GOLD Coast are overwhelming favourites to win its first QClash in the AFLW, according to AFL.com.au's panel of expert tipsters.
Eight out of 10 have backed the Suns in amid Brisbane's slump in form, with the red-hot Suns benefiting from an injection of young talent over the off-season.
Only one tipster has backed Essendon to get its first win of the year, while two have backed West Coast in against Fremantle in the Western Derby.
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Five teams have no hope of a win according to our experts, while
Check out our experts' tips below.
PHOEBE MCWILLIAMS
Hawthorn - two points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
West Coast
Last week: 4
Total: 47
Cumulative margin: 78
MICHAEL WHITING
Carlton - 11 points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 7
Total: 49
Cumulative margin: 128
SARAH BLACK
Carlton - seven points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 7
Total: 48
Cumulative margin: 178
RILEY BEVERIDGE
Carlton - 12 points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Brisbane
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 7
Total: 47
Cumulative margin: 124
JOEL PETERSON
Carlton - 17 points
Geelong
Essendon
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 7
Total: 47
Cumulative margin: 130
KAITLYN FERBER
Carlton - 11 points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast Suns
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
West Coast
Last week: 7
Total: 47
Cumulative margin: 132
GEMMA BASTIANI
Carlton - three points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 6
Total: 45
Cumulative margin: 120
SOPHIE WELSH
Carlton - 11 points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 6
Total: 45
Cumulative margin: 161
NATHAN SCHMOOK
Carlton - 12 points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Brisbane
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 7
Total: 43
Cumulative margin: 134
NAT EDWARDS
Carlton - 10 points
Geelong
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Adelaide
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Last week: 7
Total: 42
Cumulative margin: 146
TOTALS
Carlton 9-1 Hawthorn
Richmond 0-10 Geelong
Greater Western Sydney 9-1 Essendon
Western Bulldogs 10-0 St Kilda
Brisbane 2-8 Gold Coast
Port Adelaide 0-10 Adelaide
North Melbourne 10-0 Sydney
Collingwood 0-10 Melbourne
West Coast 2-8 Fremantle
