Can the Eagles swoop on the Crows for another home win? Will the Dockers make their new mate Owen a distant memory with a second straight win?
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And, who will win one of the AFL's newest, and most exciting rivalries, the Battle of the Bridge?
Those are some of burning questions we tackle in this week's Friday Furnace ahead of what is shaping up as an exciting round of AFL football - and a tipsters nightmare. On that note, our crack(pot) panel has included our tips this week as well to help you pick a winner.
Peter Bell (Radio 6PR host, two-time AFL premiership player):
The Burning question: Will West Coast's dominance at home continue? Adelaide and North in the next month will test.
Headline you'd like to see: No injuries to report at Fremantle.
Pick of the round: I think the Bulldogs can do it outside against Port.
Tune in: West Coast v Adelaide. How many goals will Adelaide kick inside 15m?
Brendan Foster (WAtoday's grumpy old man):
Question: Will the Footy Show's expose into the drug culture at the Eagles in the mid-2000's affect West Coast's performance on Saturday night against the Crows?
Headline: Eagles prey on slow Crows
Pick: The Crows are paying $2.80 to beat the Eagles.
Tune in: I'm always accused of being Eagles bias anyway, so the West Coast v Adelaide game at Domain Stadium on Saturday night should be a corker.
Tune out: Hawks v Essendon. Ugly.
Tips: Hawks, Power, Lions, Cats, Eagles, Saints, Tigers, Swans, Demons
Tim Carrier (Fantasy footy addict and social media producer):
Question: How will the Eagles fare against a Top 8 side at home?
Headline: Freo, way too slow: Loss Lions.
Pick: Brisbane are $2.15 outsiders at home to a depleted Fremantle side. This is the first time in a long time that I can recall when the Lions go into a match with better talls than their opponent.
Tune in: The burgeoning Battle of the Bridge rivalry should deliver another classic chapter.
Tips: Hawks, Bulldogs, Lions, Kangaroos, Eagles, Blues, Tigers, Giants, Demons
David Prestipino (WAtoday wine writer and footy tragic):
Question: Can GWS beat a Top 8 team? They need to if they're to be taken seriously.
Headline: Eagles flying high at home - again
Pick: North Melbourne are $2 at their Etihad fortress to beat Geelong (minus Tomahawk).
Tune in: To pretty much every game bar tonight's. Rd 12 is a cracker!
Tips: Hawks, Power, Dockers, Kangaroos, Eagles, Blues, Tigers, Giants, Demons
Simon White: (WAtoday editor and chief puppet hater):
Question: Can Fremantle make it two in a row?
Headline: Nine coup: Hogan's Heroes re-run outrates Richmond v Gold Coast.
Pick: The $1.75 about Freo to beat Brisbane is luxury odds for mine.
Tune in: The Sydney derby - or whatever they call it - is a cracking test of the Giants' top-four aspirations.
Tips: Hawks, Power, Dockers, Kangaroos, Crows, Blues, Tigers, Swans, Demons