Optus Stadium will play host to Saturday's Round 6 AFL game between Fremantle Dockers and Carlton Blues. The game kicks off at 7:40 pm with Fremantle Dockers heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Fremantle Dockers vs. Carlton Blues game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Saturday April 23, 2022 at 7:40 pm
Where: Optus Stadium
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The Dockers have launched themselves into second spot on the ladder following last week’s big win over the Bombers, and they’ll now return home to Perth full of confidence to face a vulnerable looking Carlton outfit.
After losing to the Suns convincingly a week earlier, the Blues came very close to blowing a healthy 50-point lead to Port Adelaide last week at the MCG.
Some late heroics from Charlie Curnow saw the Baggers over the line, but the fact Carlton has kicked only five second-half goals in its last two games has to be of some concern for Michael Voss.
The Dockers head into this game as the slight favourite, and it’s hard to argue with the market when you consider Freo has been the second-toughest team to score against this year.
Perhaps more impressively, Freo’s pressure rating has been through the roof over the last fortnight – another concern for the Blues as they carry on without their injured skipper Patrick Cripps.
Carlton actually won their last trip to Perth against the Dockers back in 2020, but a lot has changed since then.
Matthew Taberner enjoyed a seven-goal feast last week against the Dons, while the Blues gave up nine goals to the Power in the second half.
If those trends continue, this could be a long road trip for Voss and the Blues.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Carlton Blues to win at $2.10 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Harry McKay at $.
Fremantle Dockers vs Carlton Blues Teams
FREMANTLE
Backs B.Cox 36 A.Pearce – C 25 J.Clark 6
Half Backs N.O’Driscoll 30 L.Ryan 13 G.Logue 2
Centreline J.Aish 11 M.Walters 10 B.Acres 9
Half Forwards A.Brayshaw 8 M.Taberner 20 M.Frederick 32
Forwards S.Switkowski 39 R.Lobb 37 L.Schultz 5
Followers S.Darcy 4 W.Brodie 17 C.Serong 3
Interchange D.Tucker 18 D.Mundy 16 B.Walker 31
T.Colyer 33
Emergencies N.Wilson 14 N.Erasmus 28 B.Banfield 41
L.Meek 22
In: – G.Logue, L.Schultz
Out: – H.Young (HS Protocol), H.Chapman (HS Protocol), B.Banfield (Omitted)
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CARLTON
Backs J.Weitering – C 23 Z.Williams 6 N.Newman 24
Half Backs A.Saad 42 Le.Young 33 S.Docherty 15
Centreline M.Cottrell 46 G.Hewett 29 J.Newnes 32
Half Forwards M.Owies 44 J.Martin 21 C.Curnow 30
Forwards Z.Fisher 25 H.McKay 10 T.De Koning 12
Followers M.Pittonet 27 S.Walsh 18 A.Cerra 5
Interchange P.Cripps 9 C.Durdin 19 L.Parks 26
W.Setterfield 43
Emergencies J.Boyd 37 P.Dow 2 L.Plowman 20
J.Motlop 3
In: – T.De Koning, P.Cripps
Out: – J.Silvagni (Injured), M.Kennedy (Injured), P.Dow (Medi-Sub)