We take a look at Saturday afternoons (17/8/2019) AFL 2019 Week 22 match is between the Carlton Blues and the St Kilda Saints. The Blues take on the Saints at the MCG on Saturday and the market has them pretty even in the betting.
When: Saturday August 17, 1:45pm
Where: MCG
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Preview:
The Saints kept their slim finals hopes alive with a last gasp win against the Dockers last weekend. They will need other results to go their way to have a chance of a miracle finals berth, but it all starts with winning their game against Carlton on Saturday afternoon.
A bit of the shine has gone off the Blues the past fortnight, with losses to West Coast and Richmond. Those two sides are the Grand Final fancies, so 24 and 28-point defeats are far from embarrassing for a Carlton side that had won four of its previous five games.
St Kilda has dominated the head-to-head matchup, winning five in a row dating back to 2015. In a low-scoring match in round 10, the Saints got home by 13 points.
The Blues have been money at the line all season long, amassing a 13-7 record. The Saints are just 8-12 against the spread but are 7-4 straight up at Marvel Stadium, where they play their best footy. The Wolf is backing the red, white and black to get home in a must-win game that will be a shootout between two teams finding their feet late this season.
Odds:
Tip: St Kilda Saints at $1.90
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Josh Bruce at $9.00
Teams:
BLUES
B: Newman, Plowman, Thomas
HB: Setterfield, Weitering, Simpson
C: Murphy, Cripps, O’Brien
HF: Casboult, McKay, Silvagni
F: Fisher, Kennedy, McGovern
FOLL: Kreuzer, E. Curnow, Walsh
I/C: Petrevski-Seton, Dow, Deluca, Gibbons
EMG: Goddard, Phillips, Fasolo, Lang
IN: Kennedy, Dow
OUT: Jones (injured), Lang (omitted)
SAINTS
B: Savage, Brown, Paton
HB: Newnes, Carlisle, Clark
C: Billings, Ross, Hannebery
HF: Hind, Bruce, Steele
F: Lonie, Membrey, Long
FOLL: Marshall, Sinclair, Acres
I/C: Steven, Dunstan, Battle, Wilkie
EMG: Phillips, Rice, Langlands, Rowe
IN: Brown
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change