We take a look at Friday nights (21/6/2019) AFL Week 14 match which is between the Sydney Swans and the Hawthorn Hawks. View the odds and teams for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Friday June 21, 7:50pm
Where: SCG
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Preview:
To think, five years ago these two sides were playing in the Grand Final.
Hawthorn finds themselves fighting for life following their second consecutive loss to Essendon last week. Alastair Clarkson’s side had plenty of opportunities winning the inside 50 and disposal counts, but a lack of a key forward – and perhaps more importantly, accurate goal kicking – cost the Hawks in their 19-point loss.
The Swans return from the bye week having just polished off the reigning premiers a fortnight ago. Finals look highly unlikely from here, but at the very least, this is still a huge opportunity for the Swans to gain some bragging rights over a Hawthorn side that has won its last five trips to the SCG.
The Hawks will likely go without captain Ben Stratton following last week’s unsportsmanlike antics, bad news two weeks after Buddy Franklin booted five against West Coast. Hawthorn’s skills were also appalling last week as their inside 50 entries struggled to find the target.
With all that in mind, it’s tough to back the brown and gold. The Swans, meanwhile, have lost four of their last five against the Hawks, and it’s not like their 1-5 record as the line favourite at home over the last 12 months is any better.
The safest play this week might be the Quarter Time market. The Swans have been notoriously slow starters winning just five of their 12 first quarters all year, compared to the Hawks who are 7-4-1.
Odds:
Tip: Sydney Swans at $1.53
Value Tip: First Goal Scorer: Sam Reid at $11.00
Teams:
SWANS
B: O’Riordan, Rampe, Melican
HB: Mills, Aliir, Lloyd
C: Florent, Parker, Dawson
HF: Heeney, Reid, Papley
F: Blakey, Franklin, Menzel
FOLL: Sinclair, Hewett, Kennedy
I/C: Hayward, Clarke, Rose, Jones
EMG: McCartin, Thurlow, Rowbottom, Ronke
IN: Kennedy, Hayward, Jones
OUT: McVeigh, McCartin, Thurlow
HAWKS
B: O’Brien, Frawley, Burgoyne
HB: Roughead, Sicily, Hardwick
C: Scully, Shiels, Henderson
HF: Breust, Gunston, Puopolo
F: Smith, McEvoy, Impey
FOLL: Ceglar, Worpel, O’Meara
I/C: Brand, Glass, Morrison, Moore
EMG: Cousins, Howe, Pittonet, Lewis
IN: Roughead, Morrison
OUT: Stratton, Cousins
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change