Living in the west and following a team from the east presents a wonderful arbitrage opportunity at the TAB of all places. You see, because the state is full of parochial supporters who refuse to gamble against their own team, it forces down the odds of the encumbant Eagles and Dockers. Thus presenting higher odds for other sides such as the Swans and the Crows. I have been playing this off for some time now and have been able to gain access to odds far better than my eastern states breathren. This opportunity has never been better than finals time this year where a double win of Adelaide and Sydney had odds of $5.20 as a multi bet, which is unbealivable considering both teams were always going to win, as Hazel would know being the form tipster in the country. Unfortunately I was not able to make it to the TAB in time for the Adelaide game, but I was still able to get odds of a massive $2.85 for the Swannies!!

Will the westies ever learn? Let's just hope that the Eagles make the GF again.