AFL Rd. 8.

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14-11' (+1.81) Fremantle -12.5 Love this game, tempted to make it a 2 unit play. Fremantle playing very well right now...obviously Essendon not so! The Bombers 2 wins have come over Collingwood and Hawthorn, hardly impressive stuff, and they've been dominated in the rest. Last year at the dome, Essendon won by 30 points...but a closer look shows that Freo dominated the midfield, going inside 50 62 times to Essendon's 50!! That is only going to get better with Carr and Black in the side now...The Freo forward line is working beautifully now with McPharlin, and who from Essendon can handle Pavlich? Bradley out for Essendon this week hurts their flexability, and Hille was suspended in the reserves so their ruck stocks are at a bare minimum. (Laycock and likely Allan back). The Bombers have scored over 88 only once this season (v. Carlton), and Freo have topped 103 in their last 3 and are flying. Fremantle are better in every area (except clearances, where they're both crap!), and there's no reason why the Dockers won't run away with this one. Oh, the Dockers have won 3 of their last 6 at the dome, inc the loss to Essendon and a 29 point loss to St. Kilda last year, which was more than respectable. Geelong -26.5 Last years meeting at the dome, Geelong won by 57 points in a total domination. They had 41 shots to 19 and 65 inside 50's to 43! Geelong have won their last 8 in the dome by an av. of 41.7, and only 2 of those wins have been by less than 29...last week v. a very strong St. Kilda and a 23 point win v. Essendon last year as 2.50 underdogs! Carlton's form has been ordinary, with small wins over Essendon and Hawthorn. Geelong average 7 more inside 50's than their oppostion a game and have held them to 155 shots this season, second only to West Coast. In contrast, Carlton have allowed 103+ in 6 of 7 games this season @ 112 ppg. Could be another long game for the Blues.

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Re: AFL Rd. 8. I think there will be two upsets and they are most likely to be essendon defeating Freemantle and maybe Hawthorne defeating melbourne.:loon