We take a look at Saturday afternoons (30/03/2019) AFL Week 2 match which is between the Essendon Bombers and St Kilda Saints. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Saturday March 30, 4:35pm
Where: Marvel Stadium
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Preview:
The odds in this one suggest the Bombers will cruise home against the Saints, but based on a round one drubbing, they will need to show a lot to justify their incredibly short price in this one. Essendon were touted as a team to rise up the ladder after a strong finish to the 2018 season, but a 12-goal opening round loss has certainly brought them back to earth. St Kilda snuck over the line by a single point in the closest match of the opening round and never led by more than 13 points against a plucky Suns outfit. These teams have split their last six games at Marvel Stadium, with the Dons winning the past two. Essendon was 6-2 at Marvel last season, with the Saints a poor 2-1-10 at their home ground.The Wolf thinks the Bombers will be desperate to bounce back on Saturday, but its hard to justify giving them a four goal start when they only booted five majors in Sydney last round.
Odds:
Tip: Essendon Bombers at $1.28
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Shaun McKernan at $12.00
Teams:
BOMBERS
B: Saad, Ambrose, McKenna
HB: Brown, Hurley, Parish
C: Zaharakis, Langford, Shiel
HF: Heppell, Stringer, Baguley
F: Merrett, McKernan, McDonald-Tipungwuti
FOLL: Bellchambers, McGrath, Smith
I/C: Francis, Guelfi, Myers, Fantasia
EMG: Zerk-Thatcher, Ridley, Clarke, Laverde
IN: Parish
OUT: Ridley
SAINTS
B: Webster, Brown, Savage
HB: Newnes, Battle, Wilkie
C: Geary, Ross, Billings
HF: Kent, Bruce, Parker
F: Lonie, Membrey, Gresham
FOLL: Marshall, Steele, Dunstan
I/C: Steven, Acres, Sinclair, McKenzie
EMG: Clark, Long, Joyce, Pierce
IN: Brown, Marshall, Acres
OUT: Joyce, Pierce, Long
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change