Western Bulldogs vs Melbourne Prediction – Round 11 2026
Western Bulldogs host Melbourne at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon…

Fremantle host St Kilda at Optus Stadium on Friday night with the model leaning the Dockers by twenty-three. The market wants twenty-five and a half. That two-and-a-half-point gap is where the bet lives.
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Fremantle are second on the ladder with nine wins and one loss. Optus Stadium is the closest thing the AFL has to a true home-ground advantage. The Dockers are the rightful favourite. Twenty-five and a half is a stretch.
St Kilda fly 2,722 kilometres across the country to get here, the longest interstate trip in the competition. That kind of travel quietly bleeds out of legs by the third quarter, but it also flattens the cover ceiling. The Saints will not be at their best, but they will not get hammered either.
The model wants twenty-three. The market wants twenty-five and a half. That two-and-a-half-point gap matters when St Kilda are at five wins and five losses, including a 101-point demolition of the Eagles. The Saints can still put a score on the board.
Fremantle’s home record is the engine room of their season but the recent meetings between these two clubs have not been blow-outs. They split the last three encounters two-one in favour of the Dockers, and the most recent meeting was decided by seventeen points. Twenty-five and a half is a different conversation.
The Saints’ structure is built to drag games to a half-tempo grind. That style does not blow out. Six tackles a game ahead of Fremantle in the head-to-head says they will pressure the football. Take the points. Dockers win, Saints cover, and the line at twenty-five and a half is the bet.
Back St Kilda plus twenty-five and a half at $1.90; the model has Fremantle home by twenty-three, the market line sits at twenty-five and a half, and the Saints have the structure to keep this within touching distance.
Fremantle win the game but St Kilda keep it inside the line. Take St Kilda plus twenty-five and a half at $1.90 and let the model number do the talking.
LOCK IT IN: St Kilda Saints +25.5 @ $1.90
| Match | Fremantle Dockers vs St Kilda Saints |
| Date | Friday, May 22 |
| Kick-off | 8:30pm AWST |
| Venue | Optus Stadium |
| Round | AFL Round 11 |
| Status | Scheduled |
| Our Tip | St Kilda Saints +25.5 @ $1.90 |
| Predicted Score | Fremantle Dockers 94 – St Kilda Saints 71 |
Our model tips the Fremantle Dockers to win by 23 points at Optus Stadium in Perth. Fremantle sit second on the ladder at nine wins and one loss, while St Kilda are mid-table at five and five. The Dockers’ home-ground advantage decides the contest.
St Kilda Saints plus 25.5 at $1.90 is our recommended best bet. The market has Fremantle by 25.5 and our model has the margin at 23. The Saints’ defensive structure has kept their losses inside the line all season.
The match is at Optus Stadium in Perth, kicking off at 8:30pm on Friday 22 May 2026.
We tipped Fremantle Dockers to win – correct. Final score: Fremantle Dockers 104 – St Kilda Saints 74.
| Market | Our bet | Result | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line | St Kilda Saints +25.5 @ $1.90 | Loss | -1.00u |
Predicted: Fremantle Dockers 94 – St Kilda Saints 71. Off by 7 pts on the margin. Season-to-date accuracy and ROI: AFL results page - Afl tips afl results.