We'll endeavour to run through the form, incorporate appropriate stats and also supply a betting prediction which won't always just be who will win.
SYDNEY v CARLTON
Friday 17 May @ SCG
A match to savour is the replay of last year's Elimination Final. And in 2024 it is a cracker on every level.
Sydney is a game and 27% clear on the ladder and yet aren't getting much love in the media. A positive result here would certainly get that.
Undoubtedly you can ignore much of the Fremantle game given the very sad circumstances of its lead up. The Dockers are entitled to all excuses.
But the Swans did what you need to do away and that is kick straight to put the game away.
Hard to not delight in Warner bouncing the ball about 5m into his runs and putting sides in a pickle.
How will Carlton face that? It shapes as a dry game but the dew impacts SCG night games. A contested ball game is right up the Blues alley.
A down side can be having two big forwards that can get kicked over. CHF is almost an irrelevance at the SCG.
| Match | Sydney | Carlton | Ground |
| Last time they met | 9.14 [68] | 11.8 [74] | MCG |
| Last 10 matches | 5 wins | 5 wins | |
| Notes | Last game was the Elimination Final last year | ||
| Sydney has won 8 of their last 9 SCG clashes | |||
The Swans have a superb record at the SCG this year and also against Carlton. Running the lines is their A-Game and it will be up to Carlton to control that.
Missing Cerra, Cottrell and Martin plus maybe Pittonet will be big as they might have tried to help Hewett quell Warner, Heeney or Gulden.
On that reason alone we'll take Sydney but it should be mighty close.
Match Selection: Sydney by 8 points
Suggested Bets: Sydney 1-39 @ 2.05 @ bet365
