Christian Petracca is favourite but TAB punters have thrown their weight behind Clayton Oliver to be crowned the Norm Smith Medallist in tomorrow’s AFL Grand Final.
Oliver, who was an $11 chance when TAB released the Norm Smith market on August 23, is responsible for 22% of the money wagered on that market, including a $2500 bet at his current price of $7.
Marcus Bontempelli (opened $21, now $8) and Max Gawn (opened $13, now $9) each account for 10% of the market with $6 favourite Petracca (opened $11) the next most popular at 9%.
Bailey Smith, a $15 chance, holds 8% of the Norm Smith Market and is the second most popular player in the First Goalscorer market despite being a $21 chance. Ben Brown, one of three $10 co-favourites, is the most popular First Goalscorer prospect with 15%.
Betting on the match result is almost evenly split, with 53% on money on the Bulldogs ($2.25) and 47% on Melbourne ($1.65) with the two teams the same prices they were hours after the Preliminary Finals.
TAB ODDS NORM SMITH MEDAL
$6.00 Christian Petracca
$7.00 Clayton Oliver
$8.00 Marcus Bontempelli
$9.00 Max Gawn
$11 Jackson Macrae
$15 Bailey Smith
$17 Tom Liberatore
$21 Jack Viney
$26 Jake Lever, Caleb Daniel, Christian Salem, Adam Treloar
$34 Bayley Fritsch, Ben Brown, Steven May, Aaron Naughton
$41+ Quote others
BETS OF INTEREST
$1000 at $10 on Christian Petracca
$2500 at $7 on Clayton Oliver
$1000 at $7.50 on Max Gawn
$1000 at $7 on Max Gawn
$1000 at $7 on Clayton Oliver (TWICE)
$1000 AT $6 on Christian Petracca (TWICE)
TAB ODDS FIRST GOALSCORER
$10 Ben Brown, Bayley Fritsch, Aaron Naughton
$13 Tim English, Cody Weightman
$15 Tom McDonald, Christian Petracca, Kysaiah Pickett
$17 Marcus Bontempelli
$21 Max Gawn, Charlie Spargo, Mitch Hannan, Josh Schache, Bailey Smith
$26 Jason Johannisen, Luke Jackson, Alex Neale-Bullen, Tom Liberatore, Adam Treloar
$34 James Harmes, Ed Langdon
$41 All other players
MATCH ODDS
$1.65 Melbourne (47% of trade)
$2.25 Western Bulldogs (53%)
BETS OF INTEREST – MELBOURNE
$10,000 @ $1.65 TWICE
$6,000 @ $1.65
$5,000 @ $1.65 MULTIPLE TIMES
$2,500 @ $1.65
$2,375 @ $1.65
$2,000 @ $1.65 MULTIPLE TIMES
WESTERN BULLDOGS
$2,500 @ $2.20
$2,250 @ $2.25
$2,000 @ $2.25 MULTIPLE TIMES
$1,200 @ $2.25