Mega Thread Congratulations Matt Priddis

[Righteo]

I call bullshit... there is no "borderline"

Yeah, didn't think that would sneak by anyone.

 

[clogged]

It's worth keeping in mind a lot of it is borderline schadenfreude given a lot of Freo fans are in the same camp as the diehard anti-Priddis mob on your board and think this will just hurt you long term.

Irrespective of that Priddis is definitely a hard bloke to dislike and he was a Freo fan before joining your flog club

Some of that, but honestly if Fyfe was going to lose to anyone that finished with 20+ votes, it might as well have been Priddis. He does his best with what he's got, and as much as we all hate the Eagles, they haven't been gifted the best talent in the country or a million bucks to spend on established players. Good on him.

 

[The_Reaper]

Surely that's a problem with your coaching staff and how they structure the midfield and not of the player.

I agree

 

[The_Reaper]

Some of that, but honestly if Fyfe was going to lose to anyone that finished with 20+ votes, it might as well have been Priddis. He does his best with what he's got, and as much as we all hate the Eagles, they haven't been gifted the best talent in the country or a million bucks to spend on established players. Good on him.

Anything beats Franklin winning it

 

[TigerTime3]

Good bloke, but an undeserving Brownlow Medallist.

- Ablett injured
- Fyfe suspended for 4 weeks
- Franklin missed a few games

Plus most of the other top prospects had niggles or missed a few games.

All the best to him, it was true humility to admit he felt embarrassed - but IMO he doesn't deserve to be called a "Brownlow Medallist".

He's a worthy guy, but not a worthy winner.

 

[TheOz]

Good bloke, but an undeserving Brownlow Medallist.

- Ablett injured
- Fyfe suspended for 4 weeks
- Franklin missed a few games

Plus most of the other top prospects had niggles or missed a few games.

All the best to him, it was true humility to admit he felt embarrassed - but IMO he doesn't deserve to be called a "Brownlow Medallist".

He's a worthy guy, but not a worthy winner.

He's a worthy winner by virtue of polling the most votes of any other player, eligible or otherwise.

 

[IQ3]

Matt Priddis. What a guy

 

[IQ3]

Good bloke, but an undeserving Brownlow Medallist.

- Ablett injured
- Fyfe suspended for 4 weeks
- Franklin missed a few games

Plus most of the other top prospects had niggles or missed a few games.

All the best to him, it was true humility to admit he felt embarrassed - but IMO he doesn't deserve to be called a "Brownlow Medallist".

He's a worthy guy, but not a worthy winner.

Surely it shouldn't be a blight on his brownlow that he was fit enough and mentally tough enough to play every game? As deserving a winner as anyone in past years IMO

 

[Armadeo]

Good bloke, but an undeserving Brownlow Medallist.

- Ablett injured
- Fyfe suspended for 4 weeks
- Franklin missed a few games

Plus most of the other top prospects had niggles or missed a few games.

All the best to him, it was true humility to admit he felt embarrassed - but IMO he doesn't deserve to be called a "Brownlow Medallist".

He's a worthy guy, but not a worthy winner.

This doesn't really have anything to do with it.

He kept himself fit and healthy and had a bit of luck in the process. The Brownlow does not take this into account nor should it. He won and definitely deserves to be called a Brownlow Medalist. You are making up criteria that doesn't exist.

 

[Lynch's Glove]

Good bloke, but an undeserving Brownlow Medallist.

- Ablett injured
- Fyfe suspended for 4 weeks
- Franklin missed a few games

Plus most of the other top prospects had niggles or missed a few games.

All the best to him, it was true humility to admit he felt embarrassed - but IMO he doesn't deserve to be called a "Brownlow Medallist".

He's a worthy guy, but not a worthy winner.

He's a worthy winner because he fairly won the best and fairest award for 2014.

 

[Forward Press]

Good bloke, but an undeserving Brownlow Medallist.

- Ablett injured
- Fyfe suspended for 4 weeks
- Franklin missed a few games

Plus most of the other top prospects had niggles or missed a few games.

All the best to him, it was true humility to admit he felt embarrassed - but IMO he doesn't deserve to be called a "Brownlow Medallist".

He's a worthy guy, but not a worthy winner.

To borrow a footy cliche, you can only beat what's in front of you. Not his fault that Ablett popped out his shoulder, Fyfe made frequent visits to the MRP or Buddy was rested in a dead rubber. The Brownlow is a measure of who is best that year, not who is most talented overall.

