Punters have declared Peter Sumich as the man most likely to coach the West Coast Eagles next, strongly backed overnight to get the gig which sees his odds firm from $7.50 into $2.50 favouritism with online bookmaker sportsbet.
Scott Burns remains in the hunt despite drifting from $3.50 to $3.75.
And while he is currently $1.02 to get the Melbourne job, punters are also thinking Paul Roos is a chance to lead the Eagles, with punter support seeing his odds firm from $13 to $6.00 overnight.
“We opened Sumich at $7.50 and punters were pretty quick to let us know we got it wrong and he was really well backed and is now outright favourite. Despite Roos looking to be over the line at Melbourne, there has been more bets on Roos than anyone else so far,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.
Punters also don’t believe we have seen the last of Worsfold, with his odds tumbling in from $11 to $6.50 to coach Brisbane since leaving the Eagles. He is also $10 to coach Melbourne.
“Premiership coaches don’t grow on trees and since leaving the Eagles the money has come for Worsfold to take the Brisbane job despite Leigh Tudor remaining the $2.75 favourite.”
Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au
Next West Coast Coach
(Prices in brackets from Thursday 5 September)
$2.50 Peter Sumich (in from $7.50)
$3.75 Scott Burns (out from $3.50)
$6.00 Paul Roos (in from $13)
$11 Dean Laidley (out from $10)
$12 Adam Simpson (out from $9.00)
$12 Leigh Tudor (out from $8.00)
$13 Mark Williams (out from $8.00)
$13 Neil Craig (out from $6.00)
$14 Brett Ratten (out from $13)
$15 Michael Voss (out from $9.00)
$17 Alan Richardson, Dean Bailey, Justin Longmuir
$21 John Blakey, Alastair Clarkson, Jade Rawlings, Guy McKenna, Brett Kirk, David Teague, Phillip Walsh, Neale Daniher
$23 Simon Goodwin
$26 Mark Harvey, Gary O’Donnell, Brian Royal, Gary Ayres, Gavin Brown, Robert Harvey
$34 Justin Leppitsch, Matthew Primus, Nathan Bassett, Steve Malaxos
$41 Kevin Sheedy, Andrew Embley, Ben Cousins, Glen Jakovich
Next Brisbane Coach
(Prices in brackets from Thursday 5 September)
$2.75 Leigh Tudor (steady)
$6.50 John Worsfold (in from $9.00)
$8.00 Neil Craig (steady)
$10 Adam Simpson (steady)
$9.00 Mark Williams (out from $9.00)
$11 Scott Burns (steady)
$15 Brett Ratten (steady)
$17 Mark Harvey (steady)
$17 Alan Richardson (steady)
$17 Adrian Fletcher (steady)
$21 Justin Leppitch (steady)
$21 Dean Laidley (steady)
$21 Rodney Eade (steady)
$26 Nigel Lappin, Luke Power, John Blakey
$31 Gary O’Donnell
$34 Mark Thompson, Alistair Clarkson, Kevin Sheedy, Jade Rawlings, Todd Viney, Leigh Matthews, Gary Ayres, Matthew Primus, Brian Royal, Mark Bickley
$41 Brett Kirk, Grant Thomas, Nathan Bassett, Simon Goodwin, Robert Harvey, Dean Bailey, Gavin Brown, Craig Lambert, Jonathan Brown
$1001 Paul Roos
Next Melbourne Coach
$1.02 Paul Roos
$10 John Worsfold
$21 Brett Ratten, Mark Williams, Neil Craig, Rodney Eade, Scott Burns, dean Laidley, Michael Voss
$26 Alan Richardson, Adam Simpson, Alastair Clarkson
$31 Mark Harvey, Todd Viney, Simon Goodwin
$41 Jade Rawlings, Nathan Bassett, Gavin Brown, Leigh Matthews, Brett Kirk, Rohan Welsh, Ben Hart, Grant Thomas, Matthew Primus, Brad Green, James McDonald, Kevin Sheedy, Robert Harvey, Darren Milburn, Mark Bickley, Dean Bailey, Mark Thompson, David Schwarz, Garry Lyon, Gary Ayres, Leigh Brown, Andy Lovell, Brian Royal, Matthew Knights, Peter Sumich