There has been good support for the Sea Eagles to upstage the Storm in Saturday night’s blockbuster with Manly holding the bulk of early money with TAB.
Melbourne may be clear favourites at $1.27 but Manly’s recent run of form has attracted several significant bets of $1,000+ at juicy Head-to-Head odds of $3.70.
The potential return of two of the NRL’s best halfbacks is having two different impacts with TAB in Round 21’s other big games.
Penrith aren’t the only ones sweating on Nathan Cleary being cleared to play with punters also holding firm on the Panthers, who will start $1.36 favourites over the Roosters, who have shortened from $3.90 into $3.10.
But Mitch Moses’ inclusion has done little to restore punters faith in Parramatta against Souths with the Eels $3.40 outsiders and continuing to drift from their opening price of $2.90, while the red-hot Rabbitohs have tightened from $1.40 into $1.30.
$1.22 Newcastle
$4.20 Brisbane (were $3.30)
$1.28 Canberra (were $1.25)
$3.60 St George Illawarra (were $3.80)
$3.40 Parramatta (were $2.90)
$1.30 South Sydney (were $1.40)
$3.10 Warriors (were $3.90)
$1.36 Cronulla (were $1.24)
$3.10 Roosters (were $3.60)
$1.36 Penrith (were $1.28)
$3.70 Manly
$1.27 Melbourne
$2.75 Bulldogs (were $2.80)
$1.44 Wests Tigers (were $1.42)
$1.25 Gold Coast (were $1.34)
$3.80 North Queensland (were $3.20)
NRL – Premiership
$2.20 Melbourne (were $2.35)
$3.75 Penrith (were $3.60)
$6.50 South Sydney
$10 Manly (were $13)
$13 Roosters (were $15)
$21 Parramatta (were $15)
$51 Gold Coast (were $67)
$67 Newcastle (were $151)
Cronulla (were $41)
$81 Canberra (were $21)
$251 St George Illawarra
$1,001 Warriors (were $501)
Tigers
North Queensland (were $501)
Broncos
Bulldogs
Top Try Scorer
$1.55 A.Johnston (was $1.70)
$2.60 J.Addo-Carr (was $2.05)
$17 T.Trbojevic (was $51)
$19 J.Saab (was $41)
$101 M.Sivo (was $41)
$151+ Others quoted
Top Point Scorer
$1.15 R.Garrick (was $1.75)
$5.50 A.Reynolds (was $4.65)
$29 N.Cleary (was $17)
$151+ Others quoted