Despite suffering a 60-point loss to Geelong in Round 12 at Metricon Stadium, Port Adelaide has firmed from $2 outsiders to $1.74 favourites at TAB to defeat the Cats ($2.10) at the Adelaide Oval tomorrow night in the opening game of the 2020 AFL Finals.
The Power have received 65 percent of support from TAB customers to register their second win against Geelong in seven attempts and secure a home preliminary final.
Port Adelaide has won six of their seven clashes at the Adelaide Oval this season while Geelong will be determined to avoid losing their fourth-straight opening week final which has included qualifying final losses to Richmond in 2017 and Collingwood last year.
In other TAB notes of interest before Week 1 of the 2020 AFL Finals:
- The Brisbane Lions have tightened from as much as $2.40 to $2.10 to upstage Richmond (as short as $1.57 to $1.74) at the Gabba on Friday night in their qualifying final
- The Western Bulldogs have firmed from $1.85 to $1.74 to account for St Kilda ($1.95 to $2.10) at the Gabba on Saturday night in their elimination final
- West Coast ($1.53 to $1.42) has garnered 82 percent of interest to beat Collingwood ($2.50 to $2.90) at Optus Stadium on Saturday night in their elimination final
2020 AFL Finals (Week 1)
$1.74 Port Adelaide $2 September 21 9:35pm
$2.10 Geelong $1.80 September 21 9:35pm
Tomorrow 7:40pm AEST at the Adelaide Oval
$2.10 Brisbane Lions $2.25 September 21 9:35pm; as much as $2.40 since
$1.74 Richmond $1.65 September 21 9:35pm; as short as $1.57 since
Friday 7:50pm AEST at the Gabba
$2.10 St Kilda $1.95 September 21 9:35pm
$1.74 Western Bulldogs $1.85 September 21 9:35pm
Saturday 4:40pm AEST at the Gabba
$1.42 West Coast $1.53 September 21 9:35pm; as short as $1.40 since
$2.90 Collingwood $2.50 September 21 9:35pm; as much as $3 since
Saturday 8:10pm AEST at Optus Stadium
2020 AFL Premiership
$3.20 Richmond $3.60 before Round 18
$5 Brisbane Lions $5.50 before Round 18
$5.50 Geelong $4.50 before Round 18
$6 Port Adelaide $7 before Round 18
$13 West Coast $10 before Round 18
$21 Western Bulldogs $21 before Round 18
$26 Collingwood $15 before Round 18
$34 St Kilda $81 before Round 18
2020 Norm Smith Medal
$8 Dustin Martin
$11 Patrick Dangerfield
$14 Tom Lynch
Lachie Neale
Jack Riewoldt
$15 Tom Hawkins
$18 Charlie Dixon
$19 Dayne Zorko
$21 Trent Cotchin
Dion Prestia
$23 Travis Boak
Shane Edwards
Robbie Gray
Joel Selwood
Ollie Wines
$26 Gary Ablett
Mitch Duncan
Cam Guthrie
Bachar Houli
Tim Kelly
$29+ Others Quoted
2020 Gary Ayres Medal
$6 Lachie Neale
$7 Dustin Martin
$11 Patrick Dangerfield
$13 Travis Boak
$21 Tom Hawkins
Ollie Wines
$26 Cam Guthrie
Jarryd Lyons
Tom Rockliff
Joel Selwood
$34 Charlie Dixon
Robbie Gray
Tim Kelly
Hugh McCluggage
Sam Menegola
Dion Prestia
$41+ Others Quoted
