Berisha, the winner of the golden boot award, has scored 19 goals this season. Given his outstanding record this year and the being Roar warm favourites, he is the logical favourite. The Albanian striker is the most likely player on the park to score a goal at $2.50.

Betting on the Grand Final has been one way traffic for the reigning premiers, but they are unchanged at $1.72 since betting opened on Monday.

TAB Sportsbet will open a market at halftime involving Shane Smeltz. Live betting will be available on the game.

RESULT Betting
$1.72 BRISBANE
$3.55 DRAW
$4.50 PERTH

WINNER betting
$1.30 BRISBANE
$3.25 PERTH

GOLDEN BOOT CLASH
$3.75 BESART BERISHA
$1.75 TIE
$4.00 SHANE SMELTZ
(Most Goals)

A League Grand Final Big Bets

BETS ON RESULT
$6,000 @ $1.72 Brisbane
$3,000 @ $1.72 Brisbane

OTHER BETS
$10,000 @ $1.28 Brisbane/Draw (Normal Time)

BETS ON BRISBANE:
$20,000 at $5.00 (Oct 10)
$15,000 at $2.40 (Mar 28)
$8,000 at $2.25 (Mar 31)
$10,000 at $1.65 (Apr 8)

BETS ON PERTH:
$500 at $13 (Aug 26)
$800 at $13 (Oct 4)
$500 at $8.50 (Apr 15)

In October last year they placed $20,000 at $5 on the Roar to win back-to-back titles. They will pocket $100,000 if they are successful.

That is the result most are expecting with the Roar overwhelming favourites at $1.30. They are $1.72 to win the game in normal time.

Perth has struggled in recent times against the Roar; they have not won in their past six meetings. In those six games, they only managed to share the points on two occasions.

The Glory were not expected to be playing in the Grand Final, during the season they reached $26 to be crowned champions.

Shortly after opening markets on Sunday’s Grand Final we took $10,000 at $1.28 on Brisbane or a draw at the end of normal time.

A League Grand Final Betting

$1.72 Brisbane
$3.55 Draw
$4.50 Perth

A-LEAGUE WINNER

$1.30 Brisbane
$3.25 Perth

BETS ON BRISBANE:
$20,000 at $5.00 (Oct 10)
$15,000 at $2.40 (Mar 28)
$8,000 at $2.25 (Mar 31)
$10,000 at $1.65 (Apr 8)

BETS ON PERTH:
$500 at $13 (Aug 26)
$800 at $13 (Oct 4)
$500 at $8.50 (Apr 15)

The punter stands to win $10,000 from risking his $1m but Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said he didn’t think the punter had much to worry about.

“It is very rare taking $1.01 looks a good bet but I think in this case the punter has actually got overs,” Sullivan said.

“West Coast have been brilliant in the opening weeks of the competition and GWS still have a long long way to go to be competitive at this level.

“It really does just look a matter of West Coast by how far and most are tipping plenty.

Sportingbet have West Coast $1.03 to win by 40+, $1.05 to win by 60+ and punters have to give up 101.5 start to get even money about West Coast.

With GWS out of the market, the Suns look likely to have another year of development and will start favourites ahead of Port Adelaide at $3.50.

The Brisbane Lions are also tipped to have a tough year and are next in the market at $4.00, followed by Melbourne at $11 and the Western Bulldogs at $16.

“GWS look likely to have the wooden spoon wrapped up before the season has even started. And even though the Suns showed a bit last year, we still think they may struggle for a while and look the most likely to be down the bottom with the Giants,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

2012 Wooden Spoon Without GWS Betting

$2.00 Gold Coast
$3.50 Port Adelaide
$4.50 Brisbane
$11 Melbourne
$16 Western Bulldogs
$26 North Melbourne
$51 Essendon
$51 Richmond
$51 Sydney
$51 St kilda
$101 Adelaide
$101 Fremantle
$201 West Coast
$501 Carlton
$501 Geelong
$501 Hawthorn
$501 Collingwood

2012 Wooden Spoon Betting

$1.16 GWS (steady)
$8.00 Gold Coast (in from $11)
$11 Port Adelaide (out from $8.00)
$40 Brisbane (steady)
$126 Western Bulldogs (steady)
$151 Richmond (steady)
$151 Melbourne (steady)
$251 North Melbourne (steady)
$251 Adelaide (steady)
$251 St kIlda (steady)
$251 Essendon (steady)
$501 Sydney (steady)
$751 Fremantle (steady)
$1001 West Coast (steady)
$1001 Carlton (steady)
$1001 Geelong (steady)
$1001 Hawthorn (steady)
$1001 Collingwood (steady)

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Buffering is on the second of betting at $6.00 while Foxwedge has eased from $8.50 out to $9.00 with the Peter Snowden trained Beaded next at $15, after opening at $11.

