Odds are Kevin Sheedy won't coach
Rod Nicholson | March 28, 2009
CORPORATE bookmaker Centrebet is betting against former Tiger great and Essendon coaching legend Kevin Sheedy taking over as Richmond coach this season.
Sheedy's odds are $13 to coach Richmond before Round 12; $8 to assume the role between Round 12 to 22 and $1.14 not to coach the Tigers at all in 2009.
The bookmaker, however, does not provide odds about incumbent Terry Wallace (left) surviving his fifth season at Tigerland.
Wallace's position is under pressure following season finishes of 12th, ninth, 16th and ninth, especially after Richmond was thrashed by Carlton by 83 points in the season opener at the MCG on Thursday, and with a trip to Geelong's Skilled Stadium on Saturday.
The bookmaker does not have a connection with the AFL, which forbids their bookmaking agents from betting on a coach's prospects.
Sheedy has coached 635 games.
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