{"id":89571,"date":"2026-08-20T04:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/?p=89571"},"modified":"2026-08-20T04:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T18:10:59","slug":"sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/2026\/08\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne: Predictions, Odds &amp; Betting Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sydney Swans take on North Melbourne at SCG this Sunday, 23rd August at 3:20 PM AEST. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know before you bet.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"entain-block teams-tip-block hoverable\">\n  <div class=\"teams-tip-header\">\n    <div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta\">\n      <!--div class=\"teams-tip-header-meta__inner\"-->\n        <div class=\"team-vs-team\" style=\"display:flex\">\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg?v=20260707b#sydney-swans\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n          <div style=\"display:flex; flex-direction:row; flex-wrap:wrap; justify-content:center; align-items:center; text-align:center; column-gap:5px; font-weight: 700\">\n            <div class=\"team_1\" style=\"flex-direction:column;\">Sydney Swans<\/div>\n            <div class=\"versus\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:italic;\">vs<\/div>\n            <div class=\"team_2\">North Melbourne<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"info\">Sunday 23rd August 2026 3:20 PM (SCG)<\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n          <span class=\"icon\"><svg width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><!----><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/punters\/assets\/brand-icons\/neds\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg?v=20260707b#north-melbourne-fc\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <!--\/div -->\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      <div class='teams-tip-content'>\n      <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It\u2019s\u00a0almost impossible to get a feel for this game with the Swans scandal still playing out.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their list of outs could be a mile long, although there was every chance Dean Cox rested a handful of his veterans anyway with the second spot on the ladder sewn up.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0play finals, but\u00a0North\u00a0has improved significantly this year and will no doubt be targeting finals in 2027.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last week\u2019s 15-point loss to Geelong\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0really do them justice after playing three competitive quarters, while they showed the week prior against the Dogs that\u00a0when their young\u00a0mids\u00a0get plenty of the footy, they can challenge\u00a0just about anyone.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A scalp here over Sydney would do wonders for North\u2019s confidence, regardless of the strength of Sydney\u2019s team. Until we know more about lists though, this might just be a No Bet type of game.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Prediction:<\/strong> No Bet<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n        <div class=\"teams-tip-button\">\t\t\t\n          <a class=\"track-me btn-standard bet-now-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/australian-rules\/afl\" target=\"_blank\" \n          data-tr-event=\"blog\" data-tr-method=\"bet now button\"  \n          >Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne Odds &amp; Top Betting Markets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the latest odds and most popular betting markets for Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne ahead of their Round 24 clash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>*odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style><\/style><div data-league=\"AFL\" data-event=\"champion-129902408-160-100\" data-market=\"null\" data-sport=\"australian_rules\" class=\"sport-takeover-banner wp-block-entain-sport-takeover-banner-block_bd9fcff78c9ad67dc73d544800e006bb sport-data\">    <section class=\"sport-takeover-banner__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"origin-banner__inner\">\n\n            <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__details\">\n                <!-- Change data-countdown-to to your event date\/time. -->\n                <div\n                    class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown\"\n                    data-countdown-to=\"2026-08-23T05:20:00Z\"\n                    aria-label=\"Event countdown\">\n                    <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item\" data-days-wrapper>\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__number\" data-countdown-days>0<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__label\">Days<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item\">\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__number\" data-countdown-hours>0<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__label\">Hours<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item\">\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__number\" data-countdown-minutes>0<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__label\">Mins<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item\">\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__number\" data-countdown-seconds>0<\/div>\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__countdown-item__label\">Secs<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <h3 class=\"sport-takeover-banner__title\">Match Betting Odds<\/h3>\n                <p class=\"sport-takeover-banner__meta\">SCG &bull; Sunday 23rd Aug<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__teams\">\n                <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team sport-takeover-banner__team--one\">\n                                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__image\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__link\">\n                                <svg id=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"sprite-icon\"><!----> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/lads-sports-data\/assets\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg#sydney-swans\"><\/use> <\/svg> \n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__name\">Sydney Swans <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__odds\">$2.05<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__teams__vs\">vs<\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team sport-takeover-banner__team--two\">\n                                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__logo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__image\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__link\">\n                                <svg id=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"sprite-icon\"><!----> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/lads-sports-data\/assets\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg#north-melbourne\"><\/use> <\/svg> \n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__name\">North Melbourne <\/div>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"sport-takeover-banner__team__odds\">$1.77<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"sport-takeover-banner__disclaimer\">AFL odds correct as of 20\/08\/2026 and subject to change. <\/div>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"AFL\" data-event=\"champion-129902408-160-100\" data-market=\"Line {{6.5}}\" data-sport=\"australian_rules\" class=\"sport-data\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div data-league=\"AFL\" data-event=\"champion-129902408-160-100\" data-market=\"Winning Margin 1-39\" data-sport=\"australian_rules\" class=\"sport-data\"><div class=\"sports-odds-data\"><table border=\"0\" class=\"sports-odds brand-neds\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<caption>Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne Winning Margin Odds<\/caption><thead>\n<th class=\"column team_name\">Team<\/th>\n<th class=\"odds\">Odds<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/thead>\n<tr class=\"link\">\n<td class=\"column\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\"><span class=\"team_name\"><svg id=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"sprite-icon\"><!----> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/lads-sports-data\/assets\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg#north-melbourne-to-win-by-1-39\"><\/use> <\/svg> North Melbourne to win by 1-39<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"odds\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\">2.40<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"button\">Bet Now<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"link\">\n<td class=\"column\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\"><span class=\"team_name\"><svg id=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"sprite-icon\"><!----> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/lads-sports-data\/assets\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg#sydney-swans-to-win-by-1-39\"><\/use> <\/svg> Sydney Swans to win by 1-39<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"odds\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\">2.70<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"button\">Bet Now<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"link\">\n<td class=\"column\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\"><span class=\"team_name\"><svg id=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"sprite-icon\"><!----> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/lads-sports-data\/assets\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg#north-melbourne-to-win-by-40\"><\/use> <\/svg> North Melbourne to win by 40+<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"odds\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\">5.00<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"button\">Bet Now<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"link\">\n<td class=\"column\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\"><span class=\"team_name\"><svg id=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"sprite-icon\"><!----> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/lads-sports-data\/assets\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg#sydney-swans-to-win-by-40\"><\/use> <\/svg> Sydney Swans to win by 40+<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"odds\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\">7.25<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"button\">Bet Now<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"link\">\n<td class=\"column\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\"><span class=\"team_name\"><svg id=\"\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"currentColor\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" class=\"sprite-icon\"><!----> <use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/lads-sports-data\/assets\/svg-sports-afl-icon.svg#draw\"><\/use> <\/svg> Draw<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"odds\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\">51.00<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/sports\/event\/australian-rules\/sydney-swans-vs-north-melbourne\/120e57e2-b8b1-4eef-bb60-b322f870f9a6\" class=\"button\">Bet Now<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">AFL odds correct as of 20\/08\/2026 and subject to change. Event scheduled to start at 23\/08\/2026 3:20pm AEST.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sydney Swans take on North Melbourne at SCG this Sunday, 23rd August at 3:20 PM AEST. Here&#8217;s everything you need to know before you bet. Sydney Swans vs North Melbourne Sunday 23rd August 2026 3:20 PM (SCG) It\u2019s\u00a0almost impossible to get a feel for this game with the Swans scandal still playing out.\u00a0 Their list of outs could be a mile long, although there was every chance Dean Cox rested a handful of his veterans anyway with the second spot on the ladder sewn up.\u00a0\u00a0 They\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0play finals, but\u00a0North\u00a0has improved significantly this year and will no doubt be targeting finals in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":89509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,10176,10157],"tags":[33],"hub_post_cat":[],"class_list":["post-89571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australian-rules","category-afl-tips-head-to-head","category-afl-tips","tag-afl-tips"],"acf":{"md_tip_date":"","md_tip_date_end":"","md_market_url":"","tip_date":"20\/08\/2026","event_country":"Australia"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89571"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89573,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89571\/revisions\/89573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89571"},{"taxonomy":"hub_post_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neds.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub_post_cat?post=89571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}