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The Australian Football League AFL also known as “Aussie Rules” “Footy” and formerly the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1989 is an Australian Professional sports league. Played in all major cities of Australia the AFL is game played by 18 teams that contest the annual leagues weekly matches, culminating in a Grand Final to determine the best team of the year. The AFL season currently consists of a 23-round regular (or “home-and-away”) season, which runs during the Australian winter (March to September). The team with the best record after the home-and-away series is awarded the “minor premiership”. The top eight teams then play off in a four-round finals series, culminating in the AFL Grand Final, which is normally held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground each year. The grand final winner is termed the “premiers”, and is awarded the premiership cup. Carlton and Essendon are the joint-most successful clubs in the competition, having won sixteen premierships apiece. To learn more about the Game and the Rules go to the AFL Rules and Laws of the Game >> HERE

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BTS BETTING STRATEGIES FOR AFL

BTS GURU places the AFL selections within our ROOKIE and PRO with ALL World access passes. If you live outside Australia you can still bet on these sports with sports books like Fan Duel and Draft Kings who are providing markets. While some of the “Same Game Multi Bets” which Americans term “Parlays” may not be offered by all betting agencies, so it’s best to shop around to find sportsbooks that can provide you with more outcomes at the best prices. 

If you live outside Australia and are interested in watching the games, then scroll to the bottom to access the links to the paid subscriptions services where you can get all the games live or GET AN AFL PAID TICKET HERE > It’s $229 AUD for the season.

Scoring of the game is by way of GOALS where the ball is kicked through the two tall posts or uprights, and BEHINDS where the ball is kicked through either side of the GOAL posts where you have two smaller posts or uprights. Goals are given 6 points and Behinds are given 1 point. For more on the laws of the game use the links provided.

Scoring is generally high with Over / Under totals reaching 200+ in some games, but generally most games are the combined Total Points or Over / Under is 160-170 points. 

This makes for very exciting outcomes with high scoring games, the chance for big swings in the game as goals are worth 6 points. 

A typical scoreboard for a match might look something like this – 

Sydney (SYD) vs Essendon (ESS)
Before the Game Starts the Spread is -20
Sydney (The Favourite)
Over / Under 179.5 

NB In Australia the Spread in this Sport will be called the LINE 

FINAL SCOREBOARD

SYD – 16 10 = 106
ESS – 12 11 = 83 

Which means Sydney Kicked 16 Goals (96pts) and 10 Behinds (10pts) for a total of 106 pts to Essendon’s 12 Goals (72pts) and 11 Behinds (11pts) for a total of 83 pts. Sydney win the game by 23 pts and the total was 189, Sydney covered the spread (line) and the game total was OVERS.

Props and Options when betting on AFL.

There generally are extensive markets in each match sometimes as many as 160-200 outcomes, some of those include – 

  • Disposals 
  • Goals
  • Alternate Lines
  • Alternate Totals
  • First Half / Second Half 
  • Lead at all Quarters
There are many, many options with betting on AFL. We’ll be covering more extensive looks at how we go about selecting winners in and upcoming article series.
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The following major individual awards and accolades are presented each season:

  • Brownlow Medal – to the fairest and best player in the league, voted by the umpires
  • Coleman Medal – to the player who kicks the most goals during the home-and-away season
  • All-Australian team – a squad of 22 players deemed the best in their positions, voted by an AFL-appointed committee
    Rising Star Award – to the fairest and best young player (under the age of 21 and with fewer than ten games’ experience at the beginning of the year), voted by the All-Australian committee
  • Norm Smith Medal – the best player on the ground in the grand final, voted by a committee
  • Jock McHale Medal – the coach of the premiership-winning team
  • Mark of the Year – to the player who takes the best or most spectacular mark during the season
  • Goal of the Year – to the player who kicks the best or most spectacular goal during the season
  • Leigh Matthews Trophy – to the best player in the league, voted by the players through the AFL Players’ Association
    Other independent best and fairest awards are presented by different football and media organisations.