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Your AFL tips for round 10 are sorted – BigFooty’s AFL Power Rankings
After Rd 9, here’s how the model sees the competition. Higher teams would beat lower teams if they played today: 📊 Current Rankings Rank Team Rating Prev Move Ladder Ladder Diff 1 → Brisbane Lions [...]
Teams for AFL Round 10, 2026
BRISBANE LIONS v GEELONG Thursday 14 May 2026, 7:30pm, Gabba BRISBANE LIONS FB: Keidean Coleman (18), Harris Andrews (31), Ryan Lester (35) HB: Darcy Wilmot (44), Jaspa Fletcher (3), Dayne Zorko (15) C: Hugh McCluggage [...]
The Free Kick Ladder – 2026
2026 AFL Free Kick Tallies Ordered by differential (frees for minus frees against). For and Against show totals with (Home/Away) splits. Rank Team For Against Diff W-D-L % 1 Geelong 202 (129/73) 159 (112/47) +43 [...]
AFL Player Injuries – After Round 9 2026
Adelaide injury news PlayerInjuryReturn Jordan ButtsAdductor2-3 weeks Mitch HingeHamstring1-2 weeks Mark KeaneBroken leg2-4 weeks Taylor WalkerHamstring2-3 weeks Brisbane injury news PlayerInjuryReturn Oscar AllenFoot10-14 weeks Dan AnnableShoulder3 months Noah AnswerthConcussionTBA/protocls Jarrod BerryCalf1 week Ty GallopConcussion1-2 weeks/protocols [...]
Free Kick Geelong! – The full tally of free kicks for AFL 2026 to round 9
2026 AFL Free Kick Tallies Ordered by differential (frees for minus frees against). For and Against show totals with (Home/Away) splits. Rank Team For Against Diff W-D-L % 1 Geelong 191 (118/73) 144 (97/47) +47 [...]
Injury lists for all clubs after AFL Round 8
All the latest updates on player injuries. Subscribe to the thread for forum alerts when the lists are updated. Adelaide injury news Player Injury return Callum Ah Chee Hamstring 1 week Darcy Fogarty Back Test [...]
Power Rankings by BigFooty – Who to tip for round 9?
After Rd 8, here’s how the model sees the AFL comp. 📊 Current Rankings Rank Team Rating Prev Move Ladder Ladder Diff 1 ↑ Brisbane Lions 1718 2 +1 4 +3 2 ↓ Hawthorn 1714 [...]
Round 8 – All the AFL teams
COLLINGWOOD v HAWTHORN Thursday 30 April 2026, 7:30pm, MCG COLLINGWOOD FB: Billy Frampton (17), Darcy Moore (30), Harry Perryman (12) HB: Isaac Quaynor (3), Josh Daicos (7), Dan Houston (9) C: Roan Steele (45), Ned [...]
Teams Round 8 – AFL 2026 – Thursday Night
COLLINGWOOD v HAWTHORN Thursday 30 April 2026, 7:30pm, MCG COLLINGWOOD FB: Billy Frampton (17), Darcy Moore (30), Brayden Maynard (4) HB: Harry Perryman (12), Josh Daicos (7), Isaac Quaynor (3) C: Roan Steele (45), Ned [...]
AFL Power Rankings by BigFooty – ready for round 8?
BigFooty AFL Power Rankings – Rd 7, 2026 After Rd 7, here’s how the model sees the competition. The question is, if any two teams played today, who would win? 📊 Current Rankings Rank Team [...]
AFL Injury Lists after round 7, 2026
Adelaide injury news PlayerInjuryreturn Callum Ah CheeHamstring1-2 weeks Daniel CurtinDislocated knee capAvailable Jordan DawsonPersonalTBA Darcy FogartyBack2-3 weeks Mitch HingeHamstring2-4 weeks Mark KeaneBroken leg4-6 weeks Jake SoligoAnkleTest Brisbane injury news PlayerInjuryreturn Dan AnnableShoulder14-16 weeks Noah AnswerthConcussionTBA [...]
Free Kick Tally – AFL 2026 – Right in front of you.
Ordered by differential (frees for minus frees against). For and Against show totals with (Home/Away) splits. Rank Team For Against Diff W-D-L % 1 Geelong 164 (91/73) 118 (71/47) +46 4-0-3 138.98 2 St Kilda [...]
AFL Teams – Round 7, 2026 – #zurhaarndredandfifty
WESTERN BULLDOGS v SYDNEY Thursday 23 April 2026, 7:30pm, Marvel Stadium WESTERN BULLDOGS FB: Michael Sellwood (37), Buku Khamis (24), Ryan Gardner (43) HB: Lachie Jaques (11), Lachlan Smith (40), Bailey Dale (31) C: Oskar [...]
