Here It Is' 2013 AFL Top 10 Players

[Here It Is]

Hi all,
My rankings are back for another year after once again being proven to be a useful guide to the Brownlow Medal and club best and fairest awards.

You can refresh some of the previous years here:
2012 - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/here-it-is-2012-afl-top-10.930075/page-5
2011 - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-top-10-players.601819/page-8
2010 - no rankings
2009 - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-top-10-players.601819/page-5
2008 - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-top-10-players-2008.436991/page-8
2007 - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-top-10-players.320155/page-6
2006 - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-team-of-the-year.234077/page-5
2005 - http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/afl-team-of-the-year.200798/

As always, if a player is not listed here and you want to know where he is, just ask.

And now, for 2013, starting with Round 1:





Bombers def Crows by 35
Essendon:10 B Howlett 475, 9 J Watson 458, 8 D Heppell 292, 4 C Dempsey 267, 3 B Stanton 233, D Myers 167, D Fletcher 142, A Davey 100, M Hibberd 67, J Carlisle 67, T Bellchambers 42, B Goddard 33, N Kommer 33, J Merrett 25, J Melksham 17.
Adelaide:7 M Wright 454; 6 R Douglas 375; 5 R Sloane 317; 2 B Reilly 304; 1 S Thompson 217; S Jacobs 213; T Walker 100; M Jaensch 83; B Vince 50; G Johncock 46; A Otten 42; D Mackay 25; J Porplyzia 25.

Dockers def Eagles by 28
Fremantle: 10 M Barlow 500, 9 D Mundy 433, 6 S Hill 325, 5 D Pearce 250, 2 N Suban 208, N Fyfe 192, R Crowley 167, C Mayne 158, J Griffin 83, M Walters 83, C Pearce 75, L Spurr 8.
West Coast: 8 J Kennedy 475, 7 B Waters 433, 4 M Priddis 358, 3 A Selwood 258, 1 M Le Cras 192, S Hurn 117, D Cox 108, J Cripps 75, A Hams 71, C Masten 63, D Glass 58, E Mackenzie 58, S Selwood 25.

Tigers def Blues by 5
Richmond: 10 T Cotchin 481, 7 B Deledio 369, 7 T Vickery 369, 4 S Tuck 313, 2 I Maric 250, D Jackson 213, S Grigg 163, D Martin 131, A Rance 125, L McGuane 63, R Conca 13, S Edwards 13.
Carlton: 9 B Gibbs 463, 7 M Kreuzer 438, 5 C Judd 375, 3 M Murphy 275, 1 A Walker 188, M Jamison 156, K Simpson 150, E Betts 113, A Carrazzo 100, S Hampson 94, D Armfield 63, B McLean 13, J Garlett 13.
Bulldogs def Lions by 68
Western Bulldogs: 10 R Griffen 375, 9 B Goodes 325, 8 W Minson 300, 7 T Liberatore 292, 6 B Murphy 217, T Dickson 200, S Higgins 196, N Lower 175, D Giansiracusa 142, K Stevens 100, M Wallis 100, J Roughead 83, D Cross 67, J Johannisen 50, D Morris 42, A Cooney 33, L Dahlhaus 13.
Brisbane Lions: 5 T Rockliff 500, 4 B Moloney 375, 3 P Hanley 208, 2 M Golby 158, 1 D Merrett 108, P Karnezis 100, J Redden 88, J Green 54, R Bewick 42, J Adcock 17, D Zorko 17, E Yeo 8, J Patfull 3, S Martin 3, D Rich 3.

Swans def Giants by 30
Sydney: 10 K Jack 479, 9 J Kennedy 442, 8 R O'Keefe 308, 4 J McVeigh 213, 3 D Hannebery 200, S Mumford 196, A Goodes 92, R Shaw 83, L Parker 75, M Pyke 50, J Bolton 50, H Grundy 38, B McGlynn 33, N Malceski 8.
GWS: 7 D Shiel 492, 6 A Treloar 433, 5 S Coniglio 300, 2 C Ward 275, 1 J Patton 208, D Brogan 167, T Scully 92, L Sumner 83, T Mohr 50, C Hampton 42, W Hoskin-Elliott 33, T Bugg 33, J Giles 33, D Smith 25.

Suns def Saints by 13
Gold Coast:10 G Ablett 492, 9 C Dixon 450, 6 J Harbrow 350, 5 R Thompson 292, 2 D Prestia 200, J O'Meara 163, A Hall 108, G Broughton 75, D Swallow 67, H Bennell 63, M Rischitelli 42, M Shaw 38, Z Smith 29, B Matera 25, J Brennan 13, L Russell 4.
St Kilda: 8 J Geary 475, 7 D Armitage 458, 4 L Hayes 242, 3 J Steven 233, 1 N Dal Santo 217, N Riewoldt 213, R Stanley 133, T Milera 67, C Jones 58, A Siposs 50, B McEvoy 46, F Ray 25, J Gwilt 5.

