May 12, 2026

AFL Predictions for Week 11

Team Ratings for Week 11

The basic method is described on my Department home page.
Here are the team ratings prior to this week’s games, along with the ratings at the start of the season.

Current Rating Rating at Season Start Difference
Geelong Cats 24.72 26.75 -2.00
Brisbane Lions 23.55 26.20 -2.60
Sydney Swans 22.22 0.56 21.70
Hawthorn Hawks 20.26 22.83 -2.60
Fremantle Dockers 14.49 6.56 7.90
Western Bulldogs 12.30 26.06 -13.80
Gold Coast Suns 9.84 10.24 -0.40
Collingwood 8.79 11.76 -3.00
Adelaide Crows 8.74 15.32 -6.60
St Kilda Saints 1.39 -7.63 9.00
GWS Giants 0.06 9.54 -9.50
Melbourne Demons -0.41 1.64 -2.00
Port Adelaide Power -6.18 -14.65 8.50
Carlton Blues -8.06 -4.77 -3.30
North Melbourne -10.95 -21.71 10.80
Essendon Bombers -25.25 -27.89 2.60
Richmond Tigers -40.00 -29.44 -10.60
West Coast Eagles -43.52 -39.36 -4.20

 

Performance So Far

So far there have been 81 matches played, 61 of which were correctly predicted, a success rate of 75.3%.
Here are the predictions for last week’s games.

Game Date Score Prediction Correct
1 Fremantle Dockers vs. Hawthorn Hawks May 07 88 – 73 3.10 TRUE
2 Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton Blues May 08 100 – 89 48.20 TRUE
3 Port Adelaide Power vs. Western Bulldogs May 08 72 – 74 -8.70 TRUE
4 North Melbourne vs. Sydney Swans May 09 97 – 105 -24.80 TRUE
5 GWS Giants vs. Essendon Bombers May 09 103 – 89 40.30 TRUE
6 Gold Coast Suns vs. St Kilda Saints May 09 89 – 60 4.70 TRUE
7 Geelong Cats vs. Collingwood May 09 122 – 68 9.30 TRUE
8 Melbourne Demons vs. West Coast Eagles May 10 99 – 67 58.10 TRUE
9 Richmond Tigers vs. Adelaide Crows May 10 61 – 98 -37.90 TRUE

 

Predictions for Week 11

Here are the predictions for Week 11. The prediction is my estimated expected points difference with a positive margin being a win to the home team, and a negative margin a win to the away team.

Game Date Winner Prediction
1 Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong Cats May 14 Brisbane Lions 9.80
2 Sydney Swans vs. Collingwood May 15 Sydney Swans 24.40
3 Gold Coast Suns vs. Port Adelaide Power May 15 Gold Coast Suns 16.00
4 Adelaide Crows vs. North Melbourne May 16 Adelaide Crows 30.70
5 Melbourne Demons vs. Hawthorn Hawks May 16 Hawthorn Hawks -20.70
6 Carlton Blues vs. Western Bulldogs May 16 Western Bulldogs -20.40
7 Essendon Bombers vs. Fremantle Dockers May 17 Fremantle Dockers -28.70
8 St Kilda Saints vs. Richmond Tigers May 17 St Kilda Saints 41.40
9 West Coast Eagles vs. GWS Giants May 17 GWS Giants -32.60

 

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David Scott obtained a BA and PhD from the Australian National University and then commenced his university teaching career at La Trobe University in 1972. He has taught at La Trobe University, the University of Sheffield, Bond University and Colorado State University, joining the University of Auckland, based at Tamaki Campus, in mid-1995. He has been Head of Department at La Trobe University, Acting Dean and Associate Dean (Academic) at Bond University, and Associate Director of the Centre for Quality Management and Data Analysis at Bond University with responsibility for Short Courses. He was Head of the Department of Statistics in 2000, and is a past President of the New Zealand Statistical Assocation. See all posts by David Scott »