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Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers Prediction & Preview - AFLW Round 5 2026
A free, data-led AFLW preview built from real results: head-to-head history, recent form and the players to watch on each side.
Match details
Our prediction: Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers
Fremantle Dockers by 13-24
Model score: Fremantle Dockers 41 to 23 Essendon Bombers
Total points: the model's 64-point expected total leans lower-scoring than a typical AFLW game (~80 combined points).
How this works: the model averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games, up to the end of 2025, matches attack against defence, and adds a 2-point home-ground adjustment. A data lean, not a certainty: list changes, injuries and team news all move it.
What the numbers say
Across their last 4 meetings it is Fremantle Dockers 3, Essendon Bombers 1, averaging 72.8 combined points per game. Fremantle Dockers won 3 of their last 5 on record. Essendon Bombers won 1 of their last 5.
Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers head-to-head
Last 4 meetings: Fremantle Dockers 3, Essendon Bombers 1, averaging 72.8 combined points per game.
Form guide: last 5 completed games
Most recent results on record, up to the end of 2025.
- 17 to 29 @ Adelaide Crows2 Nov 2025
- 58 to 14 v Richmond Tigers25 Oct 2025
- 47 to 40 @ GWS Giants18 Oct 2025
- 40 to 35 v Melbourne Demons12 Oct 2025
- 18 to 33 @ Hawthorn Hawks2 Oct 2025
- 14 to 11 @ Sydney Swans1 Nov 2025
- 26 to 56 v Hawthorn Hawks25 Oct 2025
- 16 to 54 v Brisbane Lions19 Oct 2025
- 10 to 67 @ Western Bulldogs10 Oct 2025
- 22 to 36 @ Melbourne Demons3 Oct 2025
Players to watch: 2025 averages
Ranked on 2025 GDS fantasy average. Squads change between seasons, so treat this as a guide to who carried each club last time out.
Fremantle Dockers
- Kiara Bowers
131.7 GDS avg · 21.3 disposals · 0.2 goals · 2.7 marks · 12.1 tackles (12 games)
- Mim Strom
114.1 GDS avg · 19.3 disposals · 0.0 goals · 2.3 marks · 6.8 tackles (12 games)
- Gabrielle Newton
113.8 GDS avg · 24.4 disposals · 0.2 goals · 2.9 marks · 7.3 tackles (12 games)
- Aisling McCarthy
112.6 GDS avg · 24.3 disposals · 0.7 goals · 2.8 marks · 4.8 tackles (12 games)
Essendon Bombers
- Georgia Nanscawen
116.8 GDS avg · 23.3 disposals · 0.0 goals · 2.2 marks · 10.1 tackles (12 games)
- Madison Prespakis
101.1 GDS avg · 23.5 disposals · 0.2 goals · 2.9 marks · 4.2 tackles (11 games)
- Bonnie Toogood
86.1 GDS avg · 15.6 disposals · 0.5 goals · 4.4 marks · 3.6 tackles (10 games)
- Stephanie Wales
85.9 GDS avg · 12.8 disposals · 0.0 goals · 1.4 marks · 5.6 tackles (9 games)
AFLW Round 5 2026 preview questions
Who will win Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers?
Our form model favours Fremantle Dockers by 13-24 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Fremantle Dockers 41 to 23 Essendon Bombers.
What is the Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers prediction for AFLW Round 5 2026?
Our form model favours Fremantle Dockers by 13-24 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Fremantle Dockers 41 to 23 Essendon Bombers. The model expects about 64 combined points, lower-scoring than a typical AFLW game (around 80). It averages each side's points scored and conceded across their last 5 completed games and adds a small home-ground adjustment.
When and where is Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers?
Fremantle Dockers host Essendon Bombers in AFLW Round 5, 2026 on Sunday 13 Sept 2026, 1:05pm at Cockburn ARC. Times are local to the venue.
What is the Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers head-to-head record?
Across their last 4 meetings between 2023 and 2025 it is Fremantle Dockers 3, Essendon Bombers 1. Those games averaged 72.8 combined points.
Which players should I watch in Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers?
On 2025 fantasy averages, Kiara Bowers for Fremantle Dockers and Georgia Nanscawen for Essendon Bombers. The preview lists the top four per club with disposals, goals, marks and tackles per game, and every name links to that player's full stats page.
Is this Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers preview free?
Yes. The form lean, head-to-head record and player averages for Fremantle Dockers vs Essendon Bombers are free and need no account. Stats Lab members get the deeper fantasy and matchup analysis tools on top.
More this round: every fixture is listed on the AFLW match previews page, with deeper club data on the Fremantle Dockers and Essendon Bombers hubs, and full season stats for every player on the AFLW players page.