AFL tips: See who the Herald Sun experts picked for Round 23
Richmond hosts Brisbane in another top-four stoush, and the result could decide tipping competitions around the country. So why has Jon Ralph abandoned his Tigers?
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Brisbane hasn’t beaten Richmond since 2010 but that hasn’t stopped Jon Ralph — a confessed Richmond fan — from picking the Lions this weekend.
The Lions are hoping to claim the minor premiership for the first time in 106 years when they take on the Tigers at the MCG on Sunday. Richmond has to win to guarantee a top-four spot.
Both teams are on a hot streak — the Lions have won their past nine matches and Richmond has won its past eight, while the Tigers’ 12-match run against the Lions is the longest’ live streak in the AFL.
But Ralphy has joined the Lions’ true believers.
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Most Round 23 matches seem reasonably clear-cut, but with tipping competitions around the nation — including in the Herald Sun office — going down to the wire, who will be hold and roll the dice on an outsider?
See all our experts’ tips below.
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