RICH
CARL
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HAW
COLL
GWS
WB
MELB
GEEL
WCE
SYD
Fremantle
Dockers
Dockers
17.14
116
116
Essendon
Bombers
Bombers
11.13
79
79
FULLTIME
2017-05-07T06:40:00Z
Domain Stadium
Preview
It’s hard to know what to expect out of this game, and both of these sides. They have been very inconsistent over the first six weeks of the competition.
Fremantle have won six of their past eight games against Essendon, and thus should take confidence into the game. It will be the seventh time in a row that these two sides have played against each other at Domain Stadium. The game hasn’t been played in Victoria since Round Two of 2010.
Eyes will be set on Joe Daniher, after he was heavily criticised for his performance, and on-field actions last weekend. How the key forward responds, should provide us with a gauge of his character under pressure.
Tip:Â Dockers by 17
Team Line-Ups
Fremantle | |||||||||||||||
| IN | C. Sutcliffe, M. Taberner | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | G. Logue, T. Sheridan | ||||||||||||||
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Essendon | |||||||||||||||
| IN | M. Hartley, A. Francis, J. Kelly, D. Myers, M. Leuenberger, B. Stanton | ||||||||||||||
| OUT | M. Brown, T. Bellchambers, B. Howlett, J. Watson, A. McGrath, B. McNiece | ||||||||||||||
Team Stats
| 415 | Disposals | 330 |
| 136 | Contested Possessions | 116 |
| 239 | Kicks | 181 |
| 176 | Handballs | 149 |
| 21 | Free Kicks | 12 |
| 41 | Clearances | 28 |
| 19 | Centre Clearances | 11 |
| 22 | Stoppages | 17 |
| 56 | Inside 50 | 41 |
| 134 | Marks | 92 |
| 23 | Marks in 50 | 12 |
| 18 | Contested Marks | 14 |
| 39 | Tackles | 66 |
| 59 | Hit-Outs | 18 |
Player Stats
Fremantle Dockers
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sandilands | 9 | 9 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Bradley Hill | 30 | 7 | 37 | 16 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Brady Grey | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Cam McCarthy | 9 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Cameron Sutcliffe | 11 | 6 | 17 | 7 | ||||||
| Connor Blakely | 13 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 3 | |||||
| Darcy Tucker | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | |||||
| David Mundy | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Ed Langdon | 8 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Ethan Hughes | 12 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Garrick Ibbotson | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Harley Balic | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hayden Crozier | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Joel Hamling | 9 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Lachie Neale | 17 | 23 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Lachie Weller | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Lee Spurr | 13 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Matt Taberner | 13 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 12 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Michael Walters | 9 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Nat Fyfe | 12 | 14 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Shane Kersten | 13 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Essendon Bombers
| Player | K | H | D | M | HO | FF | FA | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Francis | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Brendon Goddard | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Brent Stanton | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Cale Hooker | 13 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Conor McKenna | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Darcy Parish | 7 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| David Myers | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| David Zaharakis | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Dyson Heppell | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
| James Kelly | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 4 | |||||
| Joe Daniher | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Josh Green | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mark Baguley | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Martin Gleeson | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Matt Dea | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Matthew Leuenberger | 3 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Michael Hartley | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Michael Hurley | 17 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Orazio Fantasia | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Travis Colyer | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Zach Merrett | 20 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Summary
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremantle Dockers | 2.2 (14) | 5.6 (36) | 11.10 (76) | 17.14 (116) |
| Essendon Bombers | 4.3 (27) | 7.7 (49) | 11.12 (78) | 11.13 (79) |
Goals
Disposals
Lachie Neale 40, Bradley Hill 37, Connor Blakely 29, Nat Fyfe 26, Michael Walters 26, David Mundy 20
Zach Merrett 28, Brendon Goddard 25, Michael Hurley 24, Dyson Heppell 23, Joe Daniher 20, Cale Hooker 19
