"Popular Riewoldt's win had the approval of all in the Crown ballroom, but the biggest cheers of the night came whenever Ben Cousins polled a vote, despite him finishing outside the top 10."
How the hell does Horan know that when they are only halfway through the count ???
has there been a leak? disgraceful if so
This is what it said
Jack Riewoldt is best of Richmond * Michael Horan
* From: Herald Sun
* September 01, 2010 8:36PM
Richmond's best-and-fairest. Source: The Sunday Mail (Qld)
RICHMOND forward Jack Riewoldt collected his second medal in five days when he was awarded Richmond's best-and-fairest on Wednesday night.
Riewoldt, 21, pipped his captain Chris Newman by six votes, with 210, to claim his first Jack Dyer medal.
Brett Deledio, aiming for a third win in a row, was third with 193 votes.
Riewoldt, who won the John Coleman medal as the AFL's leading goalkicker (78 goals) hit the front in the vote count in Round 9 and stayed there through 10 rounds of voting before being overhauled by Newman in Round 19.
But a seven-goal haul against his cousin Nick's St Kilda team in Round 21 put the Tasmanian back in front, where he remained.
Riewoldt's stellar season was highlighted by a stunning 10-goal haul against West Coast at the MCG in Round 12.
Emerging star Dustin Martin (159), seasoned midfielder Shane Tuck (153) and Shane Edwards (151) finished fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
Popular Riewoldt's win had the approval of all in the Crown ballroom, but the biggest cheers of the night came whenever Ben Cousins polled a vote, despite him finishing outside the top 10.
Cousins maintained a low profile during the night, declining to comment on the plight of the Hawks' Travis Tuck - brother of teammate Shane - and his 12-match suspension for returning a third positive drug test.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/jack-riewoldt-is-best-of-richmond/story-e6frf9jf-1225913002252
