AFL tipping 2018: Expert predictions for round 10
THE red-hot Eagles are travelling to Melbourne to face the Hawks. Can they keep their winning run going at Etihad Stadium? Our experts are divided. ROUND 10 TIPS.
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IT’S a tough round to call and there are mixed feelings from our experts tipsters particularly for Essendon’s clash with GWS and North’s trip to Perth.
Sarah Jones remains top of the leader board with Dermott Brereton, Chris Cavanagh and Gerard Whateley hot on her heels.
Backing the Bombers to cause another upset, Cavanagh the 2017 champion said: “If Essendon brings the pressure and intensity it brought against Geelong last week the Bombers will easily topple the struggling Giants. But that is a big ‘if’.”
ROUND 10 TIPS
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 60
Pies
Tigers
Sydney
Cats
GWS
Hawks
Demons
FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 8, Richmond 30, Swans 9, Geelong 60, GWS Giants 17, Hawthorn 8, Melbourne 13, Fremantle 6
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 59
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS
Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 18 Richmond 32 Sydney 24 Geelong 27 GWS Giants 15 West Coast 1 Melbourne 15 Fremantle 7
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 58
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats
Dons Eagles Demons
NorthLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 14 Richmond 34 Sydney 26 Geelong 40 Essendon 10 West Coast 20 Melbourne 6 North Melbourne 1 Last Week 7
If Essendon brings the pressure and intensity it brought against Geelong last week the Bombers will easily topple the struggling Giants. But that is a big ‘if’.
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 58
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 12 Richmond 20 Sydney 8 Geelong 30 GWS Giants 1 West Coast 9 Melbourne 15 North Melbourne 2
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 57
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats Dons Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 11 Richmond 35 Sydney 24 Geelong 45 Essendon 9 West Coast 21 Melbourne 10 Fremantle 14
West Coast cops plenty for not being able to get the job done on the eastern side of the Nullarbor, but expect them to topple the Hawks with gusto and Jack Darling to build on his epic form. A star.
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 56
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles
Crows FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 4 Richmond 80 Sydney 1 Geelong 60 GWS Giants 8 West Coast 25 Adelaide 18 Fremantle 34
Boom or bust weekend coming up. A genuine toss of the coin for six of the eight games.
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 56
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats Dons Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 26 Richmond 45 Sydney 50 Geelong 36 Essendon 15 West Coast 3 Melbourne 18 North Melbourne 8
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 56
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats Dons Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 8
Margins: Collingwood 12 Richmond 22 Sydney 12 Geelong 28 Essendon 1 West Coast 31 Melbourne 12 North Melbourne 18
Toss of the coin in several games, most notably Essendon v GWS and Crows v Demons. To be honest, sweated on North v Dockers, too, only because the Dockers are five goals better at home. They’ll need to be.
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 56
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 8
Margins: Collingwood 7 Richmond 25 Sydney 8 Geelong 48 GWS Giants 11 West Coast 9 Melbourne 19 Fremantle 3
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 55
Dogs Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Western Bulldogs 10 Richmond 14 Sydney 23 Geelong 43 GWS Giants 2 West Coast 8 Melbourne 13 Fremantle 1
The Dogs will win enough ball so it just comes down to their conversion.
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 55
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Hawks Crows NorthLast Week: 7
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 55
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 18 Richmond 46 Sydney 4 Geelong 121 GWS Giants 9 West Coast 5 Melbourne 12 Fremantle 5
Melbourne are only 1-3 at Traeger Park but they have set themselves for this clash for some time. Reckon this could be a statement game for them
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 54
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 21 Richmond 12 Sydney 16 Geelong 11 GWS Giants 19 West Coast 13 Melbourne 1 North Melbourne 10
David King's top tips: Score so far: 54
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats Dons Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 2 Richmond 20 Sydney 10 Geelong 30 Essendon 2 West Coast 2 Melbourne 20 North Melbourne 2
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 54
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Collingwood 20 Richmond 40 Sydney 11 Geelong 31 GWS Giants 13 West Coast 19 Melbourne 10 Fremantle 10
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 53
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 15 Richmond 66 Sydney 10 Geelong 78 GWS Giants 24 West Coast 18 Melbourne 8 North Melbourne 7
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 53
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Collingwood 12 Richmond 26 Sydney 6 Geelong 38 GWS 12 West Coast 2 Melbourne 19 Fremantle 15
My neighbour and Dogs loyalist Scott Gullan has tried to tip me into the Dogs, who have won their last five against the Pies. Will I regret dismissing him?
