Marvel Stadium will play host to Friday's Round 23 AFL game between Essendon Bombers and Sydney Swans. The game kicks off at 7:40 pm with Sydney Swans heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Essendon Bombers vs. Sydney Swans game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Friday August 16, 2024 at 7:40 pm

Where: Marvel Stadium

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Essendon Bombers vs Sydney Swans Odds

Essendon Bombers vs Sydney Swans Preview

The Bombers are among the handful of teams looking to play the role of spoiler over the final fortnight.

The second half to the season hasn’t gone as planned at the Hangar, Brad Scott’s side suffering yet another one-point loss for the second straight week, this time to the Gold Coast Suns on the back of a 1.9 final quarter.

Sydney bounced back with a well overdue win to snap a three-game skid against Collingwood, a game that again highlighted Issac Heeney’s brilliance alongside Errol Gulden.

At this time of year, you’d like to see the Swans come out and win well, particularly on the road as they look ahead to playing the bulk of finals at home.

That said, this is a club that hasn’t scored over 100 points since Round 15, while the Bombers – for all their flaws – have held three of their last five opponents to under that same number.

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Essendon Bombers vs Sydney Swans Tip

Essendon Bombers vs Sydney Swans Teams

BOMBERS

B: J.Kelly, B.McKay, J.Laverde

HB: N.Martin, M.Redman, A.McGrath

C: A.Perkins, D.Parish, A.Roberts

HF: H.Jones, N.Caddy, S.Durham

F: K.Langford, J.Stringer, D.Shiel

FOLL: S.Draper, J.Caldwell, Z.Merrett – C

I/C: B.Hobbs, S.Weideman, J.Gresham, N.Bryan, J.Menzie

EMG: E.Tsatas, W.Setterfield, P.Wright

IN: A.Perkins, S.Weideman

OUT: N.Cox (Injured), A.Davey Jnr (Omitted)

SWANS

B: D.Rampe, T.McCartin, N.Blakey

HB: L.Melican, H.Cunningham, O.Florent

C: J.Lloyd, C.Mills – C, E.Gulden

HF: L.Parker, H.McLean, J.Jordon

F: L.McDonald, J.Amartey, W.Hayward

FOLL: B.Grundy, I.Heeney, J.Rowbottom

I/C: M.Roberts, B.Campbell, C.Cleary, T.Adams, Co.Warner

EMG: A.Francis, P.Ladhams, C.Mitchell

IN: L.Melican, Co.Warner

OUT: Ch.Warner (Injured), R.Fox (Injured)