Saturday’s third AFL Round 10 match is between Sydney Swans and Essendon Bombers with the game to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The opening bounce is set to commence at 4:40pm local time with home team Sydney Swans currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Sydney Swans and Essendon Bombers.

WHERE AND WHEN: SCG, Saturday 1st June, 4:40pm

Opening odds comparison:

Sydney Swans	1.49	1.50	1.46	1.50	1.49	1.51
Essendon Bombers	2.60	2.60	2.80	2.60	2.60	2.63

Preview:

In another closely matched encounter, the Sydney Swans take on Essendon on Saturday, 4.40pm at the SCG.  The Swans will have confidence on their side this weekend, coming off a massive win over the Magpies last round.  Essendon are also coming off a big win, however, with victory over the Tigers on the Dreamtime stage last week.  Both the Bombers and Swans are fighting for consistency at the moment, with the Bombers suffering two losses prior to last round and the Swans with a loss and a draw.  This is another game where the home ground advantage could prove vital, although the Swans are far from certain in what looks like another thriller.

Teams:

Sydney Swans:
B: Nick Malceski, Ted Richards, Nick Smith
HB: Jarrad McVeigh, Heath Grundy, Dane Rampe
C: Lewis Jetta, Daniel Hannebery, Kieren Jack
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Jude Bolton
F: Shane Mumford, Tommy Walsh, Ben McGlynn
Foll: Mike Pyke, Josh Kennedy, Luke Parker
Int: Craig Bird, Andrejs Everitt, Tom Mitchell, Mitch Morton
Emerg: Jed Lamb, Tony Armstrong, Jesse White

In: T.Mitchell, T.Walsh
Out: S.Reid (quad), J.Lamb

Essendon Bombers:
B: Mark Baguley, Dustin Fletcher, Jake Carlisle
HB: David Myers, Cale Hooker, Dyson Heppell
C: Brent Stanton, Jobe Watson, Courtenay Dempsey
HF: Brendon Goddard, Stewart Crameri, Nick Kommer
F: Jason Winderlich, Patrick Ryder, Leroy Jetta
Foll: Tom Bellchambers, Ben Howlett, David Zaharakis
Int: Scott Gumbleton, Jake Melksham, Michael Hibberd, Heath Hocking
Emerg: Jackson Merrett, Will Hams, Kyle Hardingham

In: S.Gumbleton
Out: M.Hurley (ankle)

Bombers’ interim CEO wants job long-term

Essendon’s interim chief executive Ray Gunston wants the job permanently.

Gunston, the former Tatts Group chief financial officer, last week replaced Ian Robson, who resigned over his role in the AFL club’s supplements saga.

Gunston was appointed for at least the rest of the season, but wants to stay long-term.

“I certainly would,” he told the Bombers’ website.

“I would like to think that is what is ahead of me and I look forward to the opportunity.”

His first priority is implementing the recommendations of the internal Switkowski report into the club’s governance and guiding the Bombers through the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation.

But Gunston said there were also more positive tasks, such as overseeing the move to the Bombers’ new high performance centre later this year and building on their strong financial position.

“My role and approach is to build on the strengths of the club, the very many strengths that are being hidden a bit by the current events,” he said.