AFL tips: See who the Herald Sun experts are picking for Round 13
IT’S been a tough few weeks for Carlton but that all might be about to change. One Herald Sun tipster is ultra-confident the Blues will knock off the Dockers this week. Do you agree? SEE ALL THE R13 TIPS HERE
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TIMING is everything in footy. Just ask the Saints and Suns, who square off this week.
No clubs in the league have been under more pressure in the past seven days than these two, with both languishing at the bottom end of the ladder and both facing the prospect of lengthy rebuilds.
So who will come out on top when they square off this week?
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Herald Sun tipster Eliza Sewell noted, “The Saints are bad, but surely they can’t be as bad as the Gold Coast? Maybe Richo needs to dress up as Clarko, not Robbo.”
The St Kilda coach dressed up as Mark Robinson when he went down the Big Freeze slide on Monday.
It begs the question, who is Robbo tipping?
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 77
Port
Sydney
Freo
Saints
Hawks
TigersLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 37 Sydney 4 Fremantle 10 St Kilda 17 Hawthorn 23 Richmond 15
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 77
Port Sydney
Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 3
Margins: Port Adelaide 24 Sydney 6 Carlton 1 St Kilda 12 Hawthorn 10 Richmond 1
Dockers haven’t been good in Melbourne this year and are off a six-day break over from Perth, making the Blues a real chance at Etihad.
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 77
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 30 Sydney 5 Fremantle 18 St Kilda 7 Hawthorn 12 Richmond 4
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 77
Port
Eagles Freo Saints Hawks
CatsLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 23 West Coast 9 Fremantle 17 St Kilda 8 Hawthorn 10 Geelong 11
Put the slow-cooker on and settle in - Sunday looms as a mid-season blockbuster at the G. Dusty is back in town and says the calf is fine and the Tigers will need him firing if they are to redeem last week. But think the Cats at “home” could be the ones to break Richmond’s MCG dominance.
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 76
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 25 Sydney 12 Fremantle 4 St Kilda 20 Hawthorn 18 Richmond 12
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 76
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks CatsLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 23 Sydney 24 Fremantle 6 St Kilda 10 Hawthorn 21 Geelong 3
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 76
Port Sydney Carlton Saints Hawks CatsLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 22 Sydney 8 Carlton 40 St Kilda 26 Hawthorn 6 Geelong 1
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 74
Port Sydney Freo
Suns Hawks TigersLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 20 Sydney 2 Fremantle 10 Gold Coast 22 Hawthorn 10 Richmond 2
Thought long and hard about tipping Geelong but Richmond just plays that ‘G that much better it is impossible not to back them in. Similar theory in Suns-Saints game.
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 73
Port Sydney Freo Saints
Crows CatsLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide Sydney Fremantle St Kilda Adelaide Geelong
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 73
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 46 Sydney 12 Fremantle 4 St Kilda 3 Hawthorn 5 Richmond 5
Couple of line-in-the-sand games - for Alan Richardson’s St Kilda and Adelaide for their season hopes. Crows just too banged up to pick.
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 72
Port Sydney Freo Suns Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 11 Sydney 2 Fremantle 10 Gold Coast 1 Hawthorn 9 Richmond 2
David King's top tips: Score so far: 72
Port Eagles Saints Hawks Cats FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 25 West Coast 10 Fremantle 1 St Kilda 2 Hawthorn 20 Geelong 2
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 72
Port Sydney Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 27 Sydney 10 Carlton 9 St Kilda 12 Hawthorn 15 Richmond 9
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 72
Port Eagles Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Second: Port Adelaide 22 West Coast 7 Carlton 5 St Kilda 11 Hawthorn 26 Richmond 9
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 71
Port Sydney Freo Suns Crows TigersLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 35 Sydney 15 Fremantle 12 Gold Coast 21 Adelaide 8 Richmond 21
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 71
Port Eagles Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Second: Port Adelaide West Coast Carlton St Kilda Hawthorn Richmond
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 71
Port Sydney Carlton Saints Hawks CatsLast Week: 6
Margins: Port Adelaide 7 Sydney 9 Carlton 1 St Kilda 2 Hawthorn 16 Geelong 1
A few gutsy calls but no Michael Walters for Fremantle tips the scales to Carlton while the Cats are going better than many think and can break Richmond’s stranglehold on the ‘G
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 71
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks CatsLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 15 Sydney 10 Fremantle 8 St Kilda 5 Hawthorn 1 Geelong 2
The Saints are bad, but surely they can’t be as bad as the Gold Coast? Maybe Richo needs to dress up as Clarko, not Robbo.
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 70
Port Eagles Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Second: Port Adelaide 48 West Coast 11 Carlton 2 St Kilda 22 Hawthorn 19 Richmond 28
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 70
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 25 Sydney 5 Fremantle 6 St Kilda 25 Hawthorn 1 Richmond 7
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 69
Port Sydney Carlton Saints Hawks CatsLast Week: 3
Second: Port Adelaide 17 Sydney 14 Carlton 1 St Kilda 2 Hawthorn 13 Geelong 12
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 69
Port Sydney Carlton Suns Hawks CatsLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 21 Sydney 15 Carlton 11 Gold Coast 13 Hawthorn 11 Geelong 9
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 69
Port Sydney Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 31 Sydney 40 Carlton 5 St Kilda 8 Hawthorn 16 Richmond 7
Saints will get the job done for their coach at Metricon on Saturday. There is no alternative.
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 68
Port Sydney Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 3
Second: Port Adelaide 15 Sydney 8 Carlton 7 St Kilda 4 Hawthorn 12 Richmond 18
Tips are on autopilot this week, hoping the favourites get up.
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 68
Port Eagles Carlton Suns Hawks TigersLast Week: 2
Margins: Port Adelaide West Coast Carlton Gold Coast Hawthorn Richmond
Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 67
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 4
Margins: Port Adelaide 20 Sydney 5 Fremantle 15 St Kilda 10 Hawthorn 15 Richmond 12
Wouldn’t be surprised if the Dockers flop back in Melbourne so Brendon Bolton has to push in all his chips to win this game.
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 67
Port Eagles Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 2
Margins: Port Adelaide 1 West Coast 18 Carlton 2 St Kilda 14 Hawthorn 14 Richmond 28
It might be Geelong’s home game but the toughest road trip in footy is facing the Tigers at the MCG.
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 66
Port Sydney Freo Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 5
Margins: Port Adelaide 19 Sydney 5 Fremantle 13 St Kilda 6 Hawthorn 9 Richmond 5
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 60
Port Sydney Carlton Saints Hawks TigersLast Week: 3
Margins: Port Adelaide 15 Sydney 12 Carlton 10 St Kilda 2 Hawthorn 18 Richmond 20
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 29
Dogs Eagles Carlton Suns Crows CatsLast Week: 2
Margins: Western Bulldogs 13 West Coast 13 Carlton 13 Gold Coast 13 Adelaide 13 Geelong 13
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Originally published as AFL tips: See who the Herald Sun experts are picking for Round 13