Game:
Sydney v Essendon (SCG), Thursday 8th April 7:20pm AEST
Betting:
Sydney 1.22 -27.5 Essendon 4.35
Weather:
🌦 2021 AFL Weather Forecast: Round 4
Main GPP’s: DK US$3K, DS A$75K
Article by @aflratingsPete
Sydney
Lloyd recorded a season high of 119pts last week against Richmond, he will again be the main distributor out of defence for the Swans on Thursday night.
He is averaging 26.3 Disposals & 6.0 Marks this season, a ceiling game is in-play against an Essendon team that conceded a league worst 417.5 Disposals in Rounds 1 & 2 (Round 3: 326).
Ownership will likely be moderate to strong.
Essendon
Zach Merrett has scored 100pts or more in all 3 games this season, he is averaging 111.3pts.
Merrett has been used at 74.0% of team centre bounces this season (Essendon Rank: 1), he should see high usage again in Round 3.
Merrett is the most expensive player on Thursday night, ownership is expected to be moderate.
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Value
With James Rowbottom still sidelined through injury the midfield usage for Chad Warner should remain strong, he was outstanding last week scoring 100pts.
Warner was used at 53.3% of centre bounces in Round 3, he has averaged 90.5pts in his last 2 games without Rowbottom.
Ownership will be extremely high, his salary is too low to pass up.
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Photo Credit: Sydney
2021 Teams: Round 4
2021 AFL Weather Forecast: Round 4
