The second game for AFL Finals Week 2 is between Sydney Swans and Carlton Blues. The match is to be played at ANZ Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 7:45pm local time with home team Sydney Swans currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Sydney Swans and Carlton Blues.
WHERE AND WHEN: ANZ Stadium, 7:45pm AEST, Saturday 14 September
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Sydney Swans | 1.36 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.36 | 1.33 |
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Carlton Blues
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3.15 | 3.50 | 3.20 | 3.50 | 3.15 | 3.20 |
Preview:
The second game this week is between the Sydney Swans and Carlton, kicking off on Saturday, 7.45pm at ANZ Stadium. Carlton surprised a lot of people last week,
especially after only making the finals due to Essendon’s woes. By beating the Tigers by 20 points at the MCG, the Blues showed everyone they belong in the
2013 finals. Hope and momentum might not be enough to get them through this match, however, with the Swans playing well this year to finish 4th on the ladder. Even
though they lost last week to the Hawks, Sydney played well in the first half and still showed plenty of signs of life.
Similar to the other game this weekend, the Blues will need to defy the odds to get through to week 3, with only one team in the bottom half of the eight managing this feat in a decade. Statistics are just that, however, and the Carlton fans will certainly be paying them little attention when they put on their colours on Saturday. Interestingly, the Swans will not be at their true home ground for this match, with the SCG undergoing renovations and the game moved to ANZ Stadium.
While the Swans have lost both of their home games at ANZ this year, the last time these two teams met at this venue was back in the 2010 finals, when the Swans went
home with a exciting 5-point win. Sydney will be expected to win this game, and their quest for back-to-back premiership flags should go on another week. Chris Judd and the Blues might have a few things to say about that, however, and if last week is anything to go by, an upset if certainly a possibility.
Teams:
Sydney Swans:
B: Dane Rampe, Ted Richards, Nick Malceski
HB: Andrejs Everitt, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith
C: Tom Mitchell, Kieren Jack, Jarrad McVeigh
HF: Daniel Hannebery, Kurt Tippett, Craig Bird
F: Jude Bolton, Mike Pyke, Jesse White
FOLL: Shane Mumford, Josh Kennedy, Ryan O’Keefe
I/C: Shane Biggs, Luke Parker, Lewis Jetta, Harry Cunningham
EMG: Jed Lamb, Brandon Jack, Dean Towers
IN: Shane Biggs, Harry Cunningham
OUT: Ben McGlynn (Calf), Gary Rohan (Omitted)
Carlton Blues:
B: Heath Scotland, Michael Jamison, Lachie Henderson
HB: Zach Tuohy, Jarrad Waite, Bryce Gibbs
C: Chris Yarran, Mitch Robinson, Kade Simpson
HF: Ed Curnow, Andrew Walker, Andrew McInnes
F: Jeff Garlett, Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd
FOLL: Robert Warnock, Eddie Betts, Marc Murphy
I/C: Nick Duigan, Troy Menzel, Tom Bell, Dennis Armfield
EMG: David Ellard, Brock McLean, Levi Casboult
No changes
Swans rule out Goodes for AFL finals
Sydney’s stuttering AFL premiership defence has taken another massive hit, with dual Brownlow Medallist Adam Goodes ruled out for the rest of this finals series.
Goodes has not played since round 13 because of a knee injury and once he failed to come up for Saturday night’s semi-final against Carlton, the Swans announced his season was over.
Carlton included ruckman Matthew Kreuzer, who is yet to prove his fitness, and named Brock McLean as an emergency, while Geelong as expected recalled key forward Tom Hawkins.
But the big news was Sydney deciding not to risk Goodes, regardless of how far they progress this month.
“Adam trained as hard as he had for quite a while on Tuesday and pulled up OK yesterday, but he was a little bit sore in the warm up today and therefore we decided not to push him,” coach John Longmire said after Thursday’s team announcement.
“It is not a case of him having reinjured his knee, he’s still fine, but the intensity of Tuesday’s session meant that it was hard for him to back it up again today, so that’s his season done.
“It is obviously disappointing but the reality is that Adam hasn’t played for a significant amount of time and we have a great deal of confidence in the group of players who are available.”
Sydney have repeatedly shown that you write them off at your peril.
They will start favourites against the Blues at ANZ Stadium, but they have had a bad run with injuries and are coming off a woeful second half in the qualifying final loss to premiership favourites Hawthorn.
They also lost Ben McGlynn with a calf injury and left out Gary Rohan, with Shane Biggs and Harry Cunningham to make their AFL finals debuts.
The Blues made two late changes before Sunday’s upset elimination final win over Richmond and the same could apply against Sydney.
Kreuzer hurt his calf against the Tigers, while McLean’s quad injury flared during the warmup and he was a last-minute scratching.
Tall utility Levi Casboult is among Carlton’s emergencies should Kreuzer not recover in time.
Hawkins, who has an ongoing back problem, was brought back for Friday night’s semi-final against Port Adelaide at the MCG.
The key forward is a day-by-day proposition and is no certainty to play against the Power.
The Cats lost Corey Enright (knee) and Josh Caddy (ankle), while Josh Walker predictably made way for Hawkins.
The Hunts – Taylor and Josh – will also return, while Port are unchanged.