Power def Demons by 79
Port Adelaide: 10 H Hartlett 440, 9 J Schulz 390, 8 K Cornes 380, 7 Brad Ebert 360, 6 T Boak 240, O Wines 210, A Monfries 210, J Westhoff 130, P Stewart 90, C Wingard 60, J Pittard 50, J Trengove 20, L Stevenson 10.
Melbourne: 5 J Viney 470, 4 J Grimes 350, 3 M Jones 280, 2 J McKenzie 200, 1 N Jones 170, C Sylvia 100, J Howe 85, M Jamar 70, L Dunn 60, C Garland 50, J Frawley 40, D Nicholson 30, S Byrnes 5.

Magpies def Kangaroos by 16
Collingwood: 10 S Pendlebury 480, 9 D Swan 390, 6 S Sidebottom 380, 5 T Cloke 360, 2 H O'Brien 240, N Maxwell 130, N Brown 130, Q Lynch 90, T Goldsack 80, D Jolly 60, A Toovey 60, J Blair 50, J Thomas 40.
North Melbourne: 8 A Swallow 500, 7 D Wells 375, 4 B Cunnington 315, 3 T Goldstein 260, 1 L Thomas 245, A Mullett 200, M Firrito 130, J Ziebell 125, R Bastinac 100, S Atley 70, L Hansen 40, S Thompson 40.

Cats def Hawks by 7
Geelong:10 J Selwood 500, 8 P Chapman 440, 6 A Mackie 380, 4 M Stokes 240, 2 T Hunt 170, J Podsiadly 130, S Motlop 130, H Taylor 130, M Duncan 130, T Lonergan 130, J Bartel 80, C Enright 60, B Smedts 30, A Christensen 10.
Hawthorn: 9 S Mitchell 500, 7 G Birchall 410, 5 B Sewell 340, 3 P Puopolo 260, 1 J Lewis 250, R Schoenmakers 185, C Rioli 180, J Gibson 150, B Guerra 90, S Burgoyne 70, I Smith 40, B Stratton 20, L Franklin 5.





2013 Top 10 Round 1

This is the traditional list, which only takes into account points scored in 2013.
Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 10
1. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 10
1. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 10
1. Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs) 10
1. Hamish Hartlett (Port Adelaide) 10
1. Ben Howlett (Essendon) 10
1. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 10
1. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 10
1. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 10
10. nine players (nine clubs) 9






Overall Top 10 Round 1

This list takes into account the points scored since the start of 2012. It is being expanded, so that each player defends half the points he won in the corresponding round last year, with the other half carrying over for another year. 2011 is not included. Brownlow votes are no longer included. Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 160
2. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 154
3. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 146.5
4. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 144.5
5. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 142.5
6. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 140.5
7. Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 138
8. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 134.5
9. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 128.5
10. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 128.5

 

[Bomberblitzer]

TL;DR Jobe Watson is the best!

 

[Here It Is]

And now for Round 2:


Tigers def Saints by 17
Richmond: 10 J Riewoldt 480, 9 T Cotchin 450, 6 B Deledio 310, 5 R Conca 280, 2 S Morris 230, D Martin 190, D Grimes 110, T Chaplin 105, L McGuane 105, C Newman 65, I Maric 60, R Petterd 40, S Grigg 35, D Jackson 10, J King 10
St Kilda: 8 B McEvoy 480, 7 N Riewoldt 440, 4 L Montagna 380, 3 C Jones 240, 1 N Dal Santo 180, J Steven 140, S Gilbert 135, L Hayes 130, B Maister 60, D Armitage 55, A Saad 50, D Roberton 40, S Dempster 20

Swans def Suns by 41
Sydney: 10 J McVeigh 500, 9 R O'Keefe 410, 8 K Jack 308, 4 L Parker 292, 3 M Pyke 242, J Kennedy 208, D Hannebery 192, J Bolton 96, N Smith 58, B McGlynn 46, A Everitt 38, N Malceski 8, L Jetta 4
Gold Coast:7 C Dixon 467, 6 J O'Meara 438, 5 J Harbrow 300, 2 D Prestia 233, 1 D Swallow 229, G Ablett 150, M Rischitelli 125, A Hall 108, T Murphy 50, K Hunt 42, B Matera 17, J Hutchins 17, M Warnock 8
Dockers def Bulldogs by 28
Fremantle: 10 N Fyfe 479, 7.5 M Walters 346, 7.5 L McPharlin 346, 5 R Crowley 292, 2 T Mzungu 213, M Barlow 208, M Pavlich 125, J Griffin 125, S Hill 100, C Mayne 42, P Duffield 25, H Crozier 17, D Mundy 8
Western Bulldogs: 8 T Liberatore 475, 7 A Cooney 458, 4 W Minson 375, 3 N Lower 250, 1 L Dahlhaus 200, C Smith 183, D Cross 142, B Goodes 83, J Roughead 83, R Griffen 58, L Picken 42, M Wallis 17, S Higgins 8

Crows def Lions by 19
Adelaide:10 P Dangerfield 450, 9 S Thompson 417, 6 R Sloane 346, 5 S Jacobs 229, 2 J Jenkins 192, T Walker 150, R Douglas 138, B Rutten 104, L Brown 58, N van Berlo 58, M Jaensch 19, B Crouch 17, J Petrenko 11, B Reilly 3
Brisbane Lions: 8 P Hanley 492, 5.5 M Leuenberger 333, 5.5 B Moloney 333, 3 R Lester 246, 1 D Merrett 188, T Rockliff 171, D Zorko 146, J Redden 138, M Golby 96, J Green 83, R Bewick 8, D Rich 8

