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AFL Opening Round 2026 Predictions & Tips

Opening Round
Computer tipping consensus for Opening Round isn't yet published. Models typically post tips a few days before each round - meanwhile, the Opening Round fixtures and results from our match database are shown below.

Opening Round Results

All 218 matches from Opening Round have been played. Final scores below.

FTThu 5 Mar
SYDSydney Swans
132 - 69
Carlton BluesCAR
FTFri 6 Mar
GOLGold Coast Suns
125 - 69
Geelong CatsGEE
FTSat 7 Mar
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
122 - 95
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTSat 7 Mar
BRIBrisbane Lions
106 - 111
Western BulldogsWES
FTSun 8 Mar
ST St Kilda Saints
66 - 78
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTThu 12 Mar
CARCarlton Blues
75 - 71
Richmond TigersRIC
FTFri 13 Mar
ESSEssendon Bombers
83 - 145
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTSat 14 Mar
WESWestern Bulldogs
134 - 53
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTSat 14 Mar
GEEGeelong Cats
110 - 100
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 14 Mar
SYDSydney Swans
104 - 60
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 14 Mar
COLCollingwood Magpies
79 - 93
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTSun 15 Mar
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
113 - 67
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSun 15 Mar
MELMelbourne Demons
120 - 107
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSun 15 Mar
GOLGold Coast Suns
131 - 72
West Coast EaglesWES
FTThu 19 Mar
HAWHawthorn Hawks
99 - 82
Sydney SwansSYD
FTFri 20 Mar
ADEAdelaide Crows
88 - 94
Western BulldogsWES
FTSat 21 Mar
RICRichmond Tigers
60 - 128
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSat 21 Mar
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
74 - 78
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSat 21 Mar
FREFremantle Dockers
118 - 70
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSun 22 Mar
PORPort Adelaide Power
133 - 70
Essendon BombersESS
FTSun 22 Mar
WESWest Coast Eagles
111 - 94
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTThu 26 Mar
GEEGeelong Cats
68 - 60
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTFri 27 Mar
COLCollingwood Magpies
87 - 54
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTSat 28 Mar
ST St Kilda Saints
80 - 113
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 28 Mar
FREFremantle Dockers
103 - 43
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSat 28 Mar
ESSEssendon Bombers
69 - 81
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTSun 29 Mar
PORPort Adelaide Power
90 - 92
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSun 29 Mar
CARCarlton Blues
77 - 100
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTThu 2 Apr
BRIBrisbane Lions
119 - 65
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTFri 3 Apr
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
96 - 86
Carlton BluesCAR
FTFri 3 Apr
ADEAdelaide Crows
76 - 78
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 4 Apr
RICRichmond Tigers
48 - 90
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSat 4 Apr
WESWest Coast Eagles
35 - 163
Sydney SwansSYD
FTSun 5 Apr
MELMelbourne Demons
109 - 89
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSun 5 Apr
WESWestern Bulldogs
99 - 65
Essendon BombersESS
FTMon 6 Apr
HAWHawthorn Hawks
92 - 91
Geelong CatsGEE
FTThu 9 Apr
ADEAdelaide Crows
114 - 86
Carlton BluesCAR
FTFri 10 Apr
COLCollingwood Magpies
39 - 45
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 11 Apr
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
66 - 92
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 11 Apr
ESSEssendon Bombers
113 - 68
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSat 11 Apr
SYDSydney Swans
100 - 68
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSat 11 Apr
HAWHawthorn Hawks
104 - 64
Western BulldogsWES
FTSun 12 Apr
GEEGeelong Cats
122 - 76
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSun 12 Apr
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
131 - 75
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSun 12 Apr
PORPort Adelaide Power
67 - 81
St Kilda SaintsST
FTThu 16 Apr
CARCarlton Blues
83 - 88
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTFri 17 Apr
GEEGeelong Cats
131 - 56
Western BulldogsWES
FTFri 17 Apr
SYDSydney Swans
107 - 66
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTSat 18 Apr
GOLGold Coast Suns
119 - 110
Essendon BombersESS
FTSat 18 Apr
HAWHawthorn Hawks
89 - 86
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSat 18 Apr
