Mega Thread Congratulations Matt Priddis

[kranky al]

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.

Actually most of our goals have very little priddis involvement - his stoppage work is mostly a case of get ball get tackled or get ball and handpass to someone who is instantly tackled

His de is nothing as good as what the champion data de is as he constantly kicks over a leading forwards head and turns a sure shot on goal into a fifty fifty ball - that for some fwarked up reason is treated the same as a perfect pass.

 

[kranky al]

 

[big bootaaaaah]

Wc vs gc - how he even got a vote in that game is beyond me

It's easy the afl knew franklin was rested so Priddis was going to win so instructed the umps to give him two so he'd be ahead of fyfe. Hypothetically Even if that one vote was rigged he'd still have won. Tbh the way the afl is headed of late it wouldn't surprise me if they did that.

 

[copa mundials]

It'll go down as an anomaly but the media crown their own best players in the comp these days

 

[big bootaaaaah]

I have 6 kids with my lovely wife thanks Muncher, go find your own piece of arse, but thanks for caring. Be reasonable, though you can't be plunging in the knife with one hand and lauding our success with the other.

6 kids??? And you would have been allowed to come fishing at the abrohlos the other week? Wow I thought I did well getting permission from the wife when I have 3.

 

[Damon_3388]

My assessment of how the votes should have gone in West Coast's games:

Round 1 vs. Western Bulldogs - 3. Mark Lecras (West Coast), 2. Matt Rosa (West Coast), 1. Dean Cox (West Coast)
Round 2 vs. Melbourne - 3. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 2. Chris Masten (West Coast), 1. Josh Kennedy (West Coast)
Round 3 vs. St Kilda - 3. Dean Cox (West Coast), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Luke Dunstan (St Kilda)
Round 4 vs. Geelong - 3. Steve Johnson (Geelong), 2. Jimmy Bartel (Geelong), 1. Joel Selwood (Geelong)
Round 5 vs. Port Adelaide - 3. Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide), 2. Chris Masten (West Coast), 1. Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide)
Round 6 vs. Carlton - 3. Marc Murphy (Carlton), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Brock McLean (Carlton)
Round 7 vs. Fremantle - 3. Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle), 2. Matt Rosa (West Coast), 1. Lachie Neale (Fremantle)
Round 8 vs. GWS - 3. Josh Kennedy (West Coast), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Mark Lecras (West Coast)
Round 10 vs. Collingwood - 3. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Dayne Beams (Collingwood)
Round 11 vs. North Melbourne - 3. Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne), 2. Brent Harvey (North Melbourne), 1. Mark Lecras (West Coast)
Round 12 vs. Hawthorn - 3. Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn), 2. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn), 1. Andrew Gaff (West Coast)
Round 13 vs. Gold Coast - 3. Shannon Hurn (West Coast), 2. Dion Prestia (Gold Coast), 1. Jeremy McGovern (West Coast)
Round 14 vs. St Kilda - 3. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 2. Matt Rosa (West Coast), 1. Jack Billings (St Kilda)
Round 15 vs. Fremantle - 3. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle), 2. Eric Mackenzie (West Coast), 1. Stephen Hill (Fremantle)
Round 16 vs. Sydney - 3. Luke Parker (Sydney), 2. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney), 1. Matt Priddis (West Coast)
Round 17 vs. Brisbane - 3. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 2. Ryan Hardwood (Brisbane), 1. Scott Lycett (West Coast)
Round 18 vs. Richmond - 3. Anthony Miles (Richmond), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Nathan Foley (Richmond)
Round 19 vs. Adelaide - 3. Nic Naitanui (West Coast), 2. Josh Kennedy (West Coast), 1. Sam Jacobs (Adelaide)
Round 20 vs. Collingwood - 3. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 2. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 1. Sam Butler (West Coast)
Round 21 vs. Essendon - 3. Mark Baguley (Essendon), 2. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 1. Dyson Heppell (Essendon)
Round 22 vs. Melbourne - 3. Mark Lecras (West Coast), 2. Chris Masten (West Coast), 1. Jack Darling (West Coast)
Round 23 vs. Gold Coast - 3. Nic Naitanui (West Coast), 2. Josh Kennedy (West Coast), 1. Mark Lecras (West Coast)

West Coast leaderboard
Matt Priddis - 17
Luke Shuey - 10
Mark Lecras - 9
Josh Kennedy - 7
Matt Rosa - 6
Chris Masten - 6
Dean Cox - 4
Shannon Hurn - 1
Andrew Gaff - 1
Jeremy McGovern - 1
Scott Lycett - 1
Sam Butler - 1
Jack Darling - 1

Make of that what you will...

 

[nineteen eighty]

My assessment of how the votes should have gone in West Coast's games:

....

West Coast leaderboard
Matt Priddis - 17
Luke Shuey - 10
Mark Lecras - 9
Josh Kennedy - 7
Matt Rosa - 6
Chris Masten - 6
Dean Cox - 4
Shannon Hurn - 1
Andrew Gaff - 1
Jeremy McGovern - 1
Scott Lycett - 1
Sam Butler - 1
Jack Darling - 1

Make of that what you will...

