AFL tipping: Herald Sun expert tips for Round 18
GWS has a good recent record against Port Adelaide and is coming off a win against the reigning premier, but our tipsters are divided for the last game of the weekend. See all the tips for Round 18.
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The only tipster who will benefit is the Kiss of Death — everyone else has tipped the Tigers — as Sarah Jones looks to extend her lead at the top of the Herald Sun expert tipping competition.
It’s tight at the top, though, with former Hawthorn star Dermott Brereton nipping at her heels, one tip behind.
SEE THE EXPERT TIPS BELOW
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 105
Tigers
Pies
Sydney
Dons
Crows
Cats
Hawks
Eagles
GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 20 Collingwood 8 Sydney 3 Essendon 19 Adelaide 14 Geelong 17 Hawthorn 20 West Coast 15 GWS Giants 1
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 104
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons
Lions Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 27 Collingwood 15 Sydney 18 Essendon 24 Brisbane Lions 10 Geelong 9 Hawthorn 29 West Coast 45 GWS Giants 15
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 102
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles
PortLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 20 Collingwood 5 Sydney 26 Essendon 24 Adelaide 6 Geelong 2 Hawthorn 12 West Coast 30 Port Adelaide 1
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 101
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 24 Collingwood 12 Sydney 40 Essendon 18 Adelaide 14 Geelong 1 Hawthorn 30 West Coast 40 GWS Giants 1
GWS is back on track while Port Adelaide has been far from convincing the past three weeks. Add to that the fact the Giants have won their past three games against the Power and an upset looms at Adelaide Oval.
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 101
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 28 Collingwood 15 Sydney 45 Essendon 38 Adelaide 3 Geelong 9 Hawthorn 20 West Coast 48 Port Adelaide 3
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 101
Tigers
North Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 21 North Melbourne 12 Sydney 28 Essendon 18 Adelaide 12 Geelong 14 Hawthorn 38 West Coast 39 GWS Giants 11
Love to go Brisbane for four in a row, but reckon the Crows are back on track, despite not having the skipper this weekend. Toss of your coin between Cats and Demons and the home ground was the decider.
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 101
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 29 Collingwood 16 Sydney 35 Essendon 21 Adelaide 19 Geelong 20 Hawthorn 31 West Coast 26 Port Adelaide 9
Saturday night at the Cattery will be huge but expect we’ll have to wait all weekend for the game of the round. Think Port will flex its home muscle and get the job done. Not discounting the Giants for the big one just yet, though.
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 100
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 34 Collingwood 5 Sydney 34 Essendon 6 Adelaide 3 Geelong 4 Hawthorn 19 West Coast 23 Port Adelaide 5
Can’t wait to see whether the Lions are the real deal or have caught clubs on the hop. Adelaide will beat them at the Gabba to keep their finals hopes alive.
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 99
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 0
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 34 Collingwood 20 Sydney 60 Essendon 30 Adelaide 10 Geelong 1 Hawthorn 29 West Coast 55 Port Adelaide 6
Geelong versus Melbourne is one of the game’s of the season and if it was at the MCG you would strongly favour Melbourne. But the Cattery is a different story. Cats, just.
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 97
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 33 Collingwood 1 Sydney 43 Essendon 20 Adelaide 2 Geelong 21 Hawthorn 25 West Coast 32 GWS Giants 2
The Roos have been just too easy to score against lately and they could be found out at the MCG against Collingwood. GWS Giants in another cliffhanger against Port Adelaide.
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 97
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 44 Collingwood 3 Sydney 66 Essendon 55 Adelaide 2 Geelong 11 Hawthorn 22 West Coast 1 Port Adelaide 4
Hibberd out for Melbourne swings it Geelong’s way while the craziness of last week won’t repeat with Collingwood and Port Adelaide confirming top four aspirations.
