The AFL at least have made up for last week's Friday night farce with what looks to be a belter of a game down at Geelong.
The round goes downhill from there though, with West Coast and Port Adelaide the only other game predicted to be decided by under 2 goals (admittedly I think this is underestimating West Coasts's chances due to issues with assessing thier home ground advantage at the new Perth Stadium).
Depending on which sides show up the Bulldogs-Suns, Bombers-Hawks and Saints-Demons games have the potential to be of some interest given the inconsistencies surronuding a number of the teams involved.
| Round | Home | Away | Ground | Home Predicted Score | Away Predicted Score | Predicted Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R7 | Geelong | GW Sydney | Kardinia Park | 82 | 78 | 4 |
| R7 | Western Bulldogs | Gold Coast | Eureka Stadium | 89 | 74 | 15 |
| R7 | Essendon | Hawthorn | M.C.G. | 78 | 99 | -20 |
| R7 | West Coast | Port Adelaide | Perth Stadium | 84 | 86 | -1 |
| R7 | Sydney | North Melbourne | S.C.G. | 94 | 74 | 20 |
| R7 | Adelaide | Carlton | Adelaide Oval | 106 | 63 | 43 |
| R7 | Richmond | Fremantle | M.C.G. | 106 | 62 | 44 |
| R7 | St Kilda | Melbourne | Docklands | 77 | 91 | -13 |
| R7 | Brisbane Lions | Collingwood | Gabba | 72 | 104 | -31 |
The difference between some predicted scores may appear to be slightly off the predicted margin by a point, this is due to rounding for display in this table.