AFL tips: Check out who the experts are backing in round 21

The Hawks are still on the outside of the top eight, and faces the biggest challenge yet of their remarkable run when they head to Canberra. Check out who our experts are backing.

LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 08: Jesse Hogan of the Giants handballs during the round 13 AFL match between Hawthorn Hawks and GWS GIANTS at University of Tasmania Stadium, on June 08, 2024, in Launceston, Australia. (Photo by Steve Bell/Getty Images)

The Hawks have been arguably the biggest story in footy for weeks now, surging up predicted ladders and right into the thick of the finals race this season.

However, to make the eight it seems they will have to at least beat one of GWS and Carlton in the next two weeks,

The experts say, this won’t be their week.

With the Giants also in great form, Sunday’s clash looms as the quintessential “eight-point game” in Canberra, set to be played in front of a sold-out crowd.

There are still four other games to be played between the cluster of sides battling for a place in September, as round 21 kicks off with the Bulldogs hosting the Dees, the Pies facing Carlton in Scott Pendlebury’s 400th, the red-hot Power hosting the Swans and Essendon looking to stop their skid against Freo.

It’s shaping up to be an incredible weekend of footy.

Originally published as AFL tips: Check out who the experts are backing in round 21