AFL tips 2022: Round 1 selections from Herald Sun tipsters

Our tipsters found it tough to split Geelong and Essendon in what shapes as one of the closest matches of Round 1. See who we’re favouring and their tips for all nine games.

Carlton’s Ed Curnow against Richmond in the opening round last year. Picture: Michael Klein

Bragging rights when it comes to tipping can carry you far, so with form relatively thin for round 1, let our Herald Sun experts do the hard yards for you.

Will the Doggies avenge their grand final belting at the hands of the Demons? Can the Swannies overturn last year’s elimination final loss to cross-town rivals the Giants? Geelong and Essendon appear evenly matched and the West Coast and Gold Coast contest could go either way.

Put your mind at rest and see who our experts are tipping.

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Dermott Brereton

Melbourne 16

Richmond 10

St Kilda 24

Geelong 27

GWS Giants 6

Brisbane Lions 18

Hawthorn 3

Fremantle 12

West Coast 17

Jane Bunn

Melbourne 20

Richmond 15

St Kilda 20

Geelong 10

Sydney 8

Brisbane Lions 12

Hawthorn 25

Fremantle 8

West Coast 12

Sally Capp

Western Bulldogs 13

Carlton 7

Collingwood 6

Geelong 21

GWS Giants 13

Brisbane Lions 17

North Melbourne 19

Adelaide 21

Gold Coast 29

The experts are leaning towards Melbourne in their grand final rematch with the Western Bulldogs.

Chris Cavanagh

Melbourne 24

Richmond 1

St Kilda 12

Geelong 6

Sydney 12

Brisbane Lions 12

North Melbourne 1

Fremantle 1

Gold Coast 1

Jay Clark

Melbourne 10

Richmond 20

Collingwood 6

Geelong 18

Sydney 15

Brisbane Lions 24

Hawthorn 6

Fremantle 25

Gold Coast 5

Graham Cornes

Melbourne 7

Carlton 2

St Kilda 5

Essendon 9

Sydney 11

Brsibane Lions 23

Hawthorn 14

Adelaide 5

Gold Coast 8

Scott Gullan

Melbourne 1

Richmond 9

Collingwood 3

Geelong 8

Sydney 2

Brisbane Lions 10

Hawthorn 7

Fremantle 5

Gold Coast 4

Richmond is favoured to get the points over Michael Voss’s Carlton.

James Hird

Melbourne 6

Richmond 7

St Kilda 13

Geelong 7

GWS Giants 8

Brisbane Lions 15

Hawthorn 7

Adelaide 12

West Coast 6

Sarah Jones

Melbourne 1

Richmond 6

St Kilda 10

Essendon 2

Sydney 20

Brisbane Lions 19

Hawthorn 9

Fremantle 19

Gold Coast 9

David King

Melbourne 15

Richmond 10

St Kilda 2

Essendon 1

Sydney 22

Brisbane Lions 25

North Melbourne 1

Fremantle 23

Gold Coast 2

Sam Landsberger

Melbourne 6

Richmond 2

St Kilda 14

Geelong 9

Sydney 18

Brisbane Lions 5

North Melbourne 2

Fremantle 11

Gold Coast 2

Kath Loughnan

Melbourne 20

Richmond 5

St Kilda 9

Geelong 14

Sydney 16

Brisbane Lions 25

Hawthorn 8

Fremantle 4

Gold Coast 6

St Kilda is favoured against Collingwood in Friday night’s clash.

Mick Malthouse

Melbourne 10

Richmond 6

St Kilda 15

Essendon 13

GWS Giants 7

Brisbane Lions 40

Hawthorn 24

Fremantle 3

GoldCoast 14

Ebony Marinoff

Melbourne

Richmond

St Kilda

Geelong

Sydney

Brisbane Lions

Hawthorn

Adelaide

Gold Coast

Glenn McFaralane

Melbourne 10

Richmond 6

Collingwood 1

Geelong 5

Sydney 9

Brisbane Lions 12

Hawthorn 10

Fremantle 20

Gold Coast 1

Mick McGuane

Melbourne 12

Richmond 17

St Kilda 7

Essendon 11

Sydney 8

Brisbane Lions 15

Hawthorn 19

Adelaide 4

West Coast 14

Chloe Molloy

Western Bulldogs

Richmond

Collingwood

Geelong

Sydney

Brisbane Lions

Hawthorn

Adelaide

Gold Coast

Jon Ralph

Melbourne 8

Richmond 19

St Kilda 1

Geelong 19

Sydney 9

Brisbane Lions 26

North Melbourne 8

Fremantle 7

Gold Coast 19

Mark Robinson

Melbourne 5

Richmond 22

St Kilda 7

Geelong 9

Sydney 14

Brisbane Lions 12

Hawthorn 12

Fremantle 3

Gold Coast 11

Geelong just pips Essendon in the tipping stakes.

Simeon Thomas-Wilson

Melbourne 9

Carlton 1

Collingwood 4

Essendon 9

Sydney 11

Brisbane Lions 26

North Melbourne 10

Fremantle 5

Gold Coast 3

Matt Turner

Melbourne 12

Richmond 15

St Kilda 6

Essendon 8

GWS Giants 14

Port Adelaide 7

Hawthorn 16

Adelaide 5

Gold Coast 3

Liz Walsh

Western Bulldogs 2

Richmond 14

St Kilda 4

Geelong 9

Sydney 6

Brisbane Lions 24

North Melbourne 7

Adelaide 10

Gold Coast 8

Tim Watson

Melbourne 5

Richmond 8

Collingwood 11

Esesndon 15

GWS Giants 9

Brisbane Lions 17

North Melbourne 13

Adelaide 7

Gold Coast 19

Gerard Whateley

Melbourne 10

Richmond 16

St Kilda 2

Geelong 6

GWS Giants 4

Brisbane Lions 8

North Melbourne 18

Fremantle 20

Gold Coast 12

Rebecca Williams

Melbourne 14

Richmond 10

St Kilda 6

Geelong 9

Sydney 10

Brisbane Lions 9

Hawthorn 13

Fremantle 5

West Coast 16

Lauren Wood

Melbourne 11

Richmond 9

Collingwood 17

Geelong 8

GWS Giants 11

Brisbane Lions 10

Hawthorn 14

Adelaide 12

Gold Coast 4

Kiss of Death

Western Bulldogs 13

Carlton 13

Collingwood 13

Essendon 13

GWS Giants 13

Port Adelaide 13

North Melbourne 13

Adelaide 13

Gold Coast 13