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Tip difficulty Hard Pass mark 6.44/9 tips (Hardest so far this season)

Roughie of the week

Gold Coast over GWS

$3.54 · model 44% vs market 27%

Highest confidence

Geelong over Essendon

89% confidence · ~71 pts

Closest calls

3 coin tosses
WBD v NTH · 54% WCE v COL · 53%

What stands out

Round storylines

Adelaide
vs
Richmond
139 pts record margin vs Richmond

Adelaide's biggest all-time win came against Richmond

Their No. 1 Biggest Wins row from R16,1993 is 171-32, a 139-point margin.

No. 1 Biggest Wins club game records
Adelaide
10-1 when winning contested possessions

Adelaide keep turning contested possessions wins into actual wins

They are 10-1 when they win contested possessions, versus 33% when they do not.

91% win rate +13.7 contested possessions gap 20 decisive stat games

Round 22  ·  Thu 6 Aug, 7:30 PM AEST

Naughton and Weightman back to keep the Roos streak alive

Tip

54%
Western Bulldogs

Coin toss confidence ~16 pts Coin toss

Form

Western Bulldogs big edge Recent margin form is running 28.0 pts better.

Injury

North Melbourne solid edge Western Bulldogs 9.3 pts lost vs North Melbourne 2.4.

Round 22  ·  Fri 7 Aug, 7:40 PM AEST

Lions squeeze past the Hawks in a Friday night match of the round arm wrestle

Tip

56%
Brisbane Lions

Coin toss confidence ~5 pts

Form

Hawthorn big edge Recent margin form is running 36.5 pts better.

Rub of the green

Brisbane Lions big edge Brisbane Lions +6.2 pts · BRL +6.7 · HAW +0.4

Round 22  ·  Sat 8 Aug, 1:15 PM AEST

Dockers road trip to the G backed by top of the ladder clout

Tip

61%
Fremantle

Medium confidence ~7 pts

Form

Fremantle big edge Recent margin form is running 30.5 pts better.

Travel / turnaround

Melbourne big edge interstate travel · travel turnaround · rest differential

Round 22  ·  Sat 8 Aug, 4:15 PM AEST

Swans should feast at the SCG with Port missing fifteen players

Tip

88%
Sydney

High confidence ~42 pts

Form

Sydney big edge Recent margin form is running 32.2 pts better.

Injury

Sydney big edge Outs currently sit 10-15 across the two squads.

Round 22  ·  Sat 8 Aug, 4:35 PM AEST

Geelong v Essendon

Kardinia Park

Cats set for a Kardinia Park bloodbath against hapless Bombers

Tip

89%
Geelong

High confidence ~71 pts

Form

Geelong big edge Recent margin form is running 77.8 pts better.

Venue

Geelong big edge true home ground · fortress edge

Round 22  ·  Sat 8 Aug, 7:05 PM ACST

Adelaide v Richmond

Adelaide Oval

Crows set for a proper bloodbath under the Adelaide Oval lights

Tip

89%
Adelaide

High confidence ~57 pts

Form

Adelaide big edge Recent margin form is running 73.8 pts better.

Travel / turnaround

Adelaide big edge interstate travel · travel turnaround

Round 22  ·  Sun 9 Aug, 1:10 PM AEST

GWS v Gold Coast

Manuka Oval

Suns ten straight losses and a rainy Manuka trip wont help

Tip

56%
GWS

Coin toss confidence ~12 pts

Form

GWS big edge Recent margin form is running 20.2 pts better.

Injury

Gold Coast big edge Outs currently sit 13-3 across the two squads.

Round 22  ·  Sun 9 Aug, 2:10 PM AWST

West Coast v Collingwood

Optus Stadium

Pies pinch it in Perth but this one could go either way

Tip

53%
Collingwood

Coin toss confidence ~2 pts Coin toss

Form

Collingwood big edge Recent margin form is running 38.8 pts better.

Injury

West Coast big edge Outs currently sit 9-13 across the two squads.

Round 22  ·  Sun 9 Aug, 7:20 PM AEST

St Kilda v Carlton

Marvel Stadium

Carlton's selection squeeze might just edge this Sunday arm wrestle

Tip

51%
Carlton

Coin toss confidence ~6 pts Coin toss

Rub of the green

Carlton solid edge Carlton +2.8 pts · STK -1.5 · CAR +1.3

Venue

Carlton solid edge shared venue softens the listed home edge