2022 AFL Round 8: Early mail and betting leans for each game

Read on for AFL Round 8 early mail and betting leans for each game…

AFL Round 8: Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, Friday night

Early prediction: Close
The value: Bulldogs $1.90 at TopSport

• A clash between two teams who have been disappointing so far this season
• Port kept coming last week but were only in it due to woeful kicking from the Saints
• Bulldogs have a decent record at the Adelaide Oval and can continue that here

“This is another big game… we need to continue to build” 👊

Rather than focusing on the past, Brett Montgomery says the club sees Friday’s clash with the Bulldogs as simply another opportunity to increase the win tally ⤵️#weareportadelaide

— Port Adelaide FC (@PAFC) May 2, 2022

AFL Round 8: Fremantle v North Melbourne, Friday night

Early prediction: Freo easily
The value: Freo -40.5 at TopSport

• Freo super high on confidence
• Freo have a few heading to the COVID lounge
• North really getting hammered weekly now

Richmond v Collingwood, Saturday afternoon

Early prediction: Close
The value: Collingwood +10.5 at TopSport

• Collingwood were pretty good against Gold Coast and the line looks a little big
• Richmond beat West Coast last week – they might as well have beaten a local Under 12 team
• Dusty could return, but will be underdone

AFL Round 8: Sydney v Gold Coast, Saturday afternoon

Early prediction: Swans
The value: Gold Coast +29.5 at TopSport

• The Swans were beaten comfortably by the 6-1 Lions last week
• They face much easier opposition here at home against the struggling Suns
• Expect a response from Gold Coast after skipper Touk Miller called last week’s effort ‘unacceptable’

GWS v Geelong, Saturday afternoon

Early prediction: Close
The value: GWS 1-39 @ $2.62 at TopSport

• Toby Greene is so valuable, as shown last week
• GWS on a roll of 1 🙂 Can improve quickly
• Geelong only 4-3 and haven’t been impressive of late

Essendon v Hawthorn, Saturday night

Early prediction: Close
The value: Essendon +10.5 at TopSport

• A great rivalry and tight fixture
• Marvel is where Essendon play their best footy
• Hawks have lost 4 of last 5

Ben Rutten needs to give his players more freedom according to Hawks premiership great Luke Hodge. While Bombers star Andrew McGrath has put the heat on the midfielders to avoid another wasted season. https://t.co/5zYfOfGqUb @7AFL #7AFL #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/rIQnQ1Iau7

— 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) May 4, 2022

AFL Round 8: Brisbane v West Coast, Saturday night

Early prediction: Brisbane by a lot
The value: Brisbane -63.5 at TopSport

• There’s a real stench about West Coast’s performances
• Road trips don’t come much tougher than the Gabbatoir
• Brisbane cruising at 6-1

Melbourne v St Kilda, Sunday afternoon

Early prediction: Dees
The value: Melbourne 1-39 @ $2.04 at TopSport

• Melbourne is off to a 7-0 start this season and are gunning for their 15th consecutive win
• They should be ‘up’ for this game against a team that’s in the Top 4
• Saints should have won last week (kicking 4.18) but that must have been an energy-sapping game

Carlton v Adelaide, Sunday afternoon

Early prediction: Close
The value: Adelaide +21.5 at TopSport

• Crows got smashed by GWS last week, but that will happen sometimes to a young side
• Crows have a good record of backing up well from a loss under the astute Nicks
• Crows have been better than the ladder suggests, with two losses by under a kick

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