On this blog, we often talk about the power of incumbency in elections. The same principle applies with the Gold Logie. Given that it's a public vote, they'll recognise Gibney's name from last year and lodge the vote.
After all, most of them are in it for the prize on offer as an incentive for voting.
My money's with Gibney for this one, as nice as it would be to see Alf get home.
WILL ALF GRAB THE GOLD FROM GIBNEY?
Rebecca Gibney is a heavily backed $1.70 favourite, at Sportingbet Australia, to take her second consecutive Gold Logie but punters are warming up to the chances of veteran Home and Away actor Ray Meagher.
Sportingbet Australia CEO Michael Sullivan said, while the big money had been for Gibney, there were plenty wanting to take the $4.50 on offer about Meagher.
“We’ve taken bets including $2000 at $1.90 on Rebecca Gibney but Ray Meagher seems to have all the momentum,” said Sullivan.
“There’s plenty of Alf Stewart fans prepared to put their money where their mouth is.”
Sullivan said Meagher would be favourite if the Gold Logie was industry rather than publicly decided.
“There’s little doubt that Meagher would be rewarded for his years of service if the industry decided this one,” Sullivan said.
“But this is a popularity contest and Rebecca Gibney has been arguably the most popular Australian actress in the past twenty years.”
2010 GOLD LOGIE
Sportingbet Australia Market
Rebecca Gibney 1.70
Ray Meagher 4.50
Rove McManus 5.00
Adam Hills 8.00
Shaun Micallef 15.00
Will Anderson 26.00
Paul McDermott 34.00
Esther Anderson 41.00
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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