Sunday third AFL Round 18 match is between Sydney Swans and Richmond Tigers with the game to be played at SCG. The opening bounce is set to commence at 4:40PM local time with home team Sydney Swans currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Sydney Swans and Richmond Tigers.
WHERE AND WHEN: SCG, 4:40 PM July 28, 2013
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Sydney Swans | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.26 | 1.24 | 1.25 |
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Richmond Tigers
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4.00 | 3.85 | 3.95 | 3.85 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Preview:
The last game of round 18 is between the Sydney Swans and Richmond Tigers, kicking off on Sunday at the SCG, 4.40pm. The Swans are expected to win here, but with 4th playing 6th, things could get very interesting. Richmond will be full of confidence after a 27 point victory over Fremantle on Sunday, and with a top four position in their sights, they will be hungry as well. This is a great game to finish off the round, and a great round in general as the business end of the season draws closer.
Teams:
Sydney Swans:
3 Jarrad McVeigh
4 Daniel Hannebery
5 Ryan O’Keefe
6 Tom Mitchell (INT)
7 Harry Cunningham (INT)
8 Kurt Tippett
9 Nick Malceski
10 Mitch Morton (INT)
11 Jed Lamb (INT)
12 Josh Kennedy
13 Andrejs Everitt
14 Craig Bird
15 Kieren Jack
18 Jesse White
24 Jude Bolton
25 Ted Richards
26 Luke Parker
33 Brandon Jack (INT)
38 Mike Pyke
39 Heath Grundy
40 Nick Smith
41 Shane Mumford
42 Xavier Richards (INT)
43 Dane Rampe
46 Shane Biggs (INT)
In: Mitch Morton, Xavier Richards, Shane Biggs
New: Shane Biggs
Richmond Tigers:
1 Chris Newman
3 Brett Deledio
4 Dustin Martin
5 Brandon Ellis
6 Shaun Grigg
8 Jack Riewoldt
9 Trent Cotchin
10 Shane Edwards
12 David Astbury (INT)
13 Ricky Petterd
14 Bachar Houli (INT)
16 Luke McGuane (INT)
18 Alex Rance
20 Ivan Maric
21 Shane Tuck (INT)
22 Sam Lonergan (INT)
23 Daniel Jackson
25 Troy Chaplin
29 Ty Vickery
30 Reece Conca (INT)
31 Nick Vlastuin
35 Matt White
38 Steven Morris
41 Nathan Foley
44 Matthew Arnot (INT)
In: Shane Tuck , Luke McGuane , Sam Lonergan, David Astbury
Out: Jake King (Hamstring)
Bolton not ready to decide on AFL future
Sydney Swans veteran Jude Bolton admits his body is benefiting from spending less time in the midfield battle zone, but he isn’t ready to decide whether he will return for a 16th AFL season next year.
Midfielder-forward Bolton 33, has played all 16 matches in 2013, lifting his career tally to 317.
While he said his body felt good, he stressed on Wednesday he wasn’t in any hurry to make a decision about whether to play on.
“We’ll probably deal with it at the end of the year,” Bolton said.
“If you think too far ahead you are already gone, so I’ll make a decision down the track and obviously speak to the club as well.”
Remarkably resilient, Bolton has played 20 or more games in 11 of the past 12 seasons and he attributed his durability to preparation.
His record is the more impressive because he has spent most of his career fearlessly flinging his less-than-massive frame into innumerable contests.
Bolton admitted spending more time playing forward than in the midfield this year had helped his body.
“You are out of the bash and crash a little bit,” Bolton said.
“I certainly feel like I’m running games out pretty well, and pulling up well from the games so I guess that has helped in a big sense.
“In previous years I’ve probably been a bit battered by this stage and some guys can be just almost looking to get to the end of the year, which I don’t want to be.
“I want to make sure I’m playing every game like it’s my last.”
Rotating between the midfield and forward areas, Bolton is currently Sydney’s joint second-highest goalkicker in 2013 with 20.
He shares that mark with injured Adam Goodes and is four behind suspended Ben McGlynn, with those two players both out for at least two more games.
Bolton needs just four more goals to beat his highest season tally established last year. He is no stranger to negotiating his around the tall timber up forward.
“I started my career as a forward pocket,” he said.
“I broke into the side as a forward pocket next to ‘Plugger’ (Tony Lockett) so I’m used to getting out of the forward line when there’s big guys around.”
Bolton rated Sydney’s current midfield stocks the deepest in his time at the club, but stressed they would need to be at their best to beat Richmond’s strong on-ball brigade at the SCG on Sunday.