AFTER 12 rounds of tipping, surviving and streak-building, the winners of AFLW Tipping have been decided.
And the race for the overall title could hardly have been closer.
Elizabeth D. finished the season with 90 correct tips, averaging a remarkable 7.5 winners per round across the AFLW home and away season.
But even 90 correct tips wasn't enough to win the competition outright.
The runner-up also finished on 90, meaning the overall title came down to total margin, with Elizabeth D. ultimately claiming the 2026 AFLW Tipping crown on the tiebreaker and the $7,500 major prize.
The runner-up received $750, while third-placed Karl B. claimed $500.
While the overall competition went right down to the wire, the AFLW Gauntlet produced a very different kind of finish.
Gauntlet challenges players to keep surviving by selecting winning teams, with one wrong move capable of ending their run.
Four players remained deep into the competition, but ultimately all four were eliminated before round 12, leaving the winner to be determined by their ranking in the main AFLW Tipping competition.
That saw Alan F. crowned the AFLW Gauntlet winner, taking home the $1,000 cash prize.
Alan finished the season with 84 correct tips and a total margin of 301, placing 730th in the overall Tipping rankings and finishing ahead of his fellow Gauntlet finalists.
It capped a season of survival in a competition where knowing when and who to pick can be just as important as picking the winner itself.
The AFLW Streak competition provided another close finish.
Brayden F. claimed the Streak title with 35 consecutive correct tips, edging the runner-up, who finished just one behind on 34.
Even more impressively, Brayden’s winning streak began all the way back in round one.
Unlike traditional tipping, Streak allows players to choose which matches they want to tip and which they would rather skip. Get one wrong and the streak is over, but carefully selecting the right games can keep it alive.
Brayden did exactly that, navigating the entire AFLW season to finish with a winning streak of 35 and claim both the $500 Longest Streak Prize and $500 Longest Active Streak Prize.
Across the three competitions, AFLW Tipping provided three very different challenges.
The overall competition rewarded consistency across the season. Gauntlet tested survival and strategy. Streak rewarded patience and knowing when to back yourself.
And after an overall title decided by margin, a Gauntlet that saw its final contenders all eliminated and a Streak race decided by just one correct tip, there wasn't much separating AFLW Tipping's best in 2026.
Trent Balthazaar is the AFL Tipping Product Management Specialist.
