Sunday first AFL Round 19 match is between Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium. 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 Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans.

WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, 1:10pm AEST Sunday, August 4, 2013

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Opening odds comparison:

Western Bulldogs	7.50	8.00	7.75	8.00	7.50	7.50
Sydney Swans	1.09	1.08	1.08	1.08	1.09	1.10

Preview:

The first Sunday game of round 19 is between the Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans, kicking off at Etihad Stadium at 1.10pm. The Bulldogs might have had a good
win against West Coast last week, but that doesn’t take away a whole season of disappointing play. The Swans should be able to win this match easily, with the Sydney
team finding momentum at the right time of the season. Even with the Swans suffering from multiple injuries, it’s hard to see them losing here against a struggling
Bulldogs outfit.

Teams:

Western Bulldogs:

FF: 13 Daniel Giansiracusa 23 Jordan Roughead 29 Tory Dickson
HF: 2 Robert Murphy 1 Jarrad Grant 25 Koby Stevens
C: 6 Luke Dahlhaus 21 Tom Liberatore 11 Jack Macrae
HB: 17 Adam Cooney 32 Michael Talia 31 Tom Young
FB: 15 Jason Tutt 38 Dale Morris 42 Liam Picken
FOLL: 27 Will Minson, 16 Ryan Griffen, 3 Mitch Wallis

INT FROM: 22 Dylan Addison, 9 Jake Stringer, 26 Lachie Hunter, 30 Christian Howard, 45 Tom Campbell, 47 Mark Austin, 4 Daniel Cross

In: D.Cross, M.Austin, C.Howard, T.Campbell, J.Stringer
Out: M.Boyd (calf), L.Jones (ankle)

Sydney Swans:

FF: 11 Jed Lamb 8 Kurt Tippett 38 Mike Pyke
HF: 4 Daniel Hannebery 18 Jesse White 24 Jude Bolton
C: 14 Craig Bird 5 Ryan O’Keefe 3 Jarrad McVeigh
HB: 9 Nick Malceski 25 Ted Richards 13 Andrejs Everitt
FB: 43 Dane Rampe 39 Heath Grundy 40 Nick Smith
FOLL: 41 Shane Mumford, 12 Josh Kennedy, 15 Kieren Jack

INT FROM: 46 Shane Biggs, 6 Tom Mitchell, 26 Luke Parker, 33 Brandon Jack, 2 Rhyce Shaw, 7 Harry Cunningham, 10 Mitch Morton

In: R.Shaw, M.Morton, S.Biggs
Out: –

Swans hope ruck duo can tire Minson

Sydney will bank on the fact two heads are better than one when it comes to dealing with in-form Western Bulldogs ruckman Will Minson in their AFL match on Sunday.

Fresh from beating Richmond by 47 points, Swans ruckman Shane Mumford believes his side are starting to hit form at the right time, and will need nothing less than their best to beat the improving Bulldogs.

Paramount to that is shutting down Minson, who has enjoyed a breakout season and played well again in the Dogs’ surprise 22-point win over West Coast on Sunday.

Mumford says the fact Minson shoulders much of the ruck load solo is something he and his ruck partner Mike Pyke hope will favour them.

“Hopefully we can work him round the ground – he seems to do a fair load of the ruck work himself,” Mumford said.

“If we can work him forwards and backwards and tire him out by the end of the game, that would be a good result for us.

“It’s a massive challenge for me and Pykey with the way Will Minson is playing – he’s a quality ruckman.”

The premiers sit third.

They end their home-and-away season with matches against fellow top four aspirants Geelong and Hawthorn – heaping more importance on winnable matches like those against the Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium.