The Bombers have been fantastic this year and along with Geelong and Port, remain undefeated after five rounds and safe to say, will still be after six.
They take on GWS who had a golden opportunity to secure a rare win two starts back against the equally struggling Melbourne Demons but the possibility of a win was too much of a foreign feeling for the Sydney-siders and they folded in the last quarter (144-103).
They were handed a similar defeat (148-104) last week by the Gold Coast Suns but not for poor kicking – the Suns kicked 22 behinds, the loss could’ve been a lot greater.
Essendon faced their biggest test of the season last week, on the biggest stage – Collingwood at the MCG on Anzac day – and relished the occasion, posting a 46 point win.
Despite the off-field drama that has surrounded the club since the pre-season the playing group have shown no signs of a club in distress and a flying high on the field.
They’ll be way too good for the GWS who get an unbelievable 81.5 point start. I reckon they’ll give it a nudge!
Odds Comparison:
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| Essendon Bombers | 1.0005 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.005 | 1.01 |
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Greater Western Sydney Giants
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21.00 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 19.00 |
Teams:
Essendon Bombers:
B: Michael Hibberd, Tayte Pears, Courtenay Dempsey
HB: Brendon Goddard, Cale Hooker, Kyle Hardingham
C: Mark Baguley, Jobe Watson, Nick Kommer
HF: Brent Stanton, Stewart Crameri, Leroy Jetta
F: Jackson Merrett, Scott Gumbleton, Alwyn Davey
Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Ben Howlett, David Zaharakis
Int: Jake Melksham, David Myers, David Hille, Heath Hocking
Emerg: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Nick O’Brien, Elliott Kavanagh
IN: Leroy Jetta, Tayte Pears, Jake Melksham, Nick Kommer
OUT: Jason Winderlich (rested), Travis Colyer, Dyson Heppell (groin), Jake Carlisle (ankle)
Greater Western Sydney Giants:
FB: Adam Kennedy, Tim Mohr, Joshua Bruce
HB: Aidan Corr, Stephen Gilham, Toby Greene
C: Tom Scully, Callan Ward, Jacob Townsend
HF: Rhys Palmer, Jeremy Cameron, Adam Tomlinson
F: Devon Smith, Samuel Frost, Taylor Adams
Foll: Jonathan Giles, Adam Treloar, Dylan Shiel
Int: Zachary Williams, Curtly Hampton, Sam Reid, Stephen Coniglio
Emerg: Thomas Downie, Shaun Edwards, Tomas Bugg
IN: Taylor Adams, Joshua Bruce, Jacob Townsend, Curtly Hampton, Stephen Gilham, Aidan Corr, Samuel Frost
OUT: Phil Davis (back), Nicholas Haynes (omitted), Setanta O’hAilpin (calf), Lachie Plowman (omitted), Lachie Whitfield (soreness), Tomas Bugg (omitted), Bret Thornton (omitted)
