See who the Herald Sun footy experts are tipping in Round 15
WE don’t have to wait long for the match of the round this week, with reigning premiers Richmond hosting second-placed Sydney at Etihad Stadium tonight. Both teams are in great form, so who wins? SEE OUR EXPERT TIPS FOR ROUND 15
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THE bookies may have North Melbourne listed as the favourite to knock off Essendon this week but our Herald Sun tipsters aren’t so confident.
Dermott Brereton is the only top tipster backing the Roos, with his rivals expecting the Bombers’ late season resurgence to continue.
Jon Anderson is the most bullish on the Bombers, declaring the club is on a ‘September roll’.
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Meanwhile, the tipsters are also split for Thursday night’s top of the table blockbuster between Richmond and Sydney.
Do you need help with your tips? Check out who the Herald Sun experts like below.
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 88
Tigers
Cats
Port
Crows
Pies
GWS
Demons
North
FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 9 Geelong 24 Port Adelaide 5 Adelaide 15 Collingwood 39 GWS Giants 15 Melbourne 29 North Melbourne 21 Fremantle 36
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 88
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies GWS Demons
Dons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 8 Geelong 18 Port Adelaide 67 Adelaide 3 Collingwood 12 GWS Giants 8 Melbourne 30 Essendon 7 Fremantle 30
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 87
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies GWS Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 15 Geelong 26 Port Adelaide 38 Adelaide 4 Collingwood 40 GWS Giants 6 Melbourne 20 Essendon 6 Fremantle 26
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 86
Tigers Cats Port
Eagles Pies
Hawks Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 1 Geelong 30 Port Adelaide 20 West Coast 10 Collingwood 36 Hawthorn 6 Melbourne 24 Essendon 1 Fremantle 18
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 5
Sydney Cats Port Eagles Pies GWS Demons Dons FreoMargins: Sydney 5 Geelong 12 Port Adelaide 21 West Coast 21 Collingwood 50 GWS Giants 6 Melbourne 22 Essendon 3 Fremantle 19
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 86
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies Hawks Demons North FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 9 Geelong 25 Port Adelaide 19 Adelaide 8 Collingwood 36 Hawthorn 16 Melbourne 27 North Melbourne 22 Fremantle 30
Beware the wounded Crow. They’ve copped plenty over the last week for what’s played out but welcome back some handy inclusions to potentially deal out the pain to the Eagles for a second consecutive week.
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 84
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies Hawks Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 8 Geelong 30 Port Adelaide 24 Adelaide 2 Collingwood 35 Hawthorn 6 Melbourne 18 Essendon 1 Fremantle 16
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 83
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies GWS Demons North FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 1 Geelong 30 Port Adelaide 25 West Coast 5 Collingwood 45 GWS Giants 20 Melbourne 10 North Melbourne 1 Fremantle 15
Tigers and Kangas in thrillers, while the Cats and Magpies should be too strong for their rivals.
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 83
Tigers Cats Eagles Port Pies GWS Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 8 Geelong 29 West Coast 7 Port Adelaide 1 Collingwood 8 GWS Giants 8 Melbourne 29 Essendon 7 Fremantle 9
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 82
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies GWS Demons North FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond Geelong Port Adelaide Adelaide Collingwood GWS Giants Melbourne North Melbourne Fremantle
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 81
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies GWS Demons North FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 11 Geelong 9 Port Adelaide 7 West Coast 17 Collingwood 17 GWS Giants 6 Melbourne 19 North Melbourne 4 Fremantle 10
David King's top tips: Score so far: 81
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies Hawks Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 1 Geelong 28 Port Adelaide 44 Adelaide 13 Collingwood 40 Hawthorn 23 Melbourne 30 Essendon 2 Fremantle 22
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 81
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies Hawks Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 15 Geelong 27 Port Adelaide 30 West Coast 1 Collingwood 49 Hawthorn 5 Melbourne 44 Essendon 17 Fremantle 27
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 81
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies Hawks Demons North FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 10 Geelong 25 Port Adelaide 30 West Coast 2 Collingwood 29 Hawthorn 4 Melbourne 18 North Melbourne 1 Fremantle 27
Tigers finally win away from the MCG and strengthen their grip on flag favouritism.
