The Official Footy Tipping Competition of the AFL. Their most recent trip down the highway ended in heartbreak after Gary Rohan kicked a goal after the siren to snatch victory for the Cats. Victory over Port Adelaide on Saturday night could see them move into the eight by the end of the round. Gold Coast should beat North to continue a very lacklustre Saturday (compared to whats ahead at least). The 38-point defeat was their fourth in a row and 12th of the campaign. AFL Round 22 Tips Friday 12/08/22. Despite Richmond's record, the last four games between the two have been even, sharing a 2-2 record with the Lions, claiming both those wins at the Gabba. The Bulldogs have everything to play for, but the Hawks fire up for these sorts of contests. The 10th-placed Bulldogs and ninth-placed Saints need a win to keep their finals hopes alive. Despite their obvious flaws, youd think the Bombers will get the better of the bottom-placed Roos. From five games at the venue, the Suns have lost each time by an average losing margin of more than 50 points. Theyve lost their last six against the Dees and havent saluted in this fixture since 2016. Given the squeeze for a top-four position though, its hard to see the Demons rolling over easily. Craig McRaes side has been down and out more times than you can count over the past two and a half months, yet the Magpies will to win has proven to be stronger than all others. Richmond and Brisbane meet in an intriguing game difficult to marry up form wise. Cant wait. Saturday night sees Carlton and Geelong do battle at the MCG followed by Fremantle hosting Sydney at Optus Stadium. Collingwood will look to add to their seven-game winning streak against the Crows on Saturday afternoon. Their task against the reigning premiers has been made more difficult due to key midfield personnel stuck on the sidelines. Top four? As for the Crows, theyre looking to make it three on the trot for the first time in a long time. And yet, amongst all that fun, Sunday is by far the most consequential day. They have met in two Qualifying Finals since 2019. In a quirky stat, Shaws first game as caretaker was against the Tigers, guiding the Roos to a 37-point win at Marvel Stadium, the same venue where this weekends match will take place. Looking ahead to Saturday, its all about the clash between Carlton and reigning premiers Melbourne under lights at the MCG. Carlton enters the round occupying seventh position just one win outside the top four, so this match is important to their finals hopes. On Saturday, theyll look to extend their winning streak to 10 games against Port Adelaide in a remarkable turn of form. Matt Reid. 13 Jan 2023 00:36:47 The winner of Friday nights clash is guaranteed to finish in the top four and will be in a good position to make a genuine run at this years premiership. It wont happen, but theres dark humour to it. While at the time of writing it is still unclear whether Ben Rutten will be coaching this week, theres a genuine watch on how Essendon responds after a turbulent week following their 84-point hammering at the hands of Port Adelaide. Simply put though, theres just too big a gap in class in this match-up and Fremantle should breeze to victory. However, the Suns simply have too much to play for to lose this one. Its a huge test of St Kildas finals credentials, one coach Brett Ratten is embracing. If Dusty gets rolling, we know what happens. While both sides linger towards the bottom of the table, Hawthorns been a far more consistent outfit than the Eagles this year and theyre rightly favourites for this clash, particularly at the MCG. If Melbourne brings their form from last week, the Pies will struggle to kick a score and Simon Goodwins men will be chief among premiership contenders. Captured a great grassroots sporting moment? Last time out, it was the Suns who got the job done at Optus Stadium with Matt Rowell, Touk Miller and Izak Rankine leading their side to a 27-point win over a West Coast side that was decimated by COVID. Ruttens side host the Power who are officially out of the finals race following a home loss to Richmond. The only top eight teams theyve defeated this year are Sydney and Collingwood, and if they are to keep the faintest finals glimmer alight, they have to win on Friday night. The Demons are locked on 14 wins along with Sydney and Brisbane a win here would go along way to securing a top four finish. Richmond to win by plenty. The Swans have certainly unlocked their attacking power and are now the second highest scoring team in the league. Damien Hardwicks side won by 12 points at the MCG earlier this year, but lost to the Power by two points in Adelaide early in 2021. Andrew Brayshaw, Caleb Serong, David Mundy and Sean Darcy will do battle against Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca, Jack Viney and Max Gawn. Melbourne, Fremantle, Gold Coast, Geelong, Richmond, Port Adelaide, Western Bulldogs, Carlton, Sydney. And on Sunday, its a top four heavyweight blockbuster when Sydney and Collingwood go head-to-head at a sold out SCG. Its the final week of the home-and-away season already, and it absolutely flew by! It means Melbourne will be without its star midfielder for Sundays match against Port Adelaide at TIO Traeger Park in Alice Springs. Its crunch time for