Power def Giants by 56
Port Adelaide: 10 J Westhoff 500, 9 C Wingard 417, 8 K Cornes 375, 4 T Boak 275, 3 Brad Ebert 217, J Pittard 183, M Broadbent 167, L Stevenson 117, J Neade 100, A Monfries 83, A Carlile 50, P Stewart 33, O Wines 8
GWS: 7 C Ward 433, 6 L Whitfield 400, 5 S Coniglio 367, 1.5 D Shiel 300, 1.5 J Cameron 300, T Greene 175, A Treloar 104, D Brogan 92, J Giles 75, J Patton 58, R Palmer 50, T Bugg 17, T Mohr 4

Bombers def Demons by 148
Essendon:10 D Heppell 483, 9 J Watson 467, 8 S Crameri 350, 7 T Bellchambers 308, 6 B Goddard 258, 5 D Zaharakis 233, B Stanton 183, D Fletcher 125, B Howlett 108, J Carlisle 58, C Dempsey 17, M Hurley 17, M Baguley 8
Melbourne: 4 J Howe 450, 3 N Jones 421, 2 J Frawley 383, 1 C Garland 163, J Grimes 108, T McDonald 108, A Davey 92, M Jones 67, M Jamar 63, J Viney 54, D Terlich 54, J Trengove 21, J Watts 8

Cats def Kangaroos by 4
Geelong:10 J Selwood 470, 8 P Chapman 440, 6 A Christensen 320, 4 J Kelly 280, 2 J Corey 200, J Bartel 190, T Hawkins 190, C Enright 150, S Motlop 90, T Hunt 40, H Taylor 40, M Duncan 30, M Stokes 20
North Melbourne: 9 A Swallow 465, 7 R Bastinac 435, 5 J Ziebell 265, 3 A Mullett 230, 1 L Thomas 220, D Petrie 185, N Grima 180, T Goldstein 175, S McMahon 110, S Gibson 90, L Anthony 50, S Thompson 45, S Atley 40

Magpies def Blues by 17
Collingwood: 10 J Elliott 490, 9 H Shaw 350, 6 S Pendlebury 260, 5 Q Lynch 250, 2 D Swan 240, S Dwyer 220, J Blair 220, S Sidebottom 170, M Clarke 120, H O'Brien 80
Carlton: 8 M Murphy 450, 7 J Garlett 430, 4 C Judd 360, 3 C Yarran 320, 1 M Kreuzer 310, B Gibbs 180, K Lucas 120, M Robinson 100, M Jamison 90, K Simpson 30, A Walker 10

Hawks def Eagles by 50
Hawthorn: 10 S Mitchell 490, 9 G Birchall 390, 8 L Hodge 355, 4 C Rioli 260, 3 L Breust 200, M Bailey 175, L Franklin 150, R Schoenmakers 120, L Shiels 80, J Gibson 60, I Smith 50, D Hale 30, J Roughead 20
West Coast: 7 J Kennedy 415, 6 C Masten 395, 5 M Priddis 365, 2 L Shuey 250, 0.5 J Hill 240, 0.5 D Cox 240, A Embley 115, S Selwood 75, B Waters 75, B Sheppard 40, S Butler 30





2013 Top 10 Round 2

This is the traditional list, which only takes into account points scored in 2013.
Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 20
2. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 19
2. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 19
4. Dyson Heppell (Essendon) 18
4. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 18
4. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 18
7. Ryan O’Keefe (Sydney) 17
7. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 17
9. Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) 16
9. Paul Chapman (Geelong) 16
9. Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 16
9. Charlie Dixon (Gold Coast) 16
9. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 16







Overall Top 10 Round 2

This list takes into account the points scored since the start of 2012. It is being expanded, so that each player defends half the points he won in the corresponding round last year, with the other half carrying over for another year. 2011 is not included. Brownlow votes are no longer included. Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 164
2. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 150
3. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 149
4. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 148
5. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 147
6. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 146.5
7. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 140.5
8. Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 138
9. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 129.5
10. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 128.5






2013 All Named Top 10 – Last 12 months

Points are recorded from the best player lists from six different media sources – the AFL website, The Age (Fairfax), Sportal, Herald Sun (News Limited), Dream Team and Super Coach – and then recalculated to produce a score out of 500. Should any of these websites be missing best players, the calculation will be altered accordingly. If named best by each media outlet, a player can potentially score 500 points per week. It doesn’t take results into account.

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 9555
2. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 9230
3. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 9027
4. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 8946
5. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 8734
6. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 8455
7. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 8195
8. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) 8155
9. Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 8100
10. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 7928

 

[The Bomb]

Against Melbourne
Watson 39 possessions, 3 goals 2 behinds, 3 assists, 12 clearances, 20 contested poss, yet you have him 2nd best player?

 

[Duritz]

How do you work out those points next to their name? 475, 333, etc?

 

[pacman]

Against Melbourne
Watson 39 possessions, 3 goals 2 behinds, 3 assists, 12 clearances, 20 contested poss, yet you have him 2nd best player?

Not sure but possibly you answered your own question by putting against Melbourne.

 

[The Bomb]

Not sure but possibly you answered your own question by putting against Melbourne.

still best afield.

 

[Astro Bomber]

Not sure but possibly you answered your own question by putting against Melbourne.

