Suns are now favourites to win

[Redjacket 710]

https://www.tab.com.au/#!/vic/sports/betting/standard/AFL/AFL/Melbourne-v-Gold-Coast/Head-To-Head

Who would have thunk it?

It hasn't taken them long to overtake us. How long until GWS overtakes us?

How long after that will we fold?

[Ted Lasso 17,312]

I don't think it matters, we will beat them

[Bossdog 2,002]

Who really cares who is favourite........?????

As a non gambler, Is it better to be the underdog????? ie, not have the expectation

[What 18,810]

Gary Ablett alone is probbaly as good as 12 of our players combined that will be out there Sunday.

Still think we will win though.

[old dee 23,256]

The odds are about right I think.

GCS have way better form than us and with our injuries at present they will have a lot better team on the field on Sunday.

I expect them to win by about 6 goals.

As for GWS, 2014 they will pass us.

The only up side I see for the Dees is 2nd draft pick this year and first in 2014.

[praha 10,574]

Aren't odds partly calculated by punter spending habits?

It's no surprise that people are putting their cash essentially equally on GC and Melbourne, a little more so on GC.

This is not shocking news. Odds aren't really indicative of "where a team is at"...it just represents what punters think of the team.

[ThreeOneSix 953]

I think the Sun will have a big win.

We won't cover the loss of Grimes, he's been exceptional this year.

[Ted Lasso 17,312]

Were gold coast favourites last year? i remember they were fancied by alot of people, and the score at quarter time was like 46-2 our way or something, these expansion teams just don't seem to play well at the G yet

[old dee 23,256]

Who really cares who is favourite........?????

As a non gambler, Is it better to be the underdog????? ie, not have the expectation

I think I can confidently say Bossdog that there would be not one Dees supporter who has any expectation for the Dees.

The only thought most of us have these days is "how big will the loss be"

Bloody sad but there you are.

[Bossdog 2,002]

Dixon out for the suns......SEN reporting....

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,626]

We started at 1.80 favourites.

I'm the most pessimistic mfc supporter on the planet, but I'm quietly confident we can beat the Suns, simply due to it being at the G.

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,626]

Dixon out for the suns......SEN reporting....

thats a good out.

[Chook 14,701]

Wow. Great odds for us, I'd say.

Isn't it funny that Demonlanders are now using betting odds to slag on the club. Any excuse to be pessimistic, I guess.

Edited May 10, 2013 by Chook

[Akum 2,660]

Were gold coast favourites last year? i remember they were fancied by alot of people, and the score at quarter time was like 46-2 our way or something, these expansion teams just don't seem to play well at the G yet

Didn't Ablett miss this game last year?

[old dee 23,256]

Wow. Great odds for us, I'd say.

Isn't it funny that Demonlanders are now using betting odds to slag on the club. Any excuse to be pessimistic, I guess.

Denial is a wonderful human trait Chook.

May you remain happy through the coming years.

[Ted Lasso 17,312]

Didn't Ablett miss this game last year?

Nah, he and benell were the two best players on the ground, bout 6 million touches between them and 3 goals to ablett and 4 to benell or something, either way they were the only two decent players they had.

[Chook 14,701]

Denial is a wonderful human trait Chook.

May you remain happy through the coming years.

Pessimism is a wonderful human trait Old Dee.

May you never be unpleasantly surprised through the coming years.

[old dee 23,256]

Pessimism is a wonderful human trait Old Dee.

May you never be unpleasantly surprised through the coming years.

Touché Chook

[Whispering_Jack 28,118]

Dixon out for the suns......SEN reporting....

That makes us even because our Dixon isn't playing for us either.

Come to think of it Brian hasn't played for quite a while but let's face it, his loss amounts to a significant reduction in games played.

[CHAMP 347]

Were gold coast favourites last year? i remember they were fancied by alot of people, and the score at quarter time was like 46-2 our way or something, these expansion teams just don't seem to play well at the G yet

GCS were actually favourites before the last round was played.

Evidently the betting public are unimpressed by the conservative Selection Table choices (no need to name any names here).

The day is young, expect them to further shorten.

[old dee 23,256]

That makes us even because our Dixon isn't playing for us either.

Come to think of it Brian hasn't played for quite a while but let's face it, his loss amounts to a significant reduction in games played.

WJ I think you may have over dosed on Bananas at lunch mate.

Easy you can have too much of a good thing!

[The Reverend 1,718]

Didn't Ablett miss this game last year?

No, Morton hurt his shoulder trying to tag him.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,086]

I've watched the sun a few times this year. We will struggle.

[Generation dee 1,336]

I hope GCS take all their tall players in. Sunday forecast is 19 with rain. Who knows, Nicholson and McDonald's kicking might look alright if no one else can kick a waterlogged footy!

[Bring-Back-Powell 13,626]

Didn't Ablett miss this game last year?

He missed round 4 2011, our first game V's GC, at the Gabba