EVEN after his powerhouse finals performances, Sharks prop Matt Prior is a rank outsider to win the Clive Churchill Medal on Sunday.
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Prior was given man-of-the-match honours in the qualifying final win over the Raiders, but is listed as a $67 chance with sportsbet.com.au and $51 with Crownbet to repeat the performance.
Teammate and Berkeley junior Jack Bird is rated a $26 hope.
Melbourne duo Cooper Cronk and Cameron Smith are joint favourites at $5, with Sharks’ game-breaker James Maloney next at $9.
Sharks veteran Paul Gallen is the leading forward at $11, with retiring Michael Ennis at $13. The Storm are slight favourites at $1.85, with the Sharks at $2.
Meanwhile, the Illawarra Cutters are favoured to take out the National State Championship in Sunday’s curtain-raiser against Queensland winners Burleigh.
The Cutters are $1.70 favourites, with with Burleigh at $2.15.