AFL
Season 2026
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Brisbane 9–6, Gabba advantage. Essendon 3–14, 0–8 away. H2H Brisbane 4–1. Strong tip: Brisbane by 25.
Melbourne 9–6, 6–1 at MCG. Richmond 2–14. 87.9% confidence, +43.3 margin. Strong tip: Melbourne by 40.
West Coast 4–12, 1–7 away. Bulldogs 7–8. Unanimous 27/27, 74.4%. Strong tip: Bulldogs by 20.
Adelaide 11–5, 5 straight wins, 7–2 at home. Gold Coast 1–6 away. Unanimous. Strong tip: Adelaide by 18.
Carlton 5-game streak, 4–1 in H2H. Hawthorn 11–4. Squiggle 15–12. Lean tip: Carlton by 4.
Dead split: Squiggle 14–13. Geelong 2–5 away. GWS 4–3 at home. Lean tip: GWS by 3.
Port 4–12, 2–6 away. St Kilda 6–8. Unanimous 27/27, 73.2%. Strong tip: St Kilda by 20.
Collingwood 4–1 in H2H but 6–9 overall. North 8–8. Squiggle 18–9. Lean tip: Collingwood by 4.
1st v 2nd. Fremantle 15–1, 7–0 at home. Sydney 13–3. Squiggle 22–5. Lean tip: Fremantle by 8.
Port 4–11, 2–6 at home. North 7–8. H2H North 4–1. Unanimous 27/27, 74.0%. Strong tip: North by 20.
Essendon 2–14 but H2H 4–1 and just broke their losing streak. St Kilda 6–7 off a bye. Lean tip: St Kilda by 5.
Richmond 2–13, worst in AFL. Carlton 7–7, 4 straight wins. Unanimous 27/27. Strong tip: Carlton by 20.
Both 6–8. Gold Coast 5–2 at home. Collingwood 3–4 away. Squiggle 22–5. Lean tip: Gold Coast by 8.
Fremantle 14–1, best in the AFL. GWS 5–9 at Manuka Oval (not home fortress). Strong tip: Fremantle by 15.
Hawthorn 10–4 v Melbourne 9–5 in Launceston. Squiggle 22–5 Hawks. Lean tip: Hawthorn by 10.
Adelaide 10–5, 4 straight wins. West Coast 4–11. Unanimous 27/27. Strong tip: Adelaide by 20.
Sydney 12–3, 7–1 at home. Bulldogs 7–7 off a bye. 26/27 consensus. Strong tip: Sydney by 15.
Fremantle 13–1, 6–0 at home. Gold Coast 1–5 away, 3 straight losses. Strong tip: Fremantle by 25.
Essendon 1–13, 0–7 away. North Melbourne 5–3 at home. R3 result: North by 12. Strong tip: North Melbourne by 20.
The Showdown. Adelaide 9–5, 3 straight wins. Port 4–10. Adelaide 4–1 in last 5 H2H. Strong tip: Adelaide by 15.
Richmond 2–12, worst in the AFL. Collingwood 4–1 in H2H. 87.4% confidence. Strong tip: Collingwood by 35.
Carlton 5–0 in H2H, avg margin +70. West Coast 4–10. Squiggle 83.2% confidence. Strong tip: Carlton by 30.
Hawthorn 9–4, 6–1 at MCG. GWS 5–8, 1–6 away. Unanimous 29/29. Strong tip: Hawthorn by 20.
Defending premiers v the best record in the AFL. Squiggle split 17–12. 55.1% confidence. The Gabba factor tips it. Lean tip: Brisbane by 5.
Bulldogs 4–1 in H2H with avg margin +58. But coming off a 57-point loss. The regression question returns. Lean tip: Bulldogs by 6.
Richmond 2–11, worst in the AFL. North Melbourne 4–0 in H2H including 130–55 in R6. Strong tip: North Melbourne by 25.
Collingwood 5–0 in the last 5 H2H. Port Adelaide 4–9, 2–4 away. Strong tip: Collingwood by 20.
GWS 4–1 at home. Carlton 2–4 away. Unanimous 27/27 consensus. Strong tip: GWS by 15.
Adelaide 4–9 but every model backs them. Melbourne 9–5 but 3–4 away. 28/28 Squiggle consensus for the Crows. Lean tip: Adelaide by 10.
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R7 reverse: Hawthorn won by 49 at home. Now they travel to the Gold Coast where the Suns are 5–1. H2H at this venue overwhelmingly favours the Suns. Lean tip: Hawthorn by 8.
Fremantle 12–1. Geelong 1–4 away. The R1 rematch in Perth. The Dockers’ only loss was to this opponent. Strong tip: Fremantle by 15.
GWS 4–1 at home, 1–5 away. St Kilda own the R2 result. H2H favours the Giants 4–2 but venue favours the Saints. Lean tip: St Kilda by 6.
Richmond 2–10. Brisbane the defending premiers. Four straight H2H wins to the Lions including 163–44 in 2024. 89.3% model confidence. Strong tip: Brisbane by 40.
Essendon’s 8-game losing streak meets their 3–2 H2H dominance. The form says Melbourne by 30. The history says be careful. Strong tip: Melbourne by 25.
The best team in the AFL travels to Adelaide. Sydney are 10–2, 7–0 at home, and scoring at will. Port are 4–8 and fading. Strong tip: Sydney by 20.
Home team, away ground. North Melbourne are listed as home but play at Optus Stadium — where West Coast beat them by 17 ten weeks ago. Lean tip: North Melbourne by 8.
Fortress Kardinia Park: Geelong 7–0 at home in 2026, avg margin +38. Gold Coast arrive off back-to-back losses. Strong tip: Geelong by 25.
Five-game turnaround meets three-from-five H2H dominance. The Bulldogs’ composure in tight games vs Adelaide’s matchup pedigree. Lean tip: Bulldogs by 6.