Marvel Stadium will play host to Sunday's Round 17 AFL game between Western Bulldogs and Sydney Swans. The game kicks off at 3:20 pm with Western Bulldogs heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney Swans game and give you our free tips and bets.
When: Sunday July 11, 2021 at 3:20 pm
Where: Marvel Stadium
Bet: Bet On This Match HERE
Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans Odds
Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans Preview
The Dogs will be eager to maintain top spot on the ladder for another week, but they’ve definitely got their work cut out against a Swans side that just belted West Coast by 92 points in Geelong.
Sydney has been a difficult team to get a read on at times this year, but the way they moved the footy around last week reminded everyone that they are indeed a serious premiership contender.
That shouldn’t faze a Bulldogs team that handed West Coast their own blowout loss a fortnight ago prior to an equally impressive win against North last week, though.
The Dogs have bounced back nicely following a couple of losses to flag fancies Melbourne and Geelong earlier in the year, and with the forward line firing on all cylinders, it will be interesting to see how Sydney plans to combat the likes of Josh Bruce and Aaron Naughton up forward.
On the flip side, the Dogs will need to come up with their own strategy for Buddy Franklin after the star forward snapped three in the win last week over the Eagles.
Stats wise, both teams rank bottom five in goals allowed, so it’s safe to say the backlines will go a long way to deciding the outcome.
That alone makes this game a bit of a coin flip, but with six of the last eight games between these two sides falling Under the Total, it does lend itself to a low-scoring contest.
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Head To Head Bet
We're tipping Western Bulldogs to win at $1.29 odds.
First Goal Scorer
First Goal Scorer: Lance Franklin at $8.50.
Western Bulldogs vs Sydney Swans Teams
BULLDOGS
B: Daniel, Keath, Williams
HB: Duryea, Cordy, Dale
C: Hannan, Liberatore, Smith
HF: Johannisen, Ugle-Hagan, Weightman
F: Scott, Bruce, Hunter
FOLL: English, Macrae, Bontempelli
I/C: Young, Wallis, Richards, Garcia
EMG: Crozier, Schache, McNeil, Sweet
IN: Ugle-Hagan, Richards
OUT: Naughton (injured), McLean, Lipinski (omitted), Lipinski (medi-sub)
SWANS
B: Fox, Rampe, Cunningham
HB: Dawson, McCartin, Lloyd
C: McInerney, Mills, Hewett
HF: Hayward, Amartey, Heeney
F: Papley, Franklin, Gulden
FOLL: Hickey, Parker, Florent
I/C: Blakey, Kennedy, Bell, Wicks
EMG: Sinclair, Rowbottom, O’Riordan, Stephens
IN: Nil
OUT: Nil