West Coast’s Matthew Priddis has been the big mover in Sportingbet’s Brownlow Medal market, firming from $21 into $8 after an impressive Round 20 performance against Collingwood.
With three rounds remaining, Sportingbet’s AFL analysts predict that Priddis is sitting on 20 votes and within a vote of favourites Joel Selwood ($3.25) and Josh Kennedy ($4).
2014 Brownlow Medal Winner
Sportingbet.com.au market
Joel Selwood $3.25 (was $3.75)
Josh Kennedy $4 (was $4.25)
Gary Ablett $5.50 (was $5)
Scott Pendlebury $7 (was $5.50)
Matthew Priddis $8 (was $21)
Dayne Beams $15 (was $17)
Others $21+
“The punters that piled on Priddis at $51 towards the start of the season will no doubt be cheering for him to come up with some big performances over the coming weeks,” Sportingbet’s Andrew Brown said.
“Aside from the top contenders, we’ve seen some money for Essendon’s Dyson Heppell and Port Adelaide’s Robbie Gray at big odds despite them being a long way down our leaderboard.”
Sportingbet’s running Brownlow Medal vote tally (below) shows the ineligible Nathan Fyfe now level with the injured Gary Ablett on 24.5 votes after Round 20.
Sportingbet’s analysts award half votes when they can’t split certain player performances, a system that has proven to balance out over the course of the season and provide a more accurate prediction of a player’s final vote numbers.
2014 Brownlow Medal
Votes according to Sportingbet’s AFL analysts. Odds from Sportingbet.com.au
| Player | Team | Round 20 Votes | Overall | Odds |
| Gary Ablett [GC] | GC | 0 | 24.5 | $5.50 |
| Nathan Fyfe [FRE] | FRE | 1 | 24.5 | Ineligible |
| Joel Selwood [GEE] | GEE | 1.5 | 21.5 | $3.25 |
| Josh Kennedy [SYD] | SYD | 1.5 | 21 | $4.00 |
| Matthew Priddis [WCE] | WCE | 3 | 20 | $8.00 |
| Steve Johnson [GEE] | GEE | 0 | 19 | Ineligible |
| Scott Pendlebury [COL] | COL | 0 | 18.5 | $7.00 |
| Dayne Beams [COL] | COL | 0 | 16 | $15.00 |
| Brent Harvey [NTH] | NTH | 1 | 16 | $21.00 |
| Trent Cotchin [RIC] | RIC | 0 | 15 | $21.00 |
| Travis Boak [PTA] | PTA | 2 | 15 | $21.00 |
| Nathan Jones [MEL] | MEL | 0 | 14.5 | $51.00 |
| Rory Sloane [ADE] | ADE | 2 | 14.5 | $41.00 |
| Lance Franklin [SYD] | SYD | 0 | 14 | $34.00 |
| Aaron Sandilands [FRE] | FRE | 0 | 14 | $41.00 |
| Patrick Dangerfield [ADE] | ADE | 0 | 13.5 | $26.00 |
| Jordan Lewis [HAW] | HAW | 3 | 13 | $41.00 |
| Tom Rockliff [BRI] | BRI | 1 | 12.5 | Ineligible |
| Marc Murphy [CAR] | CAR | 0 | 12 | $81.00 |
| Michael Barlow [FRE] | FRE | 1 | 12 | $81.00 |
| Dyson Heppell [ESS] | ESS | 3 | 12 | $21.00 |