Do you know how this works?

 

[pacman]

still best afield.

No doubt

 

[pacman]

Do you know how this works?

Did you read the first two words of my comment?
Was making a suggestion not an answer.

 

[Tex Support]

No no no, this top 10 is a joke.

Here's why you're wrong....

*insert 'the usual' here*

 

[Dazb86]

Matthew Boyd 8th without having played a game.

 

[MotleyLemon]

Matthew Boyd 8th without having played a game.

Notice the bolded above, that clearly says "2013 All Named Top 10 – Last 12 months"

 

[Here It Is]

Against Melbourne
Watson 39 possessions, 3 goals 2 behinds, 3 assists, 12 clearances, 20 contested poss, yet you have him 2nd best player?

Heppell was pretty handy as well, with 36 possessions, 9 marks, 2 goals 2 behinds, 4 tackles, a hit out and 6 inside 50s.

Watson was named as best on ground by the Herald Sun and also scored the most Super Coach points, but he was named second best to Heppell by all of afl.com.au, The Age, Sportal and was second in Dream Team points.
When I give 10 points to best, counting down, this gave Heppell 58/60 to Watson's 56/60. Converting that to a score out of 60 to a score out of 500, and that is how Heppell scored 483 and Watson 467.

I hope this answers Duritz's question as well.

 

[The Bomb]

3 Father Sons winning over the last 12 months

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 9555
2. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 9230
3. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 9027

 

[Nostradumbass]

Against Melbourne
Watson 39 possessions, 3 goals 2 behinds, 3 assists, 12 clearances, 20 contested poss, yet you have him 2nd best player?

Whoever plays melbourne shouldn't be awarded points.

 

[Astro Bomber]

Whoever plays melbourne shouldn't be awarded points.

Not really. The challenge is with your own team mate for points because, the melbourne players wont put up much of a challenge.

 

[Here It Is]

ROUND 3

Bombers def Dockers by 4
Essendon:10 J Carlisle 408, 8 M Hibberd 350, 6 B Goddard 275, 4 B Stanton 267, 2 P Ryder 200, J Watson 175, M Hurley 167, D Zaharakis 133, S Crameri 133, C Hooker 83, N Kommer 75, B Howlett 67, D Heppell 67, J Melksham 17
Fremantle: 9 N Fyfe 483, 7 M Barlow 296, 5 M Walters 258, 3 H Ballantyne 233, 1 D Mundy 225, P Duffield 183, C Pearce 179, J Griffin 154, M Johnson 108, M de Boer 104, C Mayne 104, D Pearce 46

Swans def Kangaroos by 39
Sydney: 10 J McVeigh 486, 9 J Kennedy 429, 8 D Hannebery 379, 4 N Malceski 321, 3 J Bolton 300, R O'Keefe 125, L Parker 118, B McGlynn 50, M Pyke 21, A Goodes 21
North Melbourne: 7 A Swallow 457, 6 D Wells 450, 5 B Cunnington 407, 2 A Mullett 336, 1 T Goldstein 171, J MacMillan 64, S McMahon 43, S Thompson 29, L Adams 29, S Gibson 21, N Grima 21, M Firrito 14

Eagles def Demons by 94
West Coast: 10 D Cox 467, 9 C Masten 388, 7.5 J Kennedy 367, 7.5 M Priddis 367, 6 J Darling 338, S Selwood 150, S Hurn 100, D Kerr 92, L Shuey 83, A Gaff 42, J Hill 42, M Le Cras 42, A Hams 33
Melbourne: 5 N Jones 442, 4 C Sylvia 354, 3 J Grimes 196,1.5 M Jones 171, 1.5 M Clark 171, J Trengove 154, M Evans 142, D Terlich 113, T McDonald 108, J Viney 75, M Jamar 71, J Howe 67, L Tapscott 21

Saints def Giants by 72
St Kilda: 10 D Armitage 500, 9 L Montagna 314, 8 B McEvoy 264, 6.5 N Riewoldt 236, 6.5 D Roberton 236, J Steven 221, N Dal Santo 136, A Saad 136, S Milne 100, J Geary 96, L Hayes 86, S Gilbert 36, R Stanley 36, T Milera 36, F Ray 11
GWS: 5 C Ward 493, 4 A Treloar 386, 3 T Bugg 243, 2 D Smith 236, 1 D Brogan 214, J Giles 157, P Davis 129, S Gilham 129, T Mohr 57, A Kennedy 50, D Shiel 43, W Hoskin-Elliott 14, S Coniglio 7

Lions def Suns by 2
Brisbane Lions: 10 J Brown 457, 8 P Hanley 429, 6 D Rich 393, 4 J Redden 293, 2 S Mayes 221, A Raines 186, T Rockliff 136, B Moloney 79, M Leuenberger 46, R Bewick 36, J Adcock 29, J Green 18
Gold Coast: 9 J Brennan 471, 7 H Bennell 393, 5 G Broughton 379, 3 G Ablett 336, 1 J Harbrow 150, Z Smith 107, B Matera 100, A Hall 82, J Wilkinson 82, J Hutchins 68, C Dixon 50, K Hunt 25, D Swallow 21, R Thompson 14

