The Bombers, who sit in third spot on the ladder, continue to defy the off-field drama that surrounds their club and coach and have won their last five straight.

This weekend, they’ll make it six.

All five recent wins have been against sides outside the eight and there’s tough road into the finals for the Bombers with Hawthorn, Collingwood waiting for them in the next two rounds, they’ll need to make sure they have some wins to spare if they wish to finish inside the top four.

GWS continue to search for their first win of the season and two weeks ago, came within four points of registering it against the Western Bulldogs.

Last week however, they were handed a hiding by ‘big brother’ the Sydney Swans and lost by a remarkable 20 goals!
Essendon have played GWS twice before and beaten them by 66 on the first occasion and in the most recent – round 6 of this year, by 39.

However, given that in the last month Port and North have beaten them by 75 and 86 points respectively, would think the line set for this game at 72.5, is in favour of the Bombers.

TIP: ESSENDON -72.5

Odds comparison by AFL Odds:

Greater Western Sydney Giants	21.00	15.00	15.00	15.00	21.00	21.00
Essendon Bombers	1.001	1.01	1.01	1.01	1.001	1.01

Teams:

Greater Western Sydney Giants:
B: Stephen Gilham, Phil Davis, Sam Darley
HB: Curtley Hampton, Tim Mohr, Nicholas Haynes
C: Lachie Whitfield, Adam Treloar, Tom Scully
HF: Jeremy Cameron, Adam Tomlinson, Mark Whiley
F: Devon Smith, Jonathan Giles, Gerald Ugle
Foll: Dean Brogan, Callan Ward, Dylan Shiel
Int: Taylor Adams, Tomas Bugg, Toby Greene, Zachary Williams
Emerg: Joshua Bruce, Will Hoskin-Elliott, Adam Kennedy

In: Brogan Adams Tomlinson Ugle Whiley Williams Greene
Out: O’hAilpin R Palmer (foot) Hoskin-Elliott Tyson Edwards Corr O’Rourke

Essendon Bombers:
B: Mark Baguley, Jake Carlisle, Courtenay Dempsey
HB: Michael Hibberd, Cale Hooker, Dustin Fletcher
C: Nick Kommer, Nick O’Brien, Dyson Heppell
HF: David Myers, Patrick Ryder, Cory Dell’Olio
F: Michael Hurley, Stewart Crameri, Leroy Jetta
Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Brent Stanton, Brendon Goddard
Int: Nathan Lovett-Murray, Jake Melksham, Jackson Merrett, Travis Colyer
Emerg: Ben Howlett, Kyle Hardingham, Alwyn Davey

In: Lovett-Murray Jetta Dell’Olio Crameri