As Round 4 of the AFL season approaches take a look at the game between Sydney Swans and Essendon Bombers which is to be played at SCG on Thursday. Sydney Swans are the favourites for the game which is scheduled to start at 7:20 pm. We preview the upcoming Sydney Swans vs. Essendon Bombers game and give you the latest odds, tips and teams.
When: Thursday April 8, 2021 at 7:20 pm
Where: SCG
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Sydney Swans vs Essendon Bombers Odds
Sydney Swans vs Essendon Bombers Preview
The Swans caused one of the upsets of the season last week with a 45-point win over the reigning premiers as they now look to extend their unbeaten record to 4-0 against the injury riddled Bombers.
While things have taken a turn for the worst at The Hangar, the Dons still managed to pick up a huge upset of their own last week with an equally impressive 75-point win over St Kilda.
Unfortunately, the bad news continued this week with star midfielder Dylan Shiel set to miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury – a crushing blow with Sam Draper, Jye Caldwell and now Mason Redman all on the sideline.
The absence of their key playmakers will no doubt hurt the Bombers this week against what is arguably one of the best midfields in the competition.
To make matters worse for the Dons, the back line will have to cope with not only Errol Gulden and Tom Papley, but also Buddy Franklin on Thursday night, while the fact this game is also being played at the SCG only complicates matters.
If you’ll recall, Essendon won a thriller at this ground over the Swans last year by a goal, but obviously a lot has changed since then.
Considering the Swans currently lead the league in goals scored and the Bombers rank fifth in goals allowed to opponents, this shapes up as another blowout from John Longmire’s crew.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Sydney Swans to win at $1.21 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Lance Franklin at $7.50.
Sydney Swans vs Essendon Bombers Teams
SWANS
B: H.Cunningham, D.Rampe, B.Campbell
HB: J.Dawson, T.McCartin, J.Lloyd
C: O.Florent, L.Parker, N.Blakey
HF: I.Heeney, L.McDonald, S.Wicks
F: T.Papley, L.Franklin, S.Reid
FOLL: T.Hickey, C.Mills, J.Kennedy
I/C: G.Hewett, C.Warner, J.McInerney, E.Gulden
EMG: J.Bell, W.Hayward, L.Melican, C.Sinclair
IN: L.Franklin
OUT: H.McLean (Omitted), J.Bell (Omitted)
BOMBERS
B: J.Laverde, B.Zerk-Thatcher, A.Francis
HB: H.Jones, J.Ridley, N.Hind
C: K.Langford, D.Heppell, B.Ham
HF: D.Smith, C.Hooker, Z.Merrett
F: J.Stringer, P.Wright, A.McDonald-Tipungwuti
FOLL: N.Cox, D.Parish, A.McGrath
I/C: W.Snelling, M.Guelfi, A.Perkins, A.Waterman
EMG: D.Zaharakis, N.Bryan, Z.Reid, N.Cahill
IN: D.Heppell
OUT: M.Redman (Injured), T.Cutler (Omitted)