Cats def Blues by 16
Geelong:10 M Stokes 486, 9 A Christensen 371, 6 H Taylor 364, 5 T Hunt 336, 2 S Motlop 286, T Hawkins 161, C Enright 121, J Bartel 107, S Johnson 86, M Duncan 57, A Mackie 21, T West 14, P Chapman 4
Carlton: 8 C Judd 457, 7 A Walker 450, 3.5 M Murphy 286, 3.5 B McLean 286, 1 A Carrazzo 236, B Gibbs 150, M Jamison 136, M Robinson 114, L Henderson 50, H Scotland 46, S Rowe 43, C Yarran 39, Z Tuohy 36, K Lucas 14

Tigers def Bulldogs by 67
Richmond: 9 B Deledio 39, 7 N Foley 38 one, 4 T Cotchin 35, 4 S Grigg 35, 1 S Tuck 18, J Batchelor 15, B Ellis 14, D Martin 13, I Maric 13, C Newman 11, R Nahas 7, T Chaplin 6, R Conca 3, A Rance 3, S Morris 1
Western Bulldogs: 5 R Griffen 433, 4 L Jones 396, 3 T Young 225, 1.5 D Morris 200, 1.5 D Cross 200, M Wallis 175, A Cooney 167, B Murphy 117, W Minson 104, K Stevens 42, B Goodes 33, C Smith 8

Hawks def Magpies by 55
Hawthorn: 10 L Hodge 500, 9 L Franklin 407, 8 G Birchall 336, 4 S Burgoyne 329, 3 L Shiels 307, S Mitchell 171, J Gibson 157, B Stratton 121, D Hale 50, C Rioli 36, J Anderson 29, J Roughead 29, J Lewis 14, I Smith 14
Collingwood: 7 T Cloke 486, 6 S Pendlebury 386, 5 D Swan 379, 2 B Hudson 357, 1 J Blair 236, B Johnson 200, J Elliott 121, A Toovey 50, M Clarke 43, S Dwyer 43, D Thomas 29, Q Lynch 21, B Reid 7

Power def Crows by 9
Port Adelaide: 10 J Westhoff 475, 8 T Boak 458, 6 C Wingard 325, 3 H Hartlett 308, 3 K Cornes 308, O Wines 267, A Monfries 200, M Broadbent 117, Brad Ebert 17, M Lobbe 17, C O'Shea 8, C Heath 8
Adelaide:9 R Sloane 458, 7 S Thompson 433, 5 R Douglas 375, 3 P Dangerfield 333, 1 R Henderson 225, T Walker 192, S Jacobs 158, M Wright 108, B Reilly 67, D Mackay 33, M Jaensch 17, A Otten 17





2013 Top 10 Round 3
This is the traditional list, which only takes into account points scored in 2013.
Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 27.5
2. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) 24
2. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 24
4. Josh Kennedy (West Coast) 22.5
5. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 22
6. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 21.5
7. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 20
7. Rory Sloane (Adelaide) 20
7. Justin Westhoff (Port Adelaide) 20
10. Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 19
10. Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 19
10. Pearce Hanley (Brisbane Lions) 19
10. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 19





Overall Top 10 Round 3
This list takes into account the points scored since the start of 2012. It is being expanded, so that each player defends half the points he won in the corresponding round last year, with the other half carrying over for another year. 2011 is not included. Brownlow votes are no longer included. Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 159.5
2. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 154.5
3. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 153.5
4. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 153
5. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 150
6. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 149.5
7. Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 137
8. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 136.5
8. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 136.5
10. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 135.5





All Named Top 10 – Last 12 months
Points are recorded from the best player lists from seven different media sources – the AFL website, The Age (Fairfax), Sportal, Herald Sun (News Limited), Seven West Media, Dream Team and Super Coach – and then recalculated to produce a score out of 500. Should any of these websites be missing best players, the calculation will be altered accordingly. If named best by each media outlet, a player can potentially score 500 points per week. It doesn’t take results into account.

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 9593
2. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 9434
3. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 9234
4. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 9113
5. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 9027
6. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 8594
7. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 8356
8. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 8042
9. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 8041
10. Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 7995

 

[Here It Is]

ROUND 4

Cats def Swans by 21
Geelong:10 J Selwood 500, 9 H Taylor 404, 6 M Stokes 271, 5 S Motlop 238, 2 G Horlin-Smith 175, S Johnson 167, T Hawkins 133, P Chapman 121, A Mackie 117, J Corey 100, T Hunt 83, M Duncan 75, A Christensen 21, J Podsiadly 13
Sydney: 8 D Hannebery 467, 7 N Malceski 375, 4 K Jack 283, 1.5 R O'Keefe 267, 1.5 J McVeigh 267, J Bolton 217, M Pyke 158, A Goodes 125, T Richards 63, S Mumford 42, T Armstrong 33, J Kennedy 17, B McGlynn 13

Hawks def Dockers by 42
Hawthorn: 10 G Birchall 475, 9 S Burgoyne 550, 8 C Rioli 296, 4 L Franklin 283, 3 S Mitchell 208, M Bailey 192, B Stratton 167, I Smith 142, J Roughead 125, L Breust 96, D Hale 50, J Lewis 17, L Shiels 8
Fremantle: 7 N Fyfe 483, 6 D Mundy 450, 5 M Walters 325, 2 C Mayne 296, 1 M Barlow 283, K Bradley 263, R Crowley 100, D Pearce 63, P Duffield 50, L Spurr 13, H Ballantyne 4, J Griffin 4

