Who wins R8? Showdown upset looming, Damo, Sarah back 'outsiders'

WHAT loomed as a one-sided contest just a few weeks ago, Friday night's Showdown is now expected to be a much closer affair.

And that's just how our tipsters are thinking too, with Port Adelaide getting the nod from four experts to upset Adelaide.

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Damian Barrett is the only person to pick Greater Western Sydney to give Gold Coast more grief, while Sarah Black is backing Richmond to beat West Coast.

Check out the R8 tips below, and don't forget to make your own call via the Official AFL Tipping App. The Official AFL Tipping App is free in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

CHAD WINGARD

Hawthorn - 22 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 8
Total: 48

RILEY BEVERIDGE

Hawthorn - 23 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 8
Total: 47

NAT EDWARDS

Hawthorn - 22 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 8
Total: 47

MATTHEW LLOYD

Hawthorn - 30 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 8
Total: 47

JOEL PETERSON

Hawthorn - 34 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 8
Total: 47

NATHAN SCHMOOK

Hawthorn - 15 points
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 7
Total: 47

DAMIAN BARRETT

Hawthorn - nine points
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Greater Western Sydney

Last week: 7
Total: 46

MICHAEL WHITING

Hawthorn - 30 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 8
Total: 46

SARAH BLACK

Hawthorn - 17 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
Richmond
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 7
Total: 45

JOSH GABELICH

Hawthorn - 23 points
Fremantle
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 8
Total: 45

CALLUM TWOMEY

Hawthorn - 22
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 7
Total: 45

GEMMA BASTIANI

Hawthorn - 35 points
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
Geelong
St Kilda
Sydney
Gold Coast

Last week: 7
Total: 43

TOTALS

Collingwood 0-12 Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs 0-12 Fremantle
Adelaide 8-4 Port Adelaide
Essendon 0-12 Brisbane
West Coast 11-1 Richmond
Geelong 12-0 North Melbourne
Carlton 0-12 St Kilda
Sydney 12-0 Melbourne
Gold Coast 11-1 Greater Western Sydney