April 7th 2026, 9:04am, By: Jake Smit
Gather Round returns in Round 5 of the 2026 AFL Premiership Season as all 18 teams play in the great state of South Australia across four days. We have a clash at Adelaide Oval to get proceedings underway on Thursday night with Adelaide hosting Carlton, before a terrific match takes place at the same venue on Friday night as Collingwood and Fremantle do battle. Super Saturday will see four fixtures play out at three different venues, while Sunday closes out the round with three fixtures, including Port Adelaide vs St Kilda in the night time slot.
As always, Before You Bet will be providing betting tips for EVERY game in the 2026 AFL season. The links below take you directly to our game previews, or you can also head to our AFL Tips page where you will find all of our content for season 2026!
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Based on the South-West coast of Victoria, Jake has been an avid sports fanatic since he could walk. Aussie Rules, basketball, and soccer are his main three loves, but he's also got a soft spot for countless other sports.
Besides being a major contributor to our sports and fantasy content since 2017, Jake is our Content Manager & Editor and helps to plan and coordinate our team of writers every week. He's also one of the unlucky ones that is a keen Port Adelaide and Phoenix Suns fan, so go easy on him.
Our team of expert horse racing analysts bring you regular horse racing tips from major horse racing meetings in Australia and internationally. The highlight of the Australian horse racing calendar is the Spring Carnival, featuring the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and, of course, the Melbourne Cup, and we'll be there riding every winner home with you with our free racing tips and best bets. Giddy up!
6 Aug 2026
Caulfield Heath gets a rare chance to host Saturday Racing at Melbourne this weekend with a nine race program. Some of the Spring fancies are resuming and despite the day being just a fair meeting, there are still winners to be found.
Royal Randwick hosts a 10 race card with the first Group race of the season being the Group 2 Missile Stakes in Race 8 over 1200m. Shannon Buckley has done the form to bring you his best bets for day from Randwick!
4 Aug 2026
All six states will host Wednesday horse racing meetings as part of a stacked midweek schedule. Our best bets will be racing at Canterbury Park, Cranbourne and Belmont. Catch our best bets for the day here!
31 Jul 2026
Rosehill Gardens hosts a 10 Race card with no standout feature race on the card, but race 8 features a few talented types in a BM100 over 1500m. We bring you our three best bets for the card right here!
Happy Birthday to the racehorses on what is the first day of August for 2026. On that note we hope they all run well and can get around safely on the day, while producing us here, some winners. Catch our best bets for the Flemington card here!
28 Jul 2026
Six horse racing meetings will be held across the country on Wednesday. We will be focusing on three of these meetings with tips for Randwick-Kensington, Sandown-Hillside and Belmont. Check out our best bets for the day here!
24 Jul 2026
Royal Randwick hosts a 10 Race card with a Handicap, Class 3, 3 x BM72s, 3 x BM78s and 2 x BM88s featuring. The rail is out 11m from the 1000m to the post and 8m for the remainder. Check out our best bets here!
Caulfield will host Saturday racing in the state of Victoria this weekend with the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes being the highlight. We take you through our best bets and Quaddie selections for the card here!
21 Jul 2026
There are five Australian horse racing meetings on Wednesday’s midweek racing schedule. Our target meetings will be the higher quality ones at Canterbury, Sandown-Hillside and Pinjarra. Check out our best bets here!
16 Jul 2026
Flemington will host Saturday Racing in Melbourne this week and the relatively newly formed race, Deane Lester Flemington Cup highlights the day. We take you through our best bets and Quaddie selections for the day!
For the best AFL tips, stay tuned into Before You Bet as we provide previews and AFL betting tips for every match of every round, as well as coverage of the AFLW Women's competition, AFL premiership odds, Brownlow Medal vote predictions and a rolling Brownlow Medal leaderboard. If you love AFL football as much as us, then you'll enjoy following our AFL betting tips!
8 Aug 2026
St Kilda returns to Marvel Stadium on Saturday afternoon looking to keep its fading finals hopes alive against one of the AFL's hottest teams. We bring you our full preview and best bets for the clash here!
