While the weather looks ominous for the tall forwards on Grand Final day, one punter is confident Lance Franklin will still dominate, placing $5,000 on Buddy at $8.00 with online bookmaker sportsbet to win the Norm Smith Medal.
If Buddy does win the award the punter will clear $40,000, with Sam Mitchell the best backed player overall at $7.00.
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Sydney’s Josh Kennedy has also received support at $7.50, while fellow hard nut Brad Sewell is next in the market at $11 along with match winner Cyril Rioli ($11).
“The weather looks shocking which would suit the likes of Mitchell, Kennedy and Sewell. But we all know Buddy is a match winner and we saw him step up when it counted last week against Adelaide. He is a big game player and just as good below his knees as he is over head, so he looms as a real chance,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
Buddy is also the $7.00 favourite to kick the first goal of the Grand Final, while the Hawks remain firm favourites at $1.47 over Sydney ($2.75).
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
AFL Grand Final – Hawthorn Hawks versus Sydney Swans
(prices in brackets from Wednesday 26th September)
$1.47 Hawthorn Hawks (steady)
$2.75 Sydney Swans (steady)
Norm Smith Medal
(Prices in brackets from Wednesday 26th September)
$7.00 Sam Mitchell (steady)
$7.50 Josh Kennedy (steady)
$8.00 Lance Franklin (steady)
$11 Brad Sewell (steady)
$11 Cyril Rioli (steady)
$12 Adam Goodes (steady)
$12 Luke Hodge (steady)
$13 Ryan O’Keefe (steady)
$16 Jordan Lewis (steady)
$18 Kieran Jack (steady)
$18 Shaun Burgoyne (steady)
$23 Jarrad McVeigh (steady)
$23 Lewis Jetta (steady)
$23 Jarryd Roughead (steady)
Others quoted
1st goal scorer
$7.00 Lance Franklin
$7.00 Any player not listed
$10 Cyril Rioli
$11 Jarryd Roughead
$12 Adam Goodes, Sam Reid
$14 Lewis Jetta, Jack Gunston, Luke Breust
$15 Lewis Roberts-Thomson
$17 Mitch Morton
$18 Paul Puopolo, Ryan O’Keefe
$21 Josh Kennedy, Daniel Hannebery
$23 Jude Bolton, Luke Hodge, Mike Pyke
$26 Kieren Jack
$31 Clinton Young
$34 David Hale
$41 Sam Mitchell, Isaac Smith