Bookies market for flag favouites in 2011

[csbowes]

Sturt's odds seem incredibly favourable... I wouldn't think Sturt would be much above 9th this season...

[CENTURION]

The Wiggles slight faves ATM, Central just behind, lost McKenzie & Schell but have scored Obst, Slattery, Nash fulltime, O'Sullivan is back, Milne is ready, Evil is training the house down & WILL play, Hynes will kick at least 60 goals at Full Forward PLUS a host of guns from the reserves who have been overly patient!

or

incredibly predictable? We only won the Grand Final last year by 1 goal & most people don't think We have a chance this year!

and yet your 1st or 2nd favourite for the flag?

Which one is it mate?

it ain't a certainty, We will be up there, for sure! But it can't be seen to be perdictable this year!

[NO-MERCY]

Norwood had their chance last year & choked don't think they'll get a 2nd chance.

[smithy]

well footy is a funny game might put 100 on westies
why not

Good onya Blacky, although it's unlikely, keep the faith.

[csbowes]

Norwood had their chance last year & choked don't think they'll get a 2nd chance.

I reckon their a chance... them and Glenelg and Torrens are the one's likely to meet Central.

If I had to go out on a limb and choose a team, I reckon it'll be the Tigers who make the grannie...

[NO-MERCY]

Norwood had their chance last year & choked don't think they'll get a 2nd chance.

I reckon their a chance... them and Glenelg and Torrens are the one's likely to meet Central.

If I had to go out on a limb and choose a team, I reckon it'll be the Tigers who make the grannie...

Glenelg know how to lose them.

[bayman]

Norwood had their chance last year & choked don't think they'll get a 2nd chance.

I reckon their a chance... them and Glenelg and Torrens are the one's likely to meet Central.

If I had to go out on a limb and choose a team, I reckon it'll be the Tigers who make the grannie...

Glenelg know how to lose them.

unfortuneately i can't argue with that NM, however for this season i don't think we'll make the grand final & i have doubts about making the top 5 to be totally honest, i think glenelg, sturt & norwood are chances to drop out & west & north chances to go up....so i wonder if north & west make it which two of those three drop out ????

[JK]

Norwood had their chance last year & choked don't think they'll get a 2nd chance.

Choked??

[Aerie]

Same deal again isn't it if you were a punter? Wait until Central drop a couple of games during the season and back them then?

Central - they have lost a few key players, but depth & belief is amazing so should still be the ones to beat.
Norwood - have been hit very hard by the AFL draft & can't see them being better than last year.
Eagles - have recruited well it would seem and would expect them to improve on last year.
Glenelg - the most consistent regular season performer along with Central for the last few years, expect them to be up there again.
Sturt - wouldn't expect great improvement by them, will be interesting how they structure without Chambers.
West - this is the year for them and should be expecting/demanding a finals spot.
North - an unknown? Underachieved under Healy and could land anywhere on the table. Still have some gun players, but is the depth there?
Port - if they can turn those close losses into wins they could climb - but I don't expect them to push finals just yet.
South - you'd be mad not to back them for the spoon. Mind you, I had Norwood down for the spoon last year so what would I know?

[Booney]

Thronton Sportsbet can't follow the SANFL that closely.

he doesn't, most of the blokes i know would prefer if thornton was still the only one betting on it, then there would be more mistakes because he can't copy off anyone else . i'll concede that i've seen steve churches at a few games throughout the last 2 or 3 years, i can add when the auditorium was open & i spoke with john himself he'd tell me about the previous weeks games & what he thought, yet while he was fielding at the races .....almost everytime he told me something it was what i had read in the sunday mail or the monday edition of the advertiser earlier in the weekthe only team i would consider backing right now would be wwt, i think they are primed to win this year & i think they are the only team that can improve on the teams that made the 5 last year

Sounds like a poster on here .

Touche..

[MatteeG]

Same deal again isn't it if you were a punter? Wait until Central drop a couple of games during the season and back them then?

Amen- standard state of affairs... from memory the dogs got out to 4s at one stage last year?

[mal]

I think this will be one of the most even years in a while for the SANFL league competition...

Interesting to see some of the early market favourites...

