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Australian Rules Football: ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.18

Welcome to ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.18. I have loved this sport since I first saw the Grand final while I was traveling on a bus tour throughout Europe with a clan of Australians. With the holdout in North America, I couldn’t find a better time to deeper look in into the world of footy! If you are wondering how this game is played, I have written a North American Guide to AFL that can be found here. Let’s drop the ball on today’s action. All lines are from Draftkings Sportsbook.

Welcome back AFL! We will be taking a bit of a different look at this column as we will be adding some players for DFS interest as it is now playable on Draftkings! Fantastic news! Let’s take a look at the Thursday Slate.

Check marks and exes:

My apologies for the lack of follow up last week. Posted some information in Discord. My province decided to open up things way before expected, so instead of putting my efforts into AFL, it went to training to return to work. However balance has been restored so let’s make some money!

Hawthorn Hawks (+145) vs Richmond Tigers (-187) over/under 132.5 (-112)

The Richmond Tigers had a dreadful start in their last game against Carlton, and battled back for the very odd 36-36 draw. The last time those teams had tied was back in 1999, so a strange result indeed! Hawthorn struggled as well last week, however their struggles continued throughout the contest, as they were defeated 108-47. The last matchup between Hawthorn and Richmond ended in a 95-59 victory for the Richmond Tigers. A 36 point victory. So far through two rounds, the Hawks have an average points for of 68.5 and an average points against of 85. Compare that to the Tigers who have an average points for of 70.5 and points against of 58. DraftKings has the handicap points spread set at 9.5 (-112).

My consensus for this match is to take Richmond on the points spread at -9.5 (-112) and hedge with Richmond on the money line (-195).

Injuries and outs:

Hawthorn Hawks: Harry Morrison

Richmond Tigers: Dustin Martin, Liam Baker

Draftkings DFS notes:
As this is brand new to North America there isn’t much information on players. However we do have a points system and player layout.

How does AFL scoring work?
Lineups will consist of 9 players scoring points based on the below:

Now that we know the point structure, let’s look at some of the DFS plays that will hopefully give us an edge. Just to note, there is only 4 players on the bench so even though the lock is in the middle of the night, you should have a pretty good chance that the normal starters will start.

Thank you all for taking the time to read Australian Rules Football: ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.18! Hopefully you have stayed up to watch a couple of games and have fallen in love with the chaos as much as I have. I hope you all are staying safe and staying well! For further questions feel free to contact me on Twitter @PRBpuckpicks or on the Win Daily Sports Discord channel @ZakPRB. Thank you.

Win Daily Sports and Cash with Flash Best Bets is committed to bringing its members and subscribers fresh content daily for as long as the professional sports leagues remain on hiatus. Our goal is to continue to focus on how to be better DFS and Sports Gamblers by teaching you how to do the little things better just like the pros. Sign up at this link and get ready to make some cash!!

Australian Rules Football: ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.12

Welcome to ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.12. I have loved this sport since I first saw the Grand final while I was traveling on a bus tour throughout Europe with a clan of Australians. With the holdout in North America, I couldn’t find a better time to deeper look in into the world of footy! If you are wondering how this game is played, I have written a North American Guide to AFL that can be found here. Let’s drop the ball on today’s action. All lines are from Draftkings Sportsbook.

Welcome back AFL! We will be taking a bit of a different look at this column as we will be adding some players for DFS interest as it is now playable on Draftkings! Fantastic news! Let’s take a look at the Thursday Slate.

Check marks and exes: 0-2.
From last year’s top scoring team and a fast pace team, I did not see a low scoring defensive battle. The draw was a result that doesn’t happen often in the AFL. On to today’s action

Geelong Cats (-177) vs Hawthorne Hawks (+140) O/U 137.5 (-112)
In their last meeting, Hawthorn defeated Geelong 88-66. In their first matches of the season, the Hawks came away with a home win (90-62) over the Brisbane Lions. The cat’s suffered an away defeat (105-73) to the GSW Giants. The injury to Hawthorn midfield Jaeger O’Meara looks to be a concern for the Hawks. To add to that, Hawthorn has not won at Geelong since 2006. Geelong is claiming that they are in much better shape and look faster than round one.
I will be taking the chalk on the money line. Geelong Cats (-177) DraftKings

Injuries and outs:
Geelong: Darcy Fort, Jordan Clark, Zach Guthrie
Hawthorn: Jaeger O’Meara

Draftkings DFS notes:
As this is brand new to North America there isn’t much information on players. However we do have a points system and player layout.

How does AFL scoring work?
Lineups will consist of 9 players scoring points based on the below:

Now that we know the point structure, let’s look at some of the DFS plays that will hopefully give us an edge. Just to note, there is only 4 players on the bench so even though the lock is in the middle of the night, you should have a pretty good chance that the normal starters will start.