Injury lists after round 6 – AFL ins and outs for round 7…
Adelaide injury news Player Injury return Callum Ah Chee Hamstring 2-3 weeks Jordan Butts Concussion Test Daniel Curtin Dislocated knee cap 2-3 weeks Jordan Dawson Personal TBA Darcy Fogarty Back TBA Mitch Hinge Hamstring 3-5 [...]
BigFooty Power Rankings after Round 6 – Who will you tip?
BigFooty AFL Power Rankings – Rd 6, 2026 After Rd 6, here’s how the model sees the competition. 📊 Current Rankings Rank Team Rating Prev Move 1 ↑ Hawthorn 1695 2 +1 2 ↑ Geelong [...]
Who to tip in AFL Round 6? – BigFooty Power Rankings are here to guide you
After AFL Round 5, here’s how the model sees the competition. 📊 Current Rankings Rank Team Rating Prev Move 1 → Brisbane Lions 1700 1 0 2 ↑ Hawthorn 1692 3 +1 3 ↓ Western [...]
Who’s primed to win in Gather Round? – BigFooty Power Rankings
After Rd 4, here’s how BigFooty's exclusive, hyper-accurate* model sees the competition. 📊 Current Rankings Rank Team Rating Prev Move 1 ↑ Brisbane Lions 1688 2 +1 2 ↓ Western Bulldogs 1685 1 -1 3 [...]
Does Team Quality Explain Home Ground Advantage in the AFL?
Home ground advantage is one of the most discussed — and misunderstood — concepts in AFL football. But there’s a key question that sits at the centre of the debate: This article is part of [...]
AFL injury lists after Round 4, 2026
Adelaide injury news Player Injury return Callum Ah Chee Hamstring 6-8 weeks Jordan Butts Concussion TBA Daniel Curtin Dislocatedknee cap 5-7 weeks Jordan Dawson Calf Rd 4 Mark Keane Broken leg 2 months Rory Laird [...]
The AFL’s True Fortress Grounds: Which Venues Actually Give Teams an Edge?
Some AFL grounds are talked about like fortresses. Others are assumed to give the home side an advantage simply because they’re “home”. But when you break the data down by venue, a very different picture [...]
Which AFL Clubs Get the Biggest Home Ground Advantage?
Home ground advantage is often talked about in AFL circles, but which clubs actually benefit the most? Using AFL match data from 2022 to 2026, we’ve compared each club’s win rate at home versus away [...]
Home Ground Advantage in the AFL: Myth, Fortress or Measurable Edge?
Home ground advantage is one of the most debated concepts in AFL football. Some venues are spoken about like fortresses, others like neutral territory, and a few have quietly become places where the home side [...]
AFL Concussion Class Action Expands as League Tightens Player Protection Rules
The AFL is facing increasing legal and reputational pressure around player safety, with eight more former players joining the growing concussion class action while the league also introduces stricter on-field rules aimed at reducing dangerous [...]
Carlton v Collingwood Round 6 2026: Tickets, MCG Crowd and Rivalry Preview
The AFL’s most enduring rivalry returns in Round 6, 2026, with Carlton taking on Collingwood at the MCG. It’s a fixture that rarely needs context — but every year, it still delivers one of the biggest [...]
Collingwood and Hawks looking barely scratched – AFL Injury News – Round 3, 2026
Adelaide injury news Player Injury return Callum Ah Chee Hamstring 6-8 weeks Daniel Curtin Dislocatedknee cap 6-8 weeks Jordan Dawson Calf Rd 4 Sid Draper Ankle Test Mitch Hinge Back 1 week Mark Keane Broken [...]
AFL Gather Round 2026: Footy’s Festival Weekend Returns to South Australia
The AFL’s festival round is back, with Gather Round 2026 set to run from Thursday, April 9 to Sunday, April 12. Once again, all 18 clubs will head to South Australia for a full round [...]
Latest injury Lists for AFL Round 1
Keep up to date with AFL player injury lists in the forum Adelaide injury news Player Injury return Riley Thilthorpe Back Test Daniel Curtin Dislocated knee cap Early season Mitch Hinge Back soreness 4-6 weeks [...]
Round 7 AFL 2026: Len Hall Tribute Game – Fremantle v Carlton at Optus Stadium
One of the most meaningful fixtures in the AFL calendar returns in Round 7 of the 2026 season when Fremantle host Carlton in the Len Hall Tribute Game. Held each season around ANZAC Day, the [...]
Round 4 AFL 2026: Brisbane Lions v Collingwood at the Gabba
Round 4 of the 2026 AFL season delivers a blockbuster when the Brisbane Lions host Collingwood at the Gabba. For fans looking for 2026 AFL tickets, this is one of the early-season matches that immediately [...]