Magpies and Dees make charge but Richmond still odds-on to go back-to-back

THE Collingwood Magpies and Melbourne Demons might be showing a surge in form at the business end of the year but the Dustin Martin-led Tigers are still the bookies favorites for another flag.

Dustin Martin signs autographs for fans after a Richmond Tigers training session at Punt Road on Thursday. Picture: Stefan Postles/AAP

REIGNING AFL premiers, the Richmond Tigers, are the shortest of the four teams that remain in the hunt for the 2018 flag with Ladbrokes offereing $1.90 for them to go back-to-back.

The Tigers face Collingwood in a blockbuster preliminary at the MCG on Friday night and the Magpies are grouped with the West Coast and Melbourne in the $5-5.50 range to win the ultimate prize.

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Melbourne, who faces the West Coast Eagles in the other preliminary final Perth on Saturday, have firmed from $7 into $5 to win its first flag since 1964 after a convincing win against the Hawks in the semi-final, while West Coast have stagnated at around the $5 mark.

After beating the Giants in last Saturday’s semi-final, the Pies have been the biggest movers coming in from around the $10 to $5.75.

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Originally published as Magpies and Dees make charge but Richmond still odds-on to go back-to-back