2018 Brownlow thread

[The Nostradamus]

Brownlow on tomorrow, for us the main one to track all night is Higgo

How many votes can he get? Brownlow predictor says 17 votes but I’d say he could get into the low 20s

Tom Mitchell by a country mile.

Ziebell, Tarrant, Brown, Cunners and Higgo our attendees

 

[buttox]

top 3 for higgo
jacobs and brown for 10 votes each

 

[Marstermind]

No North player to poll more than 15 votes. Of our 12 wins, we'll get the 3 votes in no more than 9 of them. Of the 10 losses we won't get more than 8-10 votes in those. Bottom six in total club votes.

Lock it in. I've seen this before. I know how it works.

 

[andana]

Brown should win




the Jim Stynes award

 

[Harris 10]

How many Majak?

 

[La Flama Blanca]

Higgins could lead it at the halfway mark, but he didn't finish off the season well enough to salute.

 

[ozzyoslo]

Listening to "the maggoos" on SEN radio on Sunday (very funny lads and can recommend)
They've insisted that those who have twitter accounts follow Dane Swan throughout the brownlow count. Apparently he was on fire last year and will be giving his comments throughout the night and after each round.
I never read his comments last year so I have clue if it's worth it or not.

posting from my mobile.

 

[Only Forwards]

No North player to poll more than 15 votes. Of our 12 wins, we'll get the 3 votes in no more than 9 of them. Of the 10 losses we won't get more than 8-10 votes in those. Bottom six in total club votes.

Lock it in. I've seen this before. I know how it works.

Brownlow has no credibility.

Leigh Matthews trophy while still flawed has more.

The Brownlow like most of the things in footy is being strangled and contrived for ratings.

 

[B4Bear]

I heard today on Radio National, that the umpires are allowed to look at the game stats before they put in their votes.

If this is the case, then it absolutely destroys the idea of it being the umpires call from the game they saw and controlled.

Remove that from the voting, and I reckon you would see a different type of result in many of the games.

Look at Cotchin for the classic, 'got a ton of possessions, but did nothing with it'.

 

[muttley45]

Brownlow has no credibility.

Leigh Matthews trophy while still flawed has more.

The Brownlow like most of the things in footy is being strangled and contrived for ratings.

Coaches votes a better representation of actual player influence in a game ?

 

[shintemaster]

Coaches votes a better representation of actual player influence in a game ?

Definitely so IMO. I love how you'll see a coach give 5 to their ruckman, or to a tagger or a forward tasked with a defensive or decoy role. Much easier to take seriously an award that vaguely coincides with the value actual functioning teams put on players and the roles they play.

 

[Only Forwards]

Coaches votes a better representation of actual player influence in a game ?

I rate it higher than the Brownlow too.

However it is also flawed. Not all head coaches give out the coaches votes.

It allows for bias.

Again better than the Brownlow and significantly less media driven.

 

[benbanjo]

I still find it amazing that the people who are responsible for who wins the brownlow are the ones that we all think are complete idiots.
An award given by the umpires shouldn't hold that much merit.

 

[King Corey]

No North player to poll more than 15 votes. Of our 12 wins, we'll get the 3 votes in no more than 9 of them. Of the 10 losses we won't get more than 8-10 votes in those. Bottom six in total club votes.

Lock it in. I've seen this before in premiership years let alone when we don't even make the finals. I know how it works.

Efa.

 

[Gasometer]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/event-news/brownlow/about-the-brownlow

1924 was it first awarded, with 4 years off during WW2.

How will the AFL manipulate years to make 2024 the 100th year since the first Brownlow, or do they go in 2028 for the 100th Individual Brownlow, or do they go with both?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Out of the 132 possible votes we can receive, I would suggest we don't even get 60.

 

[naturally north]

Is this tripe still televised?
any award handed out by those that cannot deliver on their core responsibilities i.e. understanding the rules is a waste of time.

 

[King Corey]

Is Bob Murphy still eligible to win it?

 

[Engimal v3]

Out of the 132 possible votes we can receive, I would suggest we don't even get 60.

Higgins will get 15-20 and Cunnington will get 10-15. Can't see anyone else getting over 10.

 

[rippersnipper]

Tom Mitchell will win but man he's such a boring player. 40+ short handballs and lobbed kicks is s**t

 

[Dan]

Got a funny feeling Cunnington might outpoll Higgins.

 

[The Nostradamus]

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Apparently Clayton Oliver has a speech prepared

 

[giantroo]

Ok...

 

[The Nostradamus]