the Western Bulldogs and St Kilda when they open Round 18 at Marvel Stadium on Friday night. If the Dockers are to win, theyll need to find more avenues to goal. SUBSCRIBE TO THE AFL RECORD AND GET IT DELIVERED TO YOUR HOUSE EVERY WEEK. Hawthorn will be hoping to pick up their eighth win of the season when they host Gold Coast in Launceston on Saturday afternoon. Conversely, 15th placed Adelaide also enter this game off an impressive performance after they took care of Carlton by 29 points in round 20. The other big watch will be the ruck battle. The Demons recorded one of their best victories of the season when restricting Fremantle to 39 points in a comfortable 46-point win in Perth. In between, North Melbourne host Gold Coast in a match that would have seen the Roos as favourites in just about any other year; but in 2022, they suck and the Suns certainly dont. The Swans have won their last five clashes with the Roos, including three games at Marvel Stadium. Predicting the mature Geelong side to put a dampener in Collingwoods wild ride. Richmond kept its season alive courtesy of a stunning come-from-behind win over Brisbane last week. Up in the air. Mark McVeigh is still right in the race to win his clubs full-time coaching role and has somewhat revitalised the Giants. The Bulldogs return to the scene of last years Grand Final loss to Melbourne and have some demons to exorcise, although they did have a hefty win over West Coast at the venue back in Round 11. Up the other end, the Cats will get a bit of their own medicine coming up against Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow. Two of those, however, were by two points and one point, suggesting the Swans arent too frightened of the venue. For the best odds on the game sign up with Aussie bookmaker PlayUp. Heres how we see all nine games playing out. They took down the Demons last Friday night, edging the reigning premiers by seven points in their eighth single-digit win of the season. Tigers fans are breathing easier with the idea that they dont have to face a new coach to finish the regular season. Trailing by as much as 42 points, the Tigers staged a stirring fightback to snatch a seven-point victory to stay in touch with the top eight. The Dockers are coming off a bitterly disappointing performance against Melbourne last week, with the loss seeing them drop to sixth place and needing a win to lock away their finals spot. Chris Fagans side lost the unlosable game at the death against Richmond, blowing a 42-point second-quarter advantage and leading for all but 10 minutes. While the Eagles will have a better side to pick from this time around, Gold Coasts improvement since the start of the year should mean that theyre again a class above their opposition, particularly at home. Carltons record against Melbourne in recent times has been poor. Ultimately, this game is about Collingwood. And heres the potentially stupid tip of the week: the Crows will spoil Robbie Grays final game in the Showdown (just as they ruined Josh Kennedys farewell and Ben Cunningtons return game. If Hawthorns on-ball bridge can break even, theyll back themselves to take the chocolates at their home away from home. At Optus Stadium though, its Adelaide who are still yet to break their duck at the venue with the Crows holding a 0-3 record at the ground. So lets jump straight in! great new features that we hope you will love so sit back, strap yourself in and prepare for Read up on the latest AFL news coverage, headlines and opinion. We are just in the process of updating the game for the 2017 season and will be back online in soon! Richmond, meanwhile, are also hitting their straps as they put a nail in the coffin of Port Adelaides season. The out of form Demons head West to face the Dockers in a match that will shape the top four. Their midfield is firing, their backline has restricted teams for a few months now and their forward line has gone to another level. Backing the Power to snap their run of losses. The Hawks have depleted key position stocks, which could again open the door for the likes of Naughton and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan. The Western Bulldogs have one last chance to prove theyre a finals contender when they host St Kilda under the roof. While West Coast has proven a tougher task in the last month compared to earlier in the season, theyre still lacking the firepower to match it with quality opponents. Reserved. FULL DRAW | https:// bit.ly/3k8ZQJo #AusOpen B: Wilkie, Howard, Webster But we haven't been good enough to play finals this year.. Like many Bulldogs games, this one promises to be won and lost in the midfield as two star-studded on-ball outfits go head-to-head. The Bulldogs have everything to play for and the Hawks looked a team limping to the line last week and have lost further players to injury. As for the Crows, theyve been very disappointing the last 10 weeks, losing 80 percent of their clashes. Luke Beveridges Dogs somewhat unlocked their scoring power against Hawthorn last week, returning 12.15. As it stands, Brisbane will regain the likes of Daniel McStay, Harris Andrews and Keidean Coleman this week but will be without Oscar McInerney, who tested positive for COVID earlier this week.
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