AFL round eight teams and expert tips

05/07/2021

FOLLOW THE ACTION IN ROUND EIGHT WITH OUR LIVE COVERAGE, STARTING ON FRIDAY AT 7.30pm AEST.

HOW THE EXPERTS TIPPED

RICHMOND v GEELONG
MCG, Friday 7 May, 7.50pm AEST

RICHMOND
B: D.Astbury 12 N.Balta 21 N.Broad 35
HB: J.Short 15 N.Vlastuin 1 B.Houli 14
C: K.McIntosh 33 D.Martin 4 J.Ross 5
HF: D.Rioli 17 L.Baker 7 J.Aarts 16
F: T.Lynch 19 S.Bolton 29 J.Riewoldt 8
FOLL: T.Nankervis 25 M.Pickett 50 S.Edwards 10
I/C: R.Mansell 31 R.Collier-Dawkins 26 J.Castagna 11 J.Graham 34
EMG: P.Naish 6 W.Martyn 36 C.Coleman-Jones 40 H.Ralphsmith 45
IN: N.Vlastuin, D.Martin
OUT: D.Grimes (injured), T.Cotchin (injured), P.Naish (omitted)

GEELONG
B: L.Henderson 25 M.Blicavs 46 J.Henry 38
HB: T.Atkins 30 T.Stewart 44 J.Bews 24
C: I.Smith 7 C.Guthrie 29 S.Menegola 27
HF: L.Dahlhaus 40 J.Cameron 5 S.Higgins 4
F: G.Rohan 23 T.Hawkins 26 B.Parfitt 3
FOLL: R.Stanley 1 M.Duncan 22 J.Selwood 14
I/C: B.Close 45 S.Simpson 37 Z.Guthrie 39 Z.Tuohy 2
EMG: E.Ratugolea 17 Q.Narkle 19 J.Clark 6 M.Holmes 9
IN: S.Higgins, S.Simpson
OUT: J.Clark (Omitted), G.Miers (Illness), Q.Narkle (Omitted)

GOLD COAST v ST KILDA
Metricon Stadium, Saturday 8 May, 1.45pm AEST

GOLD COAST
B: C.Graham 46 S.Collins 25 S.Lemmens 23
HB: O.Markov 17 C.Ballard 10 J.Farrar 50
C: B.Ellis 4 H.Greenwood 1 L.Weller 14
HF: D.Swallow 24 N.Holman 39 J.Corbett 19
F: J.Lukosius 13 B.King 34 S.Flanders 26
FOLL: C.Burgess 29 I.Rankine 22 T.Miller 11
I/C: B.Ainsworth 9 N.Anderson 15 J.Bowes 3 W.Powell 27
EMG: B.Fiorini 8 D.MacPherson 44 M.Rosas 41 A.Sexton 6
IN: None
OUT: A.Sexton (Omitted)

ST KILDA
B: C.Wilkie 44 D.Howard 20 D.Joyce 39
HB: J.Webster 29 J.Sinclair 35 N.Coffield 1
C: B.Hill 8 Z.Jones 3 S.Ross 6
HF: D.Butler 16 J.Billings 15 J.Higgins 22
F: R.Marshall 19 T.Membrey 28 M.King 12
FOLL: P.Ryder 18 J.Steele 9 B.Crouch 5
I/C: J.Battle 26 J.Bytel 23 H.Clark 11 R.Byrnes 31
EMG: M.Wood 32 J.Lonie 13 B.Long 21 T.Highmore 34
IN: None
OUT: M.Wood (Omitted)

GWS GIANTS v ESSENDON
Giants Stadium, Saturday 8 May, 2.10pm AEST

GWS GIANTS
B: J.Buckley 44 S.Taylor 15 L.Keeffe 25
HB: L.Whitfield 6 I.Cumming 13 L.Ash 7
C: J.Kelly 22 J.Hopper 2 H.Perryman 36
HF: B.Hill 37 T.Greene 4 T.Bruhn 5
F: D.Lloyd 38 J.Finlayson 31 H.Himmelberg 27
FOLL: S.Mumford 41 T.Taranto 14 C.Ward 8
I/C: C.Idun 39 Z.Sproule 28 X.O’Halloran 33 T.Green 12
EMG: N.Shipley 34 K.Briggs 32 M.Flynn 30 C.Stone 18
IN: T.Bruhn, D.Lloyd, Z.Sproule
OUT: S.Reid (Injured), B.Daniels (Injured), J.Hogan (Injured), M.Buntine (Injured)

ESSENDON
B: J.Laverde 15 J.Stewart 17 A.Francis 10
HB: D.Heppell 21 J.Ridley 14 M.Redman 27
C: K.Langford 4 Z.Merrett 7 D.Parish 3
HF: A.Perkins 16 C.Hooker 26 B.Ham 33
F: J.Stringer 25 H.Jones 23 A.McDonald-Tipungwuti 43
FOLL: A.Phillips 34 A.McGrath 1 D.Smith 5
I/C: N.Hind 19 N.Cox 13 W.Snelling 40 P.Wright 20
EMG: D.Zaharakis 11 N.Bryan 24 N.Cahill 28 M.Guelfi 35
IN: A.Francis, A.Phillips
OUT: D.Zaharakis (Omitted), N.Bryan (Omitted), M.Guelfi (Omitted)

