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Fremantle Dockers vs Western Bulldogs Prediction & Preview - AFLW Round 6 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 Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs by 1-12
Model score: Fremantle Dockers 32 to 41 Western Bulldogs
Total points: the model's 74-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 1 meetings it is Fremantle Dockers 1, Western Bulldogs 0, averaging 56 combined points per game. Fremantle Dockers won 3 of their last 5 on record. Western Bulldogs won 3 of their last 5.
Fremantle Dockers vs Western Bulldogs head-to-head
Last 1 meetings: Fremantle Dockers 1, Western Bulldogs 0, averaging 56 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
- 72 to 27 @ St Kilda Saints2 Nov 2025
- 26 to 37 v Geelong Cats26 Oct 2025
- 72 to 6 @ Gold Coast Suns19 Oct 2025
- 67 to 10 v Essendon Bombers10 Oct 2025
- 35 to 54 @ Port Adelaide Power4 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)
Western Bulldogs
- Isabelle Pritchard
88.0 GDS avg · 21.6 disposals · 0.4 goals · 1.6 marks · 4.4 tackles (10 games)
- Ellie Blackburn
83.0 GDS avg · 17.9 disposals · 0.7 goals · 2.2 marks · 3.2 tackles (12 games)
- Alice Edmonds
80.8 GDS avg · 10.4 disposals · 0.3 goals · 2.1 marks · 4.3 tackles (12 games)
- Jessica Fitzgerald
76.6 GDS avg · 16.2 disposals · 0.3 goals · 1.4 marks · 5.1 tackles (12 games)
AFLW Round 6 2026 preview questions
Who will win Fremantle Dockers vs Western Bulldogs?
Our form model favours Western Bulldogs by 1-12 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Fremantle Dockers 32 to 41 Western Bulldogs.
What is the Fremantle Dockers vs Western Bulldogs prediction for AFLW Round 6 2026?
Our form model favours Western Bulldogs by 1-12 points from 2025 season results, from a model score of Fremantle Dockers 32 to 41 Western Bulldogs. The model expects about 74 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 Western Bulldogs?
Fremantle Dockers host Western Bulldogs in AFLW Round 6, 2026 on Saturday 19 Sept 2026, 11:05am at Cockburn ARC. Times are local to the venue.
What is the Fremantle Dockers vs Western Bulldogs head-to-head record?
Across their last 1 meetings in 2024 it is Fremantle Dockers 1, Western Bulldogs 0. Those games averaged 56 combined points.
Which players should I watch in Fremantle Dockers vs Western Bulldogs?
On 2025 fantasy averages, Kiara Bowers for Fremantle Dockers and Isabelle Pritchard for Western Bulldogs. 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 Western Bulldogs preview free?
Yes. The form lean, head-to-head record and player averages for Fremantle Dockers vs Western Bulldogs 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 Western Bulldogs hubs, and full season stats for every player on the AFLW players page.