{"id":698153,"date":"2026-05-27T15:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/698153\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:59:13","slug":"afl-tips-round-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/698153\/","title":{"rendered":"AFL tips Round 12 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Need a hand with your AFL tips for this weekend?<\/p>\n<p>The Fox Footy experts are here to help with their winners for every game in Round 12.<\/p>\n<p>Watch every match of every round of the AFL Premiership Season LIVE and ad-break free during play on FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? <a href=\"https:\/\/kayosports.com.au\/en-AU\/welcome\/afl?pg=default&amp;extcamp=fsaeditoriallinkafl-edt-fsp-lnk-awr-grc-afl-kyo&amp;channel=fsa&amp;campaign=fsacontra&amp;voucher=\" title=\"kayosports.com.au\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Join now and get your first month for just $1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"i-amphtml-fill-content i-amphtml-replaced-content\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779017096_680_poster-fallback.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Check out all our expert tips and the final verdict below!<\/p>\n<p>FOX FOOTY TIPPING LEADERBOARD AND ROUND 12 TIPS<\/p>\n<p>=1. JACK JOVANOVSKI &#8211; 76 (Last week: 4)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>=1. MAX LAUGHTON (4x champion) &#8211; 76 (Last week: 5)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>=3. DYLAN BOLCH &#8211; 72 (Last week: 4)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>=3. BEN COTTON (2x champion) &#8211; 72 (Last week: 4)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>=3. BEN WATERWORTH &#8211; 72 (Last week: 4)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Fremantle<\/p>\n<p>Collingwood<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>6. JORDAN LEWIS &#8211; 71 (Last week: 3)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>=7. WILL FAULKNER &#8211; 70 (Last week: 3)<\/p>\n<p>tbc<\/p>\n<p>=7. DREW JONES &#8211; 70 (Last week: 3)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Fremantle<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>Essendon<\/p>\n<p>9. DAVID ZITA &#8211; 68 (Last week: 4)<\/p>\n<p>Withdrew in protest of the Wednesday night deadline<\/p>\n<p>10. CHLOE MOLLOY &#8211; 67 (Last week: 4)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>11. BEN DIXON &#8211; 64 (Last week: 4)<\/p>\n<p>Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans<\/p>\n<p>Fremantle<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p>GWS Giants<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles<\/p>\n<p>12. LEIGH MONTAGNA &#8211; 63 (Last week: 3)<\/p>\n<p>tbc<\/p>\n<p>13. CAM MOONEY &#8211; 62 (Last week: 3)<\/p>\n<p>tbc<\/p>\n<p>Final verdict (9 tipsters)<\/p>\n<p>St Kilda 0 &#8211; 9 Hawthorn<\/p>\n<p>Carlton 0 &#8211; 9 Geelong<\/p>\n<p>Sydney Swans 9 &#8211; 0 Richmond<\/p>\n<p>Brisbane Lions 6 &#8211; 3 Fremantle<\/p>\n<p>Western Bulldogs 8 &#8211; 1 Collingwood<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne 8 &#8211; 1 GWS Giants<\/p>\n<p>West Coast Eagles 8 &#8211; 1 Essendon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Need a hand with your AFL tips for this weekend? 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