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Re: Brownlow Medal 2011 thread [merged]
« Reply #105 on: September 27, 2011, 09:59:32 AM »
Yep. VB tore it up.  :lol

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Re: Brownlow Medal 2011 thread [merged]
« Reply #106 on: September 27, 2011, 10:49:46 AM »
lol thought he'd bring Dan Connors

He did, snuck him in so he could sit on the N0rt table  ;D
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Re: Brownlow Medal 2011 thread [merged]
« Reply #107 on: September 27, 2011, 11:12:15 AM »
IMO it's time the AFL employed a committee to vote alongside the umpires.

Ex premiership players and brownlow winners should be voting with the umpires. Just as umpiring decisions are made and missed so are acts of brilliance on the field.  Ablett, Judd and now Swan have all won it in years where they were below their best every year, with other players having better years.

It was obvious that the umpires were looking to give Swan votes where they could because they missed him last year when he probably should have won it. Same with Ablett 2 years ago, and Judd is always found.

Time that the like of Matthews, Roos, Harvey, Williams give 50% of the votes along with the umpires 50%
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Re: Brownlow Medal 2011 thread [merged]
« Reply #108 on: September 28, 2011, 07:29:40 AM »
Not won a brownlow since 1971, longest drought of any teams. Sums up umpires pretty well