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Brownlow night old vs new
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You're asking umpires to figure out the best player in the game when they can't come to a consensus on the holding the ball rule, deliberate out of bounds, staging for free kicks etc., the whole thing is not worth watching
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Sorry not berating umpires more the media for promoting non football content
Brownlows were better when someone other than a midfielder polled votes.
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- Dec 9, 2015
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It was better when the men dressed up
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It should take 1.5 hours at most as well. In the good old days 20 reporters gathered and the VFL boss would read out the top vote getters and then they would all go out for whiskey.
People need to stop watching. It encourages the crap they serve up.
- Sep 8, 2013
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Not enough live crosses to blokes hung over as all f*ck for my liking
When did it turn into a fashion show? That whole side of it is so ****ing ridiculous. The fact it becomes MORE of a fashion show every year is just ridiculous. They're footballers. Half of them are meatheads and we love them for it.
I want to see more highlights and replays of each game.
Less of Hamish the ick and his interviews
I want it to be a genuine season playback for fans. That's what I remember it when I was a kid.
They also used to do the All Australian reveal on Brownlow night which I really liked. A full awards night - awesome stuff.
I want to see more highlights and replays of each game.
Less of Hamish the ick and his interviews
I want it to be a genuine season playback for fans. That's what I remember it when I was a kid.
They also used to do the All Australian reveal on Brownlow night which I really liked. A full awards night - awesome stuff.
The night itself has disappeared so far up it's own backside that it has become something of parody.
Oh and for gods sake - when a guy has an unbeatable lead with a couple of rounds to go, don't halt proceedings and get a fwit like NepoHame to awkwardly straddle the player's table and congratulate them on winning the medal before the count has even finished.
For gods sake - just wait a couple of minutes - let the room soak in a bit of excitement - the murmurs, the pats on the back and knowing glances etc.
You don't need to immediately say 'OH LOOK HE CAN'T BE CAUGHT NOW! HE'S GOING TO WIN! CONGRATULATIONS! ok on with the count in a ridiculously fast paced fashion!'
Just shut the f up for a minute and finish the count.
For gods sake - just wait a couple of minutes - let the room soak in a bit of excitement - the murmurs, the pats on the back and knowing glances etc.
You don't need to immediately say 'OH LOOK HE CAN'T BE CAUGHT NOW! HE'S GOING TO WIN! CONGRATULATIONS! ok on with the count in a ridiculously fast paced fashion!'
Just shut the f up for a minute and finish the count.
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It's actually so weird how they do this.
I don't work in television, but if I was producing the broadcast, I'd want to avoid speaking to the confirmed winner until he's standing up on the stage. Surely you'd want to build up the anticipation to that moment and keep your viewers hooked.
Instead, they throw a microphone in their face every year and ask them pointless questions they could simply wait 5 minutes for.
It's genuinely bizarre.
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Like 30+ years ago?
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I hate the projected totals. “Here we have player A leading the count and projected to get 12 votes in the last 5 games, while player B who’s in second place is projected to get 5”
Ruins any sort of interest or excitement.
Ruins any sort of interest or excitement.
- Feb 26, 2013
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Fevs drunken slapstick comedy at the 2009 Brownlow should have become an annual feature. Along with goal of the year and mark of the year we could have drunken idiot player of the year. Beats a night of Hame droning on.
I agree on that - i understand that some appreciate the close analysis but I think that would be the minority actually tuning in (footy nerds are not the majority) - they could still talk about projected totals but limit it to speaking about how close the player is to reaching the projection, rather than specifically focusing on the game by game breakdown.
It's tough - the entire thing is putting lipstick on a pig. The count has always been tedious, at least in the past it was somewhat 'mysterious' (I guess?).
Either way, it's changed days, 20 years ago Benny Cousins had an OUTSTANDING season in a ladder leading team and rightfully won the medal....with 20 votes.
Good enough for =14th in this years count...
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Matches the 30 second attention span of the world now. God forbid you finish the count first.
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The move to an eighteen team comp has exacerbated this. Talent spread further, which in turn heightens the gap between the elite and the next few who will take votes off them.
Not to mention the evolution of the game to a more contested, inside style means that mids are “in the game” for longer and longer and thereby command more attention. It’d be an interesting case study to see if disposal concentration has increased as a result. Twenty years ago 30+ was a good game. Nowadays you’re looking closer to 38+ to start becoming the outlier figures.
