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AFL (Australian Football League) is the pre-eminent and only fully professional men’s competition of Australian rules football. The league currently consists of 18 teams spread over five of Australia’s six states – Tasmania being the exception. It has a 23-round regular “home-and-away” season, which runs between March to September.

AFL Clubs

1.       Port Adelaide 10.   Hawthorn
2.       West Coast Eagles 11.   Geelong Cats
3.       Melbourne 12.   Essendon
4.       Sydney Swans 13.   GWS Giants
5.       Richmond 14.   Brisbane Lions
6.       Western Bulldogs 15.   Carlton
7.       Adelaide Crows 16.   Fremantle
8.       St Kilda 17.   Gold Coast Suns
9.       Collingwood 18.   North Melbourne

AFL Season Structure

  • Pre-season

The AFL pre-season serves as both warm-up matches for the season and as a stand-alone competition. Presently, practice matches are now played under Marsh Community Series. All 18 clubs plays two matches each and are played on some weekdays and weekends throughout February and early March.

  • Premiership season

Starting in late March and ending in early September, the premiership season a.k.a “home-and-away” season lasts for 23 rounds. Each team plays 22 matches and teams receive four premiership points for a win and two premiership points for a draw.

  • Final series

The top 8 teams at the end of the AFL Premiership season compete in a four-week finals series throughout September, culminating in a Grand Final to determine the premiers.

The finals series is played under the AFL final 8 system, and the Grand Final is traditionally played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the afternoon of the last Saturday in September.

What do you need to know about AFL Betting?

AFL Betting is a great platform for fans to enjoy a punt, especially those who love the sport. The enthusiasm and fervor that the crowd brings in makes AFL betting a great platform to indulge in.

However, like any other sports betting, you should first have a good knowledge of the league’s and team’s history before starting. There are 23 matches throughout the season, and each match is open in different betting markets for the placement of bets.

What are the common types of AFL betting?

AFL Head to Head A simple bet where you choose which of the two teams will win, regardless of the score
AFL Line Your team needs to win (or lose) by certain points.
AFL Margin AFL margin betting is a simple bet that will have you pick how much your selected team will win by.
AFL Over and Under Over/Under betting is where you don’t have to pick a certain team to win, just the whether you think the total points of the game will be over or under a predetermined amount.

Where can I find the best AFL tips?

The best place to find AFL tips are in online punting sites. From free sites to paid subscription sites, it’s up to you to decide the most appropriate way for you to access the best AFL tips that suit your profit goal, risk profile and bankroll.

To determine which way you’ll go – professional AFL tipsters or free AFL tips – think about what you want to get from your punting and your income. Always check the results of the AFL analyst and make sure that they have demonstrated excellent results for their members, not just promises of winning.

If you are new to punting, we recommend signing up with Winning Edge Investments newsletter to receive a copy of their free 130 page Professional Betting Education Pack.

2809, 2023

AFL Grand Final Preview

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Collingwood Magpies v Brisbane Lions (Saturday Afternoon) Collingwood and Brisbane will meet in the AFL Grand Final at the MCG on Saturday afternoon. They finished one, two on the AFL ladder at seasons end so it comes as no surprise to see both teams progress through to the last Saturday in September. They met twice during the year.  And

2009, 2023

AFL Finals Week 3

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Collingwood Magpies v Greater Western Sydney Giants  (Friday Night) When Collingwood made it through to the preliminary final on the back of beating Melbourne two weeks ago they looked to have one hand on the premiership cup.  They were on the easier side of the draw or so we thought.  Enter the Giants.  They just continue to get better. 

1409, 2023

AFL Finals Week 2

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Port Adelaide Power v Greater Western Sydney Giants (Saturday Night) Port weren’t as bad as the scoreboard suggests last week.  They had periods where they were on top of the Lions.  Inaccuracy in front of goals hurt them before the Lions kicked away late.  They are a different beast back at home although are under pressure not to exit

509, 2023

AFL Finals Week 1

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Collingwood Magpies v Melbourne Demons (Thursday Night) Wet weather could play a key role in the first of the qualifying finals between Melbourne and Collingwood at the MCG on Thursday night.  At the time of writing (Tuesday evening) 1 to 4mm is forecast. Despite Collingwood finishing at the top of the home and away ladder, their finish to the

2308, 2023

AFL Round 24

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The last round before finals and to my eye there appears four good things. Collingwood v Essendon – Collingwood are set to get a few players back and will be keen to head into finals with a win against old enemy Essendon who have simply run out of steam.  They were deplorable against the Giants last week. North Melbourne

1008, 2023

AFL Round 22

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Collingwood Magpies v Geelong Cats (Friday Afternoon) For the reigning premiers Geelong this is almost do or die if they are to play finals footy in 2023.  Collingwood have a top 2 spot sewn up but will be looking for a confidence booster coming off two losses.  I’m pretty keen on Collingwood here despite the loss of star youngster

507, 2023

AFL Round 17

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Just the one bet for me this week and it comes in the form of a multi. Geelong v North Melbourne - Geelong will beat North Melbourne in Geelong, its just a question of by how much.  They are short but a nice booster for the multi. GWS v Hawthorn – GWS have hit form winning four of their

