AFL 2026 Round 28 Tips & Predictions – AI Model Picks

Our AI model has run the numbers for AFL 2026 Round 28. It draws on 1,547 matches back to 2019, reading recent form, head-to-head records, home-ground advantage, streaks, 5-game momentum patterns and points differential for all 2 games.

Honest model accuracy: 69.0% weighted across walk-forward test seasons - see the full tracker, graded out-of-sample so the numbers can't be inflated.


Round 28 Predictions

📍 S.C.G. High
Sydney
79% wins in 2026
vs
Fremantle
80% wins in 2026
77%
23%
AI Pick Sydney (77% probability)
Sydney last 5
WWWWW
Fremantle last 5
LWLLW
▲ Sydney: 6-game win streak
▲ Sydney: Better recent form (last 5)
📍 M.C.G. Low
Hawthorn
67% wins in 2026
vs
Brisbane Lions
68% wins in 2026
57%
43%
AI Pick Hawthorn (57% probability)
Hawthorn last 5
WLLWW
Brisbane Lions last 5
WWWLW
▲ Hawthorn: Recovery pattern - bouncing back from losses

Round 28 Summary

MatchAI PickProbabilityConfidence
Sydney vs FremantleSydney77%High
Hawthorn vs Brisbane LionsHawthorn57%Low

Tools for This Round


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Predictions by the TippingEdge AFL model (XGBoost + Logistic Regression ensemble, 69.0% walk-forward accuracy). Uses 2026 data up to Round 27.

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