How they could release betting like that this early is beyond me - but I hope they're spot on the money!?

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl...0-19742,00.html

Anyone putting money on watts is mad. I have a feeling he may be in contention for the 2010 rising star as we may not see all that much of him this year.

Grimes for me is the one to watch at MFC in 09 for the rising star.

Anyone putting money on watts is mad. I have a feeling he may be in contention for the 2010 rising star as we may not see all that much of him this year.

Grimes for me is the one to watch at MFC in 09 for the rising star.

Good call. I think Rich will put in a good showing, 2nd or 3rd in the rising star, bet few are better placed than Grimes.

Highly rated, skillful, hard worker, already spent a year observing & learning the system & will have put in a full AFL preseason, will be largely unknown & off other team's radars due to being out most of last year, a midfielder/HBF so has is in the right spot to earn lots of possessions (as stats do make a difference)...

he would be damn good odds too ... see ya later, i'm off to the TAB!

Highly rated, skillful, hard worker, already spent a year observing & learning the system & will have put in a full AFL preseason, will be largely unknown & off other team's radars due to being out most of last year, a midfielder/HBF so has is in the right spot to earn lots of possessions (as stats do make a difference)...

he would be damn good odds too ... see ya later, i'm off to the TAB!

You said it, don't put too much on him, it might drop the odds and I haven't had a chance yet!

Smart money is on Rich! 15-1, going to put a tenner on it.

I am amazed Hartlett, Dangerfield, Myers and Vespremi do not figure higher in the odds. Dangerfield and Myers would be my early favourites with Hartlett heading the first year players. I would expect Grimes and Watts the most likely Demons to gain nominations this year. I think Watts will play early on this year off a flank/pocket if he performs well enough in the NAB cup/challenge games. I have copied below the odds for all players under 51.00

WATTS, Jack (MELB) 7.50

SIDEBOTTOM, Steele (COLL) 10.00

ZIEBELL, Jack (KANG) 10.00

BALLANTYNE, Hayden (FREO) 13.00

HURLEY, Michael (ESS) 13.00

SELWOOD, Scott (WCE) 13.00

RICH, Daniel (BRIS) 14.00

DAVIS, Phil (ADEL) 15.00

NAITANUI, Nicholas (WCE) 15.00

SUBAN, Nicholas (FREO) 15.00

HARTLETT, Hamish (PORT) 17.00

JOHNSTON, Lewis (SYD) 17.00

CONNORS, Daniel (RICH) 21.00

DANGERFIELD, Patrick (ADEL) 21.00

MASTEN, Chris (WCE) 21.00

VICKERY, Tyrone (RICH) 21.00

LYNCH, Tom (STK) 26.00

TRENGROVE, Jackson (PORT) 29.00

HILL, Stephen (FREO) 31.00

WARD, Callan (WBD) 31.00

YARRAN, Chris (CARL) 31.00

ZAHARAKIS, David (ESS) 31.00

GRIMES, Jack (MELB) 34.00

CORDY, Ayce (WBD) 41.00

MC KERNAN, Shaun, (ADEL) 41.00

STRAUSS, James (MELB) 41.00

SWIFT, Tom (WCE) 41.00

BEAMS, Dayne (COLL) 51.00

BLEASE, Sam (MELB) 51.00

BROADBENT, Matthew (PORT) 51.00

BROWN, Mitchell (WCE) 51.00

HENDERSON, Lachlan (BRIS) 51.00

HEYNE, Nicholas (STK) 51.00

MAGIN, Rhys (ESS) 51.00

MYERS, David (ESS) 51.00

SHUEY, Luke (WCE) 51.00

THORP, Mitchell (HAW) 51.00

VESZPREMI, Patrick (SYD) 51.00

Petterd is ineligable. I think Melbourne will get 3 nominations again next year: Watts, Grimes and Strauss

EDIT: Sorry i see you edited your post about Petterd and put in the odds. Veszpremi is at very good odds, impressed me last year.

Petterd is ineligable. I think Melbourne will get 3 nominations again next year: Watts, Grimes and Strauss

EDIT: Sorry i see you edited your post about Petterd and put in the odds. Veszpremi is at very good odds, impressed me last year.

Yes sorry M2W I put up post before I checked how many games Ricky has played.

Grimes at 34 - 1. I like it.

I have just taken $50 and plonked $10 each on the below

Grimes @ $34

Rich @ $14

Masten @ $21

Dangerfield @ $21

Henderson @ $51

all bar Rich are 2nd year in system and highly rated but injury/circumstance kept hem out for most of 2008.

maric???

Rich or Hamish Hartlett

Callan Ward is a big sniff

Naitanui fractures his knee: http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?Men...ontentID=116951

Yze_Magic, don't cry.... please.

Unlucky. Looks like the dees got lucky about time

West Coast have had a horrible run with their personnel since winning the flag.

Unlucky. Looks like the dees got lucky about time

Instead of thinking like that I think its unfortunate we won’t get to see him play earlier.