Herald Sun experts pick their winners for AFL Round 1

NEED help picking a winner in Round 1 of the AFL season? Check out the verdict from the Herald Sun’s footy experts.

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March 26, 2016 - 12:15PM

Herald Sun footy writers Mark Robinson and Jon Ralph. Picture: Eugene Hyland

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NEED help picking a winner in Round 1 of the AFL season? Check out the verdict from the Herald Sun’s footy experts.

Robbo, Ralphy and all the Herald Sun footy team are ready to put their reputations on the line again in season 2016.

And they are joined by Geelong gun Patrick Dangerfield, Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury and retired stars including Jonathan Brown, Shane Crawford and David King.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Premier Dan Andrews also cast their vote on every match.

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Check out all our expert’s tips below.

Jon Anderson	Dan Andrews	Grant Baker
Richmond 34	Richmond 24	Richmond 18
Melbourne 12	Melbourne 12	Melbourne 1
Gold Coast 58	Essendon 5	Gold Coast 25
Collingwood 13	Sydney 15	Collingwood 2
Adelaide 8	North Melbourne 19	North Melbourne 15
Western Bulldogs 11	Western Bulldogs 12	Western Bulldogs 20
Port Adelaide 44	Port Adelaide 35	Port Adelaide 26
West Coast 51	West Coast 65	West Coast 5
Geelong 19	Hawthorn 9	Geelong 10

Kevin Bartlett	Dermott Brereton	Jonathan Brown
Richmond 191	Richmond 18	Richmond 28
GWS 14	GWS 10	Melbourne 4
Gold Coast 24	Gold Coast 54	Gold Coast 33
Sydney 8	Sydney 15	Collingwood 11
North Melbourne 12	North Melbourne 29	North Melbourne 13
Western Bulldogs 10	Fremantle 5	Fremantle 18
Port Adelaide 44	Port Adelaide 35	West Coast 63
West Coast 50	West Coast 75	Port Adelaide 20
Hawthorn 14	Hawthorn 24	Hawthorn 6

Paul Chapman	Bianca Chatfield	Jay Clark
Richmond 47	Richmond 15	Richmond 30
GWS 12	GWS 2	GWS 15
Gold Coast 32	Gold Coast 4	Gold Coast 45
Sydney 21	Collingwood 9	Collingwood 9
North Melbourne 11	North Melbourne 12	North Melbourne 21
Western Bulldogs 6	Western Bulldogs 14	Western Bulldogs 6
Port Adelaide 27	Port Adelaide 10	Port Adelaide 34
West Coast 45	West Coast 12	West Coast 58
Geelong 6	Geelong 3	Geelong 31

Shane Crawford	Patrick Dangerfield	Sam Edmund
Richmond 28	Richmond	Richmond 1
GWS 16	GWS	GWS 12
Gold Coast 25	Gold Coast	Gold Coast 36
Sydney 1	Sydney	Collingwood 15
North Melbourne 16	Adelaide	North Melbourne 6
Fremantle 16	Western Bulldogs	Western Bulldogs 23
Port Adelaide 22	Port Adelaide	Port Adelaide 19
West Coast 25	West Coast	West Coast 66
Hawthorn 12	Geelong	Hawthorn 2

Scott Gullan	David King	Sam Landsberger
Richmond 37	Richmond 20	Richmond 45
GWS 3	GWS 20	GWS 6
Gold Coast 44	Gold Coast 12	Gold Coast 84
Collingwood 4	Sydney 12	Collingwood 13
North Melbourne 1	North Melbourne 5	Adelaide 5
Western Bulldogs 8	Fremantle 8	Western Bulldogs 28
Port Adelaide 41	Port Adelaide 32	Port Adelaide 37
West Coast 78	West Coast 48	West Coast 73
Geelong 3	Hawthorn 12	Geelong 2

Ron Reed	Mark Robinson	Eliza Sewell
Richmond 11	Richmond 35	Richmond 15
Melbourne 4	GWS 22	Melbourne 5
Gold Coast 22	Gold Coast 39	Gold Coast 10
Sydney 3	Collingwood 3	Collingwood 12
North Melbourne 10	North Melbourne 14	North Melbourne 2
Western Bulldogs 6	Fremantle 12	Fremantle 1
Port Adelaide 12	Port Adelaide 28	Port Adelaide 20
West Coast 25	West Coast 39	West Coast 25
Geelong 3	Geelong 14	Geelong 2

Daryl Timms	Malcolm Turnbull	Michael Warner
Richmond 43	Richmond 18	Richmond 76
Melbourne 11	GWS 25	Melbourne 7
Gold Coast 72	Gold Coast 36	Gold Coast 48
Sydney 39	Sydney 15	Sydney 3
North Melbourne 18	North Melbourne 9	North Melbourne 1
Western Bulldogs 17	Fremantle 14	Fremantle 2
Port Adelaide 41	Port Adelaide 24	Port Adelaide 45
West Coast 66	West Coast 40	West Coast 51
Hawthorn 29	Hawthorn 10	Geelong 2

Tim Watson	Gerard Whateley	Rebecca Williams
Richmond 21	Richmond 30	Richmond 24
Melbourne 7	GWS 4	Melbourne 9
Gold Coast 27	Gold Coast 24	Gold Coast 20
Sydney 9	Collingwood 2	Sydney 15
North Melbourne 11	North Melbourne 12	North Melbourne 18
Western Bulldogs 5	Western Bulldogs 3	Western Bulldogs 8
Port Adelaide 17	Port Adelaide 30	Port Adelaide 19
West Coast 43	West Coast 50	West Coast 23
Hawthorn 13	Geelong 1	Hawthorn 7

Lauren Wood	Kiss of Death	Perfect 9 top picks
Richmond 21	Carlton 13	Dustin Martin
GWS 12	Melbourne 13	Heath Shaw
Gold Coast 38	Essendon 13	Gary Ablett
Sydney 17	Collingwood 13	Scott Pendlebury
North Melbourne 12	Adelaide 13	Todd Goldstein
Fremantle 10	Fremantle 13	Nat Fyfe
Port Adelaide 34	St Kilda 13	Robbie Gray
West Coast 40	Brisbane Lions 13	Matt Priddis
Geelong 15	Geelong 13	Patrick Dangerfield