St Kilda Saints vs Fremantle Dockers Prediction, Preview, Team News and More: AFL Round 10, 2024
The Fremantle Dockers will face St Kilda Saints on Saturday (May 18) for an exciting Round-10 matchup. This match will likely be a low-scoring one between two sides with strong defense and less-than-standard offense.
Fremantle (10th) perform better on the scoring front when facing teams that rank lower than they do on the ladder. This time, they’ll be up against the Saints who rank below them (14th).
St Kilda have been disappointing this season, to say the least. Their strong defense has not translated into wins and there’s little reason to believe things will change for them this weekend.
Fremantle have won all but one of their games against teams outside the top eight on the AFL Ladder. Even against top competition, they concede a low number of points, with Sydney being a notable exception. They’ll be quite confident heading into this match against a team that has won just three games this season.
Fremantle have the advantage offensively and will make good use of it against the Saints. We expect a high-level defensive game, with the Dockers winning by a small margin.
St Kilda Saints vs Fremantle Dockers Head-to-Head
St Kilda Form Guide: (LLLWL) St Kilda currently sit at No. 14 on the AFL Ladder.
Fremantle Form Guide: (LLWWL) Fremantle currently sit at No. 10 on the AFL Ladder.
St Kilda Saints vs Fremantle Dockers Team News
St Kilda
Injured: Matt Allison (Ankle), Dan Butler (Hamstring), Brad Crouch (Knee), Olli Hotton (Ankle), Arie Schoenmaker (Concussion), James Van Es (Ankle).
Suspended: Jack Higgins
Fremantle
Injured: Josh Corbett (Hip), Brennan Cox (Hamstring), Sean Darcy (Calf), Odin Jones (Elbow), Sebit Kuek (Knee), Oscar McDonald (Knee), Nathan O’Driscoll (Knee), Ethan Stanley (Ankle), Sam Sturt (Knee), Conrad Williams (Foot).
Suspended: none
St Kilda Saints vs Fremantle Dockers Predicted Lineup
St Kilda Lineup:
FB: Josh Battle, Dougal Howard, Callum Wilkie
HB: Riley Bonner, Jack Sinclair, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
C: Cooper Sharman, Paddy Dow, Mason Wood
HF: Darcy Wilson, Bradley Hill, Liam Henry
FF: Micth Owens, Max King, Anthony Caminiti
FOL: Rowan Marshall, Jack Steele, Marcus Windhager
IC: Zak Jones, Lance Collard, Mattaes Phillipou, Jimmy Webster, Ben Paton
EMG: Angus Hastie, Hugo Garcia, Tom Campbell
Fremantle Lineup:
FB: Brandon Walker, Alex Pearce, Joshua Draper
HB: James Aish, Luke Ryan, Jordan Clark
C: Jeremy Sharp, Andrew Brayshaw, Matthew Johnson
HF: Bailey Banfield, Sam Switkowski, Michael Frederick
FF: Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss, Patrick Voss
FOL: Luke Jackson, Caleb Serong, Nat Fyfe
IC: Tom Emmett, Hayden Young, Jaeger O’Meara, Heath Chapman, Michael Walters
EMG: Neil Erasmus, Corey Wagner, Liam Reidy
St Kilda Saints vs Fremantle Dockers Prediction
Prediction: Fremantle by 6 points