Sunday’s first AFL Round 15 match is between Melbourne Demons and Sydney Swans with the game to be played at MCG. The opening bounce is set to commence at 1:10pm local time with away team Sydney Swans currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Melbourne Demons and Sydney Swans.
WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Sunday 7 July, 1:10pm
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Melbourne Demons | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 11.50 |
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Sydney Swans
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1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.03 |
Preview:
The first Sunday match of the round is between the Melbourne Demons and the Sydney Swans, 1.10pm at the MCG. Even though the Demons had a win last week against the Bulldogs, it was a rare one and they are very unlikely to follow it up here. In contrast, the Swans are playing great football at the moment, and are a real chance for the premiership in 2013. While a new coach has refreshed the Demons somewhat, their new fighting spirit will really be put to test this week.
Teams:
Melbourne Demons:
B: Lynden Dunn, Colin Garland, Dean Terlich
HB: Tom McDonald, James Frawley, Mitchell Clisby
C: Matt Jones, Jack Trengove, Jack Grimes
HF: Dean Kent, Chris Dawes, David Rodan
F: Jack Fitzpatrick, Jack Watts, Jeremy Howe
Foll: Max Gawn, Colin Sylvia, Nathan Jones
Int (from): James Sellar, James Strauss, Daniel Nicholson, Aaron Davey, Jimmy Toumpas, Cameron Pedersen, Shannon Byrnes
In: J.Sellar, J.Grimes, J.Strauss, C.Pedersen
Out: S.Blease (ankle)
Sydney Swans:
B: Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Dane Rampe
HB: Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Jarrad McVeigh
C: Daniel Hannebery, Josh Kennedy, Andrejs Everitt
HF: Ben McGlynn, Sam Reid, Jude Bolton
F: Mike Pyke, Kurt Tippett, Luke Parker
Foll: Shane Mumford, Kieren Jack, Ryan O’Keefe
Int (from): Craig Bird, Tom Mitchell, Jed Lamb, Brandon Jack, Tony Armstrong, Jesse White, Mitch Morton
In: M.Morton, T.Armstrong, S.Mumford, S.Reid
Out: X.Richards (quad)
Swans wary of down Demons
Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh says the reigning premiers can’t afford to treat any AFL team lightly, especially one coming off their most impressive performance of the season.
Melbourne host the injury-depleted Swans at the MCG on Sunday and will be riding high after a much-needed win, over the Western Bulldogs at the same venue last Saturday night. The Demons led by over seven goals early in the last quarter, and held on to triumph by three points despite a late fade out.
McVeigh suggested the Demons had been re-energised under caretaker coach Neil Craig, who boasts a 1-1 record since Mark Neeld’s dismissal and is yet to decide if he’ll apply for the full-time job.
“They played really well on the weekend. Obviously with a new coach coming in, it looks like the players have got a new lease on life,” McVeigh said on Wednesday.
“They’re playing a little bit differently, so it’ll be a good challenge.
“We’ll look at what they do, but it’s more about us and how we prepare.
“If we produce the form that we know we can, we think we can win the game.”
Swans trio Shane Mumford (jaw), Sam Reid (quad) and Mitch Morton (quad) will have fitness tests ahead of Sunday’s clash.
The three completed Tuesday’s light training run, but will face a sterner test at Friday’s closed session at the SCG.
Sydney coach John Longmire was also quick to praise a “much-improved” Melbourne team.
“They looked fantastic on the weekend,” he said.
“They’re playing with some real flair and run. They have got a big forward line, and we need to make sure we keep our form going.”