AFL footy tipping: See who the Herald Sun experts are picking in Round 21
GET ready for another high-stakes instalment of one of the AFL’s best rivalries. But according to the Herald Sun tipsters, it will be one-way traffic when Hawthorn takes on Geelong. Do you agree? Check out the Round 21 tips.
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GET ready for another high-stakes instalment of one of the AFL’s best rivalries.
A huge crowd is expected at the MCG on Saturday when Hawthorn takes on Geelong, with both sides still fighting for a place in the top eight.
However, according to the Herald Sun tipsters, it will be one-way traffic.
Are they on the money or are we about to see another master coaching performance from Alastair Clarkson?
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Also, will Melbourne move a step closer to the top four with a win against Sydney? Or do the Swans have another run in them?
Check out who the experts like in Round 21.
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 122
Dons
Cats
Tigers
Port
Pies
GWS
North
Demons
FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Essendon 20 Geelong 3 Richmond 90 Port Adelaide 15 Collingwood 20 GWS Giants 18 North Melbourne 30 Melbourne 15 Fremantle 55
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 121
Dons Cats Tigers
Eagles Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Essendon 30 Geelong 1 Richmond 50 West Coast 1 Collingwood 12 GWS Giants 18 North Melbourne 20 Melbourne 14 Fremantle 24
Richmond’s 0-4 record on the road will come to an end when they sweep aside a depleted Suns. Can’t wait for the Hawks and Cats clash, which looks a flip of the coin on history and numbers but gut feel is Geelong gets up.
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 120
Dons
Hawks Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Essendon 29 Hawthorn 15 Richmond 48 Port Adelaide 10 Collingwood 3 GWS Giants 18 North Melbourne 24 Melbourne 29 Fremantle 2
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 120
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Essendon 24 Geelong 6 Richmond 45 Port Adelaide 1 Collingwood 12 GWS Giants 4 North Melbourne 18 Melbourne 20 Fremantle 2
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 119
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS
Sydney North FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Essendon Geelong Richmond Port Adelaide Collingwood GWS Giants Sydney North Melbourne Fremantle
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 119
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 40 Geelong 7 Richmond 60 Port Adelaide 24 Collingwood 30 GWS Giants 28 North Melbourne 16 Melbourne 32 Fremantle 12
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 119
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 25 Geelong 12 Richmond 38 Port Adelaide 2 Collingwood 8 GWS Giants 8 North Melbourne 23 Melbourne 34 Fremantle 6
Always back self-interest because you know it’s trying and always tip the team with most to lose. Geelong just can’t lose to Hawthorn, can they? Not with Chris Scott so optimistic about their chances of going deep. What a game ahead.
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 117
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies
Crows North Demons FreoLast Week: 3
Margins: Essendon18 Geelong 12 Richmond 36 Port Adelaide 5 Collingwood 28 Adelaide 12 North Melbourne 21 Melbourne 29 Fremantle 21
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 117
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 21 Geelong 7 Richmond 35 Port Adelaide 11 Collingwood 15 GWS Giants 30 North Melbourne 28 Melbourne 5 Fremantle 13
Sunday looms as a big test for Melbourne and coach Simon Goodwin says the next three will be a test of the group’s character. He couldn’t be more right.
Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 116
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Essendon 40 Geelong 20 Richmond 40 Port Adelaide 30 Collingwood 25 GWS Giants 26 North Melbourne 16 Melbourne 80 Fremantle 18
Port Adelaide will do a job on West Coast, capping a tumultuous week.
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 116
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Essendon 32 Geelong 1 Richmond 87 Port Adelaide 17 Collingwood 24 GWS Giants 99 North Melbourne 1 Melbourne 46 Fremantle 31
Loads of questions being asked about Melbourne but get an inkling the Dees will be would up like a coil to put the Swans to the sword.