Thank you all for taking the time to read Australian Rules Football: ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.12! Hopefully you have stayed up to watch a couple of games and have fallen in love with the chaos as much as I have. I hope you all are staying safe and staying well! For further questions feel free to contact me on Twitter @PRBpuckpicks or on the Win Daily Sports Discord channel @ZakPRB. Thank you.

Win Daily Sports and Cash with Flash Best Bets is committed to bringing its members and subscribers fresh content daily for as long as the professional sports leagues remain on hiatus. Our goal is to continue to focus on how to be better DFS and Sports Gamblers by teaching you how to do the little things better just like the pros. Sign up at this link and get ready to make some cash!!

Australian Rules Football: ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.11

Welcome to ZakPRB AFL Check Marks. I have loved this sport since I first saw the Grand final while I was traveling on a bus tour throughout Europe with a clan of Australians. With the holdout in North America, I couldn’t find a better time to deeper look in into the world of footy! If you are wondering how this game is played, I have written a North American Guide to AFL that can be found here. Let’s drop the ball on today’s action. All lines are from Draftkings Sportsbook.

Welcome back AFL! We will be taking a bit of a different look at this column as we will be adding some players for DFS interest as it is now playable on Draftkings! Fantastic news! Let’s take a look at the Thursday Slate.

Collingwood Magpies (+130) vs Richmond Tigers (-162) (Thursday June 11 5:40am EST)
These two teams are two of the top scoring team in the league. The last match these two teams met, the final score was 98-66 in favour of the Richmond Tigers. In their first match of the season, Collingwood had an impressive outing with a 86-34 win. Their defense will have to be up to the same task who face last year’s top scoring team in the Richmond Tigers. Richmond came away 105-81 win themselves in week one bringing back their goal scoring prowess from the previous season. I believe the outcome of this game will come down to which defense is up for the challenge. As good as Collingwood’s defense was in the opening round. I don’t think they will be up to the same task against the High flying Richmond Tigers.

Betting advice: I will be taking the Richmond Tigers at -7.5 (-112) and the over 139.5 (-112) for the game total. | DraftKings

Draftkings DFS notes:
As this is brand new to North America there isn’t much information on players. However we do have a points system and player layout.

How does AFL scoring work?
Lineups will consist of 9 players scoring points based on the below:

Now that we know the point structure, let’s look at some of the DFS plays that will hopefully give us an edge. Just to note, there is only 4 players on the bench so even though the lock is in the middle of the night, you should have a pretty good chance that the normal starters will start.

Thank you all for taking the time to read Australian Rules Football: ZakPRB AFL Check Marks 6.11! Hopefully you have stayed up to watch a couple of games and have fallen in love with the chaos as much as I have. I hope you all are staying safe and staying well! For further questions feel free to contact me on Twitter @PRBpuckpicks or on the Win Daily Sports Discord channel @ZakPRB. Thank you.

Win Daily Sports and Cash with Flash Best Bets is committed to bringing its members and subscribers fresh content daily for as long as the professional sports leagues remain on hiatus. Our goal is to continue to focus on how to be better DFS and Sports Gamblers by teaching you how to do the little things better just like the pros. Sign up at this link and get ready to make some cash!!

Australian Rules Football for Beginners

Australian Rules Football is unlike any sport in North America. It’s not football, it’s not basketball, it’s not soccer, but it does have aspects of all three. The league will start again on June 11th with more details on how the season will resume in the coming days. Here is “Australian Rules Football for Beginners”

Australian Rules Football for Beginners: The Basics

Aussie Rules is played on a large oval field (measuring 185 meters by 155 meters) with goals at either end. The object of the game is to move the rugby style ball, either by running and dribbling, hand ball, or kicking. Running and dribbling isn’t like Basketball. You only need to dribble once every 16 yards. A hand ball is a pass forward in the same motion as an underhand volleyball serve. Kicking is a like a punt in football that you direct to one of your own players. The goal is a series of four posts and the main objective is to kick the ball through the centre two posts. Kicking the ball through the centre posts is called a goal and like a touch down, is worth six points. Hitting the posts or getting the ball through the outer posts is called a behind and is only worth one point. A behind will also happen if an opponent tries to block the ball, makes contact with the ball but the ball still goes through the posts. Of course the objective is to score more points through goals and behinds, than your opponent.