ADEAdelaide Crows
103 - 102
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSun 19 Apr
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
130 - 55
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSun 19 Apr
MELMelbourne Demons
104 - 102
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSun 19 Apr
WESWest Coast Eagles
41 - 97
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTThu 23 Apr
WESWestern Bulldogs
60 - 126
Sydney SwansSYD
FTFri 24 Apr
RICRichmond Tigers
72 - 126
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSat 25 Apr
HAWHawthorn Hawks
112 - 63
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSat 25 Apr
ESSEssendon Bombers
60 - 137
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTSat 25 Apr
PORPort Adelaide Power
95 - 65
Geelong CatsGEE
FTSat 25 Apr
FREFremantle Dockers
103 - 89
Carlton BluesCAR
FTSun 26 Apr
ST St Kilda Saints
143 - 42
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSun 26 Apr
BRIBrisbane Lions
127 - 75
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTSun 26 Apr
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
105 - 98
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTThu 30 Apr
COLCollingwood Magpies
93 - 93
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTFri 1 May
WESWestern Bulldogs
102 - 114
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTFri 1 May
ADEAdelaide Crows
76 - 75
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSat 2 May
ESSEssendon Bombers
79 - 143
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 2 May
WESWest Coast Eagles
88 - 99
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSat 2 May
GEEGeelong Cats
135 - 86
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTSat 2 May
CARCarlton Blues
69 - 108
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSun 3 May
SYDSydney Swans
131 - 114
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSun 3 May
GOLGold Coast Suns
83 - 63
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTThu 7 May
FREFremantle Dockers
88 - 73
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTFri 8 May
BRIBrisbane Lions
100 - 89
Carlton BluesCAR
FTFri 8 May
PORPort Adelaide Power
72 - 74
Western BulldogsWES
FTSat 9 May
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
97 - 105
Sydney SwansSYD
FTSat 9 May
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
103 - 89
Essendon BombersESS
FTSat 9 May
GOLGold Coast Suns
89 - 60
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSat 9 May
GEEGeelong Cats
122 - 68
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTSun 10 May
MELMelbourne Demons
99 - 67
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSun 10 May
RICRichmond Tigers
61 - 98
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTThu 14 May
BRIBrisbane Lions
76 - 117
Geelong CatsGEE
FTFri 15 May
SYDSydney Swans
81 - 75
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTFri 15 May
GOLGold Coast Suns
98 - 73
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSat 16 May
ADEAdelaide Crows
133 - 65
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTSat 16 May
MELMelbourne Demons
120 - 81
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTSat 16 May
CARCarlton Blues
74 - 62
Western BulldogsWES
FTSun 17 May
ESSEssendon Bombers
61 - 104
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSun 17 May
ST St Kilda Saints
109 - 73
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSun 17 May
WESWest Coast Eagles
88 - 71
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTThu 21 May
HAWHawthorn Hawks
75 - 66
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTFri 22 May
RICRichmond Tigers
74 - 56
Essendon BombersESS
FTFri 22 May
FREFremantle Dockers
104 - 74
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSat 23 May
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
111 - 105
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSat 23 May
GEEGeelong Cats
107 - 80
Sydney SwansSYD
FTSat 23 May
COLCollingwood Magpies
92 - 82
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSat 23 May
PORPort Adelaide Power
58 - 92
Carlton BluesCAR
FTSun 24 May
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
166 - 88
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSun 24 May
WESWestern Bulldogs
93 - 90
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTThu 28 May
ST St Kilda Saints
67 - 119
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTFri 29 May
CARCarlton Blues
88 - 84
Geelong CatsGEE
FTSat 30 May
SYDSydney Swans
170 - 56
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSat 30 May
BRIBrisbane Lions
78 - 103
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 30 May