 

[IQ3]

To borrow a footy cliche, you can only beat what's in front of you. Not his fault that Ablett popped out his shoulder, Fyfe made frequent visits to the MRP or Buddy was rested in a dead rubber. The Brownlow is a measure of who is best that year, not who is most talented overall.

Buddy couldn't have overtaken him even with 3 in the final round

 

[Kram]

He's easily the least talented footballer that I've seen win it it but meh he played all the games got the votes, good luck to the bloke.

 

[TwentyNine]

Surprising, yes, undeserving, never. Was he the best player of the year? Not really. Did he have the best season of any player this year? Yeah, I'd probably say so. Is he exactly the type of guy who deserves a bit of recognition and admiration? Yep. Congrats to the champ.

Also he won me $80 so cheers champ. Should've put more than a fiver on it.

 

[Superstar swan]

And yet he averaged a higher disposal efficiency percentage and a lower clanger count than Kennedy (by a significant 0.8 per game) with more clearances and a higher tackle count. Glad that Kennedy didn't win it, would have bradburied it.

The Shueys and Mastens would hardly get the ball without Priddis' stoppage work, he's almost a lone hand in their engine room and doesn't get anywhere near the chop out Kennedy gets from his on ball brigade.

Disposal efficiency is a very misleading stat. Priddis bombing 35 m in the air to a 50/50 contest is counted as an efficient disposal. Statistically it is the same as kicking to a teammate lace out while on the lead. Very different kicks but register the same stat.watch any eagles game and you get a fair understanding of how much he hacks the ball.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Pffft his disposal has improved, he gets a load of his ball under absolute pressure and I would say works as hard as any player in the league.

Could say exactly the same for Josh Kennedy really…..who hasn't been the life long gun midfielder either.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Which doesn't fit:

Goodes
Ablett
Judd
Swan
Bartel
Buckley
Hird
Voss
Priddis

Judd's 2nd, should've got weeks for opening up Pav.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Yeah I'm equal parts delight as I watch a complete spud win the brownlow and utter Nausea that Fyfe should've won lol

How should Fyfe have won? Suspended or not, Priddis polled more votes.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Reckon not too many people are not going to be happy with this

Apart from bitter Freo supporters

 

[Smeg Head]

Matt Priddis. What a guy

Ace Priddis. I like it.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Have to talk about Cox/NN to fill in time.

Probably Bruce recognising how nervous and uncomfortable Matt was feeling and trying to take the focus off of himself.

I think it was probably the best and most honest / heartfelt winner's speach I've heard. Judging by the reaction you could hear from those in attendance, I think they thought so too.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

Woewodin, no Grant, no Carey, no Ablett, no Mitchell, an admitted drug cheat being able to keep his award...

The All-Australian selectors have a few more spots to chuck their players; Naitanui, after all, was named in a pocket, rendering even the notion of a rigid number of midfielders redundant. Considering the broader number and types of selectors, and the notion of repeated and season-long chin-scratching and contemplation, I'd probably rate that selection above the umpires favouritism that comes with the Brownlow.

Mitchell ends up with 8 votes, despite being an awesomely well-rounded footballer, someone who's amply skilled on either side, has a real footy brain, hits the contest hard and plays well every weekend. Champions miss out on votes if they're in good teams, while champions miss out on votes while getting flogged every week – there's a nice little intersection on the venn diagram where team performance buffers the player's potential votes most.

People seem more cynical to the award. The Brownlow has been tainted with questions and bemusement. The idea of winning the Brownlow seems to have sunk a little lower in the past half a decade.

Is the Brownlow, for all intents and purposes, a massive crock of shit?

I say this as someone who has nothing against Priddis and never held the award in much esteem. And who says the Fyfe suspension was right and fair, and that even without the bans, still isn't the best player in the competition.

So...

Nice post.

Do you realise that Sam Mitchell barely played half the season?

He missed more than Ablett.

 

[Herne Hill Hammer]

There's a lot of miserable pricks in this thread.

It's not like he votes for himself.

 

[ep2018]

If Ablett didn't do his shoulder he'd have won by 10+ votes. Reminds me of 2007 where Judd polled a shitload of votes in the earlier rounds, before he was hampered with OP and didn't poll a singly vote for the last half of the season.

 

[The_Reaper]

There's a lot of miserable pricks in this thread.

It's not like he votes for himself.

Priddis if anything was very embarrassed and sheepish about it. At one stage it almost looked like he wanted Joel Selwood to beat him