Saturdays first AFL Round 6 match is between Essendon Bombers and Greater Western Sydney Giants with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. The opening bounce is set to commence at 1:45pm local time with home team the Essendon Bombers currently the long odds on favourites in what looks to be a white wash. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Essendon Bombers and Greater Western Sydney Giants.
WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, Saturday May 4, 1:45pm
Opening Odds:
Essendon Bombers $1.005 vs Greater Western Sydney Giants $21.00 at Sportsbet Australia
Essendon Bombers $1.01 vs Greater Western Sydney Giants $26.00 at Luxbet Australia
Preview:
The next match of the round is between Essendon and GWS, kicking off on Saturday, 1.45pm at Etihad Stadium. This is one of the most uneven match-ups of the round, with the Bombers unbeaten so far this season and GWS without a single win to their name. Essendon will be confident after their big win against the Magpies last week, and the Giants will be without one of their most promising players – Setanta O’hAilpin. With 5-0 playing 0-5, this could be a whitewash.
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)
Bombers may bring in police on fake letter
Essendon, the AFL club at the centre of the drugs-in-sport controversy, may call in police to investigate the origin of a letter purportedly from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which gave the all-clear to use an anti-obesity drug on its players.
The Herald Sun says the letter, presented to the club by sports scientist Stephen Dank, was a dupe.
The club told the Herald Sun in an email that it did not give permission to Dank to use the drug.
Last week WADA confirmed that anti-obesity drug AOD 9604 was a banned substance.
The paper says Essendon believes it may have been tricked into using the drug, and will seek legal advice in a bid to clear its players of doping sanctions.
