THEY may have pulled off the unthinkable against North Melbourne last week, but only one of AFL.com.au's expert tipsters is backing Hawthorn to defeat Geelong on Thursday night.
It's a different story for the round's other heavyweight clash, with six out of 10 tipsters backing undefeated Melbourne to deliver the Kangaroos their second defeat of the year.
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Four of our experts have backed Collingwood to snag its first win for the year, but according to them there's no hope for the two other winless teams to break their duck.
Check out our experts' tips below.
PHOEBE MCWILLIAMS
Hawthorn - 11 points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Last week: 5
Total: 43
Cumulative margin: 31
MICHAEL WHITING
Geelong - 12 points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
North Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 6
Total: 42
Cumulative margin: 104
SARAH BLACK
Geelong - 14 points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
North Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 6
Total: 41
Cumulative margin: 156
RILEY BEVERIDGE
Geelong - Nine points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
North Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 6
Total: 40
Cumulative margin: 97
JOEL PETERSON
Geelong - 11 points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Melbourne
Collingwood
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 6
Total: 40
Cumulative margin: 105
KAITLYN FERBER
Geelong - 21 points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Melbourne
Collingwood
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 7
Total: 40
Cumulative margin: 117
GEMMA BASTIANI
Geelong - 10 points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 8
Total: 39
Cumulative margin: 94
SOPHIE WELSH
Geelong - three points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 7
Total: 39
Cumulative margin: 128
NATHAN SCHMOOK
Geelong - six points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
North Melbourne
Collingwood
Adelaide
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Last week: 5
Total: 36
Cumulative margin: 104
NAT EDWARDS
Geelong - Seven points
West Coast
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Melbourne
Collingwood
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
Last week: 4
Total: 35
Cumulative margin: 117
TOTALS
Geelong 9-1 Hawthorn
Essendon 0-10 West Coast
Western Bulldogs 10-0 Port Adelaide
Carlton 10-0 Richmond
Melbourne 6-4 North Melbourne
Collingwood 4-6 Greater Western Sydney
Adelaide 10-0 Fremantle
Sydney 8-2 Brisbane
Gold Coast 10-0 St Kilda
