SaintsPremiers08
Club Legend
Easy to post now that you have won champ....
Therefore I had confidence in Geelong winning the game, hence why I put money on them..
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Easy to post now that you have won champ....
don't discount james kelly. He's been killing it this year.
In all seriousness, well done to the geelong backers you called it well, i felt pretty let down by coll's kicking but geelong were a class above in front of goal.
Didnt Geelong miss the same numbers of shots at goal as Collingwood?
Would you like me to congratulate you again for backing geelong?????
I thought Coll's misses in the 3rd qtr when they had the run of play cost them any chance, but sure geel missed some too. Given coll lost i felt let down by their kicking.
I would be more let down by Collingwood's team of downhill skiers rather then their missed chances.
I would be more let down by Collingwood's team of downhill skiers rather then their missed chances.
This is a stupid comment imo. In what way are they 'downhill skiers? They have been the best travelling team in the competition the last 3 or 4 years and have been able to win a lot of big games. They seem to have to play "blockbusters" every week against teams that go up 1 or 2 % against them.
They have a though gamestyle which is reliant on defensive pressure, long kicks, and tackling. If anything, over the last couple of years I would say they have shown an ability to respond every time they lose some momentum or when they look to be falling down the ladder.
I had a couple of similar occurrences, although the prices were not way over the mark, and the books have never queried the bet or not paid out. But if the bet was substantial enough (mine were not) you would probably be queried or challenged. In the above case of the Pies @ $7.50 someone may have been racked over the knuckles for such an error. They could understandably limit or close a punter's account due to the fine print of Membership and Betting Rules if they were so inclined.
I remember Global Sportsbet (now Sportsalive) once had a boxing match listed for hours after the event had been decided. An NBA game featuring the underdog Chicago Bulls at about $2.10 was once still listed early in the second quarter when the Bulls were about 12 points in front They eventually lost! Betstar once had a baseball play-off game listed well into the second inning. And seemingly only removed after I e-mailed them asking why it was listed as the Indians' pitcher CC Sabbathia got hammered in the first inning and was lucky to only give up four runs, and things were going south in a hurry in the second inning. I never got a reply as I don't think they embraced my attempted humour. I never got a reply or thank-you on the boxing notification e-mail either.
The one and only time I did get challenged on a bet was several years ago when Sportsbet.com had a gridiron game listed several hours after the result. Due to Hurricane Ivan the Miami Dolphins vs. Tennessee Titans game was moved from Sunday to Saturday. Every other book made the alteration, except Sportsbet. Believing, as a novice, that any bets would be voided I placed a bet for one dollar on the victorious road Titans to see what would happen. I e-mailed Sportsbet a number of times on Sunday morning and got no result. Then early on Sunday afternoon I logged on to "Live Chat" and dropped some attempted Groucho Marx-type line liners and logged off without waiting around for an expected non-reply. Within two minutes the phone rang and it was a panic-voiced bloke from Sportsbet enquiring about the bet. I informed him it was me that had just notified them of the mistake and he thanked me very much, cancelled the bet, and gave me a $20.00 free bet for my honesty. I never asked whether a substantial bet would have been honoured as it was pretty obvious that my one buck winning bet was doomed.
So just as the error on the 1-39 Pies was briefly listed, there will be the odd faux pas by the Books. But due to improved software, communications, and better practices, these occurrences should be very rare.
As for the Pies v Cats, the better early priced 7&1 hot Pies are seemingly the better value as their fans will probably bring them in closer to the bounce. After getting the Pies at $2.12 I'll be off-laying the almost injury-free Cats in a multi before the bounce and during the game should the Pies turn cold. This is a 50-50 betting game and the "will want this game more" stuff is not much help on the punt.
One last thing on the "hedge" advice, Jezah. You clearly must cover those other options suggested but don't forget 1-39, 40+, and the Cats $1.76, leaves one important option that can rain on your $7.50 price: the dreaded draw. Get a fiver on that $#@&! Draw. If a game could end as a draw this year it certainly could be this one.
lol
they are such scum buckets sportsbet, look at them trying to make out that they are a decent bookie, they obviously have taken more betting on geelong.
"fair go bloke" lmao what a god damn joke
how about a fair go of some accounts being able to put more than 20 bucks without being taken to the request page?
how about a fair go of not declining my bet and then going and changing the price without accepting anything
bunch of PR w***ers.
There is nothing wrong with being wrong. Its just that if you go to the length of creating a separate thread with the title "Snap up hot Pies" its a bit over the top and you lose some credibility. I have seen some of your other bets which have been good.