MVP BigFooty WCE Player of the Year 2014 - And the winner is...

[Dark Sharks]

There is only one Shuey the f***ing Shooo

 

[Doughboy]

How is it that I have only just seen this?

Great work FiveStrings

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

3rd. Jack Darling

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Games: 22

Goals: 39

Votes: 1023

Weighted average: 23.12

Best match: Rd 3 vs St Kilda – 4.51

BOG performances – Rd 3 vs St Kilda, Rd 5 vs Port Adelaide

Now into his fourth season, Darling spent more time in the midfield than usual and it was reflected in his stats – the ninja flipper extraordinaire totalled career highs in possessions and clearances but kicked less goals than he managed in 2012 and 2013 (though his 39 goals was still second on the team behind Kennedy). He polled particularly well in the early part of the season and led the award until shortly before voting went in camera.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

2nd. Luke Shuey

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Games: 20

Goals: 17

Votes: 1101

Weighted average: 31.21

Best match: Rd 17 vs Brisbane – 4.91

BOG performances – Rd 2 vs Melbourne (tied), Rd 6 vs Carlton, Rd 17 vs Brisbane, Rd 18 vs Richmond, Rd 21 vs Essendon

The goal-kicking midfielder had a reasonable first half of the season with a handful of good performances before coming home with a wet sail in the final seven rounds, playing a big part in the Eagles’ ultimately unsuccessful charge towards a finals berth. Shuey averaged 27 possessions and 7 clearances in those final seven games, was judged best on ground in three of them and was in the top three or four players in the others as he looked primed to finally take the next step.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

And the winner is ...

BigFooty WCE Player of the Year. Eric MacKenzie

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Games: 22

Goals: 2

Votes: 1243

Weighted average: 37.52

Best match: Rd 16 vs Sydney – 4.86

BOG performances – Rd 11 vs North Melbourne, Rd 15 vs Fremantle, Rd 16 vs Sydney

Was there ever any doubt? The runner-up last year, Darren Glass’ protégé took his game to yet another level in 2014 as his sensei retired. Week after week he took on and beat the opposition’s best power forward with a minimum of fuss, while also becoming a useful tool on the counterattack. Remarkably he polled votes in 20 of the 22 games, and was in the top five vote-getters in 13 games, giving his teammates no chance of catching him. His best games came against North Melbourne (held Petrie quiet despite the Roos dominating), Fremantle (22 possessions and 11 marks while holding Pav to a single goal) and Sydney (kept the $10m man to a single goal). MacKenzie has been named in the AA squad for the second year running and has become a surprising but genuine contender for the captaincy in 2015.

 

[Noctorniquet]

Rightful winner there, no surprises. Just needs the AA full back to his name to cap the year off.

Huge effort by Fivestrings, well done, great thread as per usual.

 

[Matera LeNui]

Now we have to wait til next year for our club b+f...........

Pretty good top 10. Good write up . Decent voting by the board. I expect Gaff/Kennedy/Priddis/Hurn to be slightly higher in the club b+f. Hope Mackenzie wins it.

 

[Suma Magic]

Posted this as his sponsor in 2012.

As apt today as it was then:

Eric Mackenzie,
the Epic Defendzie,
I'll be sponsoring,
while he'll be monstoring,
Opponents; failed goal-kicking proponents,

Ezy E molesting,
Ruckmen supposedly resting;
Avoiding the forward 50,
Like they got goal-kicking allergy,
Here comes an analogy:

He's like an AFL Jesus!
More punch than pungent cheeses,
His legend Suma Magic be spreading,
Cloke, Buddy and Kepler dreading,
Their efforts he's foiling,
all the while spoiling:

Marks and dreams,
as Ezy E reams,
all 17 teams,
disposal hospital clean,
an AFL Dean:

From the school of defending,
AFL equivalent of goal tending,
On Twitter he's perennially trending,
KPF careers are ending,
Palestine/Israel relationships he's mending.

Mackenzie's softly spoken,
Silent as endless records are broken,
Bitches Facebook poking,
looking for a slice of Mackenzie action,
bit of midnight traction:

I'm getting off-topic,
Rhyme turning into an epic,
so I'm bailing,
Eric Mackenzie 2012 All-Australian.

 

[Jootube]

Awesome work buddy.

Shuey for Captain.

 

[pantskyle]

Dusky thoughts on eMac being named the BF WCE PotY?

 

[kranky al]

well deserved win


nice work - another string to your bow - perhaps 6 strings would be appropriate

 

[Marlin01]

Posted this as his sponsor in 2012.

