Dockers make three changes, name debutant
"FREMANTLE will unveil its second pick from last year’s National Draft with Hayden Crozier selected to make his AFL debut in Saturday’s important match against Adelaide at Patersons Stadium. He was one of three changes to the team, with Jack Anthony back to provide another avenue in attack. Garrick Ibbotson has also earned a recall after he was omitted for last Sunday’s Carlton Mid Derby. The players to make way were ruckman Jon Griffin, defender Alex Silvagni and Jay van Berlo ..."
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Round 10: Adelaide v Fremantle
Saturday, June 2 at 4:10pm (SA time)
Patersons Stadium
Milestones
David Mundy - 150 games
Paul Duffield - 100 games
Out of action (estimates only)
Nat Fyfe (shoulder) - 8 weeks
Alex Forster (hip) - 1-2 weeks
Viv Michie (foot) - TBA
Josh Mellington - (hamstring) - 6 weeks
Jordan Wilson-King (shins) - 1 week
Recent form
Round nine, West Coast 11.18 (84) d Fremantle 5.6 (36), Patersons Stadium
Round eight, Hawthorn 17.17 (119) d Fremantle 9.9 (63), Aurora Stadium
Round seven, Fremantle 12.15 (87) d Port Adelaide 7.5 (47), Patersons Stadium
Round six, Fremantle 14.10 (94) d Gold Coast 14.3 (87), Metricon Stadium
Round five, Carlton 10.5 (65) d Fremantle 7.15 (57), Patersons Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide
2011, round three, Fremantle 11.13 (79) d Adelaide 7.12 (54), AAMI Stadium
2010, round 11, Adelaide 16.9 (105) d Fremantle 12.10 (82), AAMI Stadium
2010, round one, Fremantle 17.16 (118) d Adelaide 9.8 (62), Patersons Stadium
2009, round 15, Adelaide 19.16 (130) d Fremantle 1.7 (13), AAMI Stadium
2009, round three, Adelaide 15.14 (104) d Fremantle 11.14 (80), Patersons Stadium
Most recent team (this will be updated when the team is announced at 5:50pm Thursday)
B: Paul Duffield, Zac Dawson, Greg Broughton
HB: Michael Johnson, Luke McPharlin, Stephen Hill
C: Michael Barlow, Ryan Crowley, Tendai Mzungu
HF: Matt de Boer, Chris Mayne, Clancee Pearce
F: Lachie Neale, Matthew Pavlich, Zac Clarke
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, David Mundy, Hayden Ballantyne
INT: Garrick Ibbotson, Hayden Crozier, Jesse Crichton, Jack Anthony
Emerg: Nick Suban, Jon Griffin, Jayden Pitt
INS: Hayden Crozier (new), Jack Anthony, Garrick Ibbotson
OUTS: Jon Griffin (omitted), Alex Silvagni (omitted), Jay van Berlo (omitted)
Stats that matter
Nathan van Berlo will play his 50th consecutive game in his native Western Australia this weekend. The Crows skipper hasn’t missed a match since round four, 2010. Scott Thompson has the next-best current games streak at West Lakes (45).
Under new coach Ross Lyon, Fremantle is ranked 15th in the competition for goals in 2012, averaging only 11 per game. The Crows average 14 goals to rank seventh in this statistic. However, the Dockers are the best in the League at preventing opposition teams scoring once inside attacking 50m.
The Crows have won 16 of the 27 matches played between these two sides. Interestingly, three of Adelaide’s 11 losses to the Dockers have been by a solitary point (round five 2007, round 16, 2003 and round 17, 1998).
Thompson amassed 40 possessions and nine tackles in the last meeting between these two teams at AAMI Stadium in round three last season. However, it wasn’t enough to secure the prolific midfielder Brownlow Medal votes from the umpires, with the votes going to Nat Fyfe (three), Stephen Hill (two) and Aaron Sandilands (one).
Freo man mountain Aaron Sandilands is averaging a competition-high 42 hit-outs a game this season. Crows ruckman Sam Jacobs averages 29.9.
Darren Jarman holds the Club record for most goals in a match against the Dockers. The mercurial forward slotted eight at Subiaco Oval (Patersons Stadium) in round 18, 1998.
Taylor Walker (23 goals) remains in equal-second place in the Coleman Medal race despite missing the past two matches through suspension. Geelong forward Tom Hawkins leads the way with 24 goals. Jack Riewoldt and Stewart Crameri have also slotted 23 majors this season.
Chris Mayne sits at the top of Freo’s goalkicking this season, with 15.2 at an efficiency rate of 88 per cent.
News Bites
Lyon slams 'desperate' critics - AFL.com.au
"FREMANTLE coach Ross Lyon says he has heard the recent criticism of his game plan "all before" and his coaching record at St Kilda was justification for his methods ..."
Mundy not worried by Sunday - AFL.com.au
"FREMANTLE'S midfield issues are only minor and can be fixed quickly, according to on-baller David Mundy, as the 5-4 team looks to rebound from a horror fortnight against Adelaide on Saturday ..."
In the Mix- Fremantle - AFL.com.au
"Coach Ross Lyon has promised changes after an embarrassing loss to cross-town rival West Coast. Defenders Garrick Ibbotson and Adam McPhee (calf) are being considered, Nick Suban is available, while inside midfielder Nick Lower could play his first game for the season after working his way back through the WAFL. Draftees Tom Sheridan and Hayden Crozier have also entered the selection frame after Lyon identified a lack of "run and skill" as a major weakness in his midfield ..."
Lyon sharpens the axe - AFL.com.au
“IN A frank post-match assessment following Fremantle's lowest score at home, Lyon acknowledged he had team balance issues to address and took responsibility for the side's method in Sunday's 48-point loss …”