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 53
Pies Tigers
Lions Cats GWS Hawks Demons NorthLast Week: 6
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 53
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats Dons Hawks Demons FreoLast Week: 9
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 53
Dogs Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Western Bulldogs 11 Richmond 56 Sydney 15 Geelong 81 GWS Giants 1 West Coast 5 Melbourne 18 Fremantle 10
The last time Carlton won at Kardinia Park the year was 1996, the Blues were reigning premiers and they kept a Gary Ablett wearing No.5 to just five disposals. This time around a Gary Ablett wearing No.4 will have closer to 50 disposals as the Cats hammer the Blues closer to yet another top-three draft pick.
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 52
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 12 Richmond 41 Sydney 40 Geelong 36 GWS Giants 15 West Coast 20 Melbourne 8 Fremantle 6
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 52
Dogs Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Hawks Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Western Bulldogs 13 Richmond 31 Sydney 29 Geelong 44 GWS Giants 15 Hawthorn 1 Melbourne 11 Fremantle 2
Forget the scoreline last week, there was a sign of life for the Dogs who have a great record over the Magpies and at Etihad. Also banking on an angry Clarko to find a way to get Hawthorn back firing.
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 52
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 12 Richmond 36 Sydney 7 Geelong 55 GWS Giants 3 West Coast 9 Melbourne 18 Fremantle 4
This could be the round where we come to terms with the fact Melbourne just won’t play finals, they might also be Richmond’s biggest flag danger.
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 52
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Collingwood 10 Richmond 18 Sydney 15 Geelong 20 GWS Giants 13 West Coast 22 Melbourne 5 Fremantle 2
New Melbourne defender Jake Lever meets his old side for the first time. The Adelaide players will no doubt be at him early, but the Dees will silence the Crows up in Alice Springs.
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 52
Dogs Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 6
Margins: Western Bulldogs 7 Richmond 47 Sydney 2 Geelong 74 GWS Giants 4 West Coast 11 Melbourne 2 North Melbourne 1
Tigers and the Cats the only two certainties - the rest could go either way. Demons should sneak home but may rue selling an MCG home game.
Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 51
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Hawks Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Collingwood 18 Richmond 30 Sydney 15 Geelong 50 GWS Giants 10 Hawthorn 19 Melbourne 8 Fremantle 12
This is the weekend Melbourne elevates itself from tease to real deal. They can win the flag, the Dees.
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 51
Pies Tigers Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Collingwood 15 Richmond 27 Sydney 13 Geelong 15 GWS Giants 14 West Coast 11 Melbourne 13 Fremantle 15
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 47
Pies
Saints Sydney Cats GWS Eagles Crows FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Collingwood 20 St Kilda 1 Sydney 12 Geelong 20 GWS Giants 20 West Coast 17 Adelaide 28 Fremantle 27
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 47
Dogs Tigers Lions Cats Dons Eagles Demons NorthLast Week: 5
Margins: Western Bulldogs 1 Richmond 10 Brisbane Lions 5 Geelong 17 Essendon 8 West Coast 11 Melbourne 23 North Melbourne 10
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 24
Dogs Saints Lions Dons
Carlton Hawks Crows NorthLast Week: 2
Margins: Western Bulldogs 13 St Kilda 13 Brisbane Lions 13 Essendon 13 Carlton 13 Hawthorn 13 Adelaide 13 North Melbourne 13
Carlton a certainty to bounce back from their 109 point defeat against the Cats in Geelong.
Originally published as AFL tipping 2018: Expert predictions for round 10
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