“Hay List gave all these horses a stack of weight in the Newmarket and now meets them under the weight-for-age conditions so is by far and away the one to beat,” sportsbet.com.au’s Ben Hawes said.

“In saying that, and despite meeting Hay List much worse off at the weights, there’s been some early interest in Buffering who has firmed from $8.00 into $6.00.”

Mid Summer Music has shortened into $17 with Lone Rock and Rekindled Interest priced at $19.

William Reid Stakes Betting

$1.50 Hay List
$6.00 Buffering
$9.00 Foxwedge
$15 Beaded
$17 Mid Summer Music
$19 Rekindled Interest, Lone Rock
$21 Love Conquers All
$31 Woorim
$41 Eagle Falls
$51 Happy Zero

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

In a sign that they are expected to be more competitive this year they have also firmed from $2.00 to $1.70 to make the top 8.

“The Crows have all the making of a finals team and Sanderson has been impressive so far as coach. It doesn’t look like they can match it with the big teams just yet but after winning the NAB Cup punters have been all over them to make the finals and are now into $1.70,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

While the Crows are the team everyone wants to be on the same can’t be said for Carlton, with the Blues drifting from $8.00 to $9.00 to win the flag after a winless pre-season.

“We aren’t giving up on them and they have been one of the best backed teams to win the flag, but their form has been scratchy and Juddy is lacking match fitness. So punters have cooled on them slightly.”

2012 AFL Top 8 Betting

Prices in brackets from Tuesday 13th March
$1.08 Collingwood (steady)
$1.10 Hawthorn (steady)
$1.16 Geelong (steady)
$1.22 Carlton (in from $1.26)
$1.38 West Coast (in from $1.45)
$1.66 Fremantle (steady)
$1.70 Adelaide (in from $2.00)
$1.80 St Kilda (out from $1.72)
$1.85 Sydney (steady)
$2.00 Essendon (steady)
$2.10 North Melbourne (steady)
$3.25 Melbourne (in from $3.50)
$3.25 Richmond (in from $3.60)
$3.50 Western Bulldogs (steady)
$6.50 Brisbane (steady)
$9.00 Port Adelaide (in from $11)
$14 Gold Coast (steady)
$81 GWS (steady)

2012 Premiership Winner Betting

Prices in brackets from Tuesday 13th March
$3.50 Collingwood (steady)
$4.00 Hawthorn (steady)
$5.00 Geelong (steady)
$9.00 Carlton (out from $8.00)
$15 West Coast (steady)
$17 Fremantle (steady)
$26 St Kilda (steady)
$26 Adelaide (in from $41)
$31 Sydney (steady)
$41 Essendon (steady)
$67 North Melbourne (steady)
$67 Western Bulldogs (steady)
$67 Richmond (in from $81)
$81 Melbourne (steady)
$151 Brisbane (steady)
$251 Gold Coast (steady)
$251 Port Adelaide (steady)
$1001 GWS (steady)

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Set at $1.92 for over or below 85.5 points, GWS’s performance throughout the NAB Cup has seen the majority of betting support the Giants to stay within that margin.

In addition, fans continue to believe there is some value at $14 for the Giants to beat the Swans, with more than double the amount of bets being placed on GWS compared to Sydney.

“Even though the Suns got smashed in their first game last year, punters seem convinced that the Giants will be more competitive in round one, with the majority of line bets indicating that they won’t be totally blown away,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

“It has been interesting that the Giants have had twice the amount of bets than the Swans. Whether that is a reflection of the Giants’ odds being too good to pass up rather than a sense of whether they can actually pull off an upset remains to be seen.”

Regardless of the support for the Giants to win in round one, they still look set for a long season, opening at $1.16 to win the wooden spoon, the shortest opening wooden spoon odds ever offered at sportsbet.com.au, a much shorter figure than the $2.10 Gold Coasted opened at last season to finish last.

