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Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power Prediction & Preview - AFLW Round 1 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 Port Adelaide Power
Line-ball: too close to split
Model score: Fremantle Dockers 42 to 46 Port Adelaide Power
Total points: the model's 87-point expected total sits in line with 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 2 meetings it is Fremantle Dockers 2, Port Adelaide Power 0, averaging 68 combined points per game. Fremantle Dockers won 3 of their last 5 on record. Port Adelaide Power won 4 of their last 5.
Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power head-to-head
Last 2 meetings: Fremantle Dockers 2, Port Adelaide Power 0, averaging 68 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
- 81 to 24 @ GWS Giants1 Nov 2025
- 52 to 45 @ Adelaide Crows24 Oct 2025
- 94 to 59 v Hawthorn Hawks17 Oct 2025
- 33 to 62 @ Brisbane Lions11 Oct 2025
- 54 to 35 v Western Bulldogs4 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)
Port Adelaide Power
- Matilda Scholz
111.6 GDS avg · 17.0 disposals · 0.4 goals · 4.3 marks · 2.7 tackles (12 games)
- Abbey Dowrick
104.6 GDS avg · 18.4 disposals · 0.2 goals · 2.1 marks · 7.0 tackles (11 games)
- Ashleigh Woodland
95.7 GDS avg · 18.0 disposals · 0.3 goals · 2.2 marks · 5.0 tackles (12 games)
- Ella Heads
78.0 GDS avg · 13.8 disposals · 0.2 goals · 3.9 marks · 4.2 tackles (12 games)
AFLW Round 1 2026 preview questions
Who will win Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power?
Our form model rates Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power line-ball from 2025 season results: too close to split, so treat it as a coin-flip and lean on team news.
What is the Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power prediction for AFLW Round 1 2026?
Our form model rates Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power line-ball from 2025 season results: too close to split, so treat it as a coin-flip and lean on team news. The model expects about 87 combined points, in line with 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 Port Adelaide Power?
Fremantle Dockers host Port Adelaide Power in AFLW Round 1, 2026 on Sunday 16 Aug 2026, 10:35am at Cockburn ARC. Times are local to the venue.
What is the Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power head-to-head record?
Across their last 2 meetings between 2024 and 2025 it is Fremantle Dockers 2, Port Adelaide Power 0. Those games averaged 68 combined points.
Which players should I watch in Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power?
On 2025 fantasy averages, Kiara Bowers for Fremantle Dockers and Matilda Scholz for Port Adelaide Power. 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 Port Adelaide Power preview free?
Yes. The form lean, head-to-head record and player averages for Fremantle Dockers vs Port Adelaide Power 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 Port Adelaide Power hubs, and full season stats for every player on the AFLW players page.