Newly appointed Carlton skipper Marc Murphy looks set to start his captaincy on the best possible note, priced as the $6.00 favourite with online bookmaker sportsbet to win the Michael Tuck medal for being best on ground during the NAB Cup grand final.

Former captain Chris Judd is next in the market at $8.00 followed by Brisbane young guns Tom Rockliff ($9.00) and Jack Redden ($10).

In match betting, after money was 50/50 throughout the early stages of the week, punters have come hard for Carlton over the last 24 hours, with more than four times the money on the Blues over the Lions.

Carlton have remained steady at $1.34 while Brisbane have drifted slightly from $3.20 to $3.25.

“It looks to be a good week for both Marc Murphy and the Blues according to punters. But surely Juddy is value at $8.00 given he now has the shackles off and has a history of tearing the Lions apart?” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

Markets courtesy of Sportsbet.com.au

NAB Cup Winner
(Prices in brackets from Tuesday 12 March)
$1.34 Carlton (steady)
$3.25 Brisbane (out from $3.20)

Michael Tuck medal
$6.50 Marc Murphy
$8.00 Chris Judd
$9.00 Tom Rockliff
$10 Jack Redden
$12 Brock McLean, Bryce Gibbs
$14 Daniel Rich
$15 Kade Simpson
$16 Brent Moloney, Dayne Zorko, Andrew Carrazzo, Jonathan Brown
$21 Eddie Betts
$26 Andrew Walker, Matthew Kreuzer
$31 Jed Adcock
$34 Levi Casboult, Mitch Robinson
Others quoted