Tonight see’s the first of the AFL Round 4 matches for the 2013 AFL season with the game between Sydney Swans and Geelong Cats. The game is set to commence at 7:50pm local time with the match being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The home team Sydmey Swans are the current favourites for the match but Geelong have received late support to win the match. View our live scores and results for the game between Sydney Swans and Geelong Cats.
WHERE AND WHEN: SCG, Friday April 19, 7:50pm
Sydney Swans $1.66 vs Geelong Cats $2.28 at Sportsbet Australia
Sydney Swans $1.65 vs Geelong Cats $2.28 at Luxbet Australia
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Preview:
The first match this weekend is the most anticipated, with Sydney taking on Geelong at the SCG, 7.50pm Friday night. With both teams sitting unbeaten on top of the ladder at 12 points, this encounter will be watched closely by everyone. While both teams have won three in a row for 2013, Sydney has had a much easier time of it with wins against GWS and the Gold Coast. In contrast, Geelong have come out on top of tight contests with Hawthorn, North, and Collingwood, all of who were top eight sides last season. Sydney will be hard to beat at home however, and go into this clash as slight favourites against the Cats.
Sydney Swans:
B: Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Heath Grundy, Nick Smith
HB: Marty Mattner, Ted Richards, Nick Malceski
C: Ryan O’Keefe, Kieren Jack, Lewis Jetta
HF: Jude Bolton, Sam Reid, Dan Hannebery
F: Mike Pyke, Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn
Foll: Shane Mumford, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh
I/C: Tony Armstrong, Mitch Morton, Luke Parker, Dane Rampe
Emerg: Craig Bird, Andrejs Everitt, Jesse White
IN: Morton, Rampe
OUT: Bird (omitted), Everitt (omitted)
Geelong Cats:
B: Taylor Hunt, Tom Lonergan, Corey Enright
HB: Joel Corey, Harry Taylor, Andrew Mackie
C: Mitch Duncan, Jimmy Bartel, Billie Smedts
HF: Paul Chapman, James Podsiadly, Steven Motlop
F: Trent West, Tom Hawkins, Steve Johnson
Foll: Mark Blicavs, Joel Selwood, Matthew Stokes
I/C Jared Rivers, Josh Caddy, George Horlin-Smith, Allen Christensen
Emerg: Jordan Murdoch, Mitch Brown, Jackson Thurlow 40
IN: Rivers, Horlin-Smith
OUT: Varcoe (Shoulder), Murdoch (Omitted)
Stats:
HEAD TO HEAD: Played: 212, Sydney 95, Geelong 117
LAST TIME: Geelong 17.10 (112) def Sydney 11.12 (78), Round 23, 2012 at Simmonds Stadium
What a great way to kick of round 4!
The Swans were gifted a good start to this year’s draw with Gold Coast and GWS their first two matches, which they duly won by 41 and 30 points respectively. The took on North Melb last week and despite being slow out of the blocks, reeled in the Kangaroos to win by 41 points.
Geelong has produced outstanding come-from-behind performances to defeat Hawthorn, North Melb and Carlton at their three outings for 2013 thus far, proving that there is still plenty of life in this champion side.
Makes for a cracking match – as has been the case the last four times these two sides of met with honours split two apiece.
Sydney’s two wins have been by six and thirteen points and come up against their stiffest test to date this season.
Recommended Bet: Either team Under 15.5 points at $2.70