Length of the game and positions

The game consists of four quarters which are 20 minutes in length. Like soccer, additional time is added onto the end of each quarter for injuries and other infractions. Similar to soccer, the positions are comprised of defense, midfield and forwards however there are eighteen players on the field per team with four players on the bench. Throughout the game you may substitute in, or interchange, three players only with an additional interchange allowed only in case of injury. Formation wise, the standard set up is six defenders, three in midfield and nine forward players. The breakdown looks as follows;
– Defense or Backs consist of two back pocket players and a full back which are the last line of defense. In front of them are two half-back flank players and a centre half-back.
– Midfield or centre line players are a left and right wing as well as a centre position
– Forwards from furthest back to forward configure as follows;
– Half-forward flank, centre half-flank, half-forward flank
– Forward pocket, full forward, forward pocket
– Ruckman, ruck rover, ruckman

The flow of positions and more information can be found here if you wish: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions

Penalties

All penalties result in a kick at your opponents 50 metre circle for a chance at a goal. The penalties are as follows;
• Arguing or abuse of an umpire
• Tacking or impending a player who has received a mark
• If a player that has received a mark and decides to run instead of kicking the ball
• If a player has been tackled or needs to turn the ball over to the other team and does not do so in a timely fashion
• Any type of deliberate delay of game action.
• Any unnecessary roughness to an opponent
• Entering the protected zone (a five metre rectangular shape in front of goal. Forwards can enter, defenders cannot.
• If the attacking team commits an infraction against the defensive team during a mark, a penalty is called and the defensive team receives a penalty kick
• Any infringement that occurs when not flowing the rules regarding an interchange.

Flow of the game

The game stars off with a ball down, where the umpire (referee) bounces the ball on the ground and two opponents try to gain control of the ball, like a tip off in basketball. The Ball down will also occur after every goal or behind. Like football, players can be tackled below the shoulders. If a player with the ball is tackled, the one who tackled gets the ball for a free kick. The opponent can also intercept the ball as well. If a ball is kicked over fifteen metres and is caught by either team this is called a mark. If a mark happens in the middle of the field, you have ten seconds to make an uncontested kick before defenders can come and attempt to tackle you. If a mark happens within the fifty meter mark of your opponent’s goal, you are allowed thirty seconds for the kick. You are allowed to jump on an opponent back to assist you in catching a mark. If a mark happens in your opponents 50 metre circle and time expires, the kick will still take place. Another way of defending is to push your opponent out of bounds. If this happens, the umpire will throw the ball back in play, with his back to the field, like a reverse throw in in soccer. The team that catches the throw in has possession and the game continues. Unlike football the stoppages are fast and the game flows very quickly. Big hits and tackles happen regularly as do spectacular catches and marks. There is not the same slow build up as soccer as everything seems to happen at full pace. I definitely suggest finding a match and checking it out.

The AFL league and Teams

Now that we know the rules, let’s get to the part that can make us the money. The AFL consists of eighteen teams. Normal season the teams play twenty two games, however with the Corona virus, this season has been shortened to seventeen games. Because of the fast pace and rapid scoring, the spreads are much larger then North American spreads but don’t be overly worried about that. They rank the teams on a ladder where you are ranked by points. You receive four points for a win and zero for a loss. Here are the teams in ascending order in terms of predicted strength for the 2020 season according to fox sports Nick Dal Santo:

18-Gold Coast Suns
17- Adelaide Crows
16- Freemantle Dockers
15-Sydney Swans
14- Carlton Blues
13- Melbourne Demons
12- North Malbourne
11- Hawthorne Hawks
10- St. Kilda Saints
9-Essidon Bombers
8- Port Adelaide
7- Geelong Cats
6- Collingwood Magpies
5- Greater Western Sydney Giants
4- Western Bulldogs
3- Brisbane Lions
2- West Cost Eagles
1-Richmond Tigres

The finals are comprised of the top eight teams. The Grand final is between the late two remaining teams of the finals and is played at a ninety thousand capacity stadium at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The trophy is referred to as the AFL Premiership Cup. In The Current title holders are the Richmond Tigers. The Carlton Blues have won the most with 16.

Hope you enjoyed the rundown on the AFL. Picks will be coming the day before games. Let’s have some fun and kick some betting line balls?

Here is a video during some game play, that further explains the game.

References:
General rules:
https://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/aussie-rules-football.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/deadspin.com/the-complete-guide-to-understanding-australian-rules-fo-1795130938/amp

Positions:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions

Penalties:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sydneymovingguide.com/quick-guide-australian-rules-football/amp/

Ladder prediction:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/afl/1-to-18-afl-experts-predict-the-full-2020-ladder-and-one-club-has-everyone-puzzled/news-story/f55fac2d80df0428546482e82543d805

We hope this Australian Rules Football for Beginners helps you place better bets and create better lineups! For further information please feel free to contact me on Twitter @PRBpuckpicks, or on the WinDaily Discord chat @ZakPRB. Thank you.

Win Daily Sports and Cash with Flash Best Bets is committed to bringing its members and subscribers fresh content daily for as long as the professional sports leagues remain on hiatus. Our goal is to continue to focus on how to be better DFS and Sports Gamblers by teaching you how to do the little things better just like the pros. Sign up at this link and get ready to make some cash!!