See who the Herald Sun footy experts are tipping in Round 16
AS the leaderboard tightens, Round 16 of the AFL season looks like being pivotal as our expert team of tipsters wrestle with several blockbusters — including Sunday’s Essendon-Collingwood clash.
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SYDNEY or Geelong? Essendon or the Pies? The Hawks or the in-form Bulldogs?
It’s tough tipping at the moment, and Round 16 might be the hardest yet.
Our team of Herald Sun experts are unanimous (well, apart from our friend the Kiss of Death) on a couple of matches, but that’s where it ends.
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Fox Footy’s Sarah Jones leads all comers but one can throw a blanket over the field as we head towards the end of the season.
This weekend looms as being pivotal not only for several AFL clubs, but also our tipsters. See who they’re picking below:
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 94
Sydney
Tigers
Lions
Port
Hawks
Demons
North
Dons
GWSLast Week: 6
Margins: Sydney 4 Richmond 30 Brisbane Lions 22 Port Adelaide 30 Hawthorn 15 Melbourne 38 North Melbourne 30 Essendon 1 GWS Giants 2
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 93
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North
Pies GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Sydney 11 Richmond 27 Brisbane Lions 5 Port Adelaide 19 Hawthorn 12 Melbourne 1 North Melbourne 18 Collingwood 40 GWS Giants 15
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 93
Sydney Tigers Lions Port
Dogs Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 6
Margins: Sydney 16 Richmond 30 Brisbane Lions 8 Port Adelaide 25 Western Bulldogs 6 Melbourne 26 North Melbourne 36 Essendon 6 GWS Giants 9
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 90
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 10 Richmond 18 Brisbane Lions 16 Port Adelaide 24 Hawthorn 12 Melbourne 30 North Melbourne 26 Essendon 1 GWS Giants 1
Almost a mini final for the Bombers on Sunday against a Collingwood team that thumped them on Anzac Day. Win it and Essendon’s September prospects suddenly become very real. Massive game.
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 90
Cats Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Geelong 21 Richmond 28 Brisbane Lions 17 Port Adelaide 19 Western Bulldogs 12 Melbourne 39 North Melbourne 33 Collingwood 8 GWS Giants 19
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 89
Cats Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Geelong 2 Richmond 8 Brisbane Lions 4 Port Adelaide 15 Hawthorn 6 Melbourne 20 North Melbourne 30 Collingwood 10 West Coast 1
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 89
Cats Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies
EaglesLast Week: 4
Margins: Geelong 8 Richmond 21 Brisbane Lions 15 Port Adelaide 24 Hawthorn 19 Melbourne 16 North Melbourne 36 Collingwood 9 West Coast 14
Death, taxes and Richmond winning at the G. Adelaide return to the scene of the crime for the first time - those demons will be tough to exorcise.
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 88
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies EaglesLast Week: 5
Margins: Sydney 8 Richmond 5 Brisbane Lions 8 Port Adelaide 33 Hawthorn 7 Melbourne 45 North Melbourne 78 Collingwood 8 West Coast 8
In the same week that Cyril Rioli retired, his great mate Buddy Franklin will put on a show with six goals and the Swans will get back on track.
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 87
Cats Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Geelong Richmond Brisbane Lions Port Adelaide Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Collingwood GWS Giants
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 87
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Pies EaglesLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 1 Richmond 10 Brisbane Lions 29 Port Adelaide 34 Western Bulldogs 6 Melbourne 18 North Melbourne 10 Collingwood 2 West Coast 5
Comfortable with the Tigers and Magpies getting the chocolates in the MCG blockbusters, but Bulldogs-Hawks a genuine lottery. Dogs by a whisker.
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 86
Cats Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 6
Margins: Geelong 1 Richmond 36 Brisbane Lions 9 Port Adelaide 29 Hawthorn 1 Melbourne 55 North Melbourne 66 Collingwood 8 GWS Giants 1
Time to start moving up the rankings and banking on Geelong’s proven ability to bounce back after a bad loss while the Giants have their mojo back and can pull off the upset in Perth.
