The Rugby League World Cup is imminent
RL is not really my sport, but it struck me that there had to be an opportunity in the Tryscorer markets, so here are the results of a couple of hours of research
There are 4 groups, 8 through to the QF. 3 from the 2 strong groups and 1 each from the "also ran" groups
Australia win their group, you would expect, then play an also ran group winner in the QF and then the team that finishes second in the NZ group in the semi final
Its all on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Rugby_League_World_CupMeanwhile in the other half NZ would be expected to play Eng in the semi
The point I am making here is that top try scorer should be Australian. They will play, you would think, 6 matches. QF and SF against lesser teams. RL games can be very one sided, becuase in mismatch games the impact of the side conceding the try having to kick off can be enormous
So to the Australian side.
They have a winger who has 13 tries in 13 Tests
In the NRL he has 98 tries in 153 appearances
Inside him he has the best centre around, Michael Jennings (my research tells me)
The playmaker Thurston likes to kick to his wing (my research tells me)
So what price an Australian winger, first choice it appears, for the best side in the tournament with 4 of 6 games against inferior oppostiion?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Morrishttp://www.oddschecker.com/rugby-league/world-cup/rugby-league-world-cup/top-tournament-try-scorer10-1 Ladbrokes is the answer (5/2 top 4 on each way terms) just behind his teammater Slater at fullback and Josh Charnley of England. I know Charnley is a finisher, but I suspect the central case has to be he plays a game less than the Australians, and has to play against Australia and New Zealand in those 5 games
This the most likely scenario as the RLWC isn't the most competitive competition you'll see in terms of depth, so many results and therefore paths through the tournament are quite predictable for the big three sides
Hector, Kinboshi etc to sense test this please.