3006, 2023

AFL Round 16

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Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Saturday Afternoon) Seventeenth placed North Melbourne are coming off the bye which has proven most troublesome for all the teams who have done it so far in 2023.  Adelaide on the other hand are coming off a narrow loss against premiership favourites Collingwood at the MCG.  The Crows love belting sides at home

2206, 2023

AFL Round 15 2023

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Geelong Cats v Melbourne Demons (Thursday Night) The early betting has been interesting in this game.  To my surprise Geelong opened a clear favourite when markets went up last week.  Melbourne was subsequently backed into favourite however with the news dropping yesterday that Clayton Oliver will miss again for the Dees the market has swung back to make the

1506, 2023

AFL Round 14 2023

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Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans (Friday Night) The Swans travel to Brisbane to face the Lions under the Friday night lights and unfortunately for last years grand finalists they do not look set to regain any players from a lengthy injury list.  The Lions are coming off two losses.  They clearly did not come with the right attitude against

806, 2023

AFL Round 13 2023

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Sydney Swans v St Kilda Saints (Thursday Night) It’s great to see Thursday night footy back and we kick off with an interesting clash between the Swans and the Saints. This is an important game for both sides. After a fast start to season 2023 the Saints have looked shaky over the last month with two bad losses coming

106, 2023

AFL Round 11 2023

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Gold Coast Suns v Adelaide Crows (Saturday Night) This is an interesting clash up in Darwin on Saturday night between two sides on the way up. The Crows took another big scalp at home last week in the form of the Brisbane Lions, whilst the Suns secured four points over the inform Bulldogs. Its not always as simple as

2505, 2023

AFL Round 11 2023

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Another tricky week in the AFL but we have found three bets. Melbourne Demons v Fremantle Dockers (Saturday Afternoon) This is an interesting contest at the MCG on Saturday afternoon.  After a very slow start to 2023 the Dockers are on a roll.  They have won their last three including a big win over Geelong last week in Perth. 

1805, 2023

AFL Round 10 2023

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Richmond Tigers v Essendon Bombers (Saturday Night) The fortunes of these two sides have changed significantly over the last few weeks.  Essendon started the year well but have been hit hard by injuries and their young list is beginning to struggle.  Richmond on the other hand were going terribly earlier in the year but have got some key personnel

905, 2023

AFL Round 9 2023

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Western Bulldogs v Carlton Blues (Sunday) The Western Bulldogs lose Adam Treloar with a hamstring injury but I’m surprised they aren’t clear favourites here. Their recent form reads very well, winning five of their last six. The only loss came against the Power in Adelaide, a game they were in for much of the night. Carlton on the other

405, 2023

AFL Round 8 2023

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Gold Coast Suns v Melbourne Demons (Saturday Twilight) Unsurprisingly Melbourne dominates the recent record between these two sides.  The Suns will take confidence from an away win over the struggling Tigers last week but are still with out Touk Miller and face a Melbourne side starting to hit their straps.  Won’t be surprised to see the Suns take it

2704, 2023

AFL Round 7 2023

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Small betting week this week - looks a really tricky round! Sydney Swans v Greater Western Giants (Sydney Night) GWS kept fighting and did well to avoid a blow out in the end against Brisbane last week.  Sydney were badly beaten in their grand final rematch with Geelong at Geelong.  Both sides have a number of key injuries at

1904, 2023

AFL Round 6 2023

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I'm keen to bet into two games this week. Fremantle Dockers v Western Bulldogs (Friday Night) This is a really interesting clash to start round 6 in the West on Friday night.  Whilst there is still a lot of footy to be played in season 23 I feel like this is almost a must win for either of these

1304, 2023

AFL Round 5 2023

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Adelaide Crows v Carlton Blues (Thursday Night) A cracking match to start off the inaugural gather round.  The big news during the week was that Harry McKay had his one match suspension over turned by the tribunal and is free to play.  The Blues also get Sam Walsh back for the first time this season – a significant in. 

604, 2023

AFL Round 4 2023

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Adelaide Crows v Fremantle Dockers (Saturday Afternoon) This presents as an interesting contest on Saturday afternoon at the Adelaide Oval.  Fremantle made a notable change to their game plan last week opting to move the ball a lot faster than they had done in rounds 1 and 2, however I can’t help but think the

3003, 2023

AFL Round 3 2023

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Richmond Tigers v Collingwood Magpies (Thursday Night) They are expecting a monster crowd on Friday night when the two biggest clubs in the land meet at the MCG.  Collingwood are now outright premiership favourites following a 2&0 start and a dismantling of the Power by 10 goals at home last week.  The Tigers were too

2303, 2023

AFL Round 2 2023

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Carlton Blues v Geelong Cats (Thursday Night) Another cracking game to get us underway in round 2.  Geelong were in front for much of the night in round 1 but couldn’t hold off an insatiable Collingwood who ran over the top of the reigning premiers with a 5 goal to 1 final quarter.   The Blues

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