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Racing and Sports will provide analysis of games in the 2024 AFL Season.

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.

WESTERN BULLDOGS v SYDNEY

Thursday 23 May @ Marvel Stadium

The replay of the 2016 Grand Final has a few various connotations with sides coming off impressive wins.

That was probably the best effort of the Dogs this season when whacking the Giants. Away from home, not necessarily needing Bontempelli to dominate and seeing some new things evolve.

They had Richards and Williams do more, Macrae doing a little more now too and also not requiring the big boppers to kick a score.

8.22 is either a great sign that they won with ease without kicking straight or doing that will cost you more often than not.

Suspect it would be better to nail the goals against a side 6 points clear atop the ladder and amazingly 28% clear too. Ironically the side sitting second is the Dogs.

Hard not to be impressed with how the Swans dismantled the Blues. Suggesting Sydney would win is hardly earth shattering. Tipping they'd annihilate them after giving up 4 goals start is silly.

Jordan will likely go to the Bont or perhaps Treloar. Rowbottom might be the better Bont run with.

This could well be a game Sydney could get ahead of with the Bye to come and over a game clear.

And a lot has changed with the likely teams as Fox is out injured with McCartin back after that Bye so the backline is stretched.

They are playing so well with the greatest of confidence and it could be hard to find enough match ups defensively for the Dogs.

But something says the Bulldogs can win in a close one.

Match Selection: Western Bulldogs by 7 points

Suggested Bets: Western Bulldogs @ 2.40 @ bet365

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