Punters don’t think Melbourne’s poor showing over the weekend will be a once off, with almost more money bet on the Demons to win the wooden spoon with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au than every other team combined.
Prior to their round 1 loss they were $12, however they are now into $3.50, with only GWS at shorter odds of $1.50.
Both the Gold Coast Suns (out from $5.50 to $8.00) and Western Bulldogs ($6.50 to $11) look safe for the time being, however the Bulldogs have been the second best backed team to win the spoon behind Melbourne.
“Even before they got smashed by Port the punters were tipping them to win the spoon. But after Sunday, the money hasn’t stopped coming for them and there is almost as much money for them to win the spoon than every other team combined!” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
In Premiership betting, Hawthorn remain favourites, but have drifted from $5.00 to $5.50. Collingwood continue to be well backed by punters and after receiving more than double the amount of bets than Hawthorn, have firmed from $7.50 to $6.50.
In round 2 betting, the Pies remain $1.50 favourites to get one over former coach Mick Malthouse, with Carlton $2.45 outsiders.
Markets courtesy of AFL Odds
2013 Premiership winner
(Prices in brackets from Thursday 28th March)
$5.50 Hawthorn (out from $5.00)
$6.50 Collingwood (in from $7.50)
$7.50 Geelong (in from $9.00)
$7.50 Sydney (out from $7.00)
$7.50 West Coast (steady)
$11 Fremantle (out from $10)
$13 Carlton (out from $10)
$17 Richmond (in from $23)
$17 Essendon (steady)
$17 Adelaide (out from $16)
$34 St Kilda (steady)
$41 North Melbourne (out from $34)
$81 Brisbane (out from $67)
$101 Port Adelaide (in from $151)
$251 Western Bulldogs (out from $401)
$401 Melbourne (out from $251)
$751 Gold Coast (steady)
$1001 GWS (steady)
2013 Wooden Spoon
$1.50 GWS (out from $1.45)
$3.50 Melbourne (in from $12)
$8.00 Gold Coast (out from $5.50)
$11 Western Bulldogs (out from $6.50)
$15 Essendon (in from $17)
$41 Port Adelaide (out from $21)
$41 Brisbane Lions (in from $51)
$81 St Kilda (in from $201)
$101 North Melbourne (in from $251)
$251 Adelaide (steady)
$251 Richmond (steady)
$251 West Coast (steady)
$251 Carlton (in from $501)
$501 Collingwood (steady)
$501 Fremantle (steady)
$501 Geelong (steady)
$1001 Hawthorn (steady)
$1001 Sydney (steady)
AFL Round 2
$1.44 Richmond (in from $1.70)
$2.65 St Kilda (out from $2.10)
$1.13 Sydney (out from $1.04)
$5.25 Gold Coast (in from $9.00)
$1.36 Fremantle (out from $1.24)
$2.95 Western Bulldogs (in from $3.75)
$1.68 Adelaide (in from $1.90)
$2.10 Brisbane (out from $1.85)
$1.08 Essendon (in from $1.16)
$6.50 Melbourne (out from $4.75)
$1.33 Port Adelaide (in from $1.33)
$4.65 GWS (out from $3.10)
$1.37 Geelong (in from $1.47)
$3.00 North Melbourne (out from $2.55)
$1.50 Collingwood (in from $1.60)
$2.45 Carlton (out from $2.25)
$1.80 West Coast (in from $1.90)
$1.95 Hawthorn (out from $1.95)