Magpies def Tigers 38
Collingwood: 10 T Cloke 500, 9 D Swan 408, 8 S Sidebottom 308, 4 H O'Brien 233, 3 S Pendlebury 217, H Shaw 213, B Reid 129, M Clarke 125, Q Lynch 100, A Fasolo 100, J Blair 63, B Hudson 33, S Dwyer 17, J Elliott 4
Richmond: 7 T Cotchin 500, 6 B Houli 304, 5 B Deledio 296, 2 J Riewoldt 292, 1 S Grigg 158, I Maric 142, D Jackson 133, R Conca 104, D Martin 92, T Vickery 88, D Grimes 42, C Knights 25, S Edwards 17, C Newman 8

Bombers def Saints by 37
Essendon:10 J Watson 475, 9 D Heppell 342, 8 B Goddard 329, 4 B Stanton 313, 3 M Hibberd 308, M Hurley 250, S Gumbleton 208, D Myers 150, D Zaharakis 75, C Hooker 58, T Bellchambers 33, B Howlett 8
St Kilda: 7 L Montagna 383, 6 C Jones 333, 5 S Fisher 283, 2 D Roberton 250, 1 N Riewoldt 242, L Hayes 225, D Armitage 217, B McEvoy 133, J Steven 133, J Geary 75, N Dal Santo 50, F Ray 8

Power def Suns by 38
Port Adelaide: 10 K Cornes 458, 8.5 H Hartlett 433, 8.5 J Westhoff 433, 4 T Boak 275, 3 J Schulz 204, O Wines 158, C Wingard 150, A Carlile 142, D Cassisi 138, J Pittard 42, Brad Ebert 42, M Broadbent 8
Gold Coast:7 G Ablett 500, 6 B Matera 400, 5 J Harbrow 275, 2 R Thompson 208, 1 C Dixon 196, J O'Meara 150, J Brennan 133, G Broughton 121, D Prestia 79, Z Smith 29, A Hall 25, J Hutchins 17

Blues def Eagles by 24
Carlton: 10 B McLean 450, 7.5 M Murphy 425, 7.5 C Yarran 425, 5 J Garlett 242, 2 H Scotland 192, B Gibbs 142, D Armfield 133, A Walker 125, A Carrazzo 125, M Jamison 83, K Lucas 67, M Robinson 4, K Simpson 4
West Coast: 8 S Selwood 500, 7 C Masten 392, 4 M Le Cras 383, 3 L Shuey 292, 1 M Priddis 283, D Kerr 158, J Darling 158, D Cox 133, J Kennedy 25, S Hurn 25, J Brennan 17, W Schofield 8

Demons def Giants by 41
Melbourne: 10 N Jones 367, 9 J Grimes 358, 8 M Evans 346, 3.5 C Garland 292, 3.5 S Byrnes 292, J Howe 228, J Trengove 142, M Jamar 138, C Sylvia 117, M Gawn 92, D Terlich 67, J Frawley 50, M Jones 36, R Bail 19
GWS: 7 A Treloar 442, 6 D Shiel 417, 5 T Scully 413, 2 S O'hAilpin 279, 1 L Whitfield 250, T Greene 229, S Coniglio 113, C Ward 104, J Giles 75, P Davis 67, R Palmer 54, S Gilham 33, S Reid 8

Crows def Bulldogs by 52
Adelaide:10 P Dangerfield 458, 9 R Sloane 442, 8 R Douglas 375, 4 S Thompson 350, 3 A Otten 346, T Walker 108, R Henderson 88, B Rutten 83, B Crouch 75, J Jenkins 54, T Lynch 46, B Reilly 42, J Petrenko 33, M Jaensch 8
Western Bulldogs: 7 A Cooney 500, 6 T Liberatore 413, 5 W Minson 375, 2 M Boyd 317, 1 B Goodes 296, D Cross 142, M Wallis 100, D Morris 92, J Roughead 50, N Lower 50, R Griffen 25, J Macrae 8, T Young 8

Kangaroos def Lions by 63
North Melbourne: 10 S Thompson 483, 9 J Ziebell 425, 7.5 D Wells 342, 7.5 L Thomas 342, 6 D Petrie 208, S Gibson 182, S Atley 133, R Bastinac 117, J MacMillan 58, M Firrito 33, A Mullett 21, S McMahon 21
Brisbane Lions: 5 T Rockliff 467, 4 J Adcock 442, 3 D Zorko 358, 2 M Paparone 183, 1 M Golby 175, J Redden 158, M Leuenberger 154, S Docherty 108, P Hanley 108, B Moloney 54, R Bewick 60, A Raines 33, S Mayes 25, D Rich 17














2013 Top 10 Round 4

This is the traditional list, which only takes into account points scored in 2013.
Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 34.5
2. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 30
3. Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 29
3. Rory Sloane (Adelaide) 29
5. Justin Westhoff (Port Adelaide) 28.5
6. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 28
7. Dyson Heppell (Essendon) 27
8. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 26.5
9. Grant Birchall (Hawthorn) 26
9. Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 26










