2026 AFL Opening Round: Tips, Predictions & Betting Odds

Head to our AFL tips landing page where you'll have access to all of our fantastic AFL content.

We provide in-depth AFL previews for every match of the season. On that page you'll find links to the round-by-round content, as well as links to all of our great AFL articles.

There's lots of great Australian sports betting sites that provide plenty of AFL betting markets and promotions.

It's hard to go past some of the bigger sports betting sites like Ladbrokes, Neds and CrownBet. They are going to give you the biggest range of markets and options for AFL betting.

If you want to support a local Australian owned site, then Bet Right and TradieBet do everything right. They set their own lines, offer super competitive odds and are prepared to take a bet.

If you enjoy the social elements of betting on the AFL, then Dabble might be the site for you. It's a mobile-only betting app where you can copy other people's bets and join in some friendly banter.

Betting exchanges are a great way to trade on an AFL market, with both back and lay betting available at Betfair. It's the perfect way to build up a profitable position on futures markets like the Brownlow or Premiership.

Finally, if you just want to try something new then check out our new Australian sports betting sites. At the moment, we're giving a thumbs up to UpYaGo, Millennial Bet and PuntSport. Give them a try!

Yes we do! In fact, we've been writing about the Brownlow Medal since 2013 and have a proven history of accurate Brownlow vote predictions and profitable tips.

Check out our Brownlow page where you'll find links to all of our latest Brownlow articles and content. We provide analysis of every match of every round, providing information about the key players and stats, along with our Brownlow vote breakdowns.

To access each round, as well as our rolling leaderboard, head to our Brownlow Leaderboard page. We update that page after every round so you can keep track of our Brownlow votes and current leaders to help you bet on the Brownlow throughout the season.

We'll also have a range of Brownlow articles at the end of the season to sum up our overall leaderboard and find value bets in the Brownlow betting markets.

We have a heap of AFL resources for you here at Before You Bet.

The main feature of our site is our AFL tips and analysis. We break down every match of every round, provide our thoughts and injury updates, and then hit you with a betting tip and Same Game Multi for every match. It's a fun (and hopefully profitable) way to follow the AFL action.

We update the current AFL ladder every week and we have a full AFL fixture page so you can keep track of who, where and when your team is playing each week.

If you're in your office AFL tipping competition and need some help with your tips every week, then our BYB team post their tips each week on our AFL tipping page.

Some of the most popular AFL betting markets include the Brownlow, Rising Star and AFL Premiership markets. We have a strong focus on the Brownlow and will provide weekly analysis of every match of the round, including our Brownlow vote predictions and current Brownlow leaderboard.

Of course, for all the latest news, results and information about the AFL, the official website can be found at www.afl.com.au.

That's a very good question!

At the moment, your best way to determine who will win the 2026 AFL Premiership is to look at the current AFL ladder and compare to the current 2026 Premiership Odds. From here, you'll be able to see who is the favourite to win the Premiership this season.

Remember, that even though a team is favourite to win the flag, it doesn't necessarily make them a great bet. Their odds might be too short compared to the true likelihood of that outcome. The best way to profit on the AFL Premiership market is to find teams that offer good value odds. Perhaps a team is playing poorly compared to their true ability. If you can back them at good value odds, and they win a few games, then their odds will reduce and you're in a good position to build a green book.