As apt today as it was then:

Eric Mackenzie,
the Epic Defendzie,
I'll be sponsoring,
while he'll be monstoring,
Opponents; failed goal-kicking proponents,

Ezy E molesting,
Ruckmen supposedly resting;
Avoiding the forward 50,
Like they got goal-kicking allergy,
Here comes an analogy:

He's like an AFL Jesus!
More punch than pungent cheeses,
His legend Suma Magic be spreading,
Cloke, Buddy and Kepler dreading,
Their efforts he's foiling,
all the while spoiling:

Marks and dreams,
as Ezy E reams,
all 17 teams,
disposal hospital clean,
an AFL Dean:

From the school of defending,
AFL equivalent of goal tending,
On Twitter he's perennially trending,
KPF careers are ending,
Palestine/Israel relationships he's mending.

Mackenzie's softly spoken,
Silent as endless records are broken,
Bitches Facebook poking,
looking for a slice of Mackenzie action,
bit of midnight traction:

I'm getting off-topic,
Rhyme turning into an epic,
so I'm bailing,
Eric Mackenzie 2012 All-Australian.

I hate to be a stickler, but that's a simile, not an analogy. Just kidding, awesome work.

Great stuff again Fivey. I was considering doing an assessment of each player, but it wouldn't be anywhere near as good as this, so there's no point. I guess I'll have to do some work instead, damn it.

 

[Dark Sharks]

So in our eyes, Mackenzie 1st, whilst Priddis is 6th..

Interesting to see what the club comes up with again this year.

 

[ZergMinion]

So in our eyes, Mackenzie 1st, whilst Priddis is 6th..

Interesting to see what the club comes up with again this year.

I have no doubt you'll come up with all kinds of reasons why a non-compulsory forum voting system with a random number of voters each week is superior to the Eagles B&F.

 

[Dark Sharks]

I have no doubt you'll come up with all kinds of reasons why a non-compulsory forum voting system with a random number of voters each week is superior to the Eagles B&F.

Wow settle down hater.

You trying to start an argument and derail the thread?

 

[WCErevival]

Most on here hate Priddis so he would never get number 1 anyway.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Most on here hate Priddis so he would never get number 1 anyway.

I don't support playing him, yet i still give him votes.

I think peoples ability to be impartial could surprise you sir.

 

[Seadog]

I don't support playing him, yet i still give him votes.

I think peoples ability to be impartial could surprise you sir.

Comedy Gold.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

I don't support playing him, yet i still give him votes.

I think peoples ability to be impartial could surprise you sir.

Hmm. You gave him a total of 10 votes. He averaged 21.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Hmm. You gave him a total of 10 votes. He averaged 21.

Then my comment still stands fivesauce.

But i appreciate your detective work

 

[Beutbrute]

So in our eyes, Mackenzie 1st, whilst Priddis is 6th..

Interesting to see what the club comes up with again this year.

Our opinion will be the correct one of course!

My tip for the club B&F would be Priddis 1st and Mackenzie 2nd, although I do think Mackenzie is more likely to make AA than Priddis... But Priddis is more likely to poll higher brownlow votes than Mackenzie (midfielders award and all that)

 

[Doughboy]

Every time. A good thread gets pulled into the undercurrent of debating Priddis.

Well deserved win to Big Ezy! Will be surprised if he doesn't take out the 2nd John Worsfold Medal

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Here's my own vote tally compared with the overall results:

Player..........Total...FS
Eric MacKenzie..37.52...42
Luke Shuey......31.21...32
Matt Priddis....21.02...26
Mark LeCras.....21.64...25
Jack Darling....23.12...23
Andrew Gaff.....17.52...21
Nic Naitanui....17.80...21
Matt Rosa.......19.38...18
Josh Kennedy....16.72...18
Shannon Hurn....21.38...17
-------------------------------------
Chris Masten....11.09...15
Brad Sheppard...12.68...14
Elliot Yeo......13.95...12
Jeremy McGovern.12.08...9
Jamie Bennell...13.27...9
Xavier Ellis....10.52...7
Scott Lycett....6.67....6
Mitch Brown.....3.68....4
Sam Butler......0.70....3
Darren Glass....1.97....2
Will Schofield..2.93....2
Mark Hutchings..1.83....2
Pat McGinnity...0.45....1
S.Wellingham....2.91....0
Scott Selwood...2.77....0
Dean Cox........1.46....0
Dom Sheed.......0.57....0
Josh Hill.......0.31....0
Ashley Smith....0.06....0
Jacob Brennan...0.05....0

Can do a similar exercise for anyone who voted for every game and who asks nicely

 

[Piss Poor]

Our opinion will be the correct one of course!

My tip for the club B&F would be Priddis 1st and Mackenzie 2nd, although I do think Mackenzie is more likely to make AA than Priddis... But Priddis is more likely to poll higher brownlow votes than Mackenzie (midfielders award and all that)

Afl.com had both eMac and Priddis making AA

 

[Adzam]

Thanks for putting all that together fivey