Punters have continued to defy the Kennett Curse, with over $100,000 more now bet on the Hawks compared to Geelong with online bookmaker sportsbet.
As a result of the heavy support for Hawthorn, they have firmed from $1.48 to $1.43, with the friendless Cats out from $2.65 to $2.90.
“Punters have ignored the history between these two and with the Cats missing a few key players, the punters have gobbled up the odds on offer for the Hawks,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
The Hawks have not only firmed for this week, but punters are once again convinced they are the team to beat overall, in from $2.15 to $2.00 to win the flag.
In the other Preliminary Final, punters remain convinced that Fremantle will make their first ever Grand Final with the Dockers firm at $1.31 while the Swans are $3.55 outsiders.
In week three of the finals, sportsbet.com.au will be refunding head to head bets if your team in the Preliminary Finals lose by 18 points or less!
And while he will be hoping to have a big one this Friday night, punters can already bet on whether Buddy Franklin will dominate next year, with the full forward opened as the $6.00 favourite for the 2014 Coleman Medal ahead of the likes of Travis Cloke, Josh Kennedy, Kurt Tippett and Jack Riewoldt (all $7.00). This year’s Coleman Medallist Jarryd Roughead is also in the running at $10 with the All Australian full forward Jeremy Cameron $11.
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Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Preliminary Finals
(Prices in brackets from Monday 16 September)
$1.43 Hawthorn (in from $1.48)
$2.90 Geelong (out from $2.65)
$1.31 Fremantle (steady)
$3.55 Sydney (out from $3.45)
2013 AFL Premiership winner
$2.00 Hawthorn (in from $2.15)
$3.25 Fremantle (steady)
$5.00 Geelong (out from $4.50)
$9.00 Sydney (out from $8.50)
2014 Coleman Medal
$6.00 Lance Franklin
$7.00 Travis Cloke, Josh Kennedy, Kurt Tippett, Jack Riewoldt
$10 Jarryd Roughead, Taylor Walker
$11 Jeremy Cameron, Matthew Pavlich
$15 Tom Hawkins
$26 Jay Schulz
$31 Nick Riewoldt
$34 Drew Petrie
$51 Lindsay Thomas, Michael Walters, Jack Darling, Jack Gunston, Mitch Clark, Hayden Ballantyne
Others quoted