The AFL is the most attended sporting league in Australia and the most bet upon sporting event down under, is in the top 10 in the world for total attendances and in the top 3 in the world for highest average attendance and it’s easy to see why it is an exciting sport to place an AFL bet. The action is fast and furious, the tackles and hits are harder than anywhere else you’ll ever see and the atmospheres in the stadiums are electric. It’s not like the AFL needs any spicing up but Betfair and Skybet have done just that by offering free bets which can be used to bet on individual games or season long bets and accumulators. Founded as far back as 1896, the AFL consists of 16 teams who each play each other over 22 rounds but there is no divisional structure, with no promotions or relegations taking place. Once these games are completed there is a series of semi-final matches that take place which are then followed by the AFL Grand Final where a massive 97,302 fans turned out in 2007, which makes the grand final the most attended sporting event in the world!

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The team who comes first during the regular season still receives a trophy, the McClelland trophy, for their troubles but this pales into insignificance compared to the Grand Final which is the be all and end all for the die hard AFL fans. Players can win numerous awards during the season too. The Brownspoon award goes to the player who is deemed the best and fairest player throughout the season and also the Coleman trophy for the player who kicks the most goals, named after John Coleman who scored an unbelievable 537 goals in 98 games before injury cut short his career. The AFL lends itself to betting quite well with free bets available from Betfair and Skybet on the winning margins of individual games, being able to bet on the half-time/full-time scores and the of course the winning team. Your free bets can also be placed o the end of season activities such as who will be awarded the Brownspoon trophy, the Coleman Trophy and who will be crowned AFL Grand Final Champions.