Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

That's because nearly everyone in the media think last years effort was a flash in the pan and most if not all expect us to do a Port Adelaide and go bacjwards after a stellar rise the year before.
For as many journo's and "experts" who were all over us last year as the feel good story of last year those same people will be predicting and willing us to slide as "I told you so" moment.
LIKE HELL!
I hope we "STICK IT RIGHT UP EM!"

I concur.
It seems everyone enjoyed our rise even though they did not predict it and they are setting themselves to say "I knew this would happen" if we drop, while being safe to marvel at our performance as the continued feelgood if we maintain an upward trend.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

That's because nearly everyone in the media think last years effort was a flash in the pan and most if not all expect us to do a Port Adelaide and go bacjwards after a stellar rise the year before.
For as many journo's and "experts" who were all over us last year as the feel good story of last year those same people will be predicting and willing us to slide as "I told you so" moment.
LIKE HELL!
I hope we "STICK IT RIGHT UP EM!"

Jeez they love that Port comparison. Aside from being lazy and irrelevant, it's just wrong - in 2013 they went from 14th to 7th (2nd week finals), and then followed it up with a narrow Prelim Final loss in 2014 - that's what those who compare us to Port are tipping for us this year.

[Remi Moses]

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I think I've heard the port comparison, and the fixture being easy at least 100 times .

[Bulldog4life]

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AFL Premiership Current Market (Ladbrokes):
Hawthorn $4.00,
West Coast $5.50,
Fremantle $8.00,
Geelong $8.00,
Sydney $11.00,
Port Adelaide $13.00,
Richmond $13.00,
North Melbourne $17.00,
Collingwood $19.00,
Adelaide $21.00,
Western Bulldogs $21.00,
Gold Coast $34.00,
GWS $34.00,
Melbourne $151,
St Kilda $151,
Brisbane $251,
Carlton $251,
Essendon $251

http://www.bettingpro.com.au/category/afl/afl-ladder-prediction-20160208-0010/

AFL Ladder Prediction - Predicting how the AFL ladder will look at the end of the 2016 season

The 2016 AFL season should be an absolute beauty and in the countdown to the home and away season we take a look at how we think the ladder will look at the end of the year.

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The obvious team to beat will be Hawthorn and while history suggests a fourth flag is nigh on impossible, it is very hard to go past the brown and gold when it comes to selecting the team to finish atop the ladder after Round 23.

Alistair Clarkson's side are all but guaranteed to have another good year and while there should be plenty of stiff competition from the 17 rival teams, none are really screaming out to end the dynasty of the brown and gold.

On last years form, the West Coast Eagles are the obvious challengers and Adam Simpson's men should be thereabouts agains, especially given they have the advantage of playing 12 games at the 'house of pain', Domain Stadium.

The Eagles local rivals, Fremantle, will also be up there but they tend to lack a killer punch and probably won't challenge Hawthorn at seasons end. There are still huge concerns about the quality of their forward line and Ross Lyon's side will just miss the top four.

The improvers from last year could very well be the Sydney Swans. While the boys from the harbour city have lost a stack of experience in the off-season they have a number of young guns that are ready to step up to fill the void.

It should also be remembered that the Swans suffered a shocking run into the finals last year with injuries to key players including Lance Franklin who was sidelined due to mental illness.

The Swans are a great club and if they have a fit squad to choose from they will be dangerous. Look for them to get off to a flyer in season 2016 and if they manage to do this they could be the main challengers.

Another club to look out for is Geelong, who have been handed a dream draw by the AFL. With Patrick Dangerfield headlining a host of new recruits at the club the Cats look set to feature deep in September.

Mitch Duncan, Joel Selwood, Josh Caddy and Steven Motlop will combine with Dangerfield to form a mare than handy midfield, while there will be plenty of interest in how the comeback kid, Daniel Menzel, fares after finally completing a full pre-season.

