Weekend AFL.

[Guest TazaD]

Jumping on this one now.....Western Bulldogs to win @ 2.57!!! HUGE odds. I know Rocca is back for the 'Pies, and he will make them a much better team than last week...but I still think the price is based wholly on reputation. I said it time and time again last year that the Coll'wood midfield isn't good at all....Hold Tarrant/Rocca, you're a long way to winning the game. Actually expect Rocca to play in the ruck. Fraser was absolutely smashed by Ottens last week, so no reason Darcy wouldn't dominate him. Harris looks a good match up with Tarrant...Much more athletic than either Croft or Kretiuk are/were. Not ENTIRELY confident of a win, but definately more than 50/50.....Odds of 2.57 are way out of line. Port Adelaide SU @ 2.30. I simply cannot understand this price at all! Opened at 1.90 each, and has slowly been drifting out all week!!! Ifigure this is about as high as it will get...SURELY!! Are people just blindly backing West Coast because they are at home?...Well that's fine against Victorian teams, but not Port. The Power have won 6 of the last 7 meetings between the clubs, and the one loss was Rd. 1 last year when Port were EXTREMELY under-done. Port have won 6 of 9 games all time @ Perth, and this game will also be played at night, negating the heat, another advantage the Eagles might have had. Yes, Port have some good players out (with Primus likely to miss again too), but the midfield of Brogan in the ruck, P. Burgoine, Carr, Schofield and Kingsley is as good as any going around. Port will have a definate advantage at both ends of the ground. West Coast struggled to contain Rawlings last week, so how do you think they will go with Tredrea!! Cornes will be too good for who-ever the Eagles play at CHF, and Wilson/Wanganeen/Cochrane will be able to keep Sampi/Matera quiet. Can't see anything here other than a Port victory. 2.30 is a crazy price.

[Guest Citizen Kane]

AFL TazaD Who are the doggies ? I'm a real novice at AFL so am not familiar with all the nicknames. Only game priced up in NZ at the moment is Melbourne 3.00 v Richmond 1.30. Thought that was an ok price for Melbourne, any comments ? Cheers CK