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Welcome to the Round 21 AFL preview. After a round of encounters that saw margins of six goals or more in eight matches, results were quickly forgotten on Tuesday afternoon when rumours spread that James Hird was to resign as Essendon coach. By 3.15pm, that news was made official with Matthew Egan named the interim …

Welcome to the Round 20 AFL preview. Round 19 saw a touch of normality return to the competition as Fremantle all but cemented top position and Hawthorn returned to its winning ways. West Coast, Sydney and Richmond all drifted in premiership markets after disappointing losses, while the Western Bulldogs took full advantage by sneaking into …

Welcome to the Round 19 AFL preview. Round 18 looked clear cut on Thursday night, as short priced favourites dominated the weekend. As we have become accustomed to this season, a group of nine short priced teams rarely all get across the line. It wasn’t just the insignificant matches that drew an upset, nearly every …

Welcome to the Round 18 AFL preview. Round 17 yet again reinforced that Hawthorn are the team to beat as the premiership favourite broke records in defeating Carlton by 138 points on Friday night. The Hawks are now considered such a good thing that Sportsbet have paid them out this week for the flag. The …

Welcome to the Round 17 AFL Preview. Round 16 produced yet another dominant performance from Hawthorn, who slaughtered a so called contender for the second week running. This time it was the Sydney Swans on the wrong end of a Hawthorn dismantling, going down to the tune of 89 points. The Hawks have now destroyed …

Welcome to the Round 16 AFL preview. Hawthorn has again announced itself as the team to beat in 2015 after an enormous 72 point victory against once premiership favourite Fremantle. The Hawks flexed their muscle and dominated the Dockers in most areas. It has seen Hawthorn shorten further to $3.00 for the flag, while Fremantle …

Welcome to the Round 15 AFL preview. Unfortunately results took a back row seat during Round 14 as the industry mourned the death of an enormous contributor in Adelaide Coach Phil Walsh. He was an individual that those on the outside were only just beginning to know, but famed for his passion and attention to …

Welcome to the Round 14 AFL preview. Round 14 sees the competition return to normality with no more bye rounds and nine games of footy during the weekend. On a betting perspective, I’m glad to see the end of the bye rounds as trends were far more difficult to read. Some clubs had shorter breaks …

Welcome to the midseason AFL futures/outrights review. All teams have now played 12 of 22 games at the completion of the bye rounds, which gives us the perfect opportunity to look at the possibilities come seasons end. We’ll have a closer look at the Premiership, Brownlow, Coleman and Rising Star markets and attempt to narrow …

Welcome to the Round 13 AFL preview. Plain and simple, there were some results during Round 12 that left many of us scratching our heads. Despite the fact that there were equally as many predictable encounters, the upsets were mind boggling. The Richmond vs West Coast game was more or less toss of the coin, …