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2012 Brownlow Medal Odds

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:56:22 +0000

2012 Brownlow Medal Odds
I’ve had a look at Centrebet and these are some of the 2012 Brownlow Odds being offered after round 1 of the AFL season.

Gary Ablett $8.00
Scott Pendelbury $8.00
Sam Mitchell $9.00
Dane Swan $10.00
Chris Judd $11.00
Buddy Franklin $12.00
Marc Murphy $12.00
Joel Selwood $12.00
Jobe Watson $13.00

What do you reckon? Any decent value with the favourites? Click through to Centrebet to see the full list.

2012 Brownlow Medal Betting – How it Works

After each match of the 22 round season, the three field umpires award 3 points, 2 points and 1 point to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd best player on the ground. Any disciplinary action by the tribunal throughout the season is an instant disqualification from the medal. The night of the Brownlow Medal, all votes are counted up and a winner is awarded the medal. Rather than the old count back system in the case of a tie, these days we can have multiple winners.

Gamble Responsibly

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:38:59 +0000

We posted last year on Problem Gambling and the impacts it can have on your life. So this is another timely reminder that while betting can be enjoyable, it can also quickly become an addiction with serious consequences.

Betsafe.com.au has a page with info all about How to gamble responsibly, so you should have a read of that and think about whether you feel that gambling may be becoming a problem.

If you would like to talk to someone about help with gambling, visit Gambling Help Online.

Problem Gambling & the impacts of gambling

Luxbet new account bonus

admin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:25:00 +0000

One of the Luxbet promo codes that is popular every year is the bonus for your first deposit when opening an account. Jump on this offer if you’re looking at opening a new account with Luxbet.

Pretty straight forward betting offer here but read the terms and conditions on their website to make sure your understand the details of the offer. The promo code is LUX100 when you open your account.

AFL Grand Final – How to get tickets

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:08:17 +0000

If you’re still looking for a grand final ticket, the AFL is selling packages to the 2011 AFL Grand Final. That might be your best chance to get a ticket.

2011 TOYOTA AFL GRAND FINAL PACKAGES

Phones are open all weekend … contact us on 1300 235 235

Fri 23 Sept: 9am – 5pm; 8pm – midnight Sat 24 Sept: 9am – 8pm Sun 25 Sept: 9am – 5pm

Direct from the AFL and available to AFL fans across the country, comes a range of package options for the 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final!

Whether you require flights, accommodation or simply a Toyota AFL Grand Final ticket package – the AFL Event Office is perfectly positioned to assist you.

Ticket and Accommodation
From $1,670 per person
Standard Inclusions:
Entry and reserved seat for the 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final at the MCG
Two night’s accommodation, 30 Sept & 1 Oct 2011
AFL Event Office souvenir cap
Your choice of a Friday or Saturday event:
Grand Final Eve Dinner
Nine’s Grand Final Breakfast
Centre Square (Final Siren Package)

Ticket and Function
From $1,395 per person
Standard Inclusions:
Entry and reserved seat for the 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final at the MCG
AFL Event Office souvenir cap
Your choice of a Friday or Saturday event:
Grand Final Eve Dinner
Nine’s Grand Final Breakfast

See more details on the AFL website: http://www.afleventoffice.com.au/grand_final_packages.asp

2011 AFL Grand Final tickets

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:02:47 +0000

2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final tickets eligibility

The 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final is a Declared Event by the Victorian Government and hence the provisions of the Major Sporting Events Act 2009 apply to the AFL as the promoter of the event. This means that the AFL must adhere to an approved Ticket Scheme for the Grand Final which defines who is able to access tickets.

To obtain a ticket to the 2011 AFL Grand Final, you must do so through one of the following legitimate channels:

Be a MCC Full Member
Be an AFL Full Member (AFL Full Members can view further information on how to obtain a Grand Final ticket by visiting aflmembership.com.au)
Be a Full/Social Club Member of one of the competing teams
Obtain a ticket thorough an AFL or Club sponsor
Win one of the numerous promotions/competitions
Purchase a Corporate package

If you belong to one of the membership groups listed, then you will be contacted directly and provided with details on how to access 2011 Toyota AFL Grand Final tickets toward the end of the 2011 Toyota AFL Premiership Season.

AFL Grand Final tickets on sale now

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:53:17 +0000

Geelong and Collingwood are two of the AFL’s most heavily supported teams, but only 27,000 tickets to the decider are available.

Geelong scored an easy 48-point preliminary final victory over West Coast at the MCG yesterday.Fans lucky enough to get tickets to Saturday’s match will be treated to a contest between two teams on a mission.

But ordinary footy fans face heartache, with thousands of Cats and Pies supporters to miss out on tickets and be forced to pay huge prices for package deals, scalped tickets or watch the match on TV as masses of tickets go to corporate interests.

Members of both clubs entered a ballot for tickets to the premiership decider last week, but with only a limited amount available, many will miss out.

Grand Final tickets will go on sale to full AFL members with a competing club support package at 10am today.

MCC members who have not already received tickets in a ballot can walk up to the gate on match day in the hope of buying a limited amount of tickets.

