Professor Stephen Clarke is Swinburne's own sporting statistics expert. He's the mind behind the highest profile AFL tipping computer in Australia that has produced tips every single week of the AFL season since 1981.

Swinburne's Footy Tipping Computer

137 winners tipped for the 2019 season*
66.2% success rate*
Average margin of error of 27.6 points*

*Stats from the AFL men's competition only

Where are the 2020 season’s tips?

For the first time in nearly 40 years the decision has been made to not run the footy tips for the 2020 season. Please email Professor Stephen Clarke at srcfooty@gmail.com for further details and enquiries.

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Past footy tips

In 2018, the Swinburne Computer tipped 140 winners for the season, with a success rate 67.6% and an average margin of error of 27.4 points.

The 2018 season begins with the AFL Women's competition (AFLW).

Results: 
Tip Result Total
AFLW Round 8     
  • Brisbane

0

15
AFLW Round 7     
  • Greater Western Sydney
  • Fremantle
  • Western Bulldogs
  • Collingwood

3

15
AFLW Round 6    
  • Adelaide
  • Brisbane
  • Western Bulldogs
  • Melbourne
 2 12
AFLW Round 5    
  • Brisbane
  • Fremantle
  • Adelaide
  • Western Bulldogs
 2 10
AFLW Round 4    
  • Western Bulldogs
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Adelaide
 3 8
AFLW Round 3    
  • Western Bulldogs
  • Brisbane
  • Collingwood
  • Melbourne
 1 5
AFLW Round 2    
  • Carlton
  • Adelaide
  • Collingwood
  • Brisbane
 1 4
AFLW Round 1    
  • Carlton
  • Melbourne
  • Adelaide
  • Western Bulldogs
 3 3

In 2017, the Swinburne Computer tipped 132 winners for the season, with a success rate 63.8% and an average margin of error of 29.4 points.

Results:
Tip Result Total
AFLW Round 8     
  • Brisbane

0

15
AFLW Round 7     
  • Melbourne
  • W. Bulldogs
  • Collingwood
  • Carlton

3

15
AFLW Round 6    
  • Carlton
  • Brisbane
  • Adelaide
  • Collingwood
 2 12
AFLW Round 5    
  • Melbourne by 11 points
  • Carlton by 25 points
  • Fremantle by 0 points
  • Adelaide by 20 points
Note: Picking Fremantle by 0 does not mean we are picking a draw. The computer thinks that a Fremantle win is more likely than a Collingwood win, but that while a draw is unlikely it is more likely than any other particular point margin.		 1 10
AFLW Round 4    
  • Carlton by 11 points
  • Brisbane by 17 points
  • W. Bulldogs by 13 points
  • Adelaide by 12 points
 2 9
AFLW Round 3    
  • GWS by 4 points
  • Brisbane by 16 points
  • W. Bulldogs by 22 points
  • Adelaide by 1 point 
 3 7
AFLW Round 2    
  • W. Bulldogs by 21 points
  • Carlton by 49 points
  • Collingwood by 22 points
  • Fremantle by 8 points
 1 4
AFLW Round 1    
  • Carlton
  • Adelaide
  • Western Bulldogs
  • Melbourne
 3 3
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Contact the Swinburne Footy Tipping Computer team

If you’re a PhD student, media professional, or an organisation looking to partner with us or access our facility, please get in touch with Professor Stephen Clarke at srcfooty@gmail.com.

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