Optus Stadium will play host to Thursday's Round 18 AFL game between Fremantle Dockers and Geelong Cats. The game kicks off at 8:10 pm with Geelong Cats heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Fremantle Dockers vs. Geelong Cats game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Thursday July 15, 2021 at 8:10 pm
Where: Optus Stadium
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Fremantle Dockers vs Geelong Cats Odds
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With a prime time feature, spots for the top eight hotly contested and a chance to cement themselves on the right side of the divide – Fremantle needs to make the most of Thursday night’s game against the Cats.
Having beaten Hawthorn by 62 points last week in Tassie the Dockers now sit 7th on the AFL ladder.
Third-placed Geelong have won eight of their past nine, although they appeared to be going through the motions against Carlton last week and some Cats games can be a bit of a snooze fest at times (Note to Chris Scott: If you didn’t play such boring football you wouldn’t want the game shortened.)
A good team can win in good, bad or ugly or ugly fashion and the Cats can do all three in a quarter at times.
I’m expecting a low-scoring slog here, so I will back the Cats to cover the line and the under in this one.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Geelong Cats to win at $1.74 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Tom Hawkins at $8.00.
Fremantle Dockers vs Geelong Cats Teams
DOCKERS
B: Wilson, Pearce, Ryan
HB: Aish, Logue, Tucker
C: Acres, Fyfe, Cerra
HF: Colyer, Lobb, Walters
F: Schultz, Treacy, Henry
FOLL: Darcy, Mundy, Brayshaw
I/C: Switkowski, Banfield, Serong, Hughes
EMG: Crowden, Meek, Walker, Blakely
In: Hughes
Out: Walker (managed), Blakely (Medi-sub)
CATS
B: Atkins, Kolodjashnij, Henry
HB: Selwood, Stewart, Blicavs
C: Smith, C.Guthrie, Tuohy
HF: Dangerfield, Ratugolea, Miers
F: Higgins, Hawkins, Dahlhaus
FOLL: Stanley, O’Connor, Narkle
I/C: Bews, Parfitt, Menegola, Close
EMG: Holmes, Guthrie, Evans, Clark
In: Selwood, Dahlhaus, Narkle
Out: Henderson (personal reasons), Rohan (injured), Holmes (omitted)