We take a look at Friday nights (29/03/2019) AFL Week 2 match which is between the Sydney Swans and Adelaide Crows. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Friday March 29, 7:50pm
Where: SCG
Bet ?: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
Do the Swans deserve a mulligan, or is it time to throw up the red flag following last week’s 17-point loss to the Dogs?
You can ask yourself the same question when it comes to the Crows. Adelaide were supposed to dominate the Hawks, but again, Alistair Clarkson got the better of Don Pyke’s side in a 32-point shocker.
It’s only fitting these two question marks meet in Round 2, and as recent history shows, we could be in for a close one. Three of the last five games between these two have been decided by 10-points or less, and since goals came sparingly last week, don’t bank on a high-scoring affair.
As the odds suggest, the bookies appear to be having a tough time separating the two. Sydney were dominated in the contested possession count last week, but they still stormed home in the fourth quarter booting four goals.
Adelaide, well there’s a lot less to get excited about. Statistically speaking, the Crows were brilliant on paper – they won the disposals, clearances, contested possession and inside 50 count convincingly – but the Hawks lapped up the loose ball to create scoring opportunities on the other end, something the Swans also do extremely well.
Sydney are 5-5 as the home favourite over the last 12-months, and an equally ho-hum 2-2 as the home favourite against Adelaide. Things get even trickier when you factor in the Crows defeated the Swans at the SCG last year, however it’s also worth factoring in Buddy Franklin averages 2.4 goals against the Crows.
After allowing multiple goals to four different Hawthorn players last week, the Crows could be in for a long night.
Odds:
Tip: Sydney Swans at $1.76
Value Tip: First Try Scorer: Isaac Heeney at $13.00
Teams:
SWANS
B: Aliir, Melican, Rampe
HB: Lloyd, Mills, McVeigh
C: Cunningham, Hewett, Jones
HF: Ronke, Franklin, Papley
F: Parker, Reid, Blakey
FOLL: Sinclair, Heeney, Kennedy
I/C: O’Riordan, Florent, Hayward, Clarke
EMG: Dawson, Rowbottom, McInerney, Thurlow
IN: Rorke, O’Riordan
OUT: Grundy, Dawson
CROWS
B: Talia, Keath, Kelly
HB: Smith, Laird, Seedsman
C: Milera, M.Crouch, Mackay
HF: Gibbs, Walker, Atkins
F: Lynch, Jenkins, Betts
FOLL: Jacobs, Sloane, B.Crouch
I/C: Knight, Hartigan, Jones, Murphy
EMG: Poholke, Otten, Ellis-Yolmen, O’Brien
IN: Seedsman, Hartigan
OUT: Doedee, Douglas
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change
