Finals predictions are live on the AFL Finals page. The engine's full published record for the 2026 AFL season — 127.5 correct from 177 graded fixtures at 72.0%, including both inaugural Wildcard Finals.
127.5 / 177
Season record
72.0%
Hit rate
2/2
Wildcard Finals
8/9
Best round (R18)
Round-by-round
Every published slate, graded in full — wins and losses both counted, nothing cherry-picked.
Round
Record
Note
Wildcard Round
2/2
Both inaugural Wildcard Finals called — incl. Carlton against market consensus
Round 24
7/9
Home-and-away season close
Round 23
7/9
Two drawn games graded at half-value
Round 22
5/9
Round 21
7/9
Round 20
7/9
Round 19
6/9
Wildcard Finals — graded slate
Published Wednesday 26 August ahead of the AFL's first-ever Wildcard Round. The Carlton call backed the tenth-placed side over the seventh, against market favouritism.
Matchup
Pick
Tier
Conf
Result
Score
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood
Western Bulldogs
STRONG
68%
WIN
by 3
Melbourne v Carlton
Carlton
STRONG
63%
WIN
55–74
All predictions published before kick-off and graded after the final siren. Full-inclusion accounting across every fixture of every listed round. Detailed game-level archive begins with the Wildcard Round; home-and-away rounds are summarised above and the full archive is being progressively restored. Updated 1/09/2026.