Saturday’s AFL 2017 Round 23 match is between Sydney Swans and Carlton Blues. The opening bounce is set to commence at 16:35 local time with the game to be played at SCG. The home team Sydney Swans are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Sydney Swans and Carlton Blues.
When: 16:35 | Saturday 26/08/2017
Where: SCG
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Preview:
In a season packed with the unusual, few things have been more remarkable than what has happened since these teams last played. Carlton plunged Sydney into crisis with their round-six win. It gave the Swans a 0-6 start and they looked shot. They have been mighty since, with just two narrow losses to Hawthorn in a steamrolling campaign. Sydney should brush aside the developing Blues as they prepare for a finals campaign where they will be premiership contenders.
Key: The Blues shut down Hawthorn’s forwards in last week’s upset win. Good luck repeating that against Lance Franklin, Sam Reid, Tom Papley, et al.
Tip: Swans by 40 points
Odds:
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Tip: Sydney Swans at $1.07
Value Bet: First Goal Kicker: Sam Reid at $10.00
More Info:
Head to head: Swans 91 Blues 128 Drawn 6
Last clash: Round 6, 2017 – Blues 15.7 (97) bt Swans 11.12 (78) at the MCG
Sportsbet: Swans $1.04 Blues $11.00
William Hill: Swans $1.04 Blues $11.00
Teams:
SWANS 
B: N.Smith, H.Grundy, D.Rampe
HB: Z.Jones, L.Melican, J.McVeigh
C: I.Heeney, J.Kennedy, J.Lloyd
HF: G.Rohan, L.Franklin, H.Cunningham
F: G.Hewett, K.Tippett, S.Reid
FOL: C.Sinclair, L.Parker, K.Jack
I/C: W.Hayward, C.Mills, N.Newman, D.Towers
EMG: J.Foote, J.Laidler, D.Robinson
IN: H.Cunningham, N.Newman
OUT: D.Hannebery, T.Papley
BLUES 
B: L.Plowman, L.Jones, S.Docherty
HB: K.Simpson, J.Weitering, C.Byrne
C: Z.Fisher, S.Petrevski-Seton, B.Boekhorst
HF: M.Wright, C.Curnow, D.Thomas
F: J.Lamb, L.Casboult, J.Pickett
FOL: M.Kreuzer, B.Gibbs, M.Murphy
I/C: D.Armfield, S.Kerridge, B.Smedts, T.Williamson
EMG: N.Graham, K.Jaksch, D.Cuningham
IN: D.Armfield
OUT: J.Silvagni
AFL News:
Allegations of staging have left Greater Western Sydney co-captain Phil Davis “bemused” while coach Leon Cameron has dubbed them silly, poor and disappointing.
Premiership players David King and Cameron Ling were among the pundits to question whether Davis went down too easily during a recent clash with Western Bulldogs forward Jack Redpath.
Redpath copped a three-game ban last week after unsuccessfully challenging his striking charge.
Davis, who plays his 100th game for the Giants this weekend, was unimpressed with much of the commentary about the incident.
“I was a little bit bemused by it all,” the key defender said.
“It’s always interesting when people make comments without all the facts … some of the people that were leading chorus in that didn’t try to make contact or learn the facts.
“That’s always a little bit disappointing.”
Cameron, who played 256 AFL matches before pursuing a coaching career, was forthright in his defence of Davis.
“It was a little bit silly … it was a bit poor,” he said.
“It was disappointing coming from some ex-players … because they know how hard the game is.
“For them to sit from afar and accuse someone of going down a little bit easily, I was a bit disappointed.
“Everyone’s entitled to their opinion. My opinion is Phil is one of our toughest players.”
Davis is well aware of how dangerous his profession can be.
The 26-year-old suffered internal bleeding and faced the prospect of losing a kidney in 2014.
Davis was hurt in a first-quarter collision but played on to help guide GWS to their maiden victory over Sydney.
Club doctors administered morphine after the match then rushed him to hospital.
Cameron referenced the incident but also the fact Davis was back on the park within three months of the injury that required two bouts of surgery and eight days in intensive care.
“He got back really quickly, and he gets hit hard every week,” he said.
