Whether you are in the butterflies, fantasy footy or anything in the middle, here are six predictions to consider this weekend’s action.

Hawthorn V North Melbourne (Saturday, 4:15 AEST AFTER)

Hawthorn may be interested in setting even more games in Launceston in the coming years based on how they have been able to turn it into an interstate castle in recent years.

Hawks won nine of their last ten matches in Utas Stadium after the odd one 47-44 win against Adelaide And, not only that, they covered the first match skill in all ten games!

They have been very reliable favorites throughout the year with a 7-2 record and a 64% success rate in line cover-the best equal in the league since the beginning of this round.

Considering the overall inequality between the parties over the past five years, it is not surprising that Hawthorn also holds a six winning matches against northern Melbournewith the last three coming from the margins larger than the 31.5 points line.

While northern melbourne will be strengthened by last week’s victory – which probably said more about Carlton than he did for Roos – their last side of the back victories – came in the first two rounds of 2023And they will defeat a high side of eight this year.

Mabior Chol is often a popular choice with workers in goals markets that have cleared 2+ goals in six of his nine winning performances in 2025, so he is expected to be a positive contributor to what should be another Hawthorn victory.

Forecasting of the match: Hawthorn -31.5 points

Player Forecast: Mabior Chol 2+ Goals

COLLINGWOOD V WEST COAST (Saturday, 7:35 AEST AFTER)

First gets to the 18th and the eagles will hope to avoid a repetition of last year’s respective match when they were pumped into one -minded MCG 66 points.

Bookies are challenging collingwood to cover a line -59.5 points, which they have Made only once since The latest meeting on the west coast in the 9th round last year.

They approached in some cases, beating respectively Brisbane and Hawthorn with 52 and 51 points, which is why we will choose to get an alternative line at a shorter price.

West Coast have unfortunately been synonymous with major losses in recent years, but those results have been largely dried up, with only one of their last nine games seeing them lose with at least 60 points (66 v Adelaide).

They fought hard to return from a slow start against Carlton and, after having a good week to recover physically, must be fresh to wage a good fight against staircase leaders, so we will get the line -55.5 points to buy a few points of insurance.

Dan McStay struck two goals in both appearances since he returned from the damage, and with collingwood is likely to create a great result, we will also support it to do this for the third time.

Forecasting of the match: collingwood -55.5 points

Player Forecast: Daniel McStay 2+ goals

Fremantle V St Kilda (Sunday, 5:10 AEST AFT)

How soon things can change in six weeks…

Fremantle scored a shameful 33 points against St. Kilda in Marvel Stadiumand when Collingwood was ruthlessly hit 15.7 against them next weekThe head of coach Justin Longmuir acknowledged that their faith was shot.

The 44-year-old former Docker has been able to instrument a dramatic change in their attitude and confidence and attributed it to the five consecutive victories they have chosen since the last time in front of the saints, who in turn lost Five of their last six matches – Including against Lowly Carlton and West Coast.

Dockers are 5-0 as home favorites after showing some swagger against Essendon last ThursdayThey are in a ten-day backup and should be very good for a difficult opposition.

Caleb Serong is the favorite with most pages to be the main recipient of removing Fremantle, but for our friends in bet365 you can get the same price for both he or Andrew Brayshaw to record 30+ moods in 1.87.

Seeing as little as 1.50 available elsewhere for Serong, which on average a 33 extraordinary game departures when dockers win, Bet365 is the place to go.

Forecasting of the match: Fremantle -22.5 points

Player Forecast: Caleb Serong 30+ Deps