What time is the AFL tonight? Sydney vs. Essendon start time, team lists, substitutes and streaming options for Round 2 match

Kieran Francis

What time is the AFL tonight? Sydney vs. Essendon start time, team lists, substitutes and streaming options for Round 2 match image

Two unbeaten sides - Sydney and Essendon - meet in a Round 2 clash at the SCG on Saturday night.

The Swans are flying after victories against Melbourne and Collingwood, while the Bombers got over the line versus the Hawks.

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What time is the AFL tonight? Sydney vs. Essendon start time 

Saturday night's game between the Swans and Bombers is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm AEDT on SaturdayMarch 23.

The game will be played at the SCG in Sydney.

Timezone AEDT ACDT AEST ACST AWST
Start time 7:30pm 7:00pm 6:30pm 6:00pm 4:30pm

How to watch or live stream Sydney vs. Essendon

Region Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Brisbane Perth Tasmania
Channel Channel 7/Fox Footy Channel 7/Fox Footy Channel 7/Fox Footy 7mate/Fox Foot Fox Footy Channel 7/Fox Footy
Broadcast time 7:00pm/7:30pm 7:00pm/7:30pm 6:30pm/7:00pm 6:00pm/6:30pm 4:30pm 7:00pm/7:30pm

This match, and every match across the home-and-away season, will be available for live streaming and replay on Kayo Sports.

Sydney vs. Essendon betting odds 

Per bookmaker TAB, Sydney is the $1.16 favourite to win this match, while Essendon is the underdog at $5.20.

Sydney vs. Essendon Round 2 team lists

Sydney

IN: Corey Warner

OUT: Robbie Fox (injured)

Essendon

IN: Jayden Laverde, Sam Draper, Darcy Parish, Nick Hind

OUT: Zach Reid (Injured), Mason Redman (Suspension), Matt Guelfi (Injured), Harrison Jones (Omitted)

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.