Melbourne +73.5
Shits and giggles only. Look the Cats are the team that can do it but I just hate playing these big lines. Who knows we may have last minue exclusions, it might be windy, the players might have a let down, the Dees could flood, hotdogs might be sold under $6 at Skilled............... anyhow point. Relax and enjoy the Cats put on a clinic.
AS GEELONG prepares to unveil its premiership flag on Sunday against the winless Melbourne, an Australian betting agency has made history offering unbackable odds of $1.01 for the Cats to win.
The Demons, who have been beaten by a combined total of 199 points in the first two rounds of the season, are out to $34 to knock off the premiers on their home turf by Sportsbet.com.au.
Not since 1996, when Fitzroy — in its last season — played West Coast, has a team had such long odds, but Geelong coach Mark Thompson said he expects the Demons to be competitive.
"I'm sure they won't be like that all year," he said. "They'll win a game soon."
Thompson said his players would pay the same amount of respect to the bottom-placed team as they would any other.
"Look at their line-up, they'll still play a strong line-up. Sure, they haven't played the most competitive football but you know that they'll come out of this cycle.
"If we don't give them as much respect as other teams … we're not that much better than Melbourne that we can afford to do that."
Thompson said he will keep the process leading into the match "as normal as possible" and does not believe his players will be distracted by the unveiling of the 2007 premiership flag in front of a packed Skilled Stadium crowd.
"For a couple of moments, we will enjoy … our performances of 2007, but as soon as we go back into the rooms, we'll be locked back into the game.
"I'm sure it will be a proud moment, (but) I think it is more for the fans."
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