Josh Kennedy’s odds to win the Coleman Medal have more than halved after his dominant effort yesterday, with online bookmaker sportsbet slashing his odds from $14 to $6.50.
The West Coast full forward is now the favourite ahead of Jay Schulz ($7.00) and Tom Hawkins ($9.00).
In other notable betting movements:
- St Kilda v Carlton: All of the early money was on the Saints ($3.35), but that has completely been turned on its head with three times the money now bet on the Blues at $1.34.
- Adelaide v Collingwood: The money is coming in 40 to 1 in favour of Collingwood ($1.53) despite the line only being set at 11.5.
- Essendon v Sydney: The Bombers ($2.75) haven’t been given much chance early in this one, with Sydney ($1.44) clearly the better backed team.
- Richmond v Melbourne: Melbourne’s competitiveness in previous weeks hasn’t transferred into punter confidence, with all of the early money on the Tigers at $1.20.
- North Melbourne v Brisbane: There hasn’t been a lot of interest in this one yet, but there has been some money for Brisbane despite being $7.50 outsiders.
- Fremantle v Geelong: The most even match of the round, but punters are tipping the Dockers ($1.84) will bounce back with three times the money on them.
- St Kilda v Gold Coast: At this stage this game has attracted the least amount of interest from punters, but there has been some early money for the Saints ($3.60).
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Round 8 odds
$3.35 St Kilda
$1.34 Carlton
$2.45 Adelaide
$1.53 Collingwood
$1.20 Richmond
$1.08 North Melbourne
$1.84 Fremantle
$1.92 Geelong
$3.60 St Kilda
$1.28 Gold Coast
Premiership winner
(Prices in brackets from Friday 9 May)
$3.50 Hawthorn (out from $3.20)
$5.50 Geelong (steady)
$6.50 Port Adelaide (in from $8.00)
$7.00 Sydney (in from $9.00)
$8.00 Fremantle (out from $6.00)
$9.00 Collingwood (steady)
$21 North Melbourne (steady)
$26 Essendon (steady)
$41 West Coast (steady)
$34 Gold Coast (steady)
$51 Adelaide (steady)
$151 Carlton (steady)
$151 Richmond (steady)
$201 Western Bulldogs (steady)
$501 St Kilda (steady)
$501 GWS
$1001 Brisbane (steady)
$1001 Melbourne (steady)
Least Wins
$2.00 Brisbane (out from $1.62)
$2.70 GWS (in from $5.00)
$3.20 Melbourne (out from $2.50)
$11 St Kilda (in from $14)
$34 Western Bulldogs (out from $26)
$34 Carlton (steady)
$101 Richmond (steady)
$301 Adelaide (steady)
$501 West Coast (steady)
Coleman Medal
$6.50 Josh Kennedy (in from $14)
$7.00 Jay Schulz (in from $9.00)
$9.00 Tom Hawkins (in from $10)
$10 Jack Gunston (out from $7.00)
$10 Jarryd Roughead (out from $7.00)
$10 Jack Riewoldt (steady)
$12 Matthew Pavlich (steady)
$15 Jeremy Cameron (out from $14)
$15 Travis Cloke (steady)
$18 Lance Franklin (out from $17)
$18 Luke Bruest (steady)
$21 Nick Riewoldt (steady)
$26 Kurt Tippett (steady)
$34 Chad Wingard (in from $67)
Others quoted
Brownlow Medal
$2.75 Gary Ablett (steady)
$8.00 Steve Johnson (steady)
$9.00 Scott Pendlebury (steady)
$11 Joel Selwood (steady)
$13 Patrick Dangerfield (steady)
$16 Dane Swan (steady)
$16 Trent Cotchin (in from $18)
$18 Dayne Beams (steady)
$21 Jobe Watson (steady)
$21 Josh Kennedy (steady)
$26 Marc Murphy (steady)
$26 Aaron Sandilands (in from $31)
$34 Daniel Hannebery (in from $51)
$34 Travis Boak (steady)
$41 Nick Riewoldt (steady)
$41 Nick Dal Santo (steady)
$41 Tom Liberatore (in from $81)
Others quoted