NORTH MELBOURNE v COLLINGWOOD
Marvel Stadium, Saturday 8 May, 4.35pm AEST

NORTH MELBOURNE
B: A.Bonar 16 B.McKay 23 S.Atley 18
HB: J.Ziebell 7 J.Walker 19 A.Hall 43
C: T.Powell 24 J.Simpkin 12 T.Thomas 26
HF: K.Turner 28 C.Taylor 5 C.Zurhaar 44
F: J.Mahony 1 N.Larkey 20 J.Stephenson 2
FOLL: T.Goldstein 22 B.Cunnington 10 L.Davies-Uniacke 9
I/C: La.Young 17 C.Menadue 31 C.Lazzaro 35 T.Campbell 42
EMG: B.Scott 8 A.Bosenavulagi 15 W.Phillips 29 T.Xerri 38
IN: L.Davies-Uniacke
OUT: W.Phillips (Omitted), A.Bosenavulagi (Omitted)

COLLINGWOOD
B: J.Roughead 23 D.Moore 30 M.Keane 11
HB: I.Quaynor 3 B.Maynard 37 J.Noble 9
C: N.Murphy 28 S.Pendlebury 10 C.Poulter 27
HF: T.Brown 6 B.Mihocek 41 W.Hoskin-Elliott 32
F: J.De Goey 2 D.Cameron 14 O.Henry 35
FOLL: B.Grundy 4 S.Sidebottom 22 J.Crisp 25
I/C: B.McCreery 31 J.Thomas 24 J.Daicos 7 C.Mayne 16
EMG: C.Brown 17 M.Cox 46 F.Macrae 18 B.Sier 36
IN: T.Brown, O.Henry
OUT: C.Brown (Omitted), F.Macrae (Omitted), J.Rantall (Omitted)

MELBOURNE v SYDNEY
MCG, Saturday 8 May, 7.25pm AEST

MELBOURNE
B: M.Hibberd 14 S.May 1 J.Lever 8
HB: C.Salem 3 H.Petty 35 J.Hunt 29
C: A.Brayshaw 10 C.Petracca 5 E.Langdon 15
HF: K.Pickett 36 T.McDonald 25 J.Melksham 18
F: A.Neal-Bullen 30 B.Brown 50 B.Fritsch 31
FOLL: M.Gawn 11 C.Oliver 13 J.Jordon 23
I/C: J.Harmes 4 L.Jackson 6 C.Spargo 9 T.Rivers 24
EMG: N.Jones 2 S.Weideman 26 T.Sparrow 32 K.Chandler 37
IN: H.Petty, J.Harmes
OUT: A.Tomlinson (Injured), O.Baker (Omitted), N.Jones (Omitted)

SYDNEY
B: D.Rampe 24 T.McCartin 30 J.Dawson 34
HB: J.Lloyd 44 R.Fox 42 J.McInerney 27
C: L.Parker 26 O.Florent 13 H.Cunningham 7
HF: T.Papley 11 H.McLean 41 C.Sinclair 18
F: S.Wicks 45 L.Franklin 23 W.Hayward 9
FOLL: T.Hickey 31 J.Rowbottom 8 C.Mills 14
I/C: J.Kennedy 12 C.Warner 1 C.O’Riordan 38 E.Gulden 21
EMG: N.Blakey 22 D.Stephens 3 K.Brand 2 G.Hewett 29
IN: D.Rampe, R.Fox, L.Franklin
OUT: D.Stephens (Omitted), R.Clarke (Omitted), L.Melican (Injured), I.Heeney (Injured)

PORT ADELAIDE v ADELAIDE
Adelaide Oval, Saturday 8 May, 7.40pm AEST

PORT ADELAIDE
B: R.Burton 3 T.Clurey 17 A.Aliir 21
HB: H.Hartlett 8 T.Jonas 1 D.Byrne-Jones 33
C: W.Drew 28 O.Wines 16 K.Amon 15
HF: O.Fantasia 13 T.Marshall 4 S.Motlop 6
F: C.Rozee 20 C.Dixon 22 R.Gray 9
FOLL: S.Lycett 29 T.Boak 10 D.Houston 5
I/C: M.Bergman 14 M.Georgiades 19 K.Farrell 24 S.Powell-Pepper 2
EMG: M.Frederick 45 P.Ladhams 38 T.McKenzie 12 B.Woodcock 36

ADELAIDE
B: J.Kelly 8 J.Butts 41 L.Brown 16
HB: B.Smith 33 T.Doedee 39 D.Mackay 14
C: L.Sholl 38 B.Keays 2 P.Seedsman 11
HF: N.McHenry 25 E.Himmelberg 34 S.Berry 21
F: J.Rowe 31 T.Walker 13 L.Murphy 4
FOLL: R.O’Brien 43 R.Laird 29 R.Sloane 9
I/C: H.Schoenberg 26 W.Hamill 17 D.Fogarty 32 R.Thilthorpe 7
EMG: A.McPherson 36 C.Jones 1 J.Worrell 24 B.Frampton 22
IN: L.Brown, R.Sloane, W.Hamill
OUT: A.McPherson (Omitted), S.McAdam (Omitted), N.Murray (Omitted), J.Hately (Omitted)

HAWTHORN v WEST COAST
MCG, Sunday 9 May, 1.10pm AEST

WESTERN BULLDOGS v CARLTON
Marvel Stadium, Sunday 9 May, 3.20pm AEST

BRISBANE LIONS v FREMANTLE
Gabba, Sunday 9 May, 4.40pm AEST

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