2025 Brownlow Medal

[Roobs321]

if you discount that weird Jobe year in 2012 (that retrospectively went to Cotchin & Mitchell), then Gold Coast since they began are the only club to have two separate winners.

 

[voorhees]

A worthy winner, Rowell is a good old fashioned footballer, sometimes the umpires get it right.

very worthy winner...
one of those players you love to watch, see ball get ball player.

 

[Leon]

Rowell seems desperately shy and humble, hard not to like him.

 

[Khmerhawk]

What was Rowell paying to win tonight?

$13

 

[_Cerberus_]

People talking about Rowell and Daicos contested mark totals over their careers to talk about "hardness".

This season alone.

Contested Possessions: Daicos 263, Rowell 345
Tackles: Daicos 98, Rowell 214
Clearances: Daicos 155, Rowell 205

Rowell is an underrated two way player who loves doing the physical stuff.

Rowell did get 3 votes in one game he wasn't predicted to poll in. But that was the game where he laid 17 tackles. So no real surprise there.

 

[Schmicko]

 

[South of the Yarra]

How many times has the one School been one and two in the Brownlow?

 

[PerthBoy86]

This Rowell bloke is such an inside monster with the power to break free of the pack once he hunts the ball. Again and again and again.

His desire to get the ball reminds me of the great Paul Kelly. Remember that inside monster?

Rowell's weapons are fear, fear and surprise, and a fanatical devotion to getting the bloody ball.

If Rowell can become Ruthlessly Efficient, well ... nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

Matthews, Carey, Judd, Dangerfield, Rowell, Petracca, maybe Reid. Are unstoppable when they're on.

 

[RCAB]

So the BIGGEST CHEATER in the game... Matt Rowell

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Matt Rowell

Age

24

Ht

180cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

5.2

5star

CL

3.8

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

5.2

5star

CL

3.8

5star

D

17.4

5star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

0.8

1star

T

5.2

5star

CL

3.8

5star

.. the player throws the ball the most of any player in the league, and gets looked after by umpires...suprise suprise, gets the most votes from those same umpires. What a joke.

 

[TheInjuryFactory]

Oh f**k off with your k pop bullshit man. Jesus christ.

 

[Sherrinator]

Better than the times Fyfe won. Was like a pervy soap opera.

 

[Donakebab]

Meathead football not great at public speaking. Much shock.

Reckon those talking the piss would struggle just as much.

 

[EagleShore]

The point is that every player there was getting drunk, that's not normal.

Firstly, your statement is patently incorrect. There were Geelong players there drinking water, softies, and coffee.

Secondly, I said I wanted specific examples of poor behaviour that would unduly impact children, which was ostensibly your original concern.

Anything short of that, and you're simply being a ridiculous wowser.

 

[Deliverance]

Not sure his time will come if it hasn’t already.

They’ve won plenty of matches & without other mids to take votes off him.

It’s only downhill from here for Collingwood & Nick sadly.

GNWPOAT

Greatest non-winning player of all time?

Bont

 

[BFew]

Rowell makes me believe that I could one day do public speaking.

After listening to Matty tonight, I'm going to dream big of winning the Fred one day.

 

[Sherrinator]

So the BIGGEST CHEATER in the game... Matt Rowell.. the player throws the ball the most of any player in the league, and gets looked after by umpires...suprise suprise, gets the most votes from those same umpires. What a joke.

Not sure how you can hate Rowell.

 

[russ]

I dunno how anyone can watch this. I saw the last 4 rounds then switched off.

how do you know what's on if you're not watching

 

[Aristotle Pickett the3rd]

What was Rowell paying to win tonight?

$16.50 on betfair. I took a small piece of that.

 

[Khmerhawk]

Why does every player there have to get drunk?

End of a long season for nearly everyone and one of the biggest nights on the football calendar to let your hair down . Why not get drunk with your mates ?

 

[RU_]

Congrats to Rowell, happy with him as the winner.

I reckon every club will be putting their high chance players through some media training for next year.
(Rowell’s speech is 10x what mine would have been for clarity, hate public speaking).

 

[voorhees]

$13

God damm
thats some good coin

 

[mumblingpie]

Not sure his time will come if it hasn’t already.

They’ve won plenty of matches & without other mids to take votes off him.

It’s only downhill from here for Collingwood & Nick sadly.

GNWPOAT

Greatest non-winning player of all time?

We talking greatest non winning a premiership or non winning a Brownlow? I mean it must be a weird feeling for Cripps aye

 

[JD888]

People talking about Rowell and Daicos contested mark totals over their careers to talk about "hardness".

This season alone.

Contested Possessions: Daicos 263, Rowell 345
Tackles: Daicos 98, Rowell 214
Clearances: Daicos 155, Rowell 205

Rowell is an underrated two way player who loves doing the physical stuff.

Rowell did get 3 votes in one game he wasn't predicted to poll in. But that was the game where he laid 17 tackles. So no real surprise there.

This

 

[RWnBluey]

Every year umpires prove that they have a specific type of player in mind when giving out votes.

They always go with the explosive contested players and pay more attention to ball winning than ball use. This isn’t to say that guys like Rowell are poor users, just that it’s not their main strength.

If you can break a tackle with speed and release any kind of long kick or handball you’re basically born on third base with umpires.

Cripps, Fyfe, Dangerfield, Neale, Dusty. Even going back further with Swan and Judd.

Look at Cripps and Warner this year, both terrible by their standards and they poll around 20 each.

Biggest WTF in Brownlow history is Bont not having multiples because he can do it all. Breaks packs and is a better kick than all of the above.

I think Bont is now only four 3 vote games off the all time record held by GAJ (55) after tonight

 

[RCAB]

Not sure how you can hate Rowell.

He throws the ball a lot without handballing and makes a mockery of a rule that's been in place for over 100 years.