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 81
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies GWS Demons North FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 1Geelong 10Port Adelaide 18Adelaide 5Collingwood 20GWS Giants 1Melbourne 13North Melbourne 15Fremantle 22
I think the Swans will be really tough to beat. But I just couldn’t tip against the Tigers. It’s hurt me before.
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 80
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies Hawks Demons North FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 15 Geelong 21 Port Adelaide 43 West Coast 8 Collingwood 35 Hawthorn 11 Melbourne 25 North Melbourne 6 Fremantle 32
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 80
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies Hawks Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond Geelong Port Adelaide West Coast Collingwood Hawthorn Melbourne Essendon Fremantle
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 80
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies GWS Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 3 Geelong 1 Port Adelaide 19 Adelaide 9 Collingwood 14 GWS Giants 1 Melbourne 22 Essendon 2 Fremantle 31
Surely if Adelaide has any ticker they respond against the Eagles who we saw last week are lost without their two big forwards.
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 80
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies GWS Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 12 Geelong 22 Port Adelaide 29 West Coast 15 Collingwood 36 GWS Giants 21 Melbourne 38 Essendon 11 Fremantle 44
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 78
Sydney Cats Port Crows Pies GWS Demons North FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Sydney 11 Geelong 14 Port Adelaide 44 Adelaide 18 Collingwood 19 GWS Giants 3 Melbourne 35 North Melbourne 22 Fremantle 37
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 78
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies GWS Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 7 Geelong 5 Port Adelaide 45 West Coast 9 Collingwood 67 GWS Giants 3 Melbourne 56 Essendon 9 Fremantle 24
Giants v Hawks one of the most crucial games in the race to September. The winner can sniff a top 2 finish.
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 77
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies Hawks Demons Dons FreoMargins: Richmond 2 Geelong 43 Port Adelaide 34 West Coast 4 Collingwood 20 Hawthorn 12 Melbourne 28 Essendon 12 Fremantle 20
Getting keen on Essendon as a side that is on a September roll.
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 77
Sydney Cats Port Eagles Pies GWS Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Sydney 12 Geelong 11 Port Adelaide 13 West Coast 11 Collingwood 9 GWS Giants 11 Melbourne 11 Essendon 15 Fremantle 11
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 77
Tigers Cats Port Crows GWS Pies Demons North FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 15 Geelong 18 Port Adelaide 11 Adelaide 16 GWS Giants 21 Collingwood 19 Melbourne 12 North Melbourne 15 Fremantle 4
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 76
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies Hawks Demons Dons FreoLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 1 Geelong 16 Port Adelaide 1 West Coast 7 Collingwood 34 Hawthorn 4 Melbourne 33 Essendon 12 Fremantle 19
There’s always an upset. I’m backing Essendon to deliver it against a North side who looked a little shaky last week.
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 75
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies Hawks Demons North FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond Geelong Port Adelaide Adelaide Collingwood Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Fremantle
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 75
Tigers Cats Port Eagles Pies GWS Demons North FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 1 Geelong 1 Port Adelaide 10 West Coast 18 Collingwood 5 GWS Giants 8 Melbourne 38 North Melbourne 11 Fremantle 18
The Cats haven’t won in seven years coming off the bye and the Dogs have never beaten Geelong under premiership coach Luke Beveridge. Tipping a thriller.
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 70
Tigers Cats Port Crows Pies GWS
Saints Dons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 3 Geelong 20 Port Adelaide 4 Adelaide 15 Collingwood 51 GWS Giants 2 St Kilda 1 Essendon 11 Fremantle 21
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 30
Sydney
Dogs
Carlton Eagles Hawks
Suns Saints Dons
LionsLast Week: 1
Margins: Sydney 13 Western Bulldogs 13 Carlton 13 West Coast 13 Hawthorn 13 Gold Coast 13 St Kilda 13 Essendon 13 Brisbane Lions 13
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Originally published as See who the Herald Sun footy experts are tipping in Round 15
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