AFL Tips: See who the Herald Sun experts are picking for Richmond v Collingwood and West Coast v Melbourne

MELBOURNE upset West Coast at Perth Stadium in Round 22 to secure their finals spot, but do our tipsters think lightning will strike twice in Saturday’s preliminary final?

Melbourne beat the Eagles in Round 22. Picture: Getty Images

MELBOURNE upset West Coast at Perth Stadium in Round 22 to secure their finals spot.

But do our tipsters think lightning will strike twice in Saturday’s preliminary final?

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While Saturday’s game has divided opinion, Richmond is overwhelming favourites on Friday night against Collingwood.

Scroll down for all the prelim final tips.

Chris Cavanagh's top tips: Score so far: 148

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 18, West Coast 18

Would love to see Melbourne get up but West Coast in Perth is a mountain that might just be too high to climb for the Demons right now.

Sarah Jones's top tips: Score so far: 147

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 15, Melbourne 5

Jon Ralph's top tips: Score so far: 145

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 17, Melbourne 5

Melbourne has the belief and firepower to combat the Darling-Kennedy combo, which is 11-0 this year.

Matthew Lloyd's top tips: Score so far: 144

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 30, West Coast 15

Gerard Whateley's top tips: Score so far: 144

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 6, Melbourne 2

Dermott Brereton's top tips: Score so far: 142

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 0

Margins: Richmond 7, West Coast 36

Lauren Wood's top tips: Score so far: 142

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 9, West Coast 11

Richmond’s players are drawing on what they were able to do this time last year and should accelerate the Tiger train into the big dance. As for Dusty, reckon he’ll turn one on. Would love to see the Dees do it but think West Coast - over there - will be too strong.

Patrick Dangerfield's top tips: Score so far: 141

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 1

Mick Malthouse's top tips: Score so far: 141

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 12, West Coast 12

Mark Robinson's top tips: Score so far: 141

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 24, West Coast 8

It’s a different West Coast. Jack Darling and Josh Kennedy in the forward 50m for all the game should be the difference between winning and losing.

Jay Clark's top tips: Score so far: 140

Pies

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Collingwood 12, Melbourne 8

Gil Gardiner's top tips: Score so far: 139

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 1

Margins: Richmond 41, West Coast 1

Pies up for the fight but Tigers in a league of their own at the moment. Got to hand it to the Dees, been brilliant but third final in as many weeks coupled with a trip across the Nullarbor a bridge too far.

Scott Gullan's top tips: Score so far: 139

Pies

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Collingwood 1, Melbourne 2

Brodie Grundy. Brodie Grundy. Brodie Grundy. He fires, Pies deliver the upset.

David King's top tips: Score so far: 139

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 2, West Coast 18

Tim Watson's top tips: Score so far: 138

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 1, West Coast 6

Daniel Andrews's top tips: Score so far: 137

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 1

Margins: Richmond 17, Melbourne 10

Nathan Brown's top tips: Score so far: 137

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 1

Margins: Richmond 18, Melbourne 28

Sam Landsberger's top tips: Score so far: 136

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 1, Melbourne 42

West Coast is 0-6 when it loses contested footy by more than 11. Well, Melbourne averages +18.

Glenn Mcfarlane's top tips: Score so far: 136

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 5, Melbourne 7

Heart says Pies, head says Tigers. Whatever way, it’s going to be a classic.

Shane Warne's top tips: Score so far: 136

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 8, West Coast 5

Mick Warner's top tips: Score so far: 136

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 1

Margins: Richmond 34, Melbourne 1

Only an 18m goalsquare could build greater anticipation.

James Hird's top tips: Score so far: 135

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 10, West Coast 11

Eliza Sewell's top tips: Score so far: 135

Pies

Eagles

Last Week: 2

Margins: Collingwood 5, West Coast 2

Could the Magpies really upset Richmond? There’s a confidence at the Holden Centre. The swagger is back and I’m buying it.

Jon Anderson's top tips: Score so far: 134

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 18, Melbourne 7

Have great respect for Collingwood but in the end it comes down to system winning out.

Bianca Chatfield's top tips: Score so far: 133

Pies

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Collingwood 6, Melbourne 9

Sam Edmund's top tips: Score so far: 133

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 21, Melbourne 5

Melbourne makes its first Grand Final since 2000 and set up what could be the toughest Grand Final of the AFL era.

Brendon Goddard's top tips: Score so far: 132

Tigers

Eagles

Last Week: 1

Matthew Guy's top tips: Score so far: 132

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 2

Margins: Richmond 12, Melbourne 1

Max Gawn's top tips: Score so far: 130

Tigers

Demons

Last Week: 1

Kiss Of Death's top tips: Score so far: 130

Pies

Demons

Last Week: 0

Margins: Collingwood 13, Melbourne 13