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Odds up for next year already, rocky in the top 5
Gary Ablett 7.00
Nathan Fyfe 7.00
Joel Selwood 9.00
Patrick Dangerfield 11.00
Tom Rockliff 16.00
Scott Pendlebury 17.00
Matt Priddis 17.00
Luke Parker 21.00
Lance Franklin 21.00
Dyson Heppell 26.00
I really like that the rules of the Brownlow haven't changed (much) over the years, but it's getting harder for us traditionalists to keep arguing that it should stay in the hands of the umpires.
The trouble is who do you give the vote to? The Fourth Estate? They're packed with ex-players waiting for a chance to blow smoke up the current stars' arses and we wouldn't have a winner from outside Victoria. Players? Don't watch enough footy and I'm not sure how they'd organise it to vote on individual matches. The fans? "The winner of the Brownlow Medal for the next 5 years is Scott Pendlebury". The coaches probably go OK, but they have their own award (as do the media and players for that matter). I think the umpires do as good a job as any.
Yep.
Maybe one group is as good as another.
Incidentally, I'm not advocating for change. It's just frustrating trying to defend the status quo when the problems are so obvious.