WESWestern Bulldogs
97 - 93
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTSun 31 May
MELMelbourne Demons
70 - 119
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTSun 31 May
WESWest Coast Eagles
85 - 55
Essendon BombersESS
FTThu 4 Jun
ADEAdelaide Crows
75 - 74
Geelong CatsGEE
FTFri 5 Jun
HAWHawthorn Hawks
71 - 77
Western BulldogsWES
FTSat 6 Jun
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
31 - 155
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 6 Jun
GOLGold Coast Suns
75 - 106
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 6 Jun
WESWest Coast Eagles
71 - 77
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSun 7 Jun
SYDSydney Swans
104 - 102
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSun 7 Jun
ESSEssendon Bombers
67 - 72
Carlton BluesCAR
FTMon 8 Jun
COLCollingwood Magpies
75 - 83
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTThu 11 Jun
WESWestern Bulldogs
64 - 121
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTFri 12 Jun
GEEGeelong Cats
105 - 60
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSat 13 Jun
MELMelbourne Demons
95 - 50
Essendon BombersESS
FTSat 13 Jun
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
74 - 73
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSat 13 Jun
PORPort Adelaide Power
90 - 93
Sydney SwansSYD
FTSun 14 Jun
RICRichmond Tigers
80 - 115
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSun 14 Jun
ST St Kilda Saints
96 - 88
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTThu 18 Jun
FREFremantle Dockers
99 - 90
Geelong CatsGEE
FTFri 19 Jun
GOLGold Coast Suns
97 - 113
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTSat 20 Jun
ADEAdelaide Crows
79 - 62
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSat 20 Jun
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
65 - 88
Carlton BluesCAR
FTSat 20 Jun
COLCollingwood Magpies
78 - 52
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSun 21 Jun
RICRichmond Tigers
48 - 73
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTSun 21 Jun
ST St Kilda Saints
61 - 83
Western BulldogsWES
FTThu 25 Jun
BRIBrisbane Lions
126 - 83
Sydney SwansSYD
FTFri 26 Jun
HAWHawthorn Hawks
96 - 82
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTSat 27 Jun
CARCarlton Blues
117 - 64
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSat 27 Jun
COLCollingwood Magpies
106 - 72
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSat 27 Jun
PORPort Adelaide Power
97 - 71
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTSun 28 Jun
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
79 - 65
Essendon BombersESS
FTSun 28 Jun
FREFremantle Dockers
80 - 29
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTThu 2 Jul
GEEGeelong Cats
101 - 123
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTFri 3 Jul
SYDSydney Swans
90 - 55
Western BulldogsWES
FTFri 3 Jul
WESWest Coast Eagles
74 - 99
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTSat 4 Jul
HAWHawthorn Hawks
90 - 125
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSat 4 Jul
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
109 - 88
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 4 Jul
GOLGold Coast Suns
98 - 104
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTSat 4 Jul
RICRichmond Tigers
72 - 74
Carlton BluesCAR
FTSun 5 Jul
ESSEssendon Bombers
50 - 117
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSun 5 Jul
PORPort Adelaide Power
73 - 52
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTThu 9 Jul
FREFremantle Dockers
111 - 73
Sydney SwansSYD
FTFri 10 Jul
COLCollingwood Magpies
89 - 85
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTSat 11 Jul
ST St Kilda Saints
87 - 73
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSat 11 Jul
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
86 - 73
Geelong CatsGEE
FTSat 11 Jul
CARCarlton Blues
39 - 103
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTSat 11 Jul
ADEAdelaide Crows
128 - 49
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSun 12 Jul
WESWestern Bulldogs
86 - 70
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSun 12 Jul
MELMelbourne Demons
111 - 65
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSun 12 Jul
BRIBrisbane Lions
149 - 59
Essendon BombersESS
FTThu 16 Jul
GEEGeelong Cats
102 - 75
St Kilda SaintsST
FTFri 17 Jul
SYDSydney Swans
71 - 87
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTSat 18 Jul
PORPort Adelaide Power
75 - 103
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 18 Jul
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
76 - 92
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSat 18 Jul
