Dwayne Russell's simple formula to win your AFL tipping comp

Dwayne Russell tips like not many others in the AFL world… and it works.

Having easily won the tipping comp between SEN’s experts in 2023 and finishing equal-first with Gerard Whateley in 2024, Russell is someone who you might want to listen to when it comes to picking a winner.

The only thing is, he effectively locks in all of his tips at the start of each season.

The SEN host employs a simple formula when it comes to his tipping that he creates after every pre-season.

Firstly, Russell places teams into four separate brackets. The first rule is to always pick the team that’s in a higher-ranked bracket.

The second rule is that if two teams meet from the same bracket, always pick the home team.

It’s as simple as that.

With that in mind, check out Russell’s tipping brackets for 2025 below!

Bracket #1

GWS
Hawthorn
Geelong
Fremantle
Brisbane
Sydney
Collingwood
Carlton
Melbourne  

Bracket #2

Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Adelaide

Bracket #3

Essendon
St Kilda
Gold Coast
North Melbourne  

Bracket #4

West Coast
Richmond