David King's top tips: Score so far: 96
Tigers North Sydney Dons Lions Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 20 North Melbourne 2 Sydney 12 Essendon 10 Brisbane Lions 12 Geelong 34 Hawthorn 12 West Coast 10 Port Adelaide 22
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 96
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 30 Collingwood 15 Sydney 20 Essendon 10 Adelaide 8 Geelong 2 Hawthorn 18 West Coast 23 GWS Giants 1
Giants were good interstate against the Eagles, but didn’t quite get there. While Port at home is a formidable opponent, the Giants are awoken after half a season in limbo. Toby Greene second up, look out.
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 94
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Lions Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 1
Margins: Richmond 30 Collingwood 7 Sydney 21 Essendon 12 Brisbane Lions 7 Geelong 10 Hawthorn 18 West Coast 17 Port Adelaide 7
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 94
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 31 Collingwood 21 Sydney 47 Essendon 30 Adelaide 5 Geelong 23 Hawthorn 30 West Coast 47 GWS Giants 15
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 94
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 21 Collingwood 1 Sydney 51 Essendon 20 Adelaide 7 Geelong 8 Hawthorn 49 West Coast 30 Port Adelaide 5
If you had fallen asleep at half-time in last year’s Round 16 clash between St Kilda and Richmond (when the Saints led 14 goals to one), and just woken up now to see each of the clubs have travelled since, you’d swear you were in a parallel universe.
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 94
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 16 Collingwood 8 Sydney 45 Essendon 14 Adelaide 11 Geelong 7 Hawthorn 28 West Coast 18 Port Adelaide 14
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 94
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Lions Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 19 Collingwood 11 Sydney 48 Essendon 22 Brisbane Lions 2 Geelong 4 Hawthorn 31 West Coast 23 GWS Giants 7
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 93
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 31 Collingwood 11 Sydney 35 Essendon 41 Adelaide 15 Geelong 12 Hawthorn 27 West Coast 22 Port Adelaide 16
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 93
Tigers North Sydney Dons Lions
Demons Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 46 North Melbourne 14 Sydney 57 Essendon 6 Brisbane Lions 5 Melbourne 4 Hawthorn 19 West Coast 48 GWS Giants 1
Couldn’t tip my way out of a wet paper bag.
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 92
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 3
Margins: Richmond 33 Collingwood 23 Sydney 43 Essendon 13 Adelaide 1 Geelong 10 Hawthorn 30 West Coast 40 GWS Giants 2
GWS: This is their D Day and I think their superior midfield will be the difference.
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 92
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 26 Collingwood 8 Sydney 55 Essendon 30 Adelaide 2 Geelong 15 Hawthorn 26 West Coast 31 GWS Giants 16
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 92
Tigers North Sydney Dons Crows Demons Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 2
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 92
Tigers North Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 15 North Melbourne 5 Sydney 21 Essendon 11 Adelaide 13 Geelong 12 Hawthorn 21 West Coast 13 Port Adelaide 11
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 91
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 19 Collingwood 5 Sydney 41 Essendon 12 Adelaide 9 Geelong 4 Hawthorn 25 West Coast 20 Port Adelaide 17
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 91
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Lions Demons Hawks Eagles PortLast Week: 5
Margins: Richmond 18 Collingwood 12 Sydney 86 Essendon 1 Brisbane Lions 12 Melbourne 24 Hawthorn 68 West Coast 7 Port Adelaide 12
Melbourne’s last visit to the Cattery was a 111-point loss in Paul Roos’ final game. The Demons will turn that around this week in the round they tell the football world they are a legitimate premiership threat.
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 89
Tigers North Sydney Dons Lions Demons Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 5
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 87
Tigers Pies Sydney Dons Crows Cats Hawks Eagles GWSLast Week: 4
Margins: Richmond 10 Collingwood 10 Sydney 35 Essendon 40 Adelaide 2 Geelong 3 Hawthorn 34 West Coast 12 GWS Giants 5
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 40
Saints North
Suns
Freo Lions Demons
Carlton
Dogs GWSLast Week: 5
Margins: St Kilda 13 North Melbourne 13 Gold Coast 13 Fremantle 13 Brisbane Lions 13 Melbourne 13 Carlton 13 Western Bulldogs 13 GWS Giants 13
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