AFL Insights

2026 season

GWS

10-13 Blacktown
Ladder 12th Current position
Power -1.4 13th in league
True form Stable TFR momentum: +0.2
Injuries — —
Confidence Medium Medium tipping confidence
Next opponent TBA Fixture not available yet

Tipping insight

GWS need matchup context

GWS are roughly break-even vs top 8 sides (50%) but have not banked bottom 10 games (38%).

Avg next-5 win chance Pending
Stable Win chances awaiting model Injuries: not modelled

Fixture outlook

Next 5 games

Pending

Upcoming recommendations are awaiting recompute.

Form + Last 5

Recent tipping read

Form: Volatile · Mixed trend
Form heat Cold
Last 5 record 2-3
Margin Avg margin -8.6
A L
ADE -56 · R24 Underperformed
H W
WCE +54 · R23 Overperformed
H L
GCS -2 · R22 Underperformed
A W
PORT +12 · R21 Result
H L
SYD -51 · R20 Underperformed

Availability

Injury health

Full injuries

Availability is not available for this club yet.

Team snapshot

Current read

Power rating -1.4
Lower League avg Stronger
13th power rank
Ladder rank 12th
True form -7.0
Cool Par Strong
11th
Record 10-13
TFR momentum +0.2
Declining Stable Rising
Rate of power-rating change (not results-based)
Avg margin -1.0
Injury load — Lower is healthier
Best side available Not modelled
Free-kick ladder 18th -4.5
Close games 2-4 6 close games

Results profile

Biggest scalp and worst loss

Biggest scalp

W v Fremantle
+21 Opp 11th R17 Manuka Oval

+46.5 pts vs line

Worst loss

L v Essendon
-3 Opp 16th R19 Marvel Stadium

-41.5 pts vs line

Season profile

Where the wins are coming from

Played difficulty Average draw SoS -0.2
Remaining difficulty Fixture ranks pending Future fixture
Upset win % 30% 10 games
Win % vs top 8 50% 10 games
Win % vs bottom 10 38% 13 games
Close game win % 33% 6 games
Home win % 67% 12 games
Away win % 18% 11 games
Interstate win % 36% 14 games
Favourite win % 54% 13 games
Underdog win % 30% 10 games
Fast start rate 39% Led at Q1 in 9 of 23 games
Comeback rate 13% 15 games
Lead held at siren 89% 9 games

Season trend

Ladder, true form, power, injury and momentum by round

OR-R24

Ladder trend

After each completed round

1 10 18 GWS · After OR beat Hawthorn 122-95 (+27) · Ladder 3rd GWS · After R1 lost to Western Bulldogs 53-134 (-81) · Ladder 10th GWS · After R2 lost to St Kilda 74-78 (-4) · Ladder 13th GWS · After R3 lost to Collingwood 54-87 (-33) · Ladder 15th GWS · After R5 beat Richmond 131-75 (+56) · Ladder 12th GWS · After R6 lost to Sydney 66-107 (-41) · Ladder 14th GWS · After R7 beat North Melbourne 105-98 (+7) · Ladder 14th GWS · After R8 lost to Gold Coast 63-83 (-20) · Ladder 14th GWS · After R9 beat Essendon 103-89 (+14) · Ladder 13th GWS · After R10 lost to West Coast 71-88 (-17) · Ladder 13th GWS · After R11 beat Brisbane Lions 166-88 (+78) · Ladder 12th GWS · After R12 beat Melbourne 119-70 (+49) · Ladder 10th GWS · After R14 lost to St Kilda 88-96 (-8) · Ladder 11th GWS · After R15 lost to Carlton 65-88 (-23) · Ladder 13th GWS · After R16 lost to Hawthorn 82-96 (-14) · Ladder 14th GWS · After R17 beat Fremantle 109-88 (+21) · Ladder 13th GWS · After R18 beat Geelong 86-73 (+13) · Ladder 11th GWS · After R19 lost to Essendon 64-67 (-3) · Ladder 11th GWS · After R20 lost to Sydney 88-139 (-51) · Ladder 12th GWS · After R21 beat Port Adelaide 75-63 (+12) · Ladder 12th GWS · After R22 lost to Gold Coast 77-79 (-2) · Ladder 12th GWS · After R23 beat West Coast 111-57 (+54) · Ladder 12th GWS · After R24 lost to Adelaide 101-157 (-56) · Ladder 12th GWS 12th OR R7 R12 R18 R24

Player power

Top 5 players

Lachie Ash Mid · 13th league
104.7
Lachie Whitfield Mid · 21st league
101.7
Clayton Oliver Mid · 24th league
100.9
Finn Callaghan Mid · 31st league
98.2
Toby Greene Key fwd
89.4
Venue performance Ground split
ENGIE Stadium vs WCE, SYD, GEE 8 games 62% +13.5 +14.5
Marvel Stadium vs ESS, STK, COL 4 games 0% -31.2 -30.3
Manuka Oval vs GCS, FRE, NTH 3 games 67% +8.7 +9.6
Adelaide Oval vs ADE, PORT 2 games · low sample 50% -22.0 -21.0
One-off venues
Barossa Park vs RIC 1 game · low sample 100% +56.0 +57.0
Traeger Park vs MEL 1 game · low sample 100% +49.0 +50.0
MCG vs HAW 1 game · low sample 0% -14.0 -13.0
Optus Stadium vs WCE 1 game · low sample 0% -17.0 -16.0
Carrara vs GCS 1 game · low sample 0% -20.0 -19.0
SCG vs SYD 1 game · low sample 0% -41.0 -40.0
Stat leaders Club leaders
Goals Jake Stringer 48 · 2.1 per game
Accuracy Brent Daniels 91.7% · 1.1 goals per game · 11 goals, 1 behinds from 12 shots
Goal Assists Toby Greene 22 · 1.0 per game
Marks inside 50 Jake Stringer 45 · 2.0 per game
Marks Lachie Ash 165 · 7.2 per game
One-Percenters Harry Himmelberg 136 · 5.9 per game
Disposals Clayton Oliver 695 · 30.2 per game
Clearances Clayton Oliver 168 · 7.3 per game
Contested Possessions Clayton Oliver 343 · 14.9 per game
Tackles Clayton Oliver 110 · 4.8 per game
Clangers Toby Greene 103 · 4.9 per game
Free Kicks Against Clayton Oliver 46 · 2.0 per game
Umpire profile Rub of the green
FK rank 18th Avg diff -4.5

