2012 Round 18 - Wagers & Tips : No Line's Formed for the Giants v Pies Game

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GWS play host to the Pies this weekend at the most traditional of football grounds, the Sydney Showground, and this matchup has, predictably, caused the TAB Bookmaker to pause. I imagine he's deciding whether or not to post a line market with a high two-figure handicap or, instead, with a three-figure handicap for the first time in who knows how long.

Right now he's still pausing, so we're still waiting.

We've already locked in two head-to-head, six line and four SuperMargin wagers spanning all but the Port v Freo game, so we're guaranteed a busy weekend whatever he comes up with, but we'll have one more wager on GWS should the line market be posted with the 100-or-so points start I'm expecting.

Until tomorrow then ...

2012 Round 17 - Wagers & Tips : A Measured Re-Engagement

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After MAFL weeks like last week - which, fortunately, have been infrequent during MAFL history - I'm torn between a desire to see the Funds regroup, reflect and recalibrate, and an unvoiced hope that they'll find genuine value in every market they see, wager heavily and tantalise with the promise of recouping all the losses they made in the previous week, and then more. As usual, what I get is somewhere in between.
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2012 Round 15 - Wagers & Tips : Soon ...

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I'm still waiting for the Head-to-Head and Line markets to be posted for the Hawks v Giants clash, so I'm deferring the posting of the Round 15 Wagers & Tips blog until tomorrow night.

Not, to be clear, that I expect we'll be nibbling at the Hawks head-to-head; if their opening price is $1.50 or more in that market it can only be because they've agreed to play the first quarter blind-folded. It is likely, however, that we'll be on the home-team Hawks in the Line market - certainly if they're only giving something like 99.5 start - so I've decided to wait until this market has been crystallised before I post all the details of the week's festivities.

As things stand I reckon we'll have no Head-to-Head bets, seven Line bets and four SuperMargin bets. More tomorrow.

 

2012 Round 14 Results : Saints Not Favourites

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Favourites won the first eight contests of the weekend and looked set to with the ninth when the Saints led the Roos by over 3 goals at the first change late on Sunday afternoon. Even at half time, with the Saints' lead whittled to just 2 points, there were reasons for Investors to remain confident that the Saints would do enough to cover the 20.5 point spread and leave MAFL in the black for the weekend.
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