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 115
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 44 Geelong 9 Richmond 67 Port Adelaide 8 Collingwood 23 GWS Giants 10 North Melbourne 1 Melbourne 7 Fremantle 36
No upsets this week with all the teams in finals contention to do what they’re supposed to do (for a change)
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 114
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Essendon 43 Geelong 8 Richmond 68 Port Adelaide 17 Collingwood 14 GWS Giants 34 North Melbourne 21 Melbourne 15 Fremantle 23
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 114
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 42 Geelong 7 Richmond 70 Port Adelaide 11 Collingwood 33 GWS Giants 15 North Melbourne 24 Melbourne 26 Fremantle 15
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 112
Last Week: 6
Margins: Essendon 27 Geelong 3 Richmond 69 Port Adelaide 4 Collingwood 22 GWS Giants 14 North Melbourne 18 Melbourne 29 Fremantle 12
Port Adelaide has few injuries and the home ground advantage to overcome an Eagles side that has endured a week from hell.
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 112
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 21 Geelong 4 Richmond 65 Port Adelaide 17 Collingwood 18 GWS Giants 19 North Melbourne 10 Melbourne 28 Fremantle 23
Yet another classic between the Cats and the Hawks makes it one of the great modern rivalries that keeps giving.
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 112
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Essendon 15 Geelong 10 Richmond 20 Port Adelaide 5 Collingwood 10 GWS Giants 18 North Melbourne 11 Melbourne 8 Fremantle 18
Surely it’s an easy tipping round? But we know how that can end this season.
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 112
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 15 Geelong 9 Richmond 21 Port Adelaide 7 Collingwood 14 GWS Giants 8 North Melbourne 11 Melbourne 16 Fremantle 24
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 112
Dons Hawks Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Essendon 21 Hawthorn 2 Richmond 79 Port Adelaide 11 Collingwood 19 GWS Giants 12 North Melbourne 8 Melbourne 22 Fremantle 38
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 111
Dons Hawks Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 4
Margins: Essendon 27 Hawthorn 11 Richmond 52 Port Adelaide 22 Collingwood 18 GWS Giants 26 North Melbourne 30 Melbourne 12 Fremantle 42
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 111
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Essendon 25 Geelong 15 Richmond 27 Port Adelaide 11 Collingwood 9 GWS Giants 15 North Melbourne 11 Melbourne 13 Fremantle 11
David King's top tips: Score so far: 111
Dons Hawks Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 5 Hawthorn 2 Richmond 30 Port Adelaide 12 Collingwood 13 GWS Giants 2 North Melbourne 20 Melbourne 5 Fremantle 10
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 111
Last Week: 6
Margins: Essendon 75 Geelong 14 Richmond 108 Port Adelaide 2 Collingwood 1 GWS Giants 9 North Melbourne 37 Melbourne 43 Fremantle 81 Last Week 6
Photo finish between Gold Coast Suns and Essendon drugs debacle as AFL’s best self-inflicted wound.
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 109
Dons Cats Tigers Eagles Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 9 Geelong 11 Richmond 12 West Coast 8 Collingwood 18 GWS Giants 13 North Melbourne 10 Melbourne 9 Fremantle 12
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 109
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Essendon 12 Geelong 6 Richmond 15 Port Adelaide 4 Collingwood 11 GWS Giants 7 North Melbourne 5 Melbourne 14 Fremantle 22
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 109
Dons Hawks Tigers Eagles Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Essendon 26 Hawthorn 3 Richmond 71 West Coast 10 Collingwood 12 GWS Giants 18 North Melbourne 1 Melbourne 49 Fremantle 16
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 108
Dons Cats Tigers Port Pies GWS North Demons
CarltonLast Week: 4
Margins: Essendon Geelong Richmond Port Adelaide Collingwood GWS Giants North Melbourne Melbourne Carlton
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 107
Dons Hawks Tigers Eagles Pies GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 7
Margins: Essendon 31 Hawthorn 10 Richmond 45 West Coast 10 Collingwood 25 GWS Giants 21 North Melbourne 14 Melbourne 1 Fremantle 21
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 105
Dons Hawks Tigers Port
Lions GWS North Demons FreoLast Week: 6
Margins: Essendon Hawthorn Richmond Port Adelaide Brisbane Lions GWS Giants North Melbourne Melbourne Fremantle
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 49
Saints Hawks
Suns Eagles Lions Crows
Dogs Sydney CarltonLast Week: 4
Margins: St Kilda 13 Hawthorn 13 Gold Coast 13 West Coast 13 Brisbane Lions 13 Adelaide 13 Western Bulldogs 13 Sydney 13 Carlton 13
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