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West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Dockers Expert Prediction - Serong and Brayshaw to rack up big numbers

Adam Cusworth

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Last updated: Fri 17 Apr 2026 09:17

Adam Cusworth 17 Apr 2026

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The game will be played at Optus Stadium on Sunday, 19th April, with the bounce at 5:10 PM (AEDT)
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West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Dockers Expert Prediction

West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Dockers Expert Prediction
Head to Head Stats
West Coast Eagles Form Analysis
Fremantle Dockers Form Analysis
West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Dockers Team List & News
West Coast Eagles Team News
Fremantle Dockers Team News

Fremantle will take out the Western Derby in a game where the player props represent the cleaner betting angle.

The Dockers have built their 4-1 start on maturity in key moments and this was on display in the Gather Round thriller against Collingwood that went the way of the Dockers by six points.

On the same weekend, the Eagles showed for 50 minutes against Geelong that they can compete when their energy is high and their contest work is on, but once the Cats lifted the tackle pressure, contested ball numbers and stoppage scoring, the game quickly blew out. Fremantle are set up to create a very similar script.

The key reason Fremantle will be too strong is through the midfield and their ability to turn repeat stoppage wins into territory.

With Luke Jackson’s ruck influence in full flight, Fremantle’s midfield mix of Brayshaw-Serong-O’Meara should steadily wear them down but the 43.5 line feels fair rather than generous.

West Coast will have moments. Their young forwards are showing signs, Jobe Shanahan is building nicely, and Jake Waterman remains a genuine threat in derby matchups. But the bigger issue is sustaining defensive discipline and handling the repeat waves of pressure that better sides bring.

Once Fremantle lock the ball in their front half and force the Eagles into fatigue-based errors, the game can open up quickly in the second half.

That is why the smarter play is the player props rather than the line. Andrew Brayshaw 25+ looks extremely safe, with 30+ the value angle given his derby history. Caleb Serong 30+ also shapes strongly with the way Geelong exposed West Coast’s midfield last week with three players reaching the 30+. For the Eagles, Jake Waterman 2+ goals and Tim Kelly 20+ remain the standout counters, even in a likely losing side.

Andrew Brayshaw has had 30+ disposals in two of his past three matches against West Coast, he had 29 in the other.
Caleb Serong has had 30+ disposals in four of his past six matches.
Tim Kelly had 26 disposals the last time the two sides met and has had 20+ in all four matches this season.
Jake Waterman has booted eight goals in his past two matches against the Dockers.

Head to Head Stats

Fremantle have won the past three matches between the two sides by an average margin of 41 points and were 49-point winners in the most recent meeting, with that coming in Round 20 last season.

Michael Frederick booted four goals, while Patrick Voss, Jye Amiss and Hayden Young kicked three apiece. Andrew Brayshaw had 32 disposals, while Tim Kelly had 26 for the Eagles.

Brayshaw has had 30+ in two of his past three, while he had 29 in the other. Caleb Serong has had 30+ disposals in two of his past three against West Coast. For the Eagles, Jake Waterman has booted eight goals in his past two matches against the Dockers, while Jamie Cripps has kicked 2+ goals in his past two.

West Coast Eagles Form Analysis

West Coast won two matches in succession for the first time since late 2024 with their wins over North Melbourne and Port Adelaide, but were given a brutal reminder of where they are at with their 128-point loss to the Sydney Swans a fortnight ago before showing better fight in the Gather Round clash against Geelong, going down by 46.

They matched the Cats early but conceded five goals late in the second term, with Geelong’s experience coming to the fore in a margin that could have been more, given the Cats’ inside 50 dominance (67-42) and inaccuracy (17.20 to 11.10).

Jobe Shanahan provided spark up forward with four goals, while Tom McCarthy had 28 disposals. The Eagles need to get more of the football and have no players in the top 50 for disposals per game, with Harley Reid coming in at 67th in this measure with an average of 22 per game.

Fremantle Dockers Form Analysis

The Dockers have matured into a composed unit and have won four of their five matches this season. That win-loss record could be 5-0 were it not for their second-half fade to Geelong in Round 1 when going down by 10 points.

But the Dockers can be excused for that and have found a way to win in recent weeks by managing key moments against a couple of the top-eight sides from last year, defeating Adelaide by two and then Collingwood by six.

Against the Magpies, it was a low-scoring match in wet conditions with Isaiah Dudley and Jye Amiss coming up clutch with two goals each, while Luke Ryan and Jordan Clark both had 25+ disposals.

The Dockers’ three-pronged attack of Josh Treacy, Jye Amiss and Patrick Voss have combined for 31 goals this season. Treacy went without a goal against the Magpies but still had the defining moment late, and he has kicked 2+ in nine of his past 10 before that. Caleb Serong is averaging 26 disposals and has had 30+ in four of his past six matches.

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West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Dockers Team List & News

West Coast Eagles Team News

Elliot Yeo and Jamie Cripps return among five inclusions, with Deven Robertson and Jack Graham out injured.

Fremantle Dockers Team News

Hayden Young returns and Mason Cox is set for his first AFL game in purple, with Jaeger O’Meara and Sean Darcy sidelined.

West Coast	POS	Fremantle
L. Duggan, S. Brock, R. Ginbey	B	B. Cox, A. Pearce, H. Chapman
B. Hough, T. Young, L. Baker	HB	J. Clark, L. Ryan, J. McVee
T. McCarthy, E. Yeo, B. Allan	C	M. Reid, A. Brayshaw, M. Johnson
W. Duursma, A. Reid, E. Hewett	HF	I. Dudley, J. Amiss, S. Switkowski
M. Murdock, J. Waterman, J. Shanahan	F	S. Bolton, J. Treacy, P. Voss
B. Williams, H. Reid, T. Kelly	FOLL	L. Jackson, H. Young, C. Serong
J. Lindsay, J. Cripps, M. Owies, C. Duff-Tytler, R. Maric, M. Flynn, H. Davis, H. Schoenberg	I/C	M. Cox, K. Worner, N. Erasmus, N. O’Driscoll, B. Walker, M. Frederick, C. Wagner, C. Scerri

Verdict

West Coast Eagles v Fremantle Dockers

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