Scalpers have demanded up to $2000 for Grand Final tickets in the past, but the State Government warned yesterday that anyone caught scalping tickets, either selling or buying, faced fines of between $7000 and $35,000.

Geelong fans in the crowd of 59,455 at the MCG yesterday roared with delight as their team earned its chance to etch their name in the history books as one of the game’s greatest teams.

Despite the easy win, early TAB betting markets last night had Collingwood the $1.80 favourite for the flag and Geelong paying $2.

Geelong and Collingwood are two of the AFL’s most heavily supported teams, but only 27,000 tickets to the decider are available.

Geelong scored an easy 48-point preliminary final victory over West Coast at the MCG yesterday.

Fans lucky enough to get tickets to Saturday’s match will be treated to a contest between two teams on a mission.

Both clubs have tasted the euphoria of premiership success and the heartache of failure in recent years.

Members of both clubs entered a ballot for tickets to the premiership decider last week, but with only a limited amount available, many will miss out.

Despite the easy win, early TAB betting markets last night had Collingwood the $1.80 favourite for the flag and Geelong paying $2.

TICKET CRUSH

* MCC: About 10,000 seats and 1000 standing room spots will be available on a first-in, best-dressed basis when the gates open at 8am.
* AFL: Full AFL members can buy tickets from 8am today.
* THERE are no visitor tickets available for purchase.
* CORPORATE: Packages to Grand Final breakfasts with match tickets included were selling online last night for between $1000 and $3000.
* CLUB MEMBERS: A ballot for 27,000 Grand Final tickets was held last week and results will be announced in coming days.

2011 Brownlow broadcast to tone down gambling ads

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:49:57 +0000

THE AFL has approached Channel Seven to ensure there is no repeat performance of last year’s Brownlow Medal coverage, which included saturation betting promotion during the Ten Network telecast.

AFL chief operating officer Gillon McLachlan said the new five-year media agreement ensured the game had won back some control over its official broadcasters regarding the promotion of betting agencies encouraging gambling on football.

“We have addressed that in our next agreement,” said McLachlan. “But it was not an issue as much when we negotiated our existing agreement so we are working with Seven. We agreed generally [Ten's gambling promotions during the 2010 Brownlow] was overdone.”

While the AFL continues to grapple with preserving the game’s integrity, the game’s second-most powerful executive appeared less concerned about the game’s responsibility regarding the promotion of betting.

McLachlan appeared against the tide of many club presidents, politicians and leading commentators when he said: “People bet. It’s a free country. That’s my personal view, but it’s not up to the AFL to legislate against gambling altogether. One problem I see is when the promotion is in your face to the extent it hampers the game or the coverage of the game or an event.

“We will come up with a balanced solution, but exactly what the policy will be has not been decided. The fact is that people bet and wagering will grow regardless of whether or not we are a part of it.

”So this does not mean we will be severing all ties with gambling agencies who have worked with us to ensure our integrity.

“There’s not a consistent view and we’ve still got to get our heads around it.” The AFL has agreements with all registered betting agencies and lucrative sponsorship agreements with Tabcorp and Betfair, agreements it has no intention of ending.

McLachlan appeared lukewarm on the suggestion the AFL should remove the live odds on its website during match broadcasts in which the betting differentials are featured more prominently than the football score. “It’s not a given that it will be stopped,” he said. “We do have agreements in place.”

While the new broadcast contract includes a clause stipulating networks produce a “responsible presentation” of the AFL, Seven’s football boss Lewis Martin said such a clause was already in line with his network’s policy. He guaranteed the 2011 Brownlow count, while partly sponsored by Tabcorp, would not overdo gambling advertising.

“We will ensure our partners are afforded benefits in line with their sponsorship and we fully respect and appreciate their support,” said Martin. “We can also assure our viewers they can look forward to a responsible presentation.”

McLachlan and fellow executive Andrew Dillon will work over the off-season to reduce the overexposure by corporate bookmakers of live odds and general disproportionate coverage, which has become a regular feature at AFL games and throughout the media.

The MCG Trust has guaranteed live-odds will be removed from the scoreboard from next season and it is understood the AFL is encouraging Etihad Stadium follow suit.

2011 Brownlow favourites

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:46:35 +0000

Brilliant Carlton skipper Chris Judd is a red-hot chance to win his third Brownlow medal. Make that white-hot. You’ve sent the odds, the odds-on. But short favourites do not always win. Chris might not be awarded votes freely as he did last year, when he polled best on ground in a nine-goal Carlton loss. And there are a number of big competitors for the honour with claims just as strong as the midfield master.

Firstly, and close to home – witness the similarity between the short priced favourite last year, Dane Swan, and the rise in 2011 of Marc Murphy. Swan was very unlucky to run second last year with 24 votes, when he polled eight two votes, and was elected best on ground only twice. Teammate Scott Pendlebury (21 votes) was named BOG four times.

It is possible that Marc Murphy could steal votes off Judd in a similar manner. Most pundits concede that Murphy is a chance at some sort of vote in more games than the bald leader. If the smooth-moving distributor sneaks a few more three votes than expected, Judd may be running second, not first.

