See who the Herald Sun footy experts are picking in Round 17
THE Tigers’ disastrous final minute at Spotless Stadium last year helped bring about the term ‘Richmondy’. While a lot has changed since then for the Tigers, their ability to win on the road hasn’t. Is this the week they break through? EXPERT TIPS.
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THE Tigers’ disastrous final minute at Spotless Stadium last year helped bring about the term ‘Richmondy’.
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While a lot has changed since then for the Tigers, their ability to win on the road hasn’t. Is this the week they break through?
The Herald Sun team of experts have submitted their tips for Round 17 and while the majority of games appear clear-cut, there are a couple that has our panel divided.
HERALD SUN EXPERT TIPS — ROUND 17
Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 100
Cats
Saints
Hawks
Demons
Dons
Tigers
Pies
Sydney
PortLast Week: 7
Margins: Geelong 10 St Kilda 18 Hawthorn 21 Melbourne 29 Essendon 15 Richmond 1 Collingwood 36 Sydney 9 Port Adelaide 12
Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 100
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Adelaide 1 St Kilda 10 Hawthorn 20 Melbourne 15 Essendon 20 Richmond 3 Collingwood 11 Sydney 4 Port Adelaide 14
Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 98
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies
North PortLast Week: 5
Margins: Geelong 5 St Kilda 4 Hawthorn 26 Melbourne 35 Essendon 18 Richmond 14 Collingwood 20 North Melbourne 21 Port Adelaide 28
Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 98
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 9
Margins: Geelong 6 St Kilda 10 Hawthorn 18 Melbourne 20 Essendon 24 Richmond 30 Collingwood 4 Sydney 1 Port Adelaide 16
Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 98
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 9
Margins: Geelong 17 St Kilda 14 Hawthorn 25 Melbourne 30 Essendon 17 Richmond 18 Collingwood 21 North Melbourne 9 Port Adelaide 23
The Tigers haven’t won on the road this season but think this will be the week. Big one for the Cats in the city of churches but some handy inclusions could help them beautifully.
Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 97
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 7
Margins: Geelong 21 St Kilda 34 Hawthorn 12 Melbourne 28 Essendon 8 Richmond 22 Collingwood 12 Sydney 14 Port Adelaide 38
Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 96
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers
Eagles North PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Adelaide 10 St Kilda 30 Hawthorn 18 Melbourne 40 Essendon 16 Richmond 12 West Coast 6 North Melbourne 1 Port Adelaide 14
Got concerns about the Swans and their mounting injury list. The Roos beat them at the SCG in Round 7, so they can definitely do the same again at their favoured Etihad Stadium.
Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 96
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 8
Margins: Adelaide 8 St Kilda 8 Hawthorn 3 Melbourne 22 Essendon 7 Richmond 6 Collingwood 6 North Melbourne 7 Port Adelaide 7
Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 95
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 8
Margins: Geelong St Kilda Hawthorn Melbourne Essendon Richmond Collingwood Sydney Port Adelaide
Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 94
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 7
Margins: Geelong 1 St Kilda 20 Hawthorn 10 Melbourne 25 Essendon 39 Richmond 12 Collingwood 12 North Melbourne 1 Port Adelaide 32
Cats in a thriller despite Sloane re-signing with the Crows, while Roos should be too strong for the depleted Swans under the roof.
Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 94
Cats
Carlton Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 8
Margins: Geelong 3 Carlton 1 Hawthorn 47 Melbourne 1 Essendon 16 Richmond 4 Collingwood 9 Sydney 3 Port Adelaide 43
Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 93
Cats Carlton Hawks Demons
Suns Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 8
Margins: Geelong 11 Carlton 2 Hawthorn 6 Melbourne 20 Gold Coast 10 Richmond 9 Collingwood 11 North Melbourne 9 Port Adelaide 2
Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 92
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons
GWS Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 8
Margins: Geelong 5 St Kilda 12 Hawthorn 24 Melbourne 30 Essendon 10 GWS Giants 9 Collingwood 6 Sydney 10 Port Adelaide 15
Melbourne can’t afford to slip up if it wants to play finals and the no.1 issue for this footy team is causing turnovers in the front half.
