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Where and when: ANZ Stadium, Saturday September 6, 7.30pm AEST

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Last time they met: video wrap

 

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Strengths, weaknesses, form, gamebreakers, the X-factor and more. Full preview.
 

Teams

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

In: Goodes, O’Keefe, White
Out: Patrick Veszpremi

North Melbourne

B: Ed Lower, Josh Gibson, Michael Firrito
HB: Daniel Pratt, Lachlan Hansen, Shannon Watt
C: Lindsay Thomas, Daniel Wells, Matt Campbell
HF: Brent Harvey, David Hale, Shannon Grant
F: Aaron Edwards, Nathan Thompson, Scott McMahon
Foll: Drew Petrie, Brady Rawlings, Daniel Harris
I/C: Sam Power, Adam Simpson, Jess Sinclair, Leigh Harding
EMG: Gavin Urquhart, Ben Ross, Leigh Brown

In: Lower, N. Thompson, Sinclair
Out: Hamish McIntosh, Corey Jones, Gavin Urquhart

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Injury Lists

Sydney Swans
Nick Davis (knee) - season
Matthew Laidlaw (hamstring) - test
Brett Meredith (shoulder) - season
Daniel O'Keefe (groin) - season
Michael O'Loughlin (ankle) - 1 week
Henry Playfair (hamstring) - test
Tim Schmidt (knee) - season
Kristin Thornton (knee) - season

North Melbourne
Leigh Adams (knee) - season
Nathan Grima (knee) - season
Leigh Harding (knee) - test
Jesse Smith (hamstring) - 2 weeks

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Columns

 

Match news & views

Home ground edge is ours: Goodes
10:22 AM Fri 05 September, 2008
"We hadn’t played that poorly (as we did against Port Adelaide) for the year and we think that the guys have focused in well, now that they’ve got the home-and-away season out of the way, for a finals series." - North assistant Darren Crocker. More.
8.08 AM Fri 05 September, 2008
North want to bury 'aberration'
8:08 AM Fri 05 September, 2008
Swans fresher in '08: O'Keefe
3:33 PM Thu 04 September, 2008
Campbell wants second helping
10:12 AM Thu 04 September, 2008
Tunnelling is the umps' game, says Roo David Hale. Watch.
2:22 PM Tue 02 September, 2008
North to rebound with Grant at heart
10:07 AM Wed 03 September, 2008
"In a competition made for equity, to be able to play finals football six years in a row is a terrific effort." - Swans coach Paul Roos. More.
4:31 PM Tues 02 September, 2008
Youngsters have revived Swans: Bolton
2:03 PM Tue 02 September, 2008
Malceski making progress
4:25 PM Mon 01 September, 2008
Thompson wants finals action
10:49 AM Tue 02 September, 2008
Finals fever runs through Thommo's veins
2:22 PM Tue 02 September, 2008
"I probably don't get high enough off the ground to get tunnelled." - David Hale. More.
1:42 PM Tue 02 September, 2008
Tribunal news: Jude Bolton free to play.
10:48 AM Tue 02 September, 2008
Midfield? Only if he's Goodes to go
10:39 AM Tue 02 September, 2008
Roos returns fire
3:00 PM Mon 01 September, 2008
We'll bounce back from Port pounding, say North. Watch.
2:22 PM Tue 02 September, 2008
Laidley revisits 'tunnelling'
2:59 PM Mon 01 September, 2008
"It's going to be a physical game, the way Sydney play." - Adam Simpson. More.
1:36 PM Mon 01 September, 2008
 

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