Dean Cox has had a brilliant season, and could easily overturn the recent bias against big men, especially since he is effectively an ‘extra’ midfielder, and there are several other superstars who havee had stellar seasons.

Chris Judd to win the 2011 Brownlow

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:43:20 +0000

JOHN Worsfold has tipped Chris Judd to become an immortal of the game by winning his third Brownlow Medal on Monday night.

Worsfold, who held the premiership cup aloft with Judd in 2006, guided the Carlton skipper’s AFL career from its infancy in 2002 until he walked out on West Coast after the 2007 season.

Odds-on favourite Judd has eased slightly in the betting over the past few days, but bookmakers are predicting another surge in interest from today and believe he could start the count as short as $1.50.

Sydney star Adam Goodes, another dual Brownlow medallist, has been the best-backed player in recent weeks, shortening from $41 with Player after Round 18 to a $4.75 second-favourite behind Judd.

Judd or Goodes would become the fifth triple-medallists after Hayden Bunton Sr, Dick Reynolds, Ian Stewart and Bob Skilton, who will present the medal to the winner.

The Eagles’ coach picked Judd to win the Brownlow from Goodes and champion West Coast ruckman Dean Cox.

“It’s pretty much an award dominated by midfielders in recent years and Judd and Goodes have had exceptional seasons. Both are proven vote-getters and have certainly been match-winners in 2011,” Worsfold said.

Despite no genuine ruckman winning the award since Footscray’s Scott Wynd in 1992, Worsfold believes Cox is a chance because of his ability to win the ball around the ground.

Cox averaged 18 possessions and 30 hitouts a game despite sharing the ruckwork with Nic Naitanui.

He also kicked 19 goals as he claimed his fifth All-Australian guernsey.

The 30-year-old would become West Coast’s third Brownlow winner after Judd in 2004 and Ben Cousins in 2005, and the first West Australian to claim the medal since Cousins’ triumph six years ago.

“Cox is almost another midfielder and was very consistent for us and played every game,” Worsfold said. “We won 17 qualifying matches, so that should help.”

New Fremantle coach Ross Lyon predicted Judd would be upstaged by his Blues’ teammate Marc Murphy, tipping him to win from Goodes and Cox.

Official AFL statistician Champion Data’s prediction model, which favours midfielders in a bid to replicate the umpires’ thinking, has Judd and Collingwood’s Scott Pendlebury tying for the award on 28 votes, ahead of Magpie Dane Swan on 22. Cox is predicted to finish fourth with 19 votes as the highest-polling Eagle, while Fremantle youngster Nat Fyfe is tipped to be the Dockers’ biggest vote-getter with 13.

Though the Champion Data modelling has generally been a reliable guide in recent years, it did not see Judd’s upset win coming last year, predicting him to finish with just 16 votes, half the tally of predicted winner Swan on 32.

Player manager Ben Pomatti said there had been a huge flood of money for Goodes, the medal winner in 2003 and 2006. “I think people have seen his conclusion to the home-and-away season and the form he was in and history says he does poll very well,” Pomatti said.

Judd was paying $1.60 with Player yesterday and had been as short as $1.48 after Round 21, the shortest price for a player ever with three rounds of a season remaining.

Pomatti believed interest in the Brownlow in WA had taken a back seat this week to the Eagles’ preliminary final appearance and expected punters to come again for Judd today and tomorrow.

“We do think there’ll be money for him at the shorts, similar to Dane Swan last year,” he said.

Cox and Matt Priddis have been the best-backed Eagles, while the Dockers’ Brownlow drought appears certain to extend for another year.

At $251, Fyfe is rated the leading contender but any Docker in the mix during the count will struggle to come home because Fremantle lost its last seven games of the season.

“Unless there’s a huge surprise, it looks like the Dockers will have to wait at least another year,” Pomatti said.

“No doubt Fyfe’s had a good season, but it looks very difficult (for him to win the medal).”

2011 Brownlow Medal favourites

admin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:53:12 +0000

What happened at the 2010 Brownlow Medal?

Carlton’s Chris Judd was the runaway winner of the 2010 Brownlow Medal and his victory was somewhat of a shock. Judd missed the first three weeks after carrying over a suspension from the 2009 season but came out with a bang and led polling at the half-way mark after a string of best-on-ground performances. Judd polled 30 votes to beat Gary Ablett on 26 votes with hot favourite Dane Swan on 24. Dane Swan was the shortest priced favourite in many years, going out odds-on after a stellar season but with teammate Scott Pendlebury also polling well Swan was never in contention.

2011 Brownlow Odds
Brownlow Medal betting for 2011 is a hotly contested affair with two-time winner Chris Judd, perennial under-performer (at least according to the umpires) Dane Swan and 2009 winner Gary Ablett at the top of betting. Gary Ablett is looking to become the second player in two years to win the Brownlow Medal at two different clubs. Ablett has moved to the new Gold Coast franchise and will be looking to turn in another stellar season and push the new team into the finals in their first year.

Chris Judd will also be looking to become only the fifth player in AFL history to win three Brownlow Medals.