Online bookmaker sportsbet has installed Rugby League as the code man mountain Sonny Bill Williams will play in 2014.
League heads the betting at $1.55 to be the sport SBW elects, followed closely by Union at $2.20. Turning to boxing fulltime follows at $11, while a jump to AFL ($67) or a switch to basketball ($101) are as likely as Parramatta coach Ricky Stuart having lunch with NRL referees boss Daniel Anderson.
“Not only has Sonny dabbled in League, Union and boxing, but he’s now playing in different positions with the Roosters. He hasn’t played hooker or fullback yet so we’ll probably see that in 2014,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.
It’s unlikely Williams will follow in the footsteps of fellow Kiwi and New Zealand’s biggest earner Steve Williams and become a golf caddy, with that priced at $1,001.
The Roosters moved into $5.00 to win the NRL Premiership after last night’s win. They trail South Sydney ($3.75) and Melbourne ($4.75), while the Warriors have jetted to the sixth line of betting at $21.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
What code will Sonny Bill Williams play in 2014?
$1.55 Rugby League
$2.20 Rugby Union
$15 Boxing (fulltime)
$67 AFL
$101 Basketball
$251 Soccer
$501 Tennis
$1001 Decathlete
$1001 Golf caddy
NRL Grand Final winner
$3.25 South Sydney Rabbitohs
$4.75 Melbourne Storm
$5.00 Sydney Roosters
$9.00 Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
$10 Manly Sea Eagles
$21 New Zealand Warriors
$26 North Queensland Cowboys
$26 Newcastle Knights
$34 Canberra Raiders
$34 Cronulla Sharks
$41 Brisbane Broncos
$51 Gold Coast Titans
$101 Wests Tigers
$101 Penrith Panthers
$151 St. George Illawarra Dragons
$801 Parramatta Eels
