Melbourne have made their best start to a season in 27 years and their odds for the Premiership have firmed as a result, in from $21 to $11 with TAB.

A return to the Finals now looks likely at $1.40, with a top 4 spot priced at $2.40.

Richmond remain the flag favourites despite drifting from $4.25 to $5.00, while the Western Bulldog have been the best backed team over the weekend and are now on the third line of betting at $7.50.

In other AFL betting news:

• Following his 36 disposal and two goal game, Christian Petracca now looms as a legitimate Brownlow chance. He’s equal second favourite with Marcus Bontempelli at $8.00 – Dustin Martin is the $4.50 favourite.
• While Sydney still dominate the Rising Star market, Essendon’s Nik Cox has been the big mover throughout Round 4, firming from $41 into $9.00. Lachie Jones’ debut with Port Adelaide also caught the eye of punters, with the academy prospect now priced at $15.
• Taylor Walker remains the Coleman Medal favourite at $3.50, with Carlton’s young gun Harry McKay continuing to threaten, now into $6.00

TAB Odds

AFL Premiership 2021

(Prices in brackets prior to Round 4)
$5.00     Richmond                           (out from $4.25)
$5.50     Port Adelaide

$7.50     Western Bulldogs            (in from $9.00)

$8.00     Geelong                              (out from $7.00)
$9.00     West Coast                        (out from $8.00)

$11         Melbourne                        (in from $21)

$11         Sydney

$13         Brisbane Lions                  (out from $10)
$26         Collingwood
$26         St Kilda                                (in from $34)
$41         Carlton

$41         Fremantle                          (in from $51)
$67         Adelaide                             (in from $81)
$67         Essendon
$67         Gold Coast

$81         GWS
$101       Hawthorn                           (out from $81)
$501      North Melbourne

To make the Top 8
$1.10     Port Adelaide

$1.14     Western Bulldogs

$1.16     Richmond
$1.25     Geelong

$1.30     West Coast

$1.35     Sydney

$1.40     Melbourne
$1.75     Brisbane
$2.50     St Kilda
$2.75     Carlton

$3.00     Collingwood
$3.75     GWS

$4.00     Fremantle
$4.00     Adelaide
$6.00     Gold Coast

$7.00     Essendon

$8.00     Hawthorn

$26         North Melbourne

Round 5

$3.00    St Kilda

$1.37    Richmond

$1.35    West Coast

$3.10    Collingwood

$1.40    Sydney

$2.90    GWS

$1.20     Western Bulldogs
$4.40     Gold Coast

$1.22     Brisbane
$4.10     Essendon

$2.30     Carlton
$1.60     Port Adelaide

$1.67     Adelaide
$2.15     Fremantle

$3.60     Hawthorn
$1.28     Melbourne

$1.02     Geelong
$12         North Melbourne

Rising Star

$3.50     Errol Gulden
$5.00     Chad Warner
$7.00     Braedon Campbell
$9.00     Nik Cox                                (in from $41)

$11        Tom Green
$15         Lachlan Sholl
$11         Logan McDonald
$13         Matt Rowell

$13         Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
$15         Tom Powell

$15         Lachie Jones

Brownlow Medal

$4.50     Dustin Martin

$8.00     Marcus Bontempelli

$8.00     Christian Petracca           (in from $11)
$9.00     Travis Boak
$13         Lachie Neale

$13         Patrick Cripps
$13         Tom Mitchell

Coleman Medal

$3.50     Taylor Walker
$6.00     Josh Kennedy
$6.00     Harry McKay
$7.00     Tom Lynch
$9.00     Charlie Dixon

$11         Tom Hawkins

$11         Jack Riewoldt
$13         Jack Darling
$17         Joe Daniher
$17         Lance Franklin
$15         Jordan De Goey