Game Day Round 19: Sydney v Essendon, SCG, 1/8/14, 7.40PM

[VelvetSledge]

TAB Sportsbet Odds:

SYD: $1.20
ESS: $4.80

Supercoach Top Scorers:
(Scores are from Round 18)
SYD: Ben McGlynn (124), Lance Franklin (111), Adam Goodes (105)
ESS: Jake Carlisle (188), Patrick Ryder (140), Dyson Heppell (129)

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The Teams:


SYDNEY SWANS:

B: Rhyce Shaw - Ted Richards - Nick Smith
HB: Nick Malceski - Heath Grundy - Dane Rampe
C: Lewis Jetta - Josh Kennedy - Luke Parker
HF: Ben McGlynn - Tim Membrey - Sam Reid
F: Adam Goodes - Kurt Tippett - Harry Cunningham
R: Mike Pyke - Kieren Jack (C) - Jarrad McVeigh (C)

I/C: Craig Bird - Jake Lloyd - Gary Rohan - Dean Towers

EMG: Jeremy Laidler - Tim Membrey - Toby Nankervis

IN: Shaw, Membrey
OUT: Laidler (omit), Franklin (car cra... Soreness)


ESSENDON BOMBERS:

B: Dustin Fletcher - Cale Hooker - Jason Winderlich
HB: Mark Baguley - Michael Hurley - Zach Merrett
C: Courtenay Dempsey - Dyson Heppell - Brendon Goddard (C)
HF: Travis Colyer - Jake Carlisle - Patrick Ambrose
F: Paul Chapman - Tom Bellchambers - Heath Hocking
R: Patrick Ryder - Brent Stanton - David Myers

I/C: Cory Dell'Olio - Jackson Merrett - David Zaharakis - Ben Howlett

EMG: Ariel Steinberg (HOLYFKNSHIT) - Elliott Kavanagh - Nick O'Brien

POTENTIAL DEBUT:
Ariel Steinberg, #25

IN: Bellchambers
OUT: Hibberd (hamstring)

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All game day discussion / running commentary in here.
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I was going to put some more in here. I was. But I didn't.

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The Last Time They Played:


Round 9, 2014: ESSENDON 9.10 64 defeated by SYDNEY 18.6 114

Essendon Bests: Goddard, Hibberd, Watson
Essendon Goals: Ryder, Carlisle 2, Goddard, Hocking, Bellchambers, Zaharakis, Daniher

Sydney Bests: Kennedy, Bird, Franklin
Sydney Goals: Franklin 5, McVeigh, Tippett 3, Parker 2, Goodes, Kennedy, Bird, Derickx (*ing srsly)

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The Ins and Outs since last time:

SYDNEY INS: Rohan, Towers, Pyke, McGlynn, Membrey
SYDNEY OUTS: Derickx, Laidler, Hannebery, B. Jack, Franklin

ESSENDON INS: Chapman, Winderlich, Colyer, Dell'Olio, Howlett
ESSENDON OUTS: Daniher, Watson, Melksham, Hibberd, Aylett

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The Tip and Final Say:


Can dare to dream, but I doubt it.

Sydney by 21.

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[The Dustbin]

The COLA Swans are pretty excited on their board. Good on 'em

 

[EnolaGay]

The line is 30.5 on this, we'd have to be a good chance to have an honourable loss if not a sneaky win?

 

[The Dustbin]

I hope Franklin plays. If we did cause an upset, I don't want to hear COLA supporters crying "but but but we didn't have Buddy".

 

[Doss]

Watch out, Souf.

 

[vaughany]

We are hearing there is late changes
Swans
In:Membrey
Out: Tippett

Bomber
In:Steinberg
Out:Belly

 

[EnolaGay]

We are hearing there is late changes
Swans
In:Membrey
Out: Tippett

Bomber
In:Steinberg
Out:Belly

I was wondering if it might be Steinberg for Fletch - he often misses the instate matches (admittedly coming off a bye this time round).

 

[Beerfish]

Watch out, Souf.

lol souf

 

[fairlight_cmi]

Tippett confirmed out over on the Sydney board.

Let's do this boys.

 

[katana]

souf... that's awesome.

 

[pepsi]

Can't wait for it to start. Just keen to see how we go against the best heading towards finals. It should give us a better indication of where we are at. Hope I'm not left disappointed. Big first quarter and win the midfield battle dons.

Let's tear the COLA campaigners a new one.

Is it asking too much if we get a great run with the umps tonight??

 

[VelvetSledge]

Can't wait for it to start. Just keen to see how we go against the best heading towards finals. It should give us a better indication of where we are at. Hope I'm not left disappointed. Big first quarter and win the midfield battle dons.

Let's tear the COLA campaigners a new one.

Is it asking too much if we get a great run with the umps tonight??

Absolutely.

 

[DapperDon]

souf?

I don't get it

 

[I Remember Bluey]

Just checked the Syd radar, rain heading toward Sydney.

 

[Resistor]

Ashby instead of Aylett in Essendon previous outs?

 

[fairlight_cmi]

souf?

I don't get it

Norf, Souf, Easzd, Weszd?

 

[rumply]

The line is 30.5 on this, we'd have to be a good chance to have an honourable loss if not a sneaky win?

Rarely bet on footy but at 30.5 Essendon are a moral imho

 

[DapperDon]

Norf, Souf, Easzd, Weszd?

Oh.......yeah, now I look like a dick.

 

[eth-dog]

souf?

I don't get it

What were Sydney before they moved interstate?

 

[rumply]

We are hearing there is late changes
Swans
In:Membrey
Out: Tippett

Bomber
In:Steinberg
Out:Belly

damn, just traded Tbell in....but want to get a look at Steinberg so what the hey

 

[Zach Package]

Franklin out Membrey in.

Essendon unchanged

 

[Resistor]

No changes

 

[RUNVS]

Just checked the Syd radar, rain heading toward Sydney.

It'll be fine

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/sydney/moore-park/detailed-forecast

 

[westking]

Go Dons

 

[VelvetSledge]

Ashby instead of Aylett in Essendon previous outs?

Nope

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_match_statistics?mid=5827