AFLW betting 2026
THE AFL Women’s league or AFLW might be in its fledgling years, but betting is already commonplace, with bookmakers all over the globe hosting odds and taking bets on the Aussie rules ladies competition. AFLW betting can be done all over Australia, with Australian online bookmakers such as Sportsbet, Neds and Ladbrokes having extensive betting on head-to-head matches, outright AFL winner and even league best-and-fairest and leading goal kicker awards.
We rate the following AFLW betting sites the best for the 2026 season:
AFLW dates and schedule 2026
- Start date: August 10, 2025
- Finish date: November 28, 2025 (grand final)
The AFLW season for 2026 will start in the second week of August and run for 12 home and away rounds, with a three-week finals series.
The AFLW will remain a 18-team competition in 2026, with each AFL club now having a women’s league team.
The AFLW launched as just an eight team competition, but quickly expanded to 10 teams (2019), 14 teams (2020) and 18 teams for the 2022 season.
The AFL is yet to announce whether the proposed men’s team from Tasmania will field an AFLW outfit.
AFLW betting 2026
North Melbourne is the 2026 pre-season AFLW premiership fancy, after their victory over Brisbane in last year’s decider, which netted them a second flag in their second season.
Coached by ex-Roos hardman Darren Crocker, the North Melbourne AFLW team went through the 2024 season undefeated, before remarkably doing it again last year, and thrashing Brisbane in the grand final.
Perennial powerhouse Adelaide and 2023 champion Brisbane also have claims on the 2026, while Carlton is being tipped by many as a big improver.
There are currently no AFLW premiership odds for the 2026 season, with these expected to be released closer to the August start.
AFLW 2025 Premiership Odds
There are currently no AFLW premiership odds for the 2026 season, with AFLW betting sites set to release these closer to the start of the season.
AFLW Past Winners & Grand Final scores
| Year | Winner | Runners Up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Adelaide 4.11 (35) | Brisbane 4.5 (29) | Metricon Stadium |
| 2018 | Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) | Brisbane 3.3 (21) | Ikon Park |
| 2019 | Adelaide 10.3 (63) | Carlton 2.6 (18) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2020 | Not held (covid) | ||
| 2021 | Brisbane 6.2 (38) | Adelaide 3.2 (20) | Adelaide Oval |
| 2022 | Adelaide 4.5 (29) | Melbourne 2.4 (16) | Springfield Central Stadium, Ipswich |
| 2023 | Brisbane 7.2 (44) | North Melbourne 4.3 (27) | Princess Park, Melbourne |
| 2024 | North Melbourne 6.3 | Brisbane Lions 1.3 (9) | Princess Park, Melbourne |
| 2025 | North Melbourne 9.2 (56) | Brisbane Lions 2.4 (16) | Princess Park, Melbourne |
AFLW Best & Fairest Winners
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Erin Phillips | Adelaide |
| 2018 | Emma Kearney | Western Bulldogs |
| 2019 | Erin Phillips | Adelaide |
| 2020 | Madison Prespakis | Carlton |
| 2021 | Kiara Bowers, Bri Davey | Fremantle, Collingwood |
| 2022 | Emily Bates | Brisbane |
| 2022 S7 | Ally Anderson | Brisbane |
| 2024 | Ebony Marinoff | Adelaide Crows |
| 2025 | Ash Riddell | North Melbourne |
AFL leading goal kicker award winners
The AFLW is not known for its high scores, which means the leading goal kickers award is always a tight race.
| Year | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Darcy Vescio | Carlton | 14 |
| 2018 | Brooke Lochland | Bulldogs | 12 |
| 2019 | Stevie-Lee Thompson | Adelaide | 13 |
| 2020 | Caitlin Greiser | St Kilda | 10 |
| 2021 | Darcy Vescio | Carlton | 16 |
| 2022 | Ash Woodland | Adelaide | 19 |
| 2022 S7 | Jessie Wardlaw | Brisbane | 20 |
| 2024 | Ebony Marinoff | Adelaide | 23 |
| 2025 | Indy Tahau | Port Adelaide | 25 |
AFL Women’s 2026 betting tips & predictions
While the AFL Women’s competition can be extremely hard to pick, we are adequately educated to give you guidance ahead of the 2026 season.
AFLW Winner prediction:
It is too early to decide who we fancy as our AFLW 2026 winner prediction, but the WGL team will update this page as the season draws closer.
AFLW best roughie bet tip
There are several teams looming as strong roughie chances in 2026, with clubs like Carlton, Hawthorn, Collingwood and Gold Coast looming as teams who could surprise, with their young list and talent.
AFLW Rising Star prediction
WGL will update our AFLW Rising Star tip when the season draws closer and odds are launched.
