DESPITE having only a handful of games to his name, Gold Coast Suns young gun Matt Rowell has been the best backed by TAB punters to win the 2021 Brownlow Medal.
Opening at $26, Rowell is now into $17, with reigning champion Lachie Neale the $6 favourite ahead of Patrick Cripps ($7), Nat Fyfe ($8), Dustin Martin ($9) and Marcus Bontempelli ($9).
In other AFL betting news:
- Punters are tipping Hawthorn to struggle in 2021, attracting 30% of all money for the Most Losses market. They are currently priced at $7.00
- Despite opening as outsiders, the Western Bulldogs are now favourites to beat Collingwood on Friday night, with 70% of punter support going with the Dogs, priced at $1.78 with Collingwood $2.05
- Richmond and Port Adelaide are clearly the two best backed teams to win in Round 1, attracting 95% of all money against Carlton and North Melbourne respectively
- While Richmond ($4.50) are the best backed to win the flag, St Kilda ($13) loom as a smokey with only Richmond, Geelong and Port Adelaide attracting more punter support
- Geelong have been the biggest movers for the Premiership following their off season additions in Jeremy Cameron, Shaun Higgins and Issac Smith, firming from $8 into $5.50
- Richmond’s Tom Lynch ($6.00) and Geelong’s Tom Hawkins ($7.00) are expected to fight it out for the Coleman Medal, although plenty of attention will be on new Brisbane recruit Joe Daniher ($9.00).
$4.50 Richmond
$5.50 Geelong
$7.50 Brisbane Lions
Port Adelaide
$10 West Coast
$13 St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
$19 Collingwood
$26 Melbourne
Greater Western Sydney
$29 Carlton
$41 Fremantle
$81 Essendon
Hawthorn
Sydney Swans
Gold Coast
$101 Adelaide
$201 North Melbourne
Round 1
$1.32 Richmond
$3.40 Carlton
$2.05 Collingwood
$1.78 Western Bulldogs
$1.50 Melbourne
$2.60 Fremantle
$4.10 Adelaide
$1.24 Geelong
$2.05 Essendon
$1.78 Hawthorn
$1.22 Brisbane
$4.30 Sydney
$4.80 North Melbourne
$1.18 Port Adelaide
$1.65 GWS
$2.25 St Kilda
$1.20 West Coast
$4.50 Gold Coast
2021 Brownlow Medal
$6.00 Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
$7.00 Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
$8.00 Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)
$9.00 Dustin Martin (Richmond)
Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
$11 Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong)
$13 Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
$17+ Others quoted
2021 Coleman Medal
$6.00 Tom Lynch (Richmond)
$7.00 Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
$9.00 Charlie Dixon (Port Adelaide)
Jeremy Cameron (Geelong)
Joe Daniher (Brisbane Lions)
$10 Josh Kennedy (West Coast)
Big Bets
BRISBANE
$5,700 @ $7
GEELONG
$9,000 @ $5
$2,000 @ $5
$4,000 @ $5.50
$2,000 @ $5.50
PORT ADELAIDE
$1,000 @ $9
$1,000 @ $8
RICHMOND
$10,000 @ $4
$9,000 @ $4.50
$4,000 @ $4.50
ST KILDA
$1,000 @ $17
$1,000 @ $15
$1,000 @ $13
WESTERN BULLDOGS
$1,000 @ $13
WEST COAST – To Make Top 8
$30,000 @ $1.35
$10,000 @ $1.35