The first game on Friday for AFL Round 8 is between Sydney Swans and Hawthorn Hawks. The match is to be played at ANZ Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 7.50pm local time with away team Sydney Swans currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Sydney Swans and Hawthorn Hawks.

Round: AFL Round 8, Friday, May 9, 7.50pm (AEST)
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Weather: 21° Possible light early shower.

Odds Comparison:

Sydney Swans	2.80	2.80	2.75	2.80	2.80	2.75
Hawthorn Hawks	1.46	1.45	1.47	1.45	1.46	1.47

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Preview:

The first match of round 8 is between the Swans and the Hawks, kicking off on Friday night, 7.50PM at ANZ Stadium.  This is a great way to start off the round, with two of the competition’s most in-form sides battling it out under lights.  While the Hawks will be favourites to win here, the Swans have been playing well  lately with three consecutive wins.  The Hawks will be a big challenge for the Swans, though, with Hawthorn 6-1 in 2014 and looking dangerous.

Hawthorn are very hard to beat at the moment, and have good recent form against the Sydney side.  The Swans’ last victory over the Hawks was in the 2012 Grand Final, with Hawthorn enjoying three wins since then.  Even if Buddy Franklin does make it onto the field this weekend, the Swans are going to find it hard breaking down the tough Hawks defence, not to mention stopping their goal scorers.  With key ruckman Mike Pyke out for the Swans, it really is hard to go past Hawthorn for this one.

Teams:

Sydney Swans:

B Nick Smith, Ted Richards, Dane Rampe
HB Nick Malceski, Heath Grundy, Rhyce Shaw
C Dan Hannebery, Craig Bird, Kieren Jack
HF Lewis Jetta, Lance Franklin, Ben McGlynn
F Harry Cunningham, Adam Goodes, Luke Parker
FOL Tom Derickx, Josh Kennedy, Jarrad McVeigh
I/C Jake Lloyd, Kurt Tippett, Sam Reid, Jeremy Laidler
EMG Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Brandon Jack, Dean Towers

IN Kurt Tippett, Lance Franklin
OUT Brandon Jack (Omitted), Mike Pyke (Hamstring)

Hawthorn Hawks:

B Kyle Cheney, Josh Gibson, Ryan Schoenmakers
HB Luke Hodge, Ben Stratton, Matthew Suckling
C Grant Birchall, Shaun Burgoyne, Bradley Hill
HF Cyril Rioli, Jack Gunston, Isaac Smith
F Luke Breust, Jarryd Roughead, David Hale
FOL Ben McEvoy, Jordan Lewis, Mitch Hallahan
I/C Taylor Duryea, Will Langford, Paul Puopolo, Billy Hartung
EMG Jonathon Ceglar, Derick Wanganeen, Jonathan Simpkin

IN Kyle Cheney, Will Langford, Ben Stratton
OUT Sam Mitchell (Hamstring), Brian Lake (Calf), Angus Litherland (Omitted)

News:

Lance Franklin has been passed fit and is set to take his place as the headline act in Friday night’s eagerly awaited AFL match between Sydney and Hawthorn at ANZ Stadium.

Franklin and Kurt Tippett were named in the Swans’ team for the game against the table-topping Hawks, with Mike Pyke (hamstring) and Brandon Jack making way.

Franklin trained well on Wednesday and coach John Longmire confirmed on Thursday he had recovered from a knee injury and would be right to tackle his old club.

“He got through the training session fine and pulled up really well, which is a really good sign for him,” Longmire said.

The Hawks made three changes, two of them forced due to injured veterans Sam Mitchell (hamstring) and Brian Lake (calf).

Angus Litherland was dropped as Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson called on Will Langford, Kyle Cheney and Ben Stratton.

Fremantle’s hopes of upsetting Port Adelaide were damaged by the confirmed omission of key defenders Luke McPharlin (quad) and Zac Dawson (ankle).

But the Dockers regained gun midfielder Stephen Hill and Alex Silvagni for the clash with Port, who made three changes to the side that comfortably downed GWS.

Hamish Hartlett, Alipate Carlile and Kane Mitchell were promoted for the Power at the expense of Tom Jonas (groin), Benjamin Newton and Paul Stewart.

Jack Viney was named in Melbourne’s side after successfully challenging a two-match ban.

The Demons made one change, bringing in Colin Garland for Alex Georgiou, while their opposition on Saturday night, the Western Bulldogs, axed Michael Talia, Marcus Bontempelli and Koby Stevens.

The Bulldogs recalled Daniel Giansiracusa, Jason Tutt and Fletcher Roberts.

Brisbane were boosted by the return of experienced trio Jonathan Brown, Pearce Hanley and Matt Maguire, while forward Jackson Paine was also promoted for Saturday night’s fixture against Essendon at the Gabba.

Forward Luke McGuane will miss the match due to a knee injury, while James Polkinghorne, Mitch Golby and Rohan Bewick were dropped.

Kurt Aylett is set to play his first game for the Bombers, coming into the team alongside Patrick Ambrose and Martin Gleeson.

Jason Ashby (omitted), Ben Howlett (rested) and Jason Winderlich (knee) are out for the Bombers.

West Coast included Xavier Ellis, Mark LeCras and Sharrod Wellingham in their extended squad for Sunday’s clash with GWS in Perth.

The Giants will be without Adam Treloar (ankle), Curtly Hampton (ankle) and Jeremy Cameron (ear) for the game, with 2012 No.1 draft pick Lachie Whitfield among the inclusions.

Carlton dropped Kane Lucas and named hamstrung Chris Yarran in their extended squad for Monday’s match at Etihad Stadium against St Kilda, who axed Shane Savage and Tom Simpkin.