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AFL TIPS AND BETTING STRATEGIES<\/h2>\n
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Welcome to Betfair\u2019s AFL Tipping page for 2026! You will find AFL previews, betting tips and strategies for the 2026 premiership season from our AFL expert tipster, and 2008 Brownlow Medalist, Adam Cooney. With 18 teams in the AFL, 24 rounds this season made up of 207 matches, the team at Betfair is here to help you navigate the season from a betting point of view. We\u2019ll be providing our expert picks for every game and once the regular season is over and we are left with 8 finals teams, the tips don\u2019t stop there as we\u2019ve got you covered for the finals series as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each week, we\u2019ll be putting out betting advice for every game of the round including best bets for the week, value picks, lay tips and player prop selections. These will range from margin picks, first goal scorers, who to bet at the line and of course who the Betfair team think will win each game. When making their weekly AFL tips, our experts will look at recent form, statistics from throughout the season, historical trends and rely on their developed betting knowledge giving you informed selections backed up by data.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest AFL tips will be posted on this page each week as teams get released for the round as the in and outs of each team can dramatically impact who wins a game of football. This is why it\u2019s also important to keep an eye out for late changes teams may swing, and adjust your betting strategies accordingly. For example, if a key defender is out, the opposing team\u2019s key forward might be due for a big game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A great feature of Betfair is that you\u2019ll be able to put our tips on the Betfair Hub to use on the Betfair Exchange as not only does Betfair provide expert betting content, we are also a betting exchange where punters can bet against each other. You\u2019ve got a wide range of AFL markets on the exchange which our tips cover including futures markets like the premiership market, top 4, top 8, wooden spoon and much more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Click here to view the AFL Premiers market, futures markets, and every game of every round<\/span>.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Our tipping content is tailored to the unique features you\u2019ll only find on the Betfair Exchange making it the perfect place to action the tips you\u2019ll find on this page. Simply click on the blue and pink widgets next to the tips depending on whether you want to back or lay the tip, and you\u2019ll be taken straight to the correlating market on the exchange where you can place your bets.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only have we got weekly footy tipping content, but Betfair also has a wide range of AFL related betting articles that\u2019ll keep you informed throughout the 2026 football calendar which you can <\/span>find here<\/span><\/a><\/span>. So what are you waiting for? Kick your AFL season into gear with premium AFL betting tips thanks to the Betfair Hub. Play your way with Betfair.<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n

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