COLCollingwood Magpies
90 - 69
Carlton BluesCAR
FTSat 18 Jul
WESWest Coast Eagles
69 - 93
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSun 19 Jul
RICRichmond Tigers
52 - 122
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTSun 19 Jul
GOLGold Coast Suns
68 - 77
Western BulldogsWES
FTSun 19 Jul
ESSEssendon Bombers
67 - 64
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTThu 23 Jul
ADEAdelaide Crows
74 - 108
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTFri 24 Jul
MELMelbourne Demons
97 - 117
Geelong CatsGEE
FTFri 24 Jul
FREFremantle Dockers
112 - 42
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSat 25 Jul
CARCarlton Blues
110 - 97
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSat 25 Jul
HAWHawthorn Hawks
132 - 39
Essendon BombersESS
FTSat 25 Jul
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
88 - 139
Sydney SwansSYD
FTSat 25 Jul
WESWestern Bulldogs
105 - 48
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSun 26 Jul
BRIBrisbane Lions
126 - 67
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSun 26 Jul
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
62 - 93
St Kilda SaintsST
FTThu 30 Jul
COLCollingwood Magpies
72 - 97
Geelong CatsGEE
FTFri 31 Jul
FREFremantle Dockers
78 - 41
Western BulldogsWES
FTSat 1 Aug
ST St Kilda Saints
88 - 107
Sydney SwansSYD
FTSat 1 Aug
HAWHawthorn Hawks
99 - 83
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTSat 1 Aug
PORPort Adelaide Power
63 - 75
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTSat 1 Aug
CARCarlton Blues
154 - 78
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSun 2 Aug
RICRichmond Tigers
84 - 73
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSun 2 Aug
GOLGold Coast Suns
105 - 114
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSun 2 Aug
ESSEssendon Bombers
73 - 145
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTThu 6 Aug
WESWestern Bulldogs
77 - 100
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTFri 7 Aug
BRIBrisbane Lions
125 - 58
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTSat 8 Aug
MELMelbourne Demons
113 - 109
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 8 Aug
SYDSydney Swans
167 - 70
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSat 8 Aug
GEEGeelong Cats
117 - 50
Essendon BombersESS
FTSat 8 Aug
ADEAdelaide Crows
63 - 54
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSun 9 Aug
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
77 - 79
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSun 9 Aug
WESWest Coast Eagles
98 - 117
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTSun 9 Aug
ST St Kilda Saints
62 - 106
Carlton BluesCAR
FTFri 14 Aug
FREFremantle Dockers
112 - 88
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTSat 15 Aug
RICRichmond Tigers
45 - 94
St Kilda SaintsST
FTSat 15 Aug
NORNorth Melbourne Kangaroos
110 - 125
Geelong CatsGEE
FTSat 15 Aug
BRIBrisbane Lions
95 - 53
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTSat 15 Aug
HAWHawthorn Hawks
92 - 92
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTSat 15 Aug
PORPort Adelaide Power
56 - 132
Melbourne DemonsMEL
FTSun 16 Aug
GREGreater Western Sydney Giants
111 - 57
West Coast EaglesWES
FTSun 16 Aug
WESWestern Bulldogs
82 - 82
Carlton BluesCAR
FTSun 16 Aug
ESSEssendon Bombers
76 - 112
Sydney SwansSYD
FTThu 20 Aug
ST St Kilda Saints
80 - 103
Gold Coast SunsGOL
FTFri 21 Aug
COLCollingwood Magpies
96 - 159
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 22 Aug
CARCarlton Blues
119 - 82
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 22 Aug
MELMelbourne Demons
87 - 108
Western BulldogsWES
FTSat 22 Aug
GEEGeelong Cats
133 - 76
Richmond TigersRIC
FTSat 22 Aug
ADEAdelaide Crows
157 - 101
Greater Western Sydney GiantsGRE
FTSun 23 Aug
ESSEssendon Bombers
95 - 105
Port Adelaide PowerPOR
FTSun 23 Aug
SYDSydney Swans
123 - 70
North Melbourne KangaroosNOR
FTSun 23 Aug
WESWest Coast Eagles
45 - 107
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTFri 28 Aug
WESWestern Bulldogs
96 - 93
Collingwood MagpiesCOL
FTSat 29 Aug
MELMelbourne Demons
55 - 74
Carlton BluesCAR
FTThu 3 Sep
FREFremantle Dockers
40 - 72
Hawthorn HawksHAW
FTFri 4 Sep
GEEGeelong Cats
107 - 74
Carlton BluesCAR
FTSat 5 Sep
SYDSydney Swans
141 - 88
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 5 Sep
ADEAdelaide Crows
90 - 68
Western BulldogsWES
FTFri 11 Sep
FREFremantle Dockers
120 - 106
Geelong CatsGEE
FTSat 12 Sep
BRIBrisbane Lions
144 - 91
Adelaide CrowsADE
FTFri 18 Sep
SYDSydney Swans
71 - 83
Fremantle DockersFRE
FTSat 19 Sep
HAWHawthorn Hawks
122 - 131
Brisbane LionsBRI
FTSat 26 Sep
FREFremantle Dockers
89 - 96
Brisbane LionsBRI