AFL tipping 2017: Finals week one expert tips from Herald Sun

IF Trent Cotchin’s tipping is anything to go by, his Tigers could be runaway winners against Patrick Dangerfield’s Cats on Friday night’s qualifying final. EXPERT TIPS

Can Trent Cotchin’s tipping translate on the field on Friday night? Picture: Michael Klein

IF Trent Cotchin’s tipping is anything to go by, his Tigers could be runaway winners against Patrick Dangerfield’s Cats on Friday night’s qualifying final.

Cotchin holds an unassailable lead over Dangerfield in the Herald Sun’s expert tipping competition and is also well ahead of both Marcus Bontempelli and Scott Pendlebury among the players.

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Cotchin is just two off leader Chris Cavanagh, but won’t be making up any ground in week one of the finals — they’ve both picked exactly the same teams.

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Can Trent Cotchin’s tipping translate on the field on Friday night? Picture: Michael Klein

THE FINALS — WEEK ONE

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7

First Qualifying Final

Adelaide v GWS at Adelaide Oval, 7:50pm AEST

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 8

Second Qualifying Final

Geelong v Richmond at the MCG 7:50pm AEST

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9

Second Elimination Final

Sydney v Essendon at the SCG 4:20pm AEST

First Elimination Final

Port Adelaide v West Coast at Adelaide Oval, 7:50pm AEST

EXPERT TIPS

Tipster	Total	Crows v Giants	Cats v Tigers	Swans v Bombers	Power v Eagles	Last week
Chris Cavanagh	135	Adelaide (18)	Richmond (12)	Sydney (24)	Port Adelaide (6)	6
Trent Cotchin	133	Adelaide	Richmond	Sydney	Port Adelaide	6
Gerard Whateley	132	GWS (1)	Geelong (16)	Sydney (20)	Port Adelaide (12)	6
Lauren Wood	131	Adelaide (10)	Richmond (11)	Sydney (21)	Port Adelaide (9)	5
Tim Watson	128	Adelaide (7)	Geelong (19)	Sydney (8)	West Coast (11)	5
Michael Warner	127	GWS (17)	Richmond (15)	Sydney (5)	Port Adelaide (6)	4
Jon Anderson	126	Adelaide (3)	Geelong (22)	Sydney (14)	West Coast (1)	6
Mark Robinson	125	Adelaide (18)	Geelong (22)	Sydney (26)	West Coast (30)	5
Matthew Lloyd	124	Adelaide (16)	Geelong (3)	Sydney (18)	Port Adelaide (1)	4
Sam Landsberger	122	Adelaide (9)	Richmond (27)	Sydney (2)	Port Adelaide (43)	3
Bianca Chatfield	121	Adelaide (12)	Richmond (10)	Sydney (20)	Port Adelaide (7)	4
Jay Clark	121	Adelaide (12)	Geelong (18)	Sydney (25)	West Coast (10)	4
Patrick Dangerfield	121	Adelaide	Geelong	Sydney	Port Adelaide	6
David King	121	Adelaide (25)	Geelong (12)	Sydney (29)	Port Adelaide (29)	4
Glenn McFarlane	121	Adelaide (1)	Geelong (2)	Sydney (18)	Port Adelaide (10)	5
Rebecca Williams	121	Adelaide (12)	Geelong (5)	Sydney (19)	Port Adelaide (14)	5
Kevin Bartlett	120	GWS (12)	Richmond (67)	Essendon (13)	West Coast (12)	5
Sam Edmund	120	Adelaide (16)	Geelong (6)	Sydney (18)	Port Adelaide (30)	4
Jon Ralph	120	GWS (7)	Geelong (18)	Sydney (21)	Port Adelaide (6)	5
Malcolm Turnbull	120	GWS (7)	Geelong (15)	Sydney (24)	Port Adelaide (9)	5
Eliza Sewell	119	Adelaide (16)	Geelong (5)	Sydney (10)	Port Adelaide (7)	6
Bill Shorten	119	Adelaide (13)	Geelong (22)	Sydney (34)	Port Adelaide (22)	5
Scott Gullan	118	GWS (1)	Geelong (17)	Sydney (33)	Port Adelaide (25)	5
Mick Malthouse	117	GWS (10)	Richmond (10)	Sydney (15)	Port Adelaide (5)	3
James Hird	116	GWS (11)	Geelong (5)	Sydney (10)	Port Adelaide (11)	6
Dermott Brereton	115	GWS (18)	Richmond (15)	Sydney (48)	Port Adelaide (52)	5
Gilbert Gardiner	115	GWS (10)	Geelong (14)	Sydney (21)	Port Adelaide (28)	6
Marcus Bontempelli	114	GWS	Geelong	Essendon	Port Adelaide	5
Scott Pendlebury	110	Adelaide	Richmond	Sydney	Port Adelaide	7
Kiss of Death	74	GWS (13)	Richmond (13)	Essendon (13)	West Coast (13)	4

Originally published as AFL tipping 2017: Finals week one expert tips from Herald Sun