Whether it’s due to Port Adelaide’s top form or Hawthorn’s injury woes is debateable, but either way, online bookmaker sportsbet will be starting the Hawks as outsiders for the first time in almost two years.
Priced at $2.90, they are outsiders this week for the first time since Round 17 2012, with the Power firm favourites at $1.42.
“If you had of quoted the Power as favourites over the Hawks at the start of the year people would have thought you were mad. But punters seem to think we have got this one right, with the majority of money for the Power in this one,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
In other notable betting movements:
- Geelong v North Melbourne: All of the money remains with the Cats, but with Stevie J being rubbed out, the Cats have drifted from $1.33 to $1.45.
- GWS v Richmond: The Tigers continue to drift, out from $1.22 to $1.30 with some decent money coming for the Giants which has seen them firm from $4.00 into $3.50.
- Collingwood v West Coast: No love for the Eagles here. There is three times the money on the Pies at $1.29.
- Port Adelaide v Hawthorn: The Hawks are outsiders for the first time since 2012, but it’s not due to a lack of money from punters. The Power ($1.42) are the best backed, but the Hawks have firmed slightly from $2.95 into $2.90.
- Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs: In a sign that punters aren’t keen, the Dogs ($4.20) are the least backed team of the round, with ten times the money on the Suns at $1.23.
- Carlton v Adelaide: Punters think the Crows are on a roll, with double the money on them at $1.65.
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Round 9 odds
$1.45 Geelong (out from $1.33)
$2.80 North Melbourne (in from $3.15)
$3.50 GWS (in from $4.00)
$1.22 Richmond (out from $1.22)
$1.29 Collingwood (in from $1.31)
$3.60 West Coast (out from $3.45)
$1.42 Port Adelaide (out from $1.40)
$2.90 Hawthorn (in from $2.95)
$1.23 Gold Coast (out from $1.20)
$4.20 Western Bulldogs (in from $4.30)
$2.25 Carlton (out from $2.05)
$1.65 Adelaide (in from $1.74)
