The fourth game on Saturday for AFL Round 13 is between Brisbane Lions and Greater Western Sydney Giants. The match is to be played at Gabba with the opening bounce set to commence at 7:40 PM local time with home team Brisbane Lions currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Brisbane Lions and Greater Western Sydney Giants.
Round: Round 13 , June 14, 2014 , 7:40 PM
Stadium: Gabba
Weather: 22° Shower or two developing.
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Odds Comparison:
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| Brisbane Lions | 1.34 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.34 |
| Greater Western Sydney Giants | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
The Lions play the Giants on Saturday, 7.40PM at the GABBA. With 16th playing 18th, this is a bottom-of-the-table clash between two teams struggling to make an impression in 2014. Saying that, however, the Lions have been slightly better of late, winning their last two games against the Blues and Bulldogs. This momentum should make them clear favourites against GWS, who have had great chances to defeat both Hawthorn and Essendon in the past two rounds before falling short. Despite their lowly ladder positions, both teams are playing better lately and this alone could make for an interesting contest.
Teams:
BRISBANE
B: Clarke Maguire Patfull
HB: Harwood Mayes Adcock
C: Bewick Rockliff Zorko
HF: Taylor Merrett Green
F: Golby Brown Aish
FOLL: Martin Redden Beams
I/C: Hanley Paparone Gardiner O’Brien
EMG: Crisp Close Lester
IN: Nil
OUT: Nil
GWS:
B: Kennedy Davis Frost
HB: Whitfield Mohr Shaw
C: Tomlinson Palmer Hoskin-Elliott
HF: Scully Cameron Smith
F: Townsend Patton Hunt
FOLL: Mumford Ward Shiel
I/C: Corr Treloar Coniglio Kelly
EMG: Bugg Wilson Lamb
IN: Hunt Davis Cameron Kelly
OUT: Hampton (shoulder) Lamb Jaksch Lobb
News:
AFL umpiring director Wayne Campbell has fired back at Melbourne coach Paul Roos, strongly backing how the men in white handled Monday’s controversial match.
Roos has been one of the more vocal critics as umpiring has returned to the top of the game’s agenda.
While umpires, controversy and upset coaches are regular bedfellows, the issue usually flares and then settles in the opening few weeks of the season.
It is extremely rare for a debate about umpiring to be so spirited after round 12.
But Carlton coach Mick Malthouse was furious after a couple of glaring errors from the umpires meant his team was robbed in last Friday night’s five-point loss to Geelong.
Then only five free kicks were paid to Melbourne in the Queen’s Birthday loss to Collingwood.
The weekend before, Fremantle had received just four frees in their win over the Western Bulldogs.
Roos said it was illogical for Melbourne to receive so few frees.
But Campbell pointed to their game featuring well over 200 uncontested marks.
“The umpire coaches have reviewed the game and we think we missed five and two were unwarranted,” Campbell said.
“Given the game that was put in front of the umpires, we think they umpired it really well.
“Paul has been in constant dialogue with myself about the way he sees it being umpired.
“Hayden and the coaches are doing a terrific job in umpiring the game consistently.”
Campbell has also conceded disappointing mistakes were made in the Geelong-Carlton game.
Malthouse and his lieutenant Rob Wiley will meet with the umpiring department on Thursday to discuss issues stemming from Carlton’s narrow losses to Geelong and Brisbane in the last two weekends.
“It’s not a matter of whipping umpires – that is the last thing we intend to do,” Malthouse said.
“It’s the interpretation from week to week or from last year to this year.
“We know there’s a new broom that’s gone through.
“It would be fair to say we all praise the difference between tiggy-touchwood (and) letting the game go.
“But what we’re now increasingly frustrated with is the consistency on a week-to-week and umpire-to-umpire (basis) – interpretation.”
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley also said on Wednesday that it grated on him when umpires did not pay clear frees or waited too long to call for a ball up.
“It seems like we are wanting to reduce the stoppage numbers and let that sort of evolve,” Buckley said.
“When I’m watching that grates with me. If it’s locked in there just blow it.”
The umpiring department held a media briefing on Wednesday, where they reported less decisions, fewer ball ups and more boundary throw-ins compared to last season’s averages.