AFL tips: News Corp experts predict Round 14 winners

A top-four showdown and a clash of traditional rivals make the last bye round a tricky one for tipsters. See who our experts are picking.

There are only five matches this weekend in the last of the multi-bye rounds, but that doesn’t make tipping any easier.

The round kicks off with third-placed Geelong hosting the second-placed Western Bulldogs.

The Cats are arguably the form team of the competition on the back of a five-match winning streak but the Dogs have won four of their past five, the only hiccup a Friday night disappointment against the Demons.

Port Adelaide will be hoping to bounce back against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium and he Lions and Giants will start strong favourites against North Melbourne and Carlton, respectively.

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Then traditional rivals Essendon and Hawthorn will finish the round on Sunday afternoon in Tasmania, making a winner even harder to predict.

When these teams met in Round 1, the Hawks came back from 40 points down to claim a remarkable one-point victory.

Fresh off a surprise win against the Swans, can Clarko’s men do it again?

Here’s who all the News Corp experts are tipping in Round 14.

Originally published as AFL tips: News Corp experts predict Round 14 winners