Overview

• Sunday’s clash effectively functions as an early elimination final, with the winner assured of September and the loser needing the Suns to drop both remaining games.
• The Western Bulldogs arrive on a four-game winning run with a 10-2 record at Marvel and a superior percentage that would vault them above Fremantle with a victory.
• Fremantle’s heavy defeat to Brisbane exposed accuracy, discipline and uncontested-mark issues after an 11-of-12 surge, reviving fears of another late fade.
• Media pressure has intensified on Justin Longmuir’s side, as pundits question their big-game temperament while the Dockers anticipate the return of midfielder Hayden Young.
• Gold Coast still has two matches — Port Adelaide on Friday and a rescheduled Essendon game next Wednesday — and one win would clinch the Suns’ first finals berth, likely knocking out Sunday’s loser.