Brownlow Medal 2004 - 2005 - AFL Betting Preview with Centrebet Australia

Centrebet's 2005 Brownlow medal betting odds are now available to Centrebet customers at our secure betting site. Betting for this award has opened early and the favourites will fluctuate throughout the season depending on form, injuries and incidents.

Betting on Australian Rules Football (AFL) has become a favourite pastime for Australian punters, as has betting on the Brownlow. The medal was named after Charles Brownlow, a VFL administrator, and since 1924 has been the epitome of the league's best and fairest player in home and away games. Prior to the Brownlow Medal the most prestigious award available to the players was the "Champion of the Colony", which was awarded from 1858 - 1945.

Betting on who will win the Brownlow Medal in 2005

This year’s winner, Chris Judd, is the shortest opening favourite we have ever had at $7. When you consider his winning margin this year, the fact that many think that the Eagles will be a better team next year, then he has to be that short. In the past few years it has been Crawford, McLeod, Buckley, Voss, Hird, Riccuito and company who have dominated the opening market, but there has been a changing of the guard. All of these, apart from Ricciuto, have had trouble with injuries, are approaching veteran class, and are playing for sides that might struggle. It has also become obvious looking at the votes, and then looking at the prices for next year, that the mid-fielders should, and do, dominate the betting. One player that we will be keeping a close eye on this season will be Fremantle's Byron Schammer. We took bets on Schammer to win $400,000 before this season began at $201, and while he appeared to have an only average year, he racked up 12 votes, hence his price of $34. Another up and comer we are prepared to have on our side is Geelong's James Bartel, who although was ineligible, still amassed 13 votes, one more than the heavily supported Cameron Ling. Bartel is also at $34, but we haven't taken any significant bets on any player at this stage.

After each match of the 22 round season, the three field umpires award 3 points, 2 points and 1 point to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd best player on the ground. Any disciplinary action by the tribunal throughout the season is an instant disqualification from the medal. The night of the Brownlow Medal, all votes are counted up and a winner is awarded the medal. Rather than the old countback system in the case of a tie, these days we have multiple winners, as in 2003 with Buckley, Riccuito and Goodes.

Brownlow Medal winners over the last 10 years:

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This page last modified 25 October 2004