Sydney host Melbourne at the SCG on Sunday afternoon in what looks like a reality check for one of the competition’s most exciting stories in 2026.
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Best Bet
This feels like a big line but the Swans are too hot to go against right now.
Sydney have covered the line in eight straight games with their last four wins coming by an average of 66 points. They are lethal scoring from the back half and for all the hype around Melbourne, they are the fifth-worst defence this year and the sixth worst team in the competition at conceding end-to-end scores.
Steven King’s Dees don’t have a defensive bone in them so going toe-to-toe with this Sydney side in a shootout is unlikely to end well.
Sydney will also be prepared to tag Kysaiah Pickett, neutralising Melbourne’s most dangerous match winner, while Brodie Grundy is always a good match-up against Max Gawn.
Melbourne have been a great story this year under their new coach but this has reality check written all over it. Back the Swans for another big win.
Same Game Multi
Small forwards perform well against Melbourne and Tom Papley should hit the scoreboard here. Jack Steele is averaging 27 touches from his last five games against the Dees and is as consistent as anyone in the guts.
Value Bet
Both of Melbourne’s losses this season have come by 40 or more points, including one against lowly Essendon at Gather Round. Their game style will lead to inconsistent outcomes and going chips in offensively against this Sydney side at the SCG right now screams bad idea. A big margin is well in play.
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