David King's top tips: Score so far: 92
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Geelong 25 St Kilda 10 Hawthorn 10 Melbourne 30 Essendon 12 Richmond 1 Collingwood 15 Sydney 23 Port Adelaide 22
Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 92
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Adelaide 1 St Kilda 10 Hawthorn 18 Melbourne 5 Essendon 15 Richmond 22 Collingwood 8 North Melbourne 16 Port Adelaide 13
The Crows will be buoyed after the re-signing of Rory and are fighting for their season.
Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 91
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Geelong 13 St Kilda 13 Hawthorn 21 Melbourne 28 Essendon 27 Richmond 10 Collingwood 25 North Melbourne 5 Port Adelaide 36
Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 91
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 7
Margins: Geelong 10 St Kilda 35 Hawthorn 24 Melbourne 29 Essendon 30 Richmond 7 Collingwood 12 North Melbourne 1 Port Adelaide 19
Gold Coast’s Stuart Dew calls for a meeting with umpire coach Hayden Kennedy after Essendon dominates the free kick count ...
Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 90
Cats Carlton Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Geelong Carlton Hawthorn Melbourne Essendon Richmond Collingwood North Melbourne Port Adelaide
Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 90
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 8
Margins: Geelong 15 St Kilda 17 Hawthorn 12 Melbourne 15 Richmond 9 Essendon 16 Collingwood 8 Sydney 4 Port Adelaide 19
Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 90
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 5
Margins: Geelong 2 St Kilda 19 Hawthorn 12 Melbourne 18 Essendon 16 Richmond 1 Collingwood 24 Sydney 8 Port Adelaide 14
Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 89
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 8
Margins: Geelong 23 St Kilda 34 Hawthorn 3 Melbourne 24 Essendon 21 Richmond 17 Collingwood 14 North Melbourne 2 Port Adelaide 20
Adelaide has its season on the line but it won’t matter as the Cats seek a top four slot.
Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 89
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Geelong 12 St Kilda 10 Hawthorn 41 Melbourne 32 Essendon 25 Richmond 36 Collingwood 21 Sydney 20 Port Adelaide 15
Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 89
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Geelong 22 St Kilda 6 Hawthorn 45 Melbourne 43 Essendon 72 Richmond 25 Collingwood 11 Sydney 3 Port Adelaide 24
Carlton’s misery has overshadowed Gold Coast’s equally pathetic season.
Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 88
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Adelaide 33 St Kilda 27 Hawthorn 17 Melbourne 28 Essendon 63 Richmond 29 Collingwood 15 North Melbourne 11 Port Adelaide 21
James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 88
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Eagles North PortLast Week: 7
Margins: Geelong 12 St Kilda 11 Hawthorn 13 Melbourne 25 Essendon 13 Richmond 25 West Coast 13 North Melbourne 12 Port Adelaide 13
Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 87
Cats Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies Sydney PortLast Week: 7
Margins: Geelong 17 St Kilda 13 Hawthorn 8 Melbourne 11 Richmond 7 Essendon 12 Collingwood 4 Sydney 8 Port Adelaide 23
Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 86
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Eagles North PortLast Week: 7
Margins: Adelaide 2 St Kilda 40 Hawthorn 16 Melbourne 1 Essendon 10 Richmond 3 West Coast 3 North Melbourne 11 Port Adelaide 5
The Dogs are 6-0 at the MCG since that epic elimination final, where we think Adelaide used inside information. Meanwhile Melbourne is 2-6 lately. Upset chance.
Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 84
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North
FreoLast Week: 5
Margins: Adelaide St Kilda Hawthorn Melbourne Essendon Richmond Collingwood North Melbourne Fremantle
Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 83
Crows Saints Hawks Demons Dons Tigers Pies North PortLast Week: 6
Margins: Adelaide 3 St Kilda 23 Hawthorn 41 Melbourne 32 Essendon 14 Richmond 2 Collingwood 5 North Melbourne 4 Port Adelaide 12
Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 35
Crows Carlton
Lions GWS Suns Eagles North FreoLast Week: 1
Margins: Adelaide 13 Carlton 13 Brisbane Lions 13 Western Bulldogs 13 GWS Giants 13 Gold Coast 13 West Coast 13 North Melbourne 13 Fremantle 13
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