Overall Top 10 Round 4

This list takes into account the points scored since the start of 2012. It is being expanded, so that each player defends half the points he won in the corresponding round last year, with the other half carrying over for another year. 2011 is not included. Brownlow votes are no longer included. Points are accrued as follows:
If the match is a draw: both teams receive 10, 8, 6, 4, 2
Result 1-9: winners get 10, 8, 6, 4, 2; losers get 9, 7, 5, 3, 1
Result 10-29: winners get 10, 9, 6, 5, 2; losers get 8, 7, 4, 3, 1
Result 30-59: winners get 10, 9, 8, 4, 3; losers get 7, 6, 5, 2, 1
Result 60-99: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6; losers get 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Result 100+: winners get 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5; losers get 4, 3, 2, 1

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 165
2. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 159.5
3. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 155.5
4. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 154
5. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 149
6. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 148.5
7. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 141.5
8. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 138
9. Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 137
9. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 137












All Named Top 10 – Last 12 months

Points are recorded from the best player lists from seven different media sources – the AFL website, The Age (Fairfax), Sportal, Herald Sun (News Limited), Seven West Media, Dream Team and Super Coach – and then recalculated to produce a score out of 500. Should any of these websites be missing best players, the calculation will be altered accordingly. If named best by each media outlet, a player can potentially score 500 points per week. It doesn’t take results into account.

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 9923
2. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 9559
3. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 9368
4. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 9241
5. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 9224
6. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 8797
7. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 8414
8. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 8319
9. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) 8217
10. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 8143
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[Here It Is]

ROUND 5

Bombers def Magpies by 46
Essendon:10 D Zaharakis 500, 9 J Watson 442, 8 J Winderlich 358, 4 B Stanton 333, J Carlisle 200, T Bellchambers 192, B Goddard 192, M Hibberd 150, D Heppell 133, C Dempsey 33, H Hocking 8, J Merrett 8
Collingwood: 7 S Sidebottom 454, 6 S Pendlebury 446, 5 D Swan 400, 2 H Shaw 367, 1 B Reid 333, Q Lynch 167, J Blair 50, T Cloke 33, B Hudson 33, M Clarke 25, J Russell 25

Swans def Saints by 16
Sydney: 10 D Hannebery 425, 9 L Parker 408, 6 J Kennedy 383, 5 J McVeigh 375, 2 K Jack 300, T Armstrong 142, B McGlynn 125, R O'Keefe 92, J Bolton 92, T Richards 83, M Pyke 8, N Malceski 4, C Bird 4
St Kilda: 8 N Riewoldt 483, 7 L Hayes 467, 4 L Montagna 375, 3 J Steven 271, 0.5 J Geary 183, 0.5 S Gilbert 183, C Jones 92, B McEvoy 75, S Fisher 75, D Roberton 75, N Dal Santo 54

Dockers def Tigers by 1
Fremantle: 10 M Barlow 350, 7 N Fyfe 342, 7 J Griffin 342, 4 L McPharlin 296, 2 M Johnson 242, S Hill 167, C Pearce 158, H Ballantyne 142, G Ibbotson 121, L Spurr 100, R Crowley 58, N Suban 42, M Walters 33, M de Boer 17
Richmond: 9 C Knights 375, 7 D Martin 342, 5 T Cotchin 333, 3 S Edwards 325, 1 T Vickery 242, B Ellis 225, D Jackson 175, A Rance 117, B Houli 67, B Deledio 58, R Petterd 42, M White 33, I Maric 17, J Batchelor 8

Suns def Giants by 44
Gold Coast:9.5 G Ablett 471, 9.5 C Dixon 471, 8 J O'Meara 400, 4 Z Smith 314, 3 D Swallow 193, M Shaw 154, T McKenzie 129, T Lynch 100, D Prestia 43, J Harbrow 43, T Murphy 18, M Rischitelli 14
GWS: 7 C Ward 475, 6 D Smith 471, 5 D Shiel 379, 2 R Palmer 354, 1 S O'hAilpin 221, J Cameron 121, T Mohr 86, T Greene 54, S Coniglio 46, L Whitfield 39, B Thornton 29, S Reid 11

Blues def Crows by 32
Carlton: 10 B McLean 421, 9 A Walker 379, 8 H Scotland 336, 4 K Simpson 257, 3 J Garlett 229, C Judd 193, M Murphy 186, A Carrazzo 164, C Yarran 121, L Henderson 71, M Robinson 64, D Armfield 57, M Warnock 29
Adelaide:7 R Douglas 457, 5.5 S Thompson 243, 5.5 B Vince 243, 2 A Otten 221, 1 B Rutten 214, R Sloane 186, M Jaensch 171, P Dangerfield 168, R Laird 86, B Reilly 68, S Kerridge 50, M Wright 46, T Lynch 43, B Smith 29, S Jacobs 25

Cats def Bulldogs by 21
Geelong:10 H Taylor 471, 9 S Johnson 436, 6 C Enright 307, 5 J Bartel 291, 2 A Mackie 282, S Motlop 246, J Kelly 179, J Selwood 132, M Stokes 46, B Smedts 7, G Horlin-Smith 5, M Duncan 5
Western Bulldogs: 8 L Jones 457, 7 M Boyd 396, 4 T Liberatore 282, 3 W Minson 257, 1 J Johannisen 200, L Picken 171, L Dahlhaus 164, T Young 154, D Cross 111, D Morris 64, J Stringer 57, C Smith 43, A Cooney 43, J Roughead 29, J Tutt 11, K Stevens 11

