Match Preview: Fremantle v Brisbane
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WHERE AND WHEN: Patersons Stadium, Saturday 21 June, 5.40pm WST
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LAST FIVE TIMES
R12, 2013, Fremantle 12.14 (86) d Brisbane Lions 6.10 (46) at Patersons Stadium
R3, 2012, Fremantle 8.16 (64) d Brisbane Lions 5.5 (35) at Patersons Stadium
R14, 2011, Fremantle 12.16 (88) d Brisbane Lions 10.5 (65) at Patersons Stadium
R1, 2011, Fremantle 13.16 (94) d Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92) at the Gabba
R7, 2010, Fremantle 15.23 (113) d Brisbane Lions 15.10 (100) at the Gabba
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THE SIX POINTS
1. The Lions have struggled at Patersons Stadium in recent seasons. They have lost their past four matches at the venue, with an average score of only 55 points compared to their opponent's 103.
2. The Dockers are the number one contested marking team in 2014, averaging 12.3 per game. Aaron Sandilands has taken more contested marks than any other player in the AFL with 27.
3. Fremantle has won its past five matches against the Lions. The Dockers' previous longest winning run against the Lions was just two games.
4. The Lions have struggled on the road this season. Despite two wins against St Kilda and the Bulldogs, they have an average losing margin of 75 points in their four losses and an average score of only 68 points per match.
5. No team has taken fewer marks inside 50 this season than the Lions. They are the only team in the AFL to have taken fewer than 100, with just 88. Fremantle by contrast is ranked ninth in the AFL with 135.
6. Both sides have five players ranked in the top 90 in the Official AFL Player Ratings, brought to you by Gatorade. Fremantle has Nat Fyfe (21), Stephen Hill (22), Michael Johnson (41), David Mundy (45), and Matthew Pavlich (71). The Lions have Tom Rockliff (37), Pearce Hanley (52), Dayne Zorko (61), Jack Redden (63), and Daniel Rich (88).