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SYDNEY V RICHMOND 1.10pm, Sunday, SCG
SYDNEY
B Mathews, James, Bevan
HB Barry, C Bolton, Kennelly
C Maxfield, Kirk, Crouch
HF O'Keefe, Hall, Williams
F Goodes, O'Loughlin, Davis
Foll Ball, Fosdike, J Bolton
Int (from) Ablett, Buchanan, Doyle, Rogers, McVeigh, Powell, Saddington
In Ablett, Buchanan, O'Loughlin, Powell
Out Schneider (hamstring)
RICHMOND
B Newman, Gaspar, Hall
HB Hartigan, A Kellaway, Campbell
C Chaffey, Johnson, Hilton
HF Krakouer, Schulz, Fiora
F Brown, Richardson, Fleming
Foll Ottens, Tivendale, Hyde
Int (from) Stafford, Bowden, Fletcher, Roach, Zantuck, Rodan, Weller
In Stafford, Richardson, Bowden, Zantuck
Out Marsh
HEAD TO HEAD
LAST TIME - Syd 16.8 (104) d Rich 10.12 (72), round 10, 2003, at the MCG. After trailing by 26 during the third quarter, Richmond brought the margin back to one point in the last but Sydney, with superior leg speed, put on five goals and drew away for an easy win. Sydney's Jude Bolton kicked two goals, shut down Coughlan, and was best on ground.
RECORD OVERALL - Syd 73, Rich 98, drawn 1
AT THIS GROUND - Syd 9, Rich 9
IN THE 00s - Syd 3, Rich 3
COACHES - Roos 2, Frawley 1
BETTING - Syd $1.18,Rich $4.25
UMPIRES - Stevic, Schmitt, Wenn
TV - Channel Nine, 1pm
RADIO - 774 ABC
WHO WILL WIN AND WHY - Without a victory in two weeks and the Tigers coming off a spirited win, the Swans could have a battle on their hands. The height of Richardson and Stafford will be valuable and if the Tigers can be fierce at the man and the ball and manage to hit their targets, it could be close. But, O'Loughlin's return to an already potent forward line will give the Tigers' slow and undersized defence a mighty headache. Ultimately, though, it will be on the ground that the Swans, with their superior skill and ability to move the ball at lightning speed, will have the ascendancy.
PREDICTION - Sydney by 20 points.
- Lyall Johnson
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