Venue: Subiaco Oval

Date: Sunday, May 18

Time: 2.40pm

Head to head: Fremantle 7, Western Bulldogs 9, drawn 0

Last time: Western Bulldogs 22.9 (141) d Fremantle 16.19 (115), round 12, 2007, TIO Stadium, Darwin

Betting: TABSportsbet: Fremantle $2.10 Western Bulldogs $1.68. Centrebet: Fremantle $2.01 Western Bulldogs $1.80

Summary: This weekend, all guns are trained on Fremantle. The Dockers have had two weeks to digest their disappointing outing against Melbourne, in which they threw away a 51-point lead. Now they face the unbeaten and free-scoring Doggies, for whom midfielder Adam Cooney is delivering on his promise and skipper Brad Johnson looks to have recovered from injuries prior to the break and should play. But the Dogs have a discouraging recent record in the west - losing six of their past seven.

Key: Fremantle skipper Matthew Pavlich is the only Docker who has the class and conviction to break the game open. If the Doggies can control him, they'll have too much quality, though expect Fremantle to give them a contest.

Tip: Western Bulldogs by 14 points.

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