Other sides that should improve are Collingwood and G.W.S. The Magpies, and coach Nathan Buckley, face a make or break year. Their new recruits, and a healthy list, should ensure that Buckley avoids speculation about his position.

Looking on the flip side, sides that could take a tumble down the ladder include the Western Bulldogs and Richmond. The Bulldogs are one of the most attractive sides to watch but they are still very young and may have batted above their average last year.

Richmond could go either way but after three successive flops in the finals, it may be the wrong way for their success-starved fans.

Of the rest, the Adelaide Crows should slip down after suffering the double whammy of losing Dangerfield and copping a tough draw, while it is hard to see any of the bottom six from 2015 bridging the gap this year.

The battle for the wooden spoon will also be an interesting one. Essendon are widely tipped to be certainties for this but they may just pip Carlton for 17th position when the two clubs face off in the last round of the season.

AFL 2016 Season: Predicted Ladder:

1. Hawthorn
2. Sydney
3. Geelong
4. West Coast
5. Fremantle
6. North Melbourne
7. Collingwood
8. GWS

9. Port Adelaide
10. Western Bulldogs
11. Richmond
12. Adelaide
13. Melbourne
14. St Kilda
15. Brisbane
16. Gold Coast
17. Essendon
18. Carlton

[ledge]

Re: Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

So in effect we get no credit for last year and are written off to improve but actually go down.
Not sure how that works looking at how they have judged other teams.

[1eyedog]

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Those odds won't reflect how opposition teams will approach us this year.

[Remi Moses]

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Doesn't everyone realise we're the new port Adelaide !

[Bulldog4life]

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Latest Odds haven't changed much

Hawthorn 4.00
West Coast 6.00
Geelong 9.00
Fremantle 9.00
Port Adelaide 11.00
Sydney 12.00
Richmond 14.00
North Melbourne 18.00
Western Bulldogs 18.00
Collingwood 18.00
Adelaide 31.00
Greater Western Sydney 34.00
Gold Coast 51.00
Melbourne 101.00
St Kilda 101.00
Essendon 151.00
Brisbane 151.00
Carlton 251.00

http://www.sportsbet.com.au/betting/australian-rules/afl/AFL-Premiership-Winner-2016-2186807.html

Just noticed we have come in a little.

[Ghost Dog]

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I concur.
It seems everyone enjoyed our rise even though they did not predict it and they are setting themselves to say "I knew this would happen" if we drop, while being safe to marvel at our performance as the continued feelgood if we maintain an upward trend.

Essendon may set a few records this season for points against. I think they are wrong about Adelaide who suffered the loss of Phil Walsh and maintained competitiveness. A very tough club, as we all know.

[Bulldog4life]

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After being outsiders to win against Fremantle we have now came in enormously to now being favourite.

Western Bulldogs 1.85 Fremantle 1.97

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

Western Bulldogs $1.62 Fremantle $2.35

There has been monies on the doggies that keeps on coming.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

Hawthorn 4.00
WC 5.50
Sydney 9.00
Geelong 9.00
Fremantle 10.00
Port Adel 11.00
Bulldogs 12.50
Richmond 14.00
Nth Melb 16.00

Latest odds

[comrade]

Re: Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

WC will shorten up in the coming weeks. So much fire power.

$12.50 seems short but then again, we're a better chance that both Richmond and North who just don't have the cattle.

[1eyedog]

Re: Western Bulldogs 2016 Betting Odds

Hawthorn 4.00
WC 5.50
Sydney 9.00
Geelong 9.00
Fremantle 10.00
Port Adel 11.00
Bulldogs 12.50
Richmond 14.00
Nth Melb 16.00

Latest odds

Geelong? Because of Danger? They're a markedly better team with him playing but we should be on par with them and probably will be if the Dawks knock them off today. Would love to meet the Dawks in a Granny actually and knock them over on their 4-peat but would be equally satisfied knocking Geelong over in a Granny too.

[Bulldog4life]

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Juicy odds for Boydy to do it again.