See who the Herald Sun footy experts are tipping in Round 14
WE know the Blues and Suns are bad. But are they so bad they are about to be embarrassed by Alastair Clarkson and Nathan Buckley? Jon Ralph is predicting two beltings of epic proportions. SEE ALL THE ROUND 14 TIPS
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WE know the Blues and Suns are bad.
But are they so bad they are about to be embarrassed by Alastair Clarkson and Nathan Buckley?
Leading Herald Sun tipster Jon Ralph certainly thinks so, tipping the Hawks and the Pies to win by a combined 264 points this week.
This could get ugly.
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Can Melbourne rebound from its Queen’s Birthday flop?
The Demons have had two weeks to plan for redemption and will be fresh off the bye. The only problem is they run head-on into a Port Adelaide side riding a wave after overpowering Richmond then smashing the Bulldogs.
Both games were at Adelaide Oval, the venue for this Friday’s showdown.
The Herald Sun’s experts are divided over who will come out on top, but most other games in Round 14 are more clear-cut — with a couple of surprise rolls of the dice.
Scroll down to see all their expert predictions.
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 83
Eagles
Port
Hawks
GWS
North
PiesLast Week: 6
Margins: West Coast by 45, Power by 7, Hawthorn by 28, Giants by 24, North by 2, Collingwood by 33
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 83
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 6
Margins: West Coast 30 Port Adelaide 8 Hawthorn 40 GWS Giants 20 North Melbourne 45 Collingwood 68
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 82
Eagles
Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 12 Melbourne 6 Hawthorn 30 GWS Giants 20 North Melbourne 24 Collingwood 40
The Demons will be pretty keen to bounce back from the Queen’s Birthday humbling. Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval presents a challenge, but one Simon Goodwin’s side is capable of overcoming.
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 82
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 6
Margins: West Coast 15 Port Adelaide 24 Hawthorn 50 GWS Giants 21 North Melbourne 40 Collingwood 36
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 81
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 12 Port Adelaide 23 Hawthorn 32 GWS Giants 12 North Melbourne 33 Collingwood 60
Two games of concern - Port v Melbourne and Brisbane v GWS - and wimped out and went for the favorites. If I had to choose an upset, it would be Brisbane at home.
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 81
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 18 Port Adelaide 14 Hawthorn 30 GWS Giants 22 North Melbourne 28 Collingwood 26
Expecting Ollie Wines’ re-signing to give the Power a boost as they make a charge towards the top four. As for Hawthorn in Tassie, well, that’s one scary prospect for the Suns who face the Apple Isle masters in their fortress.
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 80
Eagles Port Hawks
Lions North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 22 Port Adelaide 2 Hawthorn 30 Brisbane Lions 1 North Melbourne 18 Collingwood 24
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 79
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 30 Melbourne 14 Hawthorn 8 GWS Giants 22 North Melbourne 16 Collingwood 30
Danger game for Dees under lights at Adelaide Oval. Must start well to take the crowd out of the game.
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 79
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 6
Margins: West Coast 4 Melbourne 3 Hawthorn 132 GWS Giants 4 North Melbourne 56 Collingwood 132
How do the Eagles kick a winning score? McGovern forward at times? Got to back in their system, even with Darling and Kennedy out.
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 77
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 11 Melbourne 6 Hawthorn 8 GWS Giants 9 North Melbourne 13 Collingwood 15
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 77
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 77
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 36 Melbourne 10 Hawthorn 50 GWS Giants 17 North Melbourne 33 Collingwood 48
David King's top tips: Score so far: 76
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 42 Port Adelaide 2 Hawthorn 23 GWS Giants 2 North Melbourne 22 Collingwood 23
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 76
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 20 Port Adelaide 8 Hawthorn 15 GWS Giants 2 North Melbourne 18 Collingwood 30
Four wins from past five games for Port, it’s the same numbers for Melbourne but very different results in their last outings. Port will continue to turn it on at home and gain a game’s break against the Dees in the race for a top-four spot.
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 76
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 6
Margins: West Coast 7 Port Adelaide 8 Hawthorn 45 GWS Giants 21 North Melbourne 19 Collingwood 50
Looks the most straightforward round of the season; time for a multi-bet that you just know will get rolled.
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 76
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 9 Melbourne 5 Hawthorn 45 GWS Giants 16 North Melbourne 23 Collingwood 48
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 75
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 31 Port Adelaide 12 Hawthorn 45 GWS Giants 15 North Melbourne 19 Collingwood 34
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 75
Dons Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 75
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 29 Port Adelaide 1 Hawthorn 40 GWS Giants 8 North Melbourne 2 Collingwood 33
Understand the Melbourne bounce-back factor but Port Adelaide at home just doesn’t get beaten anymore.
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 74
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 55 Melbourne 10 Hawthorn 33 GWS Giants 27 North Melbourne 68 Collingwood 54
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 74
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 21 Melbourne 1 Hawthorn 83 GWS Giants 34 North Melbourne 5 Collingwood 17
Dees to bounce back. Hawks will smash Suns.
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 73
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 13 Melbourne 8 Hawthorn 28 GWS Giants 32 North Melbourne 48 Collingwood 39
Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 73
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 6
Margins: West Coast 40 Port Adelaide 5 Hawthorn 50 GWS Giants 10 North Melbourne 12 Collingwood 60
There will be a big midfield mismatch at the MCG on Sunday.
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 73
Eagles Demons Hawks Lions North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 11 Melbourne 2 Hawthorn 60 Brisbane Lions 1 North Melbourne 19 Collingwood 1
Two bold picks here. Melbourne to bounce back against Port Adelaide and I think the Lions can get an injury-plagued GWS at home.
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 72
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 3
Margins: West Coast 15 Port Adelaide 11 Hawthorn 25 GWS Giants 15 North Melbourne 15 Collingwood 11
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 72
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 6
Margins: West Coast 20 Port Adelaide 9 Hawthorn 34 GWS Giants 16 North Melbourne 11 Collingwood 21
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 71
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 3
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 71
Eagles Demons Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 4
Margins: West Coast 51 Melbourne 11 Hawthorn 39 GWS Giants 18 North Melbourne 5 Collingwood 18
Take the Mrs away this weekend. Junk games on Saturday a perfect excuse to score some winter brownie points.
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 65
Eagles Port Hawks GWS North PiesLast Week: 5
Margins: West Coast 15 Port Adelaide 9 Hawthorn 43 GWS Giants 17 North Melbourne 22 Collingwood 39
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 29
Dons Demons
Suns Lions
Dogs
CarltonLast Week: 0
Margins: Essendon 13 Melbourne 13 Gold Coast 13 Brisbane Lions 13 Western Bulldogs 13 Carlton 13
Blues fans will give Brendon Bolton as long as he likes to rebuild after pulling off the double against the Dons and Pies.
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Originally published as See who the Herald Sun footy experts are tipping in Round 14