SEN’s expert AFL tips for Round 12 from Watson, Lyon, Russell and more

Gerard Whateley holds a strong lead heading into the byes in our expert tipping competition, with Dwayne Russell, Garry Lyon and Andy Maher all locked in a battle for second.

With only seven games in Round 12, the weekend starts hot as Carlton travels to South Australia to take on Port Adelaide in a clash that will shake up the top eight.

Collingwood is on Friday night footy again, this time taking on the Western Bulldogs, before Geelong looks to snap a four-game losing streak against Richmond the following night.

Sunday will play host to two games that will influence the finals calculations, with Melbourne versus Fremantle and Gold Coast versus Essendon keenly anticipated contests.

See the tips from our SEN experts below:

Gerard Whateley

Last week: 7
Running tally: 72

Port Adelaide
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide
West Coast
Geelong
Melbourne
Essendon

Dwayne Russell

Last week: 7
Running tally: 66

Port Adelaide
Collingwood
Adelaide
St Kilda
Geelong
Melbourne
Gold Coast

Garry Lyon

Last week: 7
Running tally: 66

Port Adelaide
Collingwood
Adelaide
West Coast
Geelong
Melbourne
Gold Coast

Andy Maher

Last week: 7
Running tally: 65

Carlton
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Western Bulldogs
West Coast
Geelong
Melbourne

Tim Watson

Last week: 7
Running tally: 64

Port Adelaide
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
West Coast
Geelong
Melbourne
Gold Coast

Sam Edmund

Last week: 6
Running tally: 61

Carlton
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide
West Coast
Geelong
Melbourne
Gold Coast

Andrew Gaze

Last week: 8
Running tally: 59

Port Adelaide
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn
West Coast
Geelong
Melbourne
Essendon