Eddie McGuire backs North Melbourne to blow up depleted Carlton's season at the MCG

Nine's expert AFL tips are in for round 15 and Eddie McGuire has made the bold call to back North Melbourne against a depleted Carlton.

The Blues will be without stars Harry McKay and Sam Walsh, while Charlie Curnow is also in doubt with a calf issue.

North Melbourne meanwhile could be bolstered by the return of defender Charlie Comben, putting them near full strength.

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Carlton is effectively in do-or-die mode, with any slip ups putting them too far back in the race for finals.

The former Collingwood president might be tipping with his heart as much as his head on this one.

The Blues have won five consecutive games against the Kangaroos, however.

Elsewhere, Gold Coast and GWS meet in the battle of the expansion sides, with huge finals implications.

Both teams will be fighting in the fifth to eighth range, but with the Western Bulldogs charging into finals calculations, someone is going to miss out.

Brisbane will attempt to break its hoodoo of losses in Geelong, having not won at the venue since 2003.

Our tipsters are universally backing the Cats over the sputtering Lions, however.

Expert tips for round 15

Jimmy Bartel: Fremantle, Geelong, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood, Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs

Rory Sloane: Fremantle, Geelong, Carlton, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, GWS, Western Bulldogs

Tom Morris: Fremantle, Geelong, Carlton, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, GWS, Western Bulldogs

Eddie McGuire: Fremantle, Geelong, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, GWS, Western Bulldogs

Clint Stanaway: Fremantle, Geelong, Carlton, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs

Nat Yoannidis: Fremantle, Geelong, Carlton, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs

Tony Jones: Fremantle, Geelong, Carlton, Port Adelaide, Collingwood, GWS, Western Bulldogs