Brownlow 2009 thread - Gary Ablett jnr won it

[crannyvegas]

Dane Swan by a long way is my tip for this years Chas! Though i feel like lil gaz is way over due!

[the_boy_jake]

I can remember Paul Kelly at the Swans in 95. I think they finished 12th or 13th when he won it. 16 team comp
Plugger won in it 87 and the Saints finished in the 10-12 range I believe just off the top of my head. 14 team comp
Bryan Wilson and Peter Moore won for the Dees in 82 and 84. Dees would have finished 8th or 9th in those seasons. 12 team comp.
Barry Round in 81 for South Swans would have finished 9th. 12 team comp.
Kelvin Templeton for Footscray in 1980. Dogs would have finished 10th or 11th as Fitzroy won the spoon that year. 12 team comp.

Great knowledge there  

[the_boy_jake]

Reckon theres a lot of value lower down. Brownlow is a funny one as you don't hear half the stuff that goes on between players and umps. The MVP award would have been much easier to pick over the years.

For instance I just saw odds of $265 for Cooney.

Now his possession stats are up on last season and while he might not have been as damaging as last year and there are a couple of clear frontrunners, as Goodes showed if you have prior form with the umps you are always a chance of winning it again.

[one-eyed]

Brownlow 2009 invitees

Below is the list of players invited to this year's Brownlow Medal count, to be held on Monday September 21 at Crown Palladium in Melbourne.

All club captains and former winners receive an automatic invitation.

RICHMOND

Ben Cousins (past winner)
Brett  Deledio
Daniel Jackson
Chris Newman (captain)
Richard Tambling
Shane Tuck

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/85037/default.aspx

[Tigermonk]

1, Dane Swan  Gary Ablett  Adam Goodes 3 way tie 

[tigersalive]

If Dane Swan wins it it'll be like Woewodin winning it.

Friggin' downhill skiers.

[Smokey]

If Dane Swan wins it it'll be like Woewodin winning it.

Friggin' downhill skiers.

Absolutely.

[the_boy_jake]

What about if Riewoldt doesn't go close?

Can you really have the biggest individual award in football always going to players who play on the ball?

[one-eyed]

Round 1: Nothing more needs to said about that one 


Round 2:
3. Richo 
2. Ablett
1. S. Johnson

[one-eyed]

17 consecutive years polling votes in the Brownlow for Richo   


Round 3 vs Dogs: zip

Round 4 vs Melb:
3. Richo lol
2. Davey
1. Mclean


Richo 6 votes

[one-eyed]

Round 5 vs North

3. Jackson
2. Deledio
1. Swallow


Richo 6
Jacko 3
Lids   2

[mightytiges]

The umps love Richo. Polls the 3 votes in two losses.

What about if Riewoldt doesn't go close?

Can you really have the biggest individual award in football always going to players who play on the ball?

It is what it is I guess - an umpire's award - so if you get plenty of the pill in and out of stoppages you'll stand out to them. A one-year wonder like Woewodin can win it yet champions of the game like KB have missed out despite an 18 year career. The problem for key forwards is they will only get noticed by the umps if they are marking everything in sight and kicking bags most weeks. It's very rare these days for forwards to kick more than 4 goals. The umps could never miss Richo so he polled decently every year but it wasn't until he moved to the wing last year did he come close to winning the Brownlow.

[one-eyed]

Round 6 vs Syd: zip

Round 7 vs Bris:
3. J. Brown
2. Merrett
1. Foley


Richo   6
Jacko   3
Lids     2
Foley   1

[one-eyed]

Round 8 vs Port:

3. Tredrea
2. Nahas ...... pronounced by Demetriou "NA - HAs"
1. Boak

Round 9 vs Ess:

3. Windelich
2. Ryder
1. Tuck


Richo   6
Jacko   3
Lids     2
Nahas  2
Tuck    1
Foley   1

[one-eyed]

Round 10 vs Freo:

3. Tambling 
2. Sandilands
1. Tuck

Round 11 vs Dogs:

3. Cooney
2. Higgins
1. Jackson


RFC total

Richo   6
Jacko   4
Tambo 3
Lids     2
Nahas  2
Tuck    2
Foley   1