Round 10 of the 2024 AFL season beings with a huge Thursday night game between the Suns and Cats, before Sydney hosts Carlton in a Friday night blockbuster.
Keep up to date with all of the fixtures, games, news, tips, odds, results, reaction, and video as they come to hand.
THURSDAY, MAY 16
Gold Coast Suns vs. Geelong
Team news: Geelong superstar Jeremy Cameron has entered the AFL's concussion protocols and will be unavailable in Round 10. Chris Scott also declared Tom Hawkins, Mitch Duncan and Rhys Stanley will be managed ahead of the Suns clash. While Gold Coast is set to rest young duo; Jed Walter and Jake Rogers but also some experience in Jarrod Witts and Nick Holman.
ESPN tip: Cats by 14 points
Pointsbet odds: Suns $1.90, Cats $1.90
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FRIDAY, MAY 17
Sydney Swans vs. Carlton
Team news: Sydney have made just one change, with Matt Roberts rested with Braeden Campbell coming in, while Carlton have made four changes, with Caleb Marchbank, Zac Williams, Jack Carroll, and Orazio Fantasia coming in for Lachie Cowan (Omitted), and injured trio Matthew Cottrell, Adam Cerra, and Jack Martin.
ESPN tip: Swans by 8 points
Pointsbet odds: Cats $1.50, Power $2.60
SATURDAY, MAY 18
Collingwood vs. Adelaide Crows
Team news: Collingwood has made two changes, with Jeremy Howe (groin) and Jack Bytel (concussion) going out. Jordan De Goey is back from a groin injury, and Lachie Schultz will come back into the side after serving his one-match suspension. The Crows have dropped top-10 draft pick Dan Curtin, who was subbed out of his first two games at AFL level, and lost defender Josh Worrell to a broken forearm. Will Hamill and Lachlan Murphy have been recalled.
ESPN tip: Pies by 11 points
Pointsbet odds: Magpies $1.30, Crows $3.50
The Red Time crew react to Wil Powell's five-game suspension after using an anti-gay slur in last week's Q-Clash.
GWS Giants vs. Western Bulldogs
Team news: The Bulldogs have made just one change, with Caleb Daniel coming in for Jason Johannisen - meaning no Ryley Sanders again despite a 42-disposal performance in the VFL. GWS will be without influential midfielder Josh Kelly and defender Lachie Ash for the next six weeks. Xavier O'Halloran and Jacob Wehr come in.
ESPN tip: Giants by 7 points
Pointsbet odds: Giants $1.40, Bulldogs $2.90
St Kilda vs. Fremantle Dockers
Team news: Fremantle go in unchanged for this clash, but St Kilda have made SIX changes. Cooper Sharman, Paddy Dow (club debut), Anthony Caminiti, Zak Jones, Lance Collard, and Mattaes Phillipou come in for Angus Hastie (omitted), Liam Stocker (managed), Jack Hayes (omitted), Sebastian Ross (managed), Tim Membrey (managed), and Hugo Garcia (omitted).
ESPN tip: Dockers by 15 points
Pointsbet odds: Saints $1.75, Dockers $2.08
Brisbane Lions vs. Richmond
Team news: For the Lions, Noah Answerth comes in for Jaxon Prior, while Richmond have made four changes, with Kamdyn McIntosh, Steely Green, Kane McAuliffe, and Matthew Coulthard coming in for Maurice Rioli (ankle), Jack Graham (hamstring) and Seth Campbell (knee bone bruising), as well as Sam Banks (concussion) who cannot play this week.
ESPN tip: Lions by 45 points
Pointsbet odds: Lions $1.06, Tigers $9.00
The ESPN Footy Podcast team discuss why Matt Owies conning the umpire into paying a dangerous tackle free kick against Brayden Maynard is a bad look for the game.
SUNDAY, MAY 19
Essendon vs. North Melbourne
Team news: Essendon ruckman Sam Draper will miss six-to-eight weeks after undergoing a knee arthroscopy on Tuesday. Recruit Xavier Duursma will miss four-to-six weeks with a quad injury, but gun defender Jordan Ridley could return from his own quad strain. Nate Caddy has been named on an extended bench. For North, Jy Simpkin, Miller Bergman, Curtis Taylor, Toby Pink, Dylan Stephens, and Zane Duursma have been named in the extended squad.
ESPN tip: Bombers by 51 points
Pointsbet odds: Bombers $1.04, Kangaroos $11.00
In the NBA it's LeBron, in the NFL it's Mahomes, but Red Time's Jarryd Barca and Jake Michaels debate who is the face of the AFL today?
Port Adelaide vs. Hawthorn
Team news: Hawthorn skipper James Sicily (shoulder/ankle) and forward Mabior Chol (wrist) just need to pass fitness tests to return to play against Port Adelaide. Mature offseason recruit Ethan Phillips will debut.
ESPN tip: Power by 25 points
Pointsbet odds: Power $1.15, Hawks $5.50
West Coast Eagles vs. Melbourne
Team news: Shane McAdam will make his long-awaited Melbourne debut, nearly halfway through the AFL season, after recovering from persisten leg problems. Christian Salem (hamstring) could return against West Coast, but Jacob van Rooyen (concussion) will miss the clash and swingman Daniel Turner (calf) is sidelined for three-to-four weeks.
ESPN tip: Demons by 62 points
Pointsbet odds: Eagles $4.50, Demons $1.20