Favourite umpires

Nathan Toner
Nathan Toner +8.5 pts

13 matches · FK diff -2.0

Andrew Stephens
Andrew Stephens +8.0 pts

29 matches · FK diff -1.8

Simon Meredith
Simon Meredith +6.7 pts

40 matches · FK diff -2.2

Least favourite umpires

Hayden Meyer
Hayden Meyer -10.1 pts

22 matches · FK diff -0.6

Jamie Broadbent
Jamie Broadbent -9.1 pts

20 matches · FK diff -2.8

Paul Rebeschini
Paul Rebeschini -6.3 pts

10 matches · FK diff +0.3

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Nathan Toner
Nathan Toner +8.5 pts

13 matches · FK diff -2.0

Andrew Stephens
Andrew Stephens +8.0 pts

29 matches · FK diff -1.8

Simon Meredith
Simon Meredith +6.7 pts

40 matches · FK diff -2.2

Martin Rodger
Martin Rodger +6.3 pts

10 matches · FK diff -5.0

Nathan Williamson
Nathan Williamson +5.8 pts

28 matches · FK diff -2.2

Andrew Adair
Andrew Adair +5.2 pts

4 matches · low confidence · FK diff -0.8

Craig Fleer
Craig Fleer +3.3 pts

31 matches · FK diff -1.2

Jacob Mollison
Jacob Mollison +2.9 pts

35 matches · FK diff -1.1

John Howorth
John Howorth +2.9 pts

15 matches · FK diff -0.7

Cameron Dore
Cameron Dore +2.4 pts

20 matches · FK diff -1.7

Brent Wallace
Brent Wallace +2.3 pts

24 matches · FK diff -3.2

Rob O'Gorman
Rob O'Gorman +2.1 pts

35 matches · FK diff -1.3

Curtis Deboy
Curtis Deboy +1.3 pts

28 matches · FK diff -3.1

Andre Gianfagna
Andre Gianfagna +0.4 pts

19 matches · FK diff -3.9

Alex Whetton
Alex Whetton +0.3 pts

17 matches · FK diff -2.5

Harrison Birch
Harrison Birch +0.3 pts

5 matches · low confidence · FK diff -5.8

Nick Brown
Nick Brown +0.0 pts

27 matches · FK diff -2.9

Nick Foot
Nick Foot -0.1 pts

40 matches · FK diff +0.0

Peter Bailes
Peter Bailes -0.3 pts

11 matches · FK diff -3.8

Matt Stevic
Matt Stevic -1.0 pts

42 matches · FK diff -1.3

Daniel Johanson
Daniel Johanson -1.5 pts

13 matches · FK diff -5.1

Leigh Fisher
Leigh Fisher -1.6 pts

39 matches · FK diff -1.9

Justin Power
Justin Power -1.8 pts

20 matches · FK diff -0.8

Brendan Hosking
Brendan Hosking -2.9 pts

25 matches · FK diff -1.1

Eleni Tee
Eleni Tee -2.9 pts

10 matches · FK diff +0.9

Mathew Nicholls
Mathew Nicholls -4.0 pts

31 matches · FK diff -3.0

Nicholas McGinness
Nicholas McGinness -4.5 pts

13 matches · FK diff -0.7

Cameron Jones
Cameron Jones -4.6 pts

9 matches · FK diff -1.3

Tom Bryce
Tom Bryce -5.1 pts

5 matches · low confidence · FK diff -4.6

Andrew Heffernan
Andrew Heffernan -5.5 pts

11 matches · FK diff -4.0

Brett Rosebury
Brett Rosebury -6.2 pts

33 matches · FK diff -0.4

Paul Rebeschini
Paul Rebeschini -6.3 pts

10 matches · FK diff +0.3

Jamie Broadbent
Jamie Broadbent -9.1 pts

20 matches · FK diff -2.8

Hayden Meyer
Hayden Meyer -10.1 pts

22 matches · FK diff -0.6

Only active umpire-club samples with at least 4 lined matches are shown. Samples up to 6 matches stay visible but carry a low-confidence label.

Season projection

Finals race

Finals eliminated
11th projected finish 10.0 wins 10W after 23 played
0% Wildcard round
Top 10
0% Home final
Top 6
0% Double chance
Top 4
0% Top 2
Top 2

Round 23 of 23 · 5,000-season simulation · TFR noise + baseline calibration

Bogey team

Western Bulldogs

5-11 -14.6 avg margin · 16 games · Usable sample

GWS have gone 5-11 against Western Bulldogs across the last 10 seasons.