Sam Mitchell is not only the big firmer for the Brownlow Medal, but he is also the $6.50 favourite with online bookmaker Sportsbet Australia to win the Norm Smith Medal.
With the Hawks $1.62 to win the Grand Final and the Dockers $2.30, Mitchell heads the Norm Smith betting followed by Nat Fyfe ($7.00), Luke Hodge ($8.00) and Michael Barlow ($9.00).
In Brownlow betting, Mitchell has continued to firm and is into $5.50 after being as much as $26 at the start of the week, while Gary Ablett remains the favourite at $1.75.
“It could be a massive week for Sam Mitchell with punters tipping him to take home both the Brownlow and the Norm Smith. If the money continues to come he could easily start ahead of Joel Selwood as second favourite for the Brownlow Behind Ablett.
Grand Final
$1.62 Hawthorn
$2.30 Fremantle
Norm Smith Medal
$6.50 Sam Mitchell
$7.00 Nat Fyfe
$8.00 Luke Hodge
$9.00 Michael Barlow
$12 David Mundy
$13 Lance Franklin, Matthew Pavlich
$14 Shaun Burgoyne
$15 Brad Sewell, Jarryd Roughead
$18 Aaron Sandilands
$21 Chris Mayne, Cyril Rioli, Grant Birchall, Jordan Lewis
$23 Stephen Hill
$26 Hayden Ballatyne, Jack Gunston, Ryan Crowley
Others quoted
2013 Brownlow Medal
(Prices in brackets from Friday 20 September)
$1.75 Gary Ablett (steady)
$5.00 Joel Selwood (out from $4.50)
$5.50 Sam Mitchell (in from $7.00)
$11 Scott Pendlebury (out from $10)
$15 Dane Swan (out from $14)
$31 Michael Barlow (steady)
$36 Kieran Jack (in from $41)
$41 Jarryd Roughead (out from $34)
$51 Patrick Dangerfield (out from $41)
$51 Ryan Griffen (steady)
Others quoted