AFL Betting Tips 2025: Round 9 Best Bets And Betting Trends

Beginning in Perth on Thursday night and ending across the other side of the country in Hobart on Saturday evening after sojourns up north and in Geelong, Round 9 of the 2025 AFL season features two fascinating top-eight clashes either side of the 57th ‘Showdown’ on Saturday night. 

We’ve taken a great interest in the former two after assessing the hundreds of markets offered by the best Australian betting sites and will attack a new market for the first time this year in anticipation of a close game in Darwin. 

Gold Coast’s low scoring and John Noble’s possession count got us out of a little bit of trouble last week as our profit for season 2025 shifted to +11%, something we’ll hope to build upon with our six AFL best bets for the coming round.

AFL Round 9 Predictions:

• Suns/Bulldogs Wire-To-Wire 'Any Other Result' - 2.00 With Betr
• Richmond/West Coast Under 171.5 Points - 1.90 With Unibet
• GWS Giants +15.5 Points - 1.90 With PlayUp

Gold Coast Vs Western Bulldogs, Saturday 7.40pm AEST

Betting apps are forecasting the Gold Coast Suns and Western Bulldogs to play out the closest match of Round 9 at the TIO Stadium, where the Suns are on a six-game winning streak that dates back to 2022 and includes a tight seven-point defeat of the Dogs in mid-2023. 

Recent form suggests the Bulldogs are going to have to overcome a sluggish start to get the four points after being behind at the quarter-time break in each of their last six outings, despite eventually winning four of them. 

The Suns have also been fast finishers in the past few weeks, outscoring Brisbane three goals to zero in the final term last weekend after putting five fourth-quarter goals on both Sydney and Richmond in the two outings prior to that. 

That’s why we’re taking a keen interest in the ‘Wire-to-Wire’ market on Betr, where you can either back one team to be in front at the end of all four quarters or for ‘any other result’, which means a change of lead between breaks and/or a tied result at any point.

Given that both teams have a habit of failing to produce full ‘four quarter efforts’, a change of end-of-quarter leads could be quite likely and the even money price on Betr appeals. 

Gold Coast forward Jed Walter booted three goals in each of the Suns’ two home games this season and was a multiple goal scorer in their first Darwin match of 2024, a big win over North Melbourne.

With 2+ scoring shots recorded in five of his seven appearances and an accuracy of 67%, he’s a good chance to kick at least two goals here.

Best Bet: Suns/Bulldogs Wire-To-Wire 'Any Other Result' - 2.00 With Betr

Player Prop: Jed Walter 2+ Goals - 2.35 With Ladbrokes

Richmond Vs West Coast, Sunday 1.10pm AEST

It’s admittedly not one of the more appealing games of Round 9 for the neutral observer, but the two worst scoring units of the competition come together at the MCG for the early Sunday afternoon game. 

Richmond’s games this season are averaging fewer than 170 total points due to their output of 65 points scored per match, which is better only than the Eagles’ 64. 

Both teams will fancy their chances to significantly improve that number given they’re struggling defensively, but only one of Richmond’s four MCG matches this year have seen at least 155 points scored.

West Coast’s sole MCG appearances of 2024 and 2023, which were heavy losses to the Demons and Tigers respectively, also finished under the 171.5 point mark. 

With that in mind, we’ll be looking for some value in the ‘anytime goalscorer’ market rather than 2+ or 3+ goalscorers and our investment will be on Richmond’s Steely Green, who has recorded goals in four of his five matches and has a goalkicking accuracy of 55% this season.

Best Bet: Richmond/West Coast Under 171.5 Points - 1.90 With Unibet

Player Prop: Steely Green Anytime Goalscorer - 1.67 With Ladbrokes

Geelong Vs GWS Giants, Sunday 3.20pm AEST

Geelong are just one win and one place ahead of GWS Giants leading into this round but start as 15.5 point favourites with AFL betting sites at a venue that certainly doesn’t bother the men in orange. 

The Giants are one of the very few teams to have repeatedly torn down the GMHBA Stadium fortress, winning all four of their visits across 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024.

They’re not in ideal form after losing by 14 points to the Swans last week, dropping points for a third consecutive week, but they’ve been closing out games strongly this season and just need to ensure they keep up with a Geelong side that has led by 2+ goals at quarter time just twice this year. 

Geelong have lost ruckman Rhys Stanley and defender Lawson Humphries this week, which should give the Giants a leg-up at a venue they love. 

Take the 1.65 on Betr for Finn Callaghan to clear 25+ disposals, which he has done in 75% of games so far this year, an improvement of more than double his rate of 33% in 2024. 

Best Bet: GWS Giants +15.5 Points - 1.90 With PlayUp

Player Prop: Finn Callaghan 25+ Disposals - 1.65 With Betr