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AFL Expert Predictions Compilation: Round 1, 7, 9, and 15

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AFL Expert Predictions 2025: A Look Back at Round 1, 7, 9 & 15

A compilation of predictions from AFL expert panels across four rounds of the 2025 season reveals clear consensus on some matches and surprising splits on others.

Round 1 Predictions

A panel of 12 AFL experts provided predictions for the opening round.

Matchup Expert Consensus Score (For/Against) Carlton vs Richmond Carlton win 11-1 Essendon vs Hawthorn Hawthorn win 12-0 (unanimous) Western Bulldogs vs GWS Western Bulldogs win 12-0 (unanimous) Geelong vs Fremantle Fremantle win 8-4 Sydney vs Brisbane Sydney win 12-0 (unanimous) Collingwood vs Adelaide Collingwood win 11-1 North Melbourne vs Port Adelaide Port Adelaide win 10-2 Melbourne vs St Kilda St Kilda win 10-2 Gold Coast vs West Coast Gold Coast win 12-0 (unanimous)

Notes:

  • Brisbane was expected to be without several key players.
  • Fremantle was anticipated to provide strong competition for Geelong.

Round 7 Predictions

Experts from a 12-person panel and a 5-person panel gave their picks.

Both panels agreed unanimously on the following:

  • Sydney to beat Western Bulldogs
  • Melbourne to beat Richmond
  • Geelong to beat Port Adelaide
  • Fremantle to beat Carlton
  • St Kilda to beat West Coast
  • Brisbane to beat Adelaide

Split decisions emerged in three matches:

  • Hawthorn vs Gold Coast: 12-panel favored Hawthorn (11-1); 5-panel favored Hawthorn (3-2)
  • Essendon vs Collingwood: 12-panel favored Collingwood (10-2); 5-panel favored Essendon (3-2)
  • GWS vs North Melbourne: 12-panel favored GWS (10-2); 5-panel favored North Melbourne (3-2)

Predicted Margins (12-Expert Panel):
Only the Western Bulldogs vs Sydney match received margin predictions, ranging from a 12-point Sydney win (Nathan Schmook) to a 41-point Sydney win (Damian Barrett).

Tipping Competition:
After Round 6, Jack Jovanovski led the standings with 43 correct tips.

Round 9 Predictions

A panel of 12 AFL experts made the following picks.

Matchup Expert Consensus Score Fremantle vs Hawthorn Fremantle win 11-1 Port Adelaide vs Western Bulldogs Port Adelaide win 8-4 Brisbane vs [Opponent] Brisbane win Unanimous Sydney vs [Opponent] Sydney win Unanimous GWS vs [Opponent] GWS win Unanimous Gold Coast vs [Opponent] Gold Coast win Unanimous Geelong vs [Opponent] Geelong win Unanimous Melbourne vs [Opponent] Melbourne win Unanimous Adelaide vs [Opponent] Adelaide win Unanimous

Tipping Standings (After Round 8):

  • Chad Wingard led the competition with 56 points.
  • Gemma Bastiani sat in last place with 50 points.

Round 15 Predictions

With Brisbane Lions, Essendon, Sydney Swans, and West Coast Eagles on a bye, a panel of 5 Fox Footy experts made picks.

Matchup Expert Consensus Score Fremantle vs Geelong Fremantle win 5-0 (unanimous) Gold Coast vs Hawthorn Hawthorn win 4-1 Adelaide vs Melbourne Adelaide win 4-1 GWS Giants vs Carlton GWS win 5-0 (unanimous) Collingwood vs Port Adelaide Collingwood win 3-2 (split) Richmond vs North Melbourne North Melbourne win 4-1 St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs St Kilda win 3-2 (split)

Tipping Leaderboard (Top 5, After Round 14):

  1. Jack Jovanovski: 91 correct tips
  2. Max Laughton: 90
  3. Ben Waterworth: 87
  4. Ben Cotton: 86
  5. Dylan Bolch & Jordan Lewis: 85 (tied)