The first game on Saturday for AFL Round 1 is between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Sydney Swans. The match is to be played at Spotless Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 4.40pm local time with away team Sydney Swans currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Greater Western Sydney Giants and Sydney Swans.
Round: Round 1, Saturday March 15, 4.40pm
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Weather: 29° Shower or two developing.
Odds Comparison:
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| Greater Western Sydney Giants | 12.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| Sydney Swans | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.03 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
The Swans take on the Giants on Saturday, 4.40pm at Spotless Stadium. Much like last year, the Giants will be massive underdogs for this match, in what has been dubbed the ‘Battle of the Bridge”. Despite landing premiership trio Shane Mumford, Heath Shaw, and Josh Hunt, GWS still have a long way to go before making a real impact on the AFL competition.
The Swans also initiated some aggressive transfer action in the off-season, bringing Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin into the fold. Both of these clubs have had mixed pre-season results, with the Swans winning the NAB Challenge before losing to West Coast by 35 points. The Giants had a big 68-point win against St Kilda, in an outcome fans will be hoping signals the start of a new era. Even with a more competitive Giants outfit, however, they will be struggling to make an impact against the Swans this weekend.
Teams:
Greater Western Sydney Giants:
B: Nick Haynes, Jonathan Giles, Adam Kennedy
HB: Curtly Hampton, Phil Davis,Sam Frost
C: Tom Scully, Adam Treloar, Heath Shaw
HF: Toby Greene, Jeremy Cameron, Lachie Whitfield
F: Dylan Addison, Jonathon Patton, Devon Smith
Fol: Shane Mumford, Rhys Palmer, Callan Ward
I/C: Josh Hunt, Stephen Coniglio, Dylan Shiel, Tomas Bugg
Emg: Jed Lamb, Joshua Kelly, Adam Tomlinson
New: Heath Shaw (Collingwood), Josh Hunt (Geelong), Shane Mumford (Sydney Swans), Dylan Addison (Western Bulldogs)
Sydney Swans:
B: Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Jeremy Laidler
HB: Jarrad McVeigh, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Rhyce Shaw, Kieren Jack, Lewis Jetta
HF: Craig Bird, Sam Reid, Dan Hannebery
F: Ben McGlynn, Lance Franklin, Gary Rohan
Fol: Mike Pyke, Josh Kennedy, Tom Mitchell
I/C: Dane Rampe, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Luke Parker, Harry Cunningham
Emg: Ryan O’Keefe, Dean Towers, Tom Derickx
New: Lance Franklin (Hawthorn), Jeremy Laidler (Carlton)
Greater Western Sydney forward Jeremy Cameron expects to play in Saturday’s opening-round AFL derby with the Sydney Swans, after initially being concerned about an ankle injury.
All-Australian representative Cameron rolled an ankle in the Giants final pre-season practice game against Adelaide last Friday.
The leading GWS goalkicker in 2013 will test it out at training on Friday, but was confident he would be right to tackle the Swans in the first match between the two clubs at the Giants main home ground.
“I’ll probably have a bit of a test tomorrow just to see how I go,” Cameron said on Thursday morning.
“I’ll go from there, but it’s feeling pretty good.
“At this stage, I would expect to play.”
Cameron said he was concerned at the time he got the injury, which he revealed was the result of friendly fire.
“When it first happened, I was kind of in a bit of shock,” Cameron said.
“I’ve never really rolled an ankle before and when you look at it, I actually trod on (Giants defender) Phil Davis’s foot, so that was the reason behind me rolling my ankle.
“At first I was probably down for a little while and a bit scared to put any weight on it.
“But when I did I could walk around and it was starting to free up as I tried to get off the ground.
“That was encouraging signs, and then a lot of ice after that.”
