Perth Stadium played host to a high-scoring Semi-Finals showdown as Fremantle powered past Geelong Cats to claim a 120–106 victory. Pre-match, the market had Fremantle installed as favourites, with their price shortening from 1.5 to 1.46 (firmed) in the lead-up. Meanwhile, Geelong Cats drifted out from 2.5 to 2.6 (drifted) before the opening bounce at Fri, 11 Sept, 8:10 pm AEST.
When the dust settled, it was the home side that justified that late backing, putting up a commanding score of 120 points against a Geelong outfit that fought hard but ultimately fell short on the scoreboard.
How the tips went
Looking back at our pre-match selections, it was a mixed bag across the board at Perth Stadium.
Our head to head tip on Geelong Cats at 2.35 resulted in a loss, as the away side could not get the job done against a determined Fremantle outfit.
In the line market, our selection of Geelong Cats +9.5 at 1.92 also resulted in a loss given the final 14-point margin in favour of the hosts.
However, our total points selection of Over 158.5 at 1.33 delivered a win, comfortably clearing the mark as both sides lit up the scoreboard in an offensive shootout that totalled 226 combined points.