FULL TIME: Fremantle vs North Melbourne

Team news: Fremantle have the longest injury list in the competition, including Connor Blakely (hamstring), Bradley Hill (calf), Stephen Hill (quad), Jesse Hogan (mental health), Brandon Matera (suspension) and Matt Taberner (calf). Even skipper Nat Fyfe recently had minor elbow surgery. Reece Conca and Travis Colyer will likely come in for their first game at the club.

Robbie Tarrant (AC joint) is touch and go for the Roos, while Jed Anderson (hamstring), Ben Jacobs (sinusitis) and Majak Daw (pelvis) won’t feature in the early parts of the season. Dom Tyson, Aaron Hall, Jared Polec and Jasper Pittard should all don the blue and white stripes for the first time.

Prediction: Beating Fremantle at Optus Stadium is never easy, as 63% of fans agree. However, not all is well at the Dockers and the Roos’ revamped lineup should get the get job done. Roos by 18.

Previous 5 Games

Fremantle

DATE	OPP	RESULT
25/8/18	Collingwood	L 67 - 76
18/8/18	Geelong	L 158 - 25
12/8/18	Carlton	W 101 - 72
5/8/18	West Coast	L 142 - 84
29/7/18	Hawthorn	L 53 - 112

North Melbourne

DATE	OPP	RESULT
26/8/18	St Kilda	W 94 - 117
19/8/18	Adelaide	L 86 - 77
12/8/18	Bulldogs	L 85 - 92
4/8/18	Brisbane	W 104 - 107
29/7/18	West Coast	W 81 - 41

Fremantle

North Melbourne

IN

No change

IN

No change

FB	29	Joel Hamling	25	Alex Pearce	13	Luke Ryan
FF	7	Jack Ziebell	50	Ben Brown	28	Kayne Turner
HB	6	Reece Conca	14	Nathan Wilson	33	Travis Colyer
HF	43	Aaron Hall	32	Mason Wood	8	Bailey Scott
C	15	Ed Langdon	7	Nat Fyfe	8	Bradley Hill
C	43	Trent Dumont	4	Shaun Higgins	11	Luke McDonald
HF	5	Adam Cerra	23	Cam McCarthy	10	Michael Walters
HB	13	Jared Polec	34	Jamie Macmillan	17	Jasper Pittard
FF	1	Hayden Ballantyne	20	Matt Taberner	7	Rory Lobb
FB	2	Marley Williams	6	Robbie Tarrant	32	Ben McKay

FOLLOWERS
4	Sean Darcy
8	Andrew Brayshaw
16	David Mundy

INTERCHANGE
15	Ethan Hughes
13	Darcy Tucker
41	Bailey Banfield
8	Lachlan Schultz
44	Taylin Duman

FOLLOWERS
17	Todd Goldstein
10	Ben Cunnington
12	Jy Simpkin

INTERCHANGE
9	L. Davies-Uniacke
18	Shaun Atley
21	Dom Tyson
33	Ed Vickers-Willis

Fremantle

B	J. Hamling, A. Pearce, L. Ryan
HB	R. Conca, N. Wilson, T. Colyer
C	E. Langdon, N. Fyfe, B. Hill
HF	A. Cerra, C. McCarthy, M. Walters
F	H. Ballantyne, M. Taberner, R. Lobb
FOL	S. Darcy, A. Brayshaw, D. Mundy
I/C	E. Hughes, D. Tucker, B. Banfield, L. Schultz, T. Duman
EMG	S. Giro, R. Nyhuis, M. Crowden

North Melbourne

B	M. Williams, R. Tarrant, B. McKay
HB	J. Polec, J. Macmillan, J. Pittard
C	T. Dumont, S. Higgins, L. McDonald
HF	A. Hall, M. Wood, B. Scott
F	J. Ziebell, B. Brown, K. Turner
FOL	T. Goldstein, B. Cunnington, J. Simpkin
I/C	L. Davies-Uniacke, S. Atley, D. Tyson, E. Vickers-Willis, .

