Hawthorn remain outright favourite for the AFL Premiership with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au, firming from $3.50 into $3.20, while GWS, the team they hammered by 162 points on Sunday, have tightened from $1.85 into just $1.55 to win the dreaded wooden spoon.
The Hawks head the market from Collingwood, who’ve eased from $4.00 to $4.25, while West Coast ($6.00) and the Sydney Swans ($8.00) round out the top four contenders in betting.
Essendon were the biggest drifters after Round 15, easing from $11 to $15, while St. Kilda firmed from $34 into $21.
“Hawthorn and Collingwood have been taking it in turns being the premiership favourite, but after their massive percentage booster over the Giants, the Hawks have put a gap on the Pies,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
At the other end of the table, Gold Coast drifted from $1.95 out to $2.40 to avoid the wooden spoon despite remaining winless.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Premiership Winner
(Prices in brackets from 6 July)
$3.20 Hawthorn (in from $3.50)
$4.25 Collingwood (out from $4.00)
$6.00 West Coast (out from $5.50)
$8.00 Sydney (steady)
$10 Adelaide (out from $9.00)
$15 Essendon (out from $11)
$17 Geelong (steady)
$21 St Kilda (in from $34)
$31 Carlton (in from $34)
$51 Richmond (out from $34)
$101 North Melbourne (out from $67)
$201 Fremantle (out from $101)
$501 Brisbane (steady)
Wooden Spoon
(Prices in brackets from 6 July)
$1.55 GWS (in from $1.85)
$2.40 Gold Coast (out from $1.95)
$101 Melbourne (steady)
