Beer crisis at ANZ? Bookies open NRL Grand Final novelties

ONLINE bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au has posted a selection of light-hearted novelty bets for the 2017 NRL Grand Final.

Many of the big-game staples are accounted for, including $2.50 odds for the crowd to engage in a Mexican wave at some point in proceedings.

A snake made out of empty beer cups ($3) is also a good chance to make an appearance as Melbourne and North Queensland duke it out this weekend.

Too many of those legless lager lizards could bring into play the $101 quote for ANZ Stadium to run out of beer.

There is also a $34 option on the venue to sell out of meat pies.

“Treat this as a warning ANZ Stadium! Please order enough beer and pies to service the fans or we’ll have to make some rather large payouts,” said Sportsbet’s Christian Jantzen.

As for the game itself, the majority of the money is on Melbourne to justify their $1.28 favouritism.

However, North Queensland have received around three times as many individual bets as the Storm.

Dally M winner Cameron Smith is odds-on for the 2017 Clive Churchill Medal at $2.75, with Cooper Cronk ($5) and Billy Slater ($7) his closest rivals.

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NRL Grand Final novelties

$2.50 – Mexican wave to make an appearance

$3.50 – Beer snake

$4 – Tryscorer to do the dab

$6 – Beach ball to make its way onto the field

$10 – To rain during the game

$11 – Player to kneel during the anthem

$13 – Someone to fall off the presentation stage

$23 – Macklemore microphone not to work

$34 – Run out of pies

$34 – Streaker to enter the field

$51 – Lights to go out

$81 – Winning captain to drop trophy

$101 – Run out of beer

Odds provided by Sportsbet.com.au