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl ... 6003656673

Thornton Sportsbet:
$3 Norwood
$3.20 Central
$4 Eagles
$5 Glenelg
$10 Sturt
$15 North Adelaide
$21 Port Adelaide
$26 West Adelaide
$101 South Adelaide

UniTAB:
$3 Central
$3.50 Norwood
$5 Eagles, Glenelg
$11 Sturt
$15 West Adelaide, North Adelaide
$26 Port Adelaide
$67 South Adelaide

These Bookies seriously have got inadeqauate market assessors
CD are offered at amazing odds just about every year
They have won 8 of the last 10 flags
If a dog /trotter/racehorse won 8 of thier last 10 starts they would be about $1-50

Ahh well just going to have to back CD again at those stupid odds, as I have been doing for the last 7 seasons

Heres the real odds compliments of Malsportsbetting

$1-80 CD
$4-50 WWT
$7 NW
$9 GL
$16 NA
$51 WA
$51 ST
$61 PA
$1001 SA

[redandblack]

If they're the real odds, would you like to explain why North are a third of West's odds?

They finished below West last year and I don't see anything in the recruiting to shorten them that much in comparison.

[mal]

If they're the real odds, would you like to explain why North are a third of West's odds?

They finished below West last year and I don't see anything in the recruiting to shorten them that much in comparison.

Because we know what WA will do
That is being a competitive team that will get them midfield
NA are an enigma, they can improve out of sight, the improvement in NA could be pronounced this season

[Booney]

If they're the real odds, would you like to explain why North are a third of West's odds?

They finished below West last year and I don't see anything in the recruiting to shorten them that much in comparison.

Because we know what WA will do
That is being a competitive team that will get them midfield
NA are an enigma, they can improve out of sight, the improvement in NA could be pronounced this season

Most SANFL fans ( bar Norths ) would agrre that they have seriously underachieved in recent seasons. I agree mal, North could be the big improvers.

[mal]

If they're the real odds, would you like to explain why North are a third of West's odds?

They finished below West last year and I don't see anything in the recruiting to shorten them that much in comparison.

Because we know what WA will do
That is being a competitive team that will get them midfield
NA are an enigma, they can improve out of sight, the improvement in NA could be pronounced this season

Most SANFL fans ( bar Norths ) would agrre that they have seriously underachieved in recent seasons. I agree mal, North could be the big improvers.

NA now in to $14

[whufc]

If they're the real odds, would you like to explain why North are a third of West's odds?

They finished below West last year and I don't see anything in the recruiting to shorten them that much in comparison.

Because we know what WA will do
That is being a competitive team that will get them midfield
NA are an enigma, they can improve out of sight, the improvement in NA could be pronounced this season

Most SANFL fans ( bar Norths ) would agrre that they have seriously underachieved in recent seasons. I agree mal, North could be the big improvers.

Yep i think North will finish top 5.

First year coaches have a pretty good record in the SANFL, Laird, Bassett, Godden, Rehn, MacGowan, Phillips, Clarkson and even other such as Mickan, Jarman and Collins were deemed to have succesful years first up despite their sides records not being great.

North definatly have the players to threaten the top side in the comp and i think they will thrive off a new coach with a new 'attacking' game plan.

For me West will finish 6th beat all the teams below them and lose to the teams above them with a defensive game plan which stops them from being able to beat the better side, they may snag a win or two over the side that comes 5th and 4th similar to the 2010 imho.

[nickname]

It's interesting how differently we see it. For mine, North have lost a fair bit of genuine quality and haven't really replaced it with much of similar quality. Their coach is an unknown quantity. I can't see them improving on 2010.

[Wedgie]

If they're the real odds, would you like to explain why North are a third of West's odds?

They finished below West last year and I don't see anything in the recruiting to shorten them that much in comparison.

Because we know what WA will do
That is being a competitive team that will get them midfield
NA are an enigma, they can improve out of sight, the improvement in NA could be pronounced this season

Most SANFL fans ( bar Norths ) would agrre that they have seriously underachieved in recent seasons. I agree mal, North could be the big improvers.

North fans wouldn't agree?
If anything they'd be more under that impression than fans who don't see them most weeks!

[on the rails]

It's interesting how differently we see it. For mine, North have lost a fair bit of genuine quality and haven't really replaced it with much of similar quality. Their coach is an unknown quantity. I can't see them improving on 2010.

Jarman was an unknown quantitiy when he took over post 2003 and took a lesser list IMO to 4th from bottom.

What quality have North lost vs. what we have recruited?