Player Watch Pick #18 (2016) - Sam Powell-Pepper

[LFC2010]

McGrath wins it

Essendon wank fest continues.

 

[OneGreatClub]

I wanna see Ling's votes, the scum.

 

[chiwigi]

McGrath wins it

lol

Keep re-writing the Essendon saga AFL you lying cheats.

 

[Kickpuncher]

VFL is alive and well.

 

[Steve Dore]

Andrew McGrath wins the Rising Star. Who'da thunk it

 

[Ford Fairlane]

You could have knocked me over with a feather boa.

 

[Adz2332]

1st Andrew McGrath 51
2nd Ryan Burton 41
3rd Sam Powell-Pepper 35
4th Charlie Curnow 27
5th Eric Hipwood 10

 

[OneGreatClub]

Essendon wank fest continues.

It's sounding like a fairytale.

 

[It Just Is]

Excluding SPP for a second, it's funny that McGrath and Burton played the same role and Burton clearly had the better year by every measure.

 

[Jonts]

Eww. Burton over Mcgrath easily
Even our boy

 

[El Zorro]

It's sounding like a fairytale.

Can they go one better than the #bravedogs and win the flag from 8th? eh? Can they?

 

[Coobk001]

Yeah I thought it was a clear decision between SPP & Burton, expected Burton to get it, but McGrath is a huge shock and has been voted on potential not on performance.

 

[Pappagallo]

If so then SPP third, Steely Dan just happy to be invited.

Picture tells a thousand words RussellEbertHandball.

 

[Marmozet]

Just goes to show how much control and influence the media has.

The writing was on the wall once I started seeing articles about how SPP how dropped off in the second half of the year and how McGrath was finishing off the season well.

 

[manureid]

Lol. Inb4 the Swans get umpired out of the game against the Bombers so the dream run/fairytale can continue.

Fully expecting Jobe Watson to win the Brownlow now.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Ah Essendope, the system that continues to give...

 

[Muunky Tuunk Man]

Utter crap. SPP has been by far the best 1st year player this year.

 

[Pappagallo]

Lol. Inb4 the Swans get umpired out of the game against the Bombers so the dream run/fairytale can continue.

Fully expecting Jobe Watson to win the Brownlow now.

The power of being #big4 hey?

If Norf had pulled this s**t they would've been playing out of Bellerive for the last 4 years.

 

[ozph1870]

"Yep, goes to a vfl back flanker...

 

[Marmozet]

To think that Essendon think they get hard-done by

 

[OneGreatClub]

Can they go one better than the #bravedogs and win the flag from 8th? eh? Can they?

Funny you should mention that..
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...good-a-chance-as-anybody-20170901-gy8pzy.html

 

[ozph1870]

I'm surprised hayward didn't get some votes..

 

[Grave Danger]

Geez they like to stretch it out. Hope it isn't padded as much as Brownlow night. SPP and Houston need to get back to training.

Yeah, took hours to eke out the first 4 judges' votes, but couldn't hold out any longer and splooged out the final result just like that, leaving us poor fans....frustrated

 

[Troopsy]

Lol, with Ling did we expect if any other way?

 

[Dalfino]

Oh well, coming third behind two players from the protected Victorian team species isn't too bad for a kid from an interstate team who was draft 16 picks later than the winner.

Don't get me wrong, I believe that Burton and McGrath are both fantastic players in their own right and I'm not discrediting their seasons by any stretch, but we all know how the media loves the Victorian teams and can't resist having a wank-fest over the top picks. SPP played in a team that nearly made top four and week-in-week-out went head-to-head against the best midfielders in the competition. Was a shame he didn't kick 4 goals with his four shots against West Coast when we played them in Perth, because I'm sure the media would've lapped that up enough to give him a couple more votes.

Premierships are worth more than rising star awards I guess