The sandwich game for Sunday’s AFL Round 22 action sees West Coast play host to Collingwood at Optus Stadium. The Eagles are coming off another disappointing loss, while the Magpies will be desperate to secure another four valuable points as they hunt a top 6 finish.
Sunday football kicks off in the nation’s capital as Giants take on the Suns at Manuka Oval. GWS are only one game outside of the wildcard positions, so this game looms as a must win clash!
7 Aug 2026
The fourth and final match on Super Saturday slate for AFL Round 22 is one that looms as a highly one-sided clash, with Adelaide hosting Richmond at Adelaide Oval. For the Crows, this is a huge opportunity to put a big score on the board!
Third up in the Super Saturday slate for AFL Round 22 is a match between Geelong and Essendon at GMHBA Stadium. This one has all the makings of a thrashing, with the Cats needing to bank four points and a boost to their percentage to continue to move up the ladder.
There are two Saturday twilight fixtures in AFL Round 22 and the first of those to get underway will be at the SCG with Sydney hosting Port Adelaide. It’s a heavily one-sided contest on paper with the Swans expected to run away comfortable winners at home.
Super Saturday in AFL Round 22 kicks off at the home of footy as Melbourne plays host to Fremantle in a quality matchup. The Demons are hunting a top 4 spot and a win over the ladder-leaders will go a long way to achieving that goal.
The eleventh season of the AFLW is set to launch on Sunday, 9 August 2026, kicking off what shapes up to be another cracking year of football. Here, we take a look at the season format, the top premiership contenders, and offer our tip for the flag.
5 Aug 2026
Friday night footy for AFL Round 22 is an absolute blockbuster as top 4 fancies Brisbane and Hawthorn lock horns at the Gabba. The back to back premiers will be desperate to make amends for last weekend’s disaster against the Blues!
AFL Round 22 begins on Thursday night with the Western Bulldogs taking on North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium. The Bulldogs have dominated this matchup for a long time and are the favourites to get the job done once again as they continue their top 6 push.
NRL tips for every match of the 2026 NRL season. The National Rugby League is the biggest rugby league competition in Australia and we have previews and NRL betting tips for every game, for both the mens and womens competitions, plus best bets for special events like the State of Origin.
Sunday afternoon at Jubilee Stadium closes the Round 23 slate with the latest chapter of one of rugby league’s oldest local rivalries. The Dragons will bring emotion and home ground desperation, but this matchup should still be heavily controlled by Cronulla.
Sunday afternoon at GIO Stadium gives us one of the most intriguing price disagreements of Round 23, as Canberra host Newcastle in a match the market has struggled to separate. Catch our full betting preview here!
Super Saturday concludes with a blockbuster contest between the Rabbitohs and Eels. Returning to their spiritual home for Indigenous Round, the Rabbitohs performance holds Finals implications, and a victory will be at the forefront of their minds.
Saturday evening at Suncorp Stadium brings another chapter of Brisbane’s newest rivalry, but the two clubs enter from completely different positions. We take you through our best bets for the matchup here!
The opening game on NRL Super Saturday heads to Perth this week with the Storm hosting the Sea Eagles. A bitter rivalry, each team will be aware that victory in this game means much more than the 2 competition points it is worth.
NRLW Magic Round has been and gone for another season and now at the middle of the season, focus turns towards consistency and preparing themselves for a shot at the Finals. We bring you our best bets for all Round 6 matches here!
The second NRL game on Friday night heads to Sydney with the Roosters hosting the Bulldogs. These two sides have enjoyed a rivalry for several years and the resurgence of the Bulldogs sets the stage for another renewal of this epic contest.
Friday night at Go Media Stadium delivers one of the matches of the regular season, as the third placed Warriors host the competition leading Panthers in a genuine premiership measuring stick.
The Finals are approaching fast and the opening match of NRL Round 23 is a Queensland Derby as the Titans host the Cowboys. With both teams sitting outside the Top 8, many may overlook this contest.
1 Aug 2026
NRL Round 22 concludes at CommBank Stadium on Sunday, where the Wests Tigers host Parramatta in a matchup between two teams whose finals hopes have ended. Check out our full betting preview here!
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