AFL
Betting On AFL Football
Australian Football League (AFL) is the highest level professional Australian-rules football league in Australia and attracts a huge audience, especially in Victoria.
2012 AFL Grand Final
Current Title Holders: Geelong
There are currently 16 teams which play 22 rounds of matches followed by the Final Series for the top 8 teams, then the Grand Final held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During 2011 a new Gold Coast AFL team will be introduced and in 2012 Western Sydney Football Club will also join which will bring the total to 18 teams. The Grand Final is the culmination of the AFL season and is the match that determines the premiership champions. The 2011 winners were the Geelong Football Club. The full range of bets are available on the Grand Final including first goal scorer each quarter, first team to score each quarter and last goal scorer.
| Team | Odds |
|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 4.25 |
| West Coast | 5.50 |
| Collingwood | 6.50 |
| Essendon | 7.00 |
| Adelaide | 9.00 |
| Carlton | 9.00 |
| Geelong | 12.00 |
| Sydney | 17.00 |
| St Kilda | 31.00 |
| Fremantle | 41.00 |
| Richmond | 81.00 |
| North Melbourne | 101.00 |
| Western Bulldogs | 251.00 |
| Port Adelaide | 1001.00 |
| Brisbane | 1001.00 |
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Norm Smith Medal
The Norm Smith Medal is awarded to the best player of the Grand Final match and is judged by a panel of experts. It is the most prestigious player award in AFL and is named after legendary Melbourne player and coach Norman Smith, who passed away in 1973. In 2010 the Grand Final resulted in a draw and had to be replayed at a later date to reach a result. St Kilda player Lenny Hayes won the Norm Smith medal in the drawn match and Collingwood player Scott Pendlebury won the medal in the replay.
2012 Brownlow Medal
Markets for the 2012 Brownlow Medal are live with Chris Judd the early $7.00 favourite to win his third Brownlow in 2012. The Brownlow Medal is awarded to the “best and fairest” player of the regular AFL season (not including finals matches). The 2011 Brownlow medalist was Dane Swan from Collingwood. The best betting odds are available early in the season.
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Scott Pendlebury | 7.00 |
| Marc Murphy | 10.00 |
| Josh P.Kennedy (Syd) | 11.00 |
| Jobe Watson | 11.00 |
| Gary Ablett | 11.00 |
| Dane Swan | 11.00 |
| Chris Judd | 11.00 |
| Brent Stanton | 12.00 |
| Scott Thompson(Adel) | 16.00 |
| Sam Mitchell | 21.00 |
| Joel Selwood | 21.00 |
| Lance Franklin | 23.00 |
| Trent Cotchin | 26.00 |
| Lenny Hayes | 26.00 |
| Ryan Griffen | 26.00 |
| Matthew Boyd | 34.00 |
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AFL Football Betting / Types Of Bets
The most popular betting options on the AFL are the head-to-head markets for the individual games and which team will win the premiership. The earlier you bet on this the better value you are likely to get because as the seasons progresses the odds of the teams most likely to win will begin to shorten.
Other popular bets are games totals on the combined score of both teams, and margin betting on how many points a team will win by. Exotic bets include first scoring play, first player to kick a goal, first team to score, player to kick most goals for the match, player to kick most goals of the round, player to get most disposals and Man of the Match. You can also bet on who will win the Brownlow Medal and the Norm Smith Medal as well as which team will win the Grand Final.