BURNS FAV IN WEST COAST AGAIN, MONEY COMES FOR LEPPITSCH IN BRISBANE
Scott Burns and Peter Sumich seem locked in a Rockey Balboa v Apollo Creed like battle, with Burns once again reclaiming favouritism to coach West Coast according to the betting with online bookmaker Sportsbet.
Burns has firmed from $3.75 to be the $3.00 favourite, while Sumich is out from $2.50 to $3.25.
Sumich’s drifting comes despite him still being the best backed option by punters, with some money also coming for Leigh Tudor who is in from $12 to $7.50.
“Punters are still keen on Sumich, but the word is Burns is really highly regarded in the west. We can’t really split these two and they are the only ones punters want,” said Sportsbet Australia’s Shaun Anderson.
Leigh Tudor is not only a front runner for West Coast – he is also the outright $2.75 favourite to get the Brisbane gig. There has also been some support for Adam Simpson who has firmed from $7.50 to $5.00 while Justin Leppitsch has been a big mover in from $21 to $5.00.
“Tudor is still the best backed, but there has be some recent money for Justin Leppitsch while punters have gone off the idea of John Worsfold moving to Brisbane as he is out from$5.50 to $21.”
Next West Coast Coach
(Prices in brackets from Friday 6 September)
$3.00 Scott Burns (in from $3.75)
$3.25 Peter Sumich (out from $2.50)
$5.50 Adam Simpson (in from $12)
$7.50 Leigh Tudor (in from $12)
$11 Dean Laidley (steady)
$13 Mark Williams (steady)
$13 Neil Craig (steady)
$14 Brett Ratten (steady)
$15 Michael Voss (steady)
$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
$2.75 Leigh Tudor (steady)
$5.00 Adam Simpson (in from $7.50)
$5.00 Justin Leppitch (in from $21)
$7.00 Alan Richardson (in from $17)
$8.00 Neil Craig (out from $7.00)
$8.00 Simon Goodwin (in from $41)
$12 Scott Burns (out from $11)
$15 Brett Ratten (steady)
$15 Mark Williams (out from $9.00)
$21 John Worsfold (out from $5.50)
$21 Rodney Eade (steady)
$21 Dean Laidley (steady)
$26 Nigel Lappin, Luke Power, John Blakey, Adrian Fletcher (out from $17)
$31 Gary O’Donnell
$34 Mark Harvey (out from $17), 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, Robert Harvey, Dean Bailey, Gavin Brown, Craig Lambert, Jonathan Brown