Fremantle

North Melbourne

Fremantle

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Adam Cerra	7	6	13	2	0	0	1	2	0	0
Adam Cerra	7	6	13	2	0	0	1	2	0	0
Alex Pearce	8	2	10	2	0	1	1	5	0	0
Alex Pearce	8	2	10	2	0	1	1	5	0	0
Andrew Brayshaw	6	14	20	3	0	0	2	4	0	1
Andrew Brayshaw	6	14	20	3	0	0	2	4	0	1
Bailey Banfield	9	11	20	7	0	1	3	4	0	1
Bailey Banfield	9	11	20	7	0	1	3	4	0	1
Bradley Hill	17	11	28	2	0	0	0	7	1	0
Bradley Hill	17	11	28	2	0	0	0	7	1	0
Cam McCarthy	14	6	20	5	0	2	0	2	5	0
Darcy Tucker	17	7	24	4	0	2	3	7	2	1
Darcy Tucker	17	7	24	4	0	2	3	7	2	1
David Mundy	13	7	20	3	0	0	2	1	1	0
David Mundy	13	7	20	3	0	0	2	1	1	0
Ed Langdon	16	9	25	8	0	1	0	4	0	0
Ed Langdon	16	9	25	8	0	1	0	4	0	0
Ethan Hughes	9	5	14	4	0	0	1	2	0	1
Ethan Hughes	9	5	14	4	0	0	1	2	0	1
Hayden Ballantyne	5	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Hayden Ballantyne	5	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Joel Hamling	4	4	8	3	0	1	2	2	0	0
Joel Hamling	4	4	8	3	0	1	2	2	0	0
Lachlan Schultz	11	6	17	6	0	0	0	2	2	0
Luke Ryan	13	2	15	5	0	1	3	2	1	0
Luke Ryan	13	2	15	5	0	1	3	2	1	0
Matt Taberner	13	5	18	9	0	3	2	3	1	0
Matt Taberner	13	5	18	9	0	3	2	3	1	0
Michael Walters	12	7	19	4	0	3	2	1	3	1
Michael Walters	12	7	19	4	0	3	2	1	3	1
Nat Fyfe	10	22	32	4	0	3	3	4	1	1
Nathan Wilson	10	2	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Nathan Wilson	10	2	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
Reece Conca	11	8	19	4	0	2	0	2	0	0
Rory Lobb	9	2	11	4	6	1	0	4	2	1
Rory Lobb	9	2	11	4	6	1	0	4	2	1
Sean Darcy	6	4	10	1	27	0	1	4	0	2
Travis Colyer	11	9	20	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
Travis Colyer	11	9	20	2	0	1	0	1	1	0

North Melbourne

Player	K	H	D	M	HO	FF	FA	T	G	B
Aaron Hall	12	7	19	4	0	1	0	5	0	0
Aaron Hall	12	7	19	4	0	1	0	5	0	0
Bailey Scott	11	10	21	8	0	0	0	2	2	0
Bailey Scott	11	10	21	8	0	0	0	2	2	0
Ben Brown	8	3	11	0	1	6	0	2	2	1
Ben Brown	8	3	11	0	1	6	0	2	2	1
Ben Cunnington	9	17	26	3	0	2	4	2	0	0
Ben McKay	3	6	9	4	0	1	1	4	0	0
Ben McKay	3	6	9	4	0	1	1	4	0	0
Dom Tyson	6	16	22	3	0	2	3	5	0	0
Dom Tyson	6	16	22	3	0	2	3	5	0	0
Ed Vickers-Willis	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Ed Vickers-Willis	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jack Ziebell	8	4	12	4	0	0	2	3	1	1
Jack Ziebell	8	4	12	4	0	0	2	3	1	1
Jamie Macmillan	21	16	37	4	0	2	1	3	0	0
Jamie Macmillan	21	16	37	4	0	2	1	3	0	0
Jared Polec	18	9	27	7	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jared Polec	18	9	27	7	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jasper Pittard	8	11	19	7	0	1	1	2	0	0
Jasper Pittard	8	11	19	7	0	1	1	2	0	0
Jy Simpkin	8	4	12	3	0	1	1	4	0	0
Jy Simpkin	8	4	12	3	0	1	1	4	0	0
Kayne Turner	10	4	14	3	0	2	0	2	1	0
Kayne Turner	10	4	14	3	0	2	0	2	1	0
L. Davies-Uniacke	7	8	15	5	0	1	0	3	1	0
L. Davies-Uniacke	7	8	15	5	0	1	0	3	1	0
Luke McDonald	11	9	20	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Luke McDonald	11	9	20	2	0	0	0	2	0	0
Marley Williams	10	10	20	3	0	1	1	2	0	0
Marley Williams	10	10	20	3	0	1	1	2	0	0
Mason Wood	4	4	8	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Mason Wood	4	4	8	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
Robbie Tarrant	9	7	16	2	0	0	2	3	0	0
Shaun Atley	14	7	21	3	0	2	0	2	0	0
Shaun Atley	14	7	21	3	0	2	0	2	0	0
Shaun Higgins	15	11	26	2	0	0	0	4	1	0
Shaun Higgins	15	11	26	2	0	0	0	4	1	0
Todd Goldstein	5	7	12	4	34	1	1	4	1	0
Todd Goldstein	5	7	12	4	34	1	1	4	1	0
Trent Dumont	8	14	22	3	0	3	2	5	0	0
Trent Dumont	8	14	22	3	0	3	1	5	0	0