David King's top tips: Score so far: 86
Cats Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Geelong 2 Richmond 40 Brisbane Lions 10 Port Adelaide 12 Western Bulldogs 12 Melbourne 25 North Melbourne 29 Essendon 12 GWS Giants 10
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 86
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Sydney 5 Richmond 2 Brisbane Lions 3 Port Adelaide 15 Western Bulldogs 2 Melbourne 12 North Melbourne 18 Collingwood 10 GWS Giants 15
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 85
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies EaglesLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 13 Richmond 8 Brisbane Lions 11 Port Adelaide 19 Hawthorn 8 Melbourne 3 North Melbourne 8 Collingwood 11 West Coast 16
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 85
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 10 Richmond 24 Brisbane Lions 5 Port Adelaide 18 Hawthorn 15 Melbourne 30 North Melbourne 27 Essendon 1 GWS Giants 15
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 85
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Sydney 17 Richmond 29 Brisbane Lions 11 Port Adelaide 33 Western Bulldogs 1 Melbourne 43 North Melbourne 55 Essendon 4 GWS Giants 17
Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 84
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies EaglesLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 10 Richmond 20 Brisbane Lions 15 Port Adelaide 30 Hawthorn 6 Melbourne 50 North Melbourne 18 Collingwood 9 West Coast 3
Geelong’s wheels are starting to wobble a bit and they need Daniel Menzel back desperately. Tom Stewart might have to pull a miracle in defence but expect Swans to win this just.
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 84
Cats Tigers
Carlton Port Hawks Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Geelong Richmond Carlton Port Adelaide Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Essendon GWS Giants
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 84
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 3
Margins: Sydney 1 Richmond 22 Brisbane Lions 10 Port Adelaide 18 Hawthorn 7 Melbourne 29 North Melbourne 37 Collingwood 6 GWS Giants 7
The Hawks will send Cyril Rioli off with a win, as they get their season back on track.
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 83
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Dons EaglesLast Week: 3
Margins: Sydney 8 Richmond 31 Brisbane Lions 15 Port Adelaide 24 Western Bulldogs 17 Melbourne 34 North Melbourne 41 Essendon 21 West Coast 15
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 83
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Sydney 12 Richmond 24 Brisbane Lions 8 Port Adelaide 17 Hawthorn 3 Melbourne 17 North Melbourne 98 Essendon 32 GWS Giants 5
The GWS Ferrari is purring and looms as Richmond’s biggest threat.
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 82
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Dons EaglesLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 17 Richmond 23 Brisbane Lions 11 Port Adelaide 33 Western Bulldogs 3 Melbourne 19 North Melbourne 47 Essendon 8 West Coast 7
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 82
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies EaglesLast Week: 5
Margins: Sydney 19 Richmond 12 Brisbane Lions 14 Port Adelaide 16 Hawthorn 5 Melbourne 13 North Melbourne 8 Collingwood 3 West Coast 4
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 81
Cats Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Geelong 22 Richmond 10 Brisbane Lions 18 Port Adelaide 14 Hawthorn 24 Melbourne 31 North Melbourne 40 Collingwood 3 GWS Giants 9
GWS have got to go to Perth but just got a feeling they are about to mount a serious challenge.
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 81
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Hawks Demons North Dons EaglesLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 12 Richmond 11 Brisbane Lions 7 Port Adelaide 12 Hawthorn 11 Melbourne 13 North Melbourne 20 Essendon 6 West Coast 13
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 80
Cats Tigers Carlton Port Dogs Demons North Pies EaglesLast Week: 4
Margins: Geelong 1 Richmond 33 Carlton 6 Port Adelaide 21 Western Bulldogs 2 Melbourne 11 North Melbourne 45 Collingwood 8 West Coast 12
The Cats haven’t played at the SCG for four years but I’m backing them. Scott Selwood a huge inclusion for the balance of that side.
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 79
Sydney Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Dons GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney Richmond Brisbane Lions Port Adelaide Western Bulldogs Melbourne North Melbourne Essendon GWS Giants
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 79
Cats Tigers Lions Port Dogs Demons North Pies GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Geelong 1 Richmond 30 Brisbane Lions 12 Port Adelaide 18 Western Bulldogs 18 Melbourne 96 North Melbourne 12 Collingwood 18 GWS Giants 12
The Perth Stadium fortress has been stormed. GWS to make it wins from five visitors in recent weeks.
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 77
Sydney Tigers Lions
Saints Hawks Demons North Dons EaglesLast Week: 7
Margins: Sydney 3 Richmond 24 Brisbane Lions 10 St Kilda 4 Hawthorn 7 Melbourne 40 North Melbourne 35 Essendon 10 West Coast 15
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 34
Cats
Crows Carlton Saints Dogs
Freo
Suns Dons GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Geelong 13 Adelaide 13 Carlton 13 St Kilda 13 Western Bulldogs 13 Fremantle 13 Gold Coast 13 Essendon 13 GWS Giants 13
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Originally published as See who the Herald Sun footy experts are tipping in Round 16
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