Footy Form Guide, Round 22, 2008

Sydney v Brisbane Lions,
Saturday August 30, SCG, 7.10 AEST

Shocking loss for the Lions last week, and with wholesale changes to their team, the Swans get up by default.

Sports Acumen Odds and Markets

Fixed Odds

 
 

To
Win

Line @
$1.90

Margin
1-39

Margin
40+

Draw

 

Sydney

1.46

-15½

2.15

3.50

61.00

 

Brisbane Lions

2.75

+15½

3.80

12.50

 

Odds current at time of publishing:
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The Last Five

Year

Round

Venue

Syd
1/2 Score

Bris
1/2 score

1/2 margin

Syd
score

Bris
Score

Full Time Margin

Combined
total score

2008

3

Gabba

46

34

12

88

71

17

159

2007

20

Gabba

25

25

0

63

63

0

126

2007

3

SCG

48

46

2

96

69

27

165

2006

21

TS

46

26

20

97

40

57

137

2006

6

Gabba

54

28

26

102

70

32

172

   

The Teams

 


SYDNEY

B: Leo Barry, Craig Bolton, Martin Mattner
HB: Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Ted Richards, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Jared Crouch, Jarrad McVeigh, Craig Bird
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Heath Grundy, Jarred Moore
F: Amon Buchanan, Barry Hall, Paul Bevan
Foll: Peter Everitt, Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton
I/C: Luke Ablett, Kieren Jack, Darren Jolly, Nick Malceski
EMG: Ryan Brabazon, Luke Brennan, Patrick Veszpremi

In: Ablett, Malceski
Out: Adam Goodes (groin), Patrick Veszpremi

BRISBANE
B: Joel Macdonald, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Justin Sherman, Jason Roe, Troy Selwood
C: Bradd Dalziell, Simon Black, Jed Adcock
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Tom Collier
F: Scott Harding, Daniel Bradshaw, Anthony Corrie
Foll: Jamie Charman, Luke Power, Jared Brennan
I/C: Pearce Hanley, Albert Proud, Lachlan Henderson, Scott Clouston
EMG: Rhan Hooper, Wayde Mills, James Hawksley

In: Selwood, Henderson, Clouston, Collier, Proud, Harding
Out: Ashley McGrath (quad), Matthew Moody (groin), Robert Copeland, James Hawksley, Travis Johnstone, Rhan Hooper

The Sydney Missing
Key Players Missing
Nick Davis
(168 games, 235 goals)
Adam Goodes
(228 games, 225 goals)
Brett Meredith
(0 games, 0 goals)
Michael O'Loughlin
(286 games, 497 goals)
Henry Playfair
(63 games, 39 goals)

Out for the Season
Kristin Thornton
(0 games, 0 goals)

The Brisbane Missing
Key Players Missing
Mitch Clark
(22 games, 18 goals)
Josh Drummond
(45 games, 22 goals)
Scott Harding
(31 games, 9 goals)
Matthew Leuenberger
(19 games, 3 goals)
Ashley McGrath
(112 games, 99 goals)
Matthew Moody
(34 games, 14 goals)
Tim Notting
(196 games, 132 goals)

Retired
Nigel Lappin
(279 games, 174 goals)

Indefinite
Sam Sheldon
(0 games, 0 goals)

 

Sydney at the SCG
Won 6 of the last 8

Won Rd 19 2008 v Fremantle
Lost Rd 17 2008 v Adelaide
Won Rd 12 208 v St Kilda
Won Rd 10 2008 v Richmond
Lost Rd 7 2008 v Western Bulldogs
Won Rd 2 2008 v Port Adelaide
Won Rd 22 2007 v Hawthorn
Won Rd 17 2007 v Richmond

Brisbane at the SCG
Won 4 of the last 8

Lost Rd 3 2007 v Sydney
Lost Rd 18 2004 v Sydney
Lost Rd 7 2003 v Sydney
Won Rd 1 2002 v Sydney
Won Rd 7 2001 v Sydney
Won Rd 11 2000 v Sydney
Won Rd 13 1999 v Sydney
Lost Rd 2 1998 v Sydney

Footyratings Tip
Sydney

Overall Record
Sydney: 17
Brisbane: 19
Drawn: 1

Record at SCG
Sydney: 4
Brisbane: 4

Coaches Head to Head
Paul Roos: 9
Leigh Matthews: 3
Drawn: 1

The Last Six
Brisbane: 0
Sydney: 5
Drawn: 1

Rd 3 2008
Sydney 13. 10 (88) def Brisbane 10. 11 (71) Gabba
Rd 20 2007
Brisbane 9. 9 (63) drew with Sydney 8. 15 (63) Gabba
Rd 3 2007
Sydney 13. 18 (96) def Brisbane 10. 9 (60) SCG
Rd 21 2006
Sydney 14. 13 (97) def Brisbane 6. 4 (40) Telstra Stadium
Rd 6 2006

Sydney 15. 12 (102) def Brisbane 10. 10 (70) Gabba
Rd 20 2005
Sydney 19. 10 (124) def Brisbane 6. 4 (40) Telstra Stadium

The Form
Sydney: Have won 11 from 21 for the season. Coming off a 45 point loss to Collingwood at Telstra Dome in Round 21, following a 39 point loss to Geelong at ANZ Stadium in Round 20, and a 4 point win over Fremantle at the SCG in Round 19. Currently in 8th place on the ladder with a percentage of 109.45.

Brisbane: Have won 10 from 21 for the season. Coming off a 6 point loss to Carlton at the Gabba in Round 21, following an 11 point win over the Western Bulldogs at the gabba in Round 20, and a 69 point loss to Hawthorn at Aurora Sytadium in Round 19. Currently in 10th place on the ladder with a percentage of 100.81.