Two of the biggest disappointments of the 2023 AFL Premiership Season – Fremantle and Sydney – will face off this Saturday night as they battle to keep their slim finals hopes alive. The Dockers particularly have been in horrible form of late, so it will be fascinating to see if they can rediscover their best in front of a vocal home crowd. We bring you our preview, best bet and value Same Game Multi for the match below!
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AFL Round 19 Preview & Betting Tips
Fremantle vs Sydney
Saturday 7:40pm AEST, July 22nd, Optus Stadium
With seven wins from 17 matches, some might say that Fremantle are unlucky to sit 15th at this point in the campaign, but their recent form justifies this position. The Dockers have lost four of their last five, with all defeats coming by more than 29 points – dire results for a team that made the eight last season. Making matters worse, Freo sport a long injury list at the moment, headlined by the likes of Sean Darcy, Nat Fyfe, Matt Taberner and Hayden Young. Darcy and Brandon Walker became the latest casualties last week, the latter suffering a shocking knee injury that will see him miss plenty of football. While the Dockers are hopelessly undermanned, they will regain gun midfielder Caleb Serong this weekend he missed a week due to suspension. Serong has been hugely influential this season, but it will take more than his presence for the Dockers to turn around their game in both defence and attack.
After a slow start to 2023, the Swans have shown signs of life in recent weeks, producing solid performances against some of the best teams in the competition. With that being said, Sydney are still languishing in 14th on the table, so they will need to put together a run of wins if they are any chance of playing in the 2023 finals series. Considering that Sydney appeared in last year’s Grand Final, anything less than a finals appearance will be seen as a massive failure by the AFL community. The Bloods will be boosted by the return of Chad Warner and Jake Lloyd this week, who were both missing in last week’s two-point win over the Western Bulldogs. However, Lewis Melican will be out for the medium term with a hamstring injury, re-exposing Sydney’s lack of tall timber down back. As such, the forward line will have to operate more efficiently, especially given that the Swans haven’t scored more than 12 goals since their demolition of the Eagles.
These teams have been relatively well matched in recent years, with both sides taking home two victories since 2021. With that being said, plenty of signs are pointing towards a Sydney victory this time around. As previously mentioned, the Swans regain two of their best players this weekend, and the men in red and white have shown far better form. Conversely, the Dockers will be without their #1 ruckman, and don’t have the forward weapons to punish Sydney.
Sydney to Win
$1.74 (2 Units)
Same Game Multi
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Under 165.5 Total Points – These two teams have failed to clear 80 points over the last three rounds, proving that their forward lines are struggling. Furthermore, two of the last three games between these sides have gone under this line.
Caleb Serong 30+ Disposals – Serong has been the shining light for Fremantle this year, averaging 30.6 disposals. The young star has hit 30+ in 4/5 recent matches, and after a week off he should be fresh to attack the last few weeks of the season.
Errol Gulden 25+ Disposals – Gulden has not fallen below 25 touches since Round 13. Last time against the Dockers he racked up 39 in a best on ground performance.
SGM Odds: $5 at BoomBet
