MCG will play host to Sunday's Round 7 AFL game between Essendon Bombers and Carlton Blues. The game kicks off at 3:20 pm with Carlton Blues heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Essendon Bombers vs. Carlton Blues game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday May 2, 2021 at 3:20 pm
Where: MCG
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Essendon Bombers vs Carlton Blues Odds
Essendon Bombers vs Carlton Blues Preview
Essendon were huge when winning the ANZAC Day blockbuster against Collingwood last week.
Carlton still have a lot of questions that need to be answered after a pretty disappointing performance against Brisbane last week.
A month ago I would have been a lot more confident backing the Blues here and while I’ll still back them I’m not that confident now.
Market Update: Punters have really come for Essendon this week and hours out from the game they’re pushing for favouritism.
The Blues made a few selection shocks and have punters very wary at the moment. They were as short as $1.62 during the week but are now out to $1.80 and drifting.
Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Carlton Blues to win at $1.81 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Harry McKay at $6.50.
Essendon Bombers vs Carlton Blues Teams
BOMBERS
B: J.Laverde, M.Redman, M.Guelfi
HB: D.Heppell, J.Ridley, N.Hind
C: K.Langford, Z.Merrett, N.Cox
HF: D.Smith, C.Hooker, A.Perkins
F: J.Stringer, H.Jones, A.McDonald-Tipungwuti
FOLL: N.Bryan, D.Parish, A.McGrath
I/C: J.Stewart, W.Snelling, B.Ham, P.Wright
EMG: D.Zaharakis, B.Zerk-Thatcher, N.Cahill, P.Ambrose
IN: N.Bryan, J.Ridley, J.Stewart
OUT: A.Francis (injured), A.Phillips (injured), Zerk-Thatcher (omitted), Zaharakis (omitted)
BLUES
B: L.Plowman, LJones, A.Saad
HB: S.Docherty, J.Weitering, L.Parks
C: D.Cunningham, S.Walsh, J.Newnes
HF: L.Casboult, M.McGovern, L.Fogarty
F: M.Gibbons, H.McKay, M.Owies
FOLL: M.Pittonet, P.Cripps, E.Curnow
I/C: E.Betts, M.Cottrell, P.Dow, L.Stocker
EMG: M.Kennedy, S.Petrevski-Seton, W.Setterfield, T.Williamson
IN: P.Dow, M.Owies, L.Parks
OUT: M.Murphy (injured), Z.Williams (injured), S.Petrevski-Seton (omitted), M.Kennedy (omitted)
