AFL tips: See who the experts are backing to win in round 8
Mick Malthouse once bemoaned ‘blockbuster fatigue’ for his Pies … and if you don’t get it after this weekend’s cracking contests, it doesn’t exist. Here’s how our experts tipped for round 8.
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The tips don’t get any easier in round eight with a Showdown, blockbuster Blues-Pies clash and an early season pair of qualifying finals with top team Geelong playing fourth Melbourne and second and third in the Swans and Giants facing off in a battle of the bridge.
So who the experts are picking below:
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