Power def Eagles by 5
Port Adelaide: 10 H Hartlett 492, 8 C Wingard 400, 6 T Boak 383, 4 K Cornes 246, 2 C O'Shea 208, Brad Ebert 150, L Stevenson 117, A Monfries 113, O Wines 92, M Lobbe 79, J Neade 67, R Gray 50, A Carlile 42, M Broadbent 38, C Heath 8
West Coast: 8 L Shuey 417, 8 S Selwood 417, 5 J Kennedy 375, 3 D Cox 367, 1 A Gaff 292, S Butler 133, B Dalziell 100, C Masten 83, D Glass 75, M Brown 58, B Waters 50, S Hurn 42, J Hill 33, J Cripps 8

Lions def Demons by 28
Brisbane Lions: 10 B Moloney 446, 9 D Zorko 392, 6 M Leuenberger 363, 5 T Rockliff 283, 2 J Polkinghorne 258, S Mayes 222, J Brown 125, R Bewick 81, J Redden 67, J Adcock 58, A McGrath 25, M Golby 6
Melbourne: 8 C Sylvia 404, 7 D Terlich 392, 4 J Watts 325, 2 S Byrnes 300, 2 J Grimes 300, J Trengove 171, M Evans 100, M Jamar 50, J Howe 50, N Jones 42, C Garland 42, M Jones 17, R Bail 8

Hawks def Kangaroos by 3
Hawthorn: 10 C Rioli 475, 8 S Mitchell 417, 5 S Burgoyne 367, 5 J Lewis 367, 2 B Hill 175, B Lake 133, G Birchall 108, M Osborne 92, M Bailey 83, J Gunston 67, J Roughead 17, L Hodge 17, B Guerra 8
North Melbourne: 9 D Wells 488, 7 A Swallow 421, 5 L Thomas 342, 3 S Thompson 325, 1 J Ziebell 267, T Goldstein 117, S Gibson 88, A Black 83, B Cunnington 75, D Petrie 71, J MacMillan 58, M Firrito 42, R Bastinac 42





2013 Top 10 Round 5

1. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 39.5
2. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 37
3. Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 33
3. Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) 33
5. Hamish Hartlett (Port Adelaide) 31.5
6. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 31
6. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 31
8. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) 30.5
9. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 30
9. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 30
9. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 30






Overall Top 10 Round 5

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 173.5
2. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 160.5
3. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 156.5
3. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 156.5
5. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 154
6. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 150
7. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 141.5
8. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 139
9. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 135.5
10. Dayne Beams (Collingwood) 134






All Named Top 10 – Last 12 months

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 10,048
2. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 9839
3. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 9652
4. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 9374
5. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 9260
6. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 8947
7. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 8736
8. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) 8403
9. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 8335
10. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 8173

 

[PowerForGood]

I assume that the basis for this uses Monte Carlo analysis to take key statistics that are mapped against awarded Brownlow Medal votes, then converted into a score 0-500 based on an aggregation of the most likely outcomes.

This would make sense because the correlation between midfielder statistics and Brownlow votes is quite high, unless you get major outliers like 7 goal+ forwards. So it matches the inherent bias that umpires have to midfielders.

A couple of questions:

Do you make allowances for consistent vote-getters? (ie G Ablett getting 30 possessions is more likely to get votes than Matthew Broadbent getting 30 possessions)

Do you make allowances for key players in the final quarter of close games (aka Supercoach)?

 

[GiantDog]

Jonty, you have waaaay to much time on your hands mate.

 

[silk]

Subscribed.

 

[Snake_Baker]

All Named Top 10 – Last 12 months

1. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 10,048
2. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 9839
3. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 9652
4. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 9374
5. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 9260
6. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 8947
7. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 8736
8. Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs) 8403
9. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 8335
10. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 8173

It's good to see Spitta finally get some acknowledgement.

He has been sensational so far this year.

 

[Here It Is]

I assume that the basis for this uses Monte Carlo analysis to take key statistics that are mapped against awarded Brownlow Medal votes, then converted into a score 0-500 based on an aggregation of the most likely outcomes.

This would make sense because the correlation between midfielder statistics and Brownlow votes is quite high, unless you get major outliers like 7 goal+ forwards. So it matches the inherent bias that umpires have to midfielders.

There's no analysing of statistics at all mate. It's simply taking the best players as named by five media sources, along with the Dream Team and Super Coach points, and awarding them points based on that. The table I use for the first two lists can be seen in earlier posts. As for the third list, the best player as named for each club in any one media source gets a score of 100, with 90 for second and so on. Once the seven sources are taken into account, the total score is averaged from a score out of 700 to a score out of 500. Clear as mud?

A couple of questions:

Do you make allowances for consistent vote-getters? (ie G Ablett getting 30 possessions is more likely to get votes than Matthew Broadbent getting 30 possessions)

Do you make allowances for key players in the final quarter of close games (aka Supercoach)?

No allowances made, it's solely on the published names.
Oh, and for the second and third lists, the player defends half the points he won in the corresponding round the previous year. The other half survives for two years.