Riley Beveridge Tips North Melbourne Over Gold Coast at Utas Stadium

Riley Beveridge tipped North Melbourne to beat Gold Coast at utas stadium in round 11, breaking from the bulk of the panel on a week when the experts mostly leaned the other way. The call placed North Melbourne in a smaller group of picks while Geelong drew eight of the 12 expert votes against Sydney.

Riley Beveridge and North Melbourne

Beveridge backed North Melbourne to bounce back and beat Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium, making that matchup the clearest individual split in the round 11 tips. The pick stood out because it was the lone call named on North Melbourne against Gold Coast, while the wider panel moved in a more settled direction elsewhere.

The tipping round was published as part of ’s round 11 calls, and it came during Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Six clubs used Indigenous names across the round: Adelaide as Kuwarna, Fremantle as Walyalup, Melbourne as Narrm, Port Adelaide as Yartapuulti, St Kilda as Euro-Yroke and West Coast as Waalitj Marawar.

Geelong at GMHBA Stadium

Geelong drew the strongest backing of the round, with eight of the 12 experts tipping it to beat ladder-leading Sydney at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday. That gave the round a clear majority pick at the top end, even as Beveridge’s North Melbourne call marked a distinct break from the pack.

For readers following the tipping board, the practical takeaway is simple: the panel split around a few games, but the strongest consensus sat with Geelong, while Beveridge alone backed North Melbourne to handle Gold Coast. The round 11 sheet now gives tipsters one clear point of difference to track against the rest of the field.

Sir Doug Nicholls Round

The round also carried the extra layer of clubs taking up Indigenous names, with six sides adopting names for Sir Doug Nicholls Round. Those changes sat alongside the tips rather than replacing them, leaving round 11 with both a panel call and a set of club names that were used across the competition.

North Melbourne’s assignment against Gold Coast is the one to watch from Beveridge’s picks, while Geelong’s heavy support against Sydney shows where the panel’s confidence sat most firmly. The split gives the round a clean read: one lone call in Beveridge’s favour, and one dominant consensus behind Geelong.