AFL 2019 Round 2: Gold Coast v Fremantle, 3:40pm AEST MS

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Where and when: Metricon Stadium, Sunday March 31, 3.40pm AEST

Gold Coast Forecast

Sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h.

Last time they met: Optus Stadium, round three, 2018: Fremantle 13.18 (96) beat Gold Coast 10.8 (68)
Gold Coast won its first two matches under Stuart Dew but came crashing back to earth in this one. Without their own home ground while the Commonwealth Games took centre stage, the Suns sold this match to Fremantle but it was the Dockers who cashed in. Superstar Nat Fyfe was incredible, tallying 38 disposals, 14 clearances, eight tackles and two goals in the win.

What it means for Gold Coast: The Suns have spent the pre-season telling us they want to give their fans a team to be proud of – here's their first chance.

What it means for Fremantle: After so much rightful praise for their round one victory, the Dockers need to validate it with another bold showing against a team they should beat.

How Gold Coast wins: The Suns must dominate in the trenches, starting with a better connection between Jarrod Witts and his midfielders. Gold Coast can create more than enough avenues to score if it does this and cuts down its unforced turnovers.

How Fremantle wins: Play the way it did against North Melbourne last week. The swift ball movement that undid the Kangaroos can also hurt a Suns outfit not blessed with a ton of pace.

The stat: He gives most teams trouble, but Nat Fyfe owns Gold Coast. His average of 30.6 disposals and 8.5 clearances a game are both higher than against any other opponent. He also has nine Brownlow Medal votes in six matches.

The match-up: Touk Miller v Nat Fyfe
Fyfe (third overall in the AFL's Official Player Ratings) started his season in blistering form with 10 clearances, five from the centre, against North. Miller (148th overall) might not have a direct tagging job but should line up on the Freo skipper at plenty of stoppages. If Fyfe cuts loose, Gold Coast is in for a long day.

It's a big week for: Jack Hombsch
Now at his third club the versatile defender will play his 100th game. While it's a nice milestone for Hombsch, the 26-year-old will also have his hands full with Fremantle's three-pronged tall forward line proving a handful for North Melbourne last weekend. Slowing down Cam McCarthy or Matt Taberner would help his team immeasurably.

Jack Hombsch will need a hand curtailing the Dockers' tall forward line. Picture: AFL Photos

Big call: Both teams will crack 100 points

Prediction: Dockers by 15 points

Source: AFL Website

 

[elsleevador]

Perfect weather. Freo by 38 points and top of the ladder.
Taberner 13 marks, Lobb 4 goals, Hogan 22 possies.

 

[Bastyy]

I'm at a point that even after an 82 point victory over North Melbourne that I'm still not confident in a win and that's what 3 years of not being in top 8 under Ross Lyon does to a man

 

[masai]

My nails are yet to recover from being bitten to the quick, they felt better last week !!.

Still very nervous, produce the product two weeks in a row ?, Freo now has players being positive. Hope for a 30 point win.

Now to make sure my cardiologists phone number is on speed dial.

 

[Jen2310]

 

[Billy ray]

Pumped !

 

[kreglze]

Feel like we are a decent chance today. Stay competitive.

 

[Jen2310]

 

[Smartest Brain]

Got a feeling dockers will be dominant in this one. 110 to 70

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Anyone else feel Dew going over the Suns starting matchups and starting rotation gameplan on a live telecast is a bit... weird?

 

[Macpotata]

Hope Hogan has a good one.


'' Hope Hogan ''


good ring to it.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

AFL app hasn’t updated with anything yet

 

[Plugger35]

Gold Coast doing OK, they just can't convert their chances.

 

[Hayes4PM]

Gold Coast getting a fair old run with the umps there haha

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

A goal about time

 

[my name was taken]

Was impressed by both clubs last week so expectedly a good game here. Both have been disappointing so far. Looks like they are playing at training intensity.

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

surely that was HTB.

 

[PhatBoy]

Somebody clear up a rule for me:

If the player attempting the mark bobbles it, shouldn’t they basically be fair game like they would if they’d just fumbled a ground ball?

 

[maskmcgee]

What's going on? No AFL scores anywhere on the internet have updated for over an hour.

 

[Free Agent]

I can't respect Dew.

If a coach can't manage his weight then how the hell can he manage an AFL team.

#no fat coaches

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[im_a_lazy_sod]

What's going on? No AFL scores anywhere on the internet have updated for over an hour.

Same with foxsports website

Freo website and freo app the same

 

[BG__]

What's going on? No AFL scores anywhere on the internet have updated for over an hour.

Same with foxsports website

Freo website and freo app the same

Champion data is cooked, almost everyones systems relies on them

 

[Silent Alarm]

This is fuuuucking painful. Maaaan.

Gold Coast midfielders doing pretty well. That Will Powell is a nice player, knows where the play is going, would be impactful with a bigger build.

But Jesus this stoppage shit is a pain. Freo have four talls! Four! And two would get a game in any side! The ****?


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[Quokka]

Feels a bit lucky to only be one point behind. Be nice to come out and kick a couple now, really can't afford to drop this one.

 

[JRyan23]

Absoultely dominating but just keep bombing it to no one