being subbed out of four of them. If he can get a touch on the ball, it will significantly boost the Dockers’ chances of winning.

Nat Fyfe is out with a groin injury with Zac Dawson and Tendai Mzungu coming on to the interchange alongside Lachie Weller on debut. Matt Taberner and Clancee Pearce have both been omitted.

GWS have made several changes due to the injuries of Devon Smith (knee), Nick Haynes (groin) Zac Williams and Rhys Palmer (both hamstring). Curtly Hampton is omitted from the squad that lost to the Cats, Nathan Wilson slots into the backline with Phil Davis, James Stewart, Matt Buntine and Will Hoskin-Elliott coming onto the interchange.

Prediction
Dockers by 23.

Preview by Riley Pettigrew

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