GWS Giants Rookies Lead The Field In 2012 AFL Rising Star Betting

GWS may be struggling to win their first game but it seems a near certainty that one of their young guns will claim the Rising Star award, with five of the top six chances with online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au coming from the Giants.

Although he is far from their highest profile recruit, Toby Greene is the equal $10 favourite to win the award along with round 1 nominee Claye Beams from the Lions.

The next four favourites all come from the Giants, with Adam Kennedy coming in from $12 to $11, Jeremy Cameron from $14 to $12, Stephen Coniglio $14 to $13 and Thomas Bugg steady at $14.

Carlton’s Kane Lucas, who started the year as the $7.00 favourite, has drifted out to $16.

“Unsurprisingly the Giants have a heap of players who look like a chance to take out the award,” said sportsbet.com.au’s Shaun Anderson.

“What is a surprise is some of the names who are right up there. Only a month ago punters didn’t even know who the likes of Greene, Kennedy and Bugg were. However according to our market that is no longer the case.”

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2012 Rising Star winner betting

$10 Toby Greene (in from $13 prior to round 3) (opened at $34 in January)
$10 Claye Smith (steady) (opened at $401)
$11 Adam Kennedy (in from $12) (opened at $81)
$12 Jeremy Cameron (in from $14) (opened at $10
$13 Stephen Coniglio (in from $14) (opened at $10)
$14 Thomas Bugg (steady) (opened at $201)
$15 Billie Smedts (steady) (opened at $67)
$15 Clay Smith (steady) (opened at $67)
$16 Dylan Shiel (steady) (opened at $17)
$16 Kane Lucas (steady) (opened at $7.00)