Prices in brackets from Tuesday 13 March

GWS v Swans Line Betting

$1.92 Greater Western Sydney +85.5 (steady)
$1.92 Sydney -85.5 (steady)

Round 1 – Greater Western Sydney v Sydney Swans Head to Head

$1.02 Sydney Swans (steady)
$14 GWS (steady)

2012 AFL Wooden Spoon Betting

$1.16 GWS (steady)
$8.00 Port Adelaide (steady)
$11 Gold Coast (steady)
$40 Brisbane (in from $51)
$126 Western Bulldogs (in from $151)
$151 Richmond (steady)
$151 Melbourne (steady)
$251 North Melbourne (steady)
$251 Adelaide (steady)
$251 St kIlda (steady)
$251 Essendon (steady)
$501 Sydney (steady)
$751 Fremantle (steady)
$1001 West Coast (steady)
$1001 Carlton (steady)
$1001 Geelong (steady)
$1001 Hawthorn (steady)
$1001 Collingwood (steady)

Markets courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said Hay List had been easy early in the week but as soon as he got out to $4.40, punters had unloaded.

“Punters were betting around Hay List early in the week with good money coming for Rain Affair and Bel Sprinter but punters are definitely back with the favourite now,” Sullivan said.

“We took a bet of $30,000 at $4.40 and another of $40,000 at $4.20 and punters are still backing him.

“He is the class runner in the race and punters clearly thought he got to the right price after drifting from $3.40 to $4.40 early in the week.”

Sullivan said that while Hay List was clearly the best backed, there had been money for a number of other runners in an extremely open race.

“Bel Sprinter, Rain Affair and Foxwedge have all been well supported, while there has also been money for roughies King’s Rose, Temple of Boom and Master of Design,” he said.

In other races at Warwick Farm in Sydney, Sportingbet Australia have taken a bet of $100,000 at $1.85 about Streama to win the Group 2 Patinack Farm Surround Stakes. The bet has seen Streama’s price crash into $1.65

The Arizona Cardinals opened as $3.50 favourites but have drifted to $4.50.

The Tennessee Titans are outsiders at $51 while punters can get odds of $11 should they think he will retire.

“There will obviously be some questions as to whether he is over his injuries but Miami are in real need of some talent so we think they are in the box seat,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

Which team will Peyton Manning sign with?

Prices in brackets from Thursday 8 March
$2.87 Miami Dolphins (in from $4.50)
$4.50 Arizona Cardinals (out from $3.50)
$7.00 Washington Redskins (out from $5.50)
$7.50 Seattle Seahawks (in from $12)
$9.00 Kansas City Chiefs (in from $10)
$10 New York Jets (out from $8.00)
$11 Retire (steady)
$13 Denver Broncos (in from $26)
$13 San Francisco 49ers (in from $26)
$21 Houston Texans (out from $19)
$51 Tennessee Titans (steady)

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au

Opening at $3.40, Hay List has drifted out to $4.50 however it hasn’t deterred the punters, with Hay List easily the best backed horse.
Rain Affair has been the next best backed and is priced at $8.00.

“Hay List faces a champions task under the handicap conditions in what will likely be a high pressure race, but the punters don’t seem worried, particularly the one punter who placed $20,000 on him this morning,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

2012 G1 Newmarket Handicap

Prices in brackets from Wednesday 7 March)
$4.50 Hay List (out from $3.40)
$6.00 Bel Sprinter (in from $7.00)
$6.50 Foxwedge (in from $7.00)
$8.00 Rain Affair (in from $7.50)
$11 Lone Rock (out from $9.00)
$17 Buffering (steady)
$17 King’s Rose (in from $21)
$17 Facile Tigre (in from $21)
$26 Beaded (out from $19)
$26 Temple Of Boom (steady)
$26 Woorim (out from $21)
$31 Albert The Fat (steady)
$31 Master Of Design (in from $41)
$41 African Pulse (out from $31)
$51 Toorak Toff (out from $41)
$61 Eagle Falls (out from $51)
$61 Waratah’s Secret (out from $41)
$61 Metallurgical (in from $121)
$81 Grand Nirvana (out from $61)
$101 Rock Classic (in from $151)
$101 Phelan Ready (in from $151)
$201 Liveandletdie (steady)
$201 Mr Chard (steady)

Market courtesy of sportsbet.com.au