Toast Congratulations Matt Priddis - 2014 Brownlow Medalist

erbenz

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I have my feelings regarding Priddis and his position in our midfield, but he absolutely plays with the attitude, work ethic and fairness of a Brownlow Medallist. He's a terrific bloke as well, so I'm ecstatic for him that he won the award after what was probably his most consistent and strongest season at the club.

Well Done Matt!
 

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I have my feelings regarding Priddis and his position in our midfield, but he absolutely plays with the attitude, work ethic and fairness of a Brownlow Medallist. He's a terrific bloke as well, so I'm ecstatic for him that he won the award after what was probably his most consistent and strongest season at the club.

Well Done Matt!

Spot on. And the way Matt has appeared in accepting the Brownlow, I think he kind of knows his place in history as well - he is an honest toiler without being a superstar of the comp.
 

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Congratulations Pridda, I'm a big fan of the work you do, not enough realise thee great work you do on the inside. Now people will.

If anyone still has any doubts on how good he is, rewatch the second Collingwood game this year. He showed his class in that game.
 
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I've said elsewhere (and well before this year) that the Brownlow is always susceptible to throwing up unexpected winners, simply by design. It's a 3-2-1 system and a player can have a 50 possession, 5 goal game and get 3 votes one match while another player can get 20 possessions in a match with no real standouts. People who think Priddis was selected as the best player of the season don't really understand how the system works.

He's a consistent performer and no doubt highly criticised by our own simply because he's the best we have when really, he'd be held in high regard if he was a complimentary cog to a star midfield. Because we lack that, he's criticised. But he works within his own skillset and that can't be questioned.

Great bloke and kudos to him for snagging the medal tonight. Very proud supporter here.
 
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I've said elsewhere (and well before this year) that the Brownlow is always susceptible to throwing up unexpected winners, simply by design. It's a 3-2-1 system and a player can have a 50 possession, 5 goal game and get 3 votes one match while another player can get 20 possessions in a match with no real standouts. People who think Priddis was selected as the best player of the season don't really understand how the system works.

He's a consistent performer and no doubt highly criticised by our own simply because he's the best we have when really, he'd be held in high regard if he was a complimentary cog to a star midfield. Because we lack that, he's criticised. But he works within his own skillset and that can't be questioned.

Great bloke and kudos to him for snagging the medal tonight. Very proud supporter here.

Well said mate, summed up the whole priddis argument perfectly. I like many others questioned his position this year and last. I doubt anybody ever questioned his effort or endeavour, it just seemed his spot could have gone to younger developing mid. Having said that, absolutely stoked for him, really nice bloke and fully deserving winner.
 

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Well done Pridda.

It's incredibly refreshing not only to have such a humble, honest and somewhat sheepish winner, but to watch the media struggling because none of their golden boys have won it.

We've got another week of Buddy/Roughie/Hodgey etc drooling, so I'm really pleased that Matt took out the Brownlow. Well deserved.
 

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Congratz to Priddis, I have been on this board a bit over the year and I do notice some of you supporters don't rate him as highly as I do but I hope this Brownlow changes your minds. You should appreciate the effort he puts in.
 
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