Got to ask...you saw every one of WC's games?

 

[Damon_3388]

Got to ask...you saw every one of WC's games?

Sure did.

 

[big bootaaaaah]

My assessment of how the votes should have gone in West Coast's games:

Round 1 vs. Western Bulldogs - 3. Mark Lecras (West Coast), 2. Matt Rosa (West Coast), 1. Dean Cox (West Coast)
Round 2 vs. Melbourne - 3. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 2. Chris Masten (West Coast), 1. Josh Kennedy (West Coast)
Round 3 vs. St Kilda - 3. Dean Cox (West Coast), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Luke Dunstan (St Kilda)
Round 4 vs. Geelong - 3. Steve Johnson (Geelong), 2. Jimmy Bartel (Geelong), 1. Joel Selwood (Geelong)
Round 5 vs. Port Adelaide - 3. Robbie Gray (Port Adelaide), 2. Chris Masten (West Coast), 1. Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide)
Round 6 vs. Carlton - 3. Marc Murphy (Carlton), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Brock McLean (Carlton)
Round 7 vs. Fremantle - 3. Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle), 2. Matt Rosa (West Coast), 1. Lachie Neale (Fremantle)
Round 8 vs. GWS - 3. Josh Kennedy (West Coast), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Mark Lecras (West Coast)
Round 10 vs. Collingwood - 3. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Dayne Beams (Collingwood)
Round 11 vs. North Melbourne - 3. Ben Cunnington (North Melbourne), 2. Brent Harvey (North Melbourne), 1. Mark Lecras (West Coast)
Round 12 vs. Hawthorn - 3. Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn), 2. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn), 1. Andrew Gaff (West Coast)
Round 13 vs. Gold Coast - 3. Shannon Hurn (West Coast), 2. Dion Prestia (Gold Coast), 1. Jeremy McGovern (West Coast)
Round 14 vs. St Kilda - 3. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 2. Matt Rosa (West Coast), 1. Jack Billings (St Kilda)
Round 15 vs. Fremantle - 3. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle), 2. Eric Mackenzie (West Coast), 1. Stephen Hill (Fremantle)
Round 16 vs. Sydney - 3. Luke Parker (Sydney), 2. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney), 1. Matt Priddis (West Coast)
Round 17 vs. Brisbane - 3. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 2. Ryan Hardwood (Brisbane), 1. Scott Lycett (West Coast)
Round 18 vs. Richmond - 3. Anthony Miles (Richmond), 2. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 1. Nathan Foley (Richmond)
Round 19 vs. Adelaide - 3. Nic Naitanui (West Coast), 2. Josh Kennedy (West Coast), 1. Sam Jacobs (Adelaide)
Round 20 vs. Collingwood - 3. Matt Priddis (West Coast), 2. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 1. Sam Butler (West Coast)
Round 21 vs. Essendon - 3. Mark Baguley (Essendon), 2. Luke Shuey (West Coast), 1. Dyson Heppell (Essendon)
Round 22 vs. Melbourne - 3. Mark Lecras (West Coast), 2. Chris Masten (West Coast), 1. Jack Darling (West Coast)
Round 23 vs. Gold Coast - 3. Nic Naitanui (West Coast), 2. Josh Kennedy (West Coast), 1. Mark Lecras (West Coast)

West Coast leaderboard
Matt Priddis - 17
Luke Shuey - 10
Mark Lecras - 9
Josh Kennedy - 7
Matt Rosa - 6
Chris Masten - 6
Dean Cox - 4
Shannon Hurn - 1
Andrew Gaff - 1
Jeremy McGovern - 1
Scott Lycett - 1
Sam Butler - 1
Jack Darling - 1

Make of that what you will...

Wow that's a lot of typing I don't think the brownlow is worth getting RSI over. Besides you only watched the games on TV therefore you would have missed out on all the sweet nothing's he was whispering into the umpires ears at each ball up.

 

[TigerTime3]

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

I understand this way of thinking, but ultimately Priddis is quite clearly not at the calibre generally associated with such a prestigious honour.

Priddis isn't an accurate example of what the system is supposed to measure. I consider his victory a combination of minor systematic anomalies, making him a lucky winner.

As such, he doesn't have the worth of a standard Brownlow Medallist, even though he happened to win one.

A bit like if someone won a Coleman Medal with only 36 goals one year because of injuries, suspensions, etc. Yes, he'd be a Coleman Medalist, but he wouldn't be as worthy as previous winners who had to demonstrate much higher levels of skill and talent.

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

He's a winner, and I really am not potting the guy (I respect his achievement) but the reality is he's not a true reflection of the game's fairest and best player this year; the award doesn't reflect what it is supposed to reflect. He's not mentally tougher than any of the other contenders. He's not doing anything extra to prevent himself from being injured. It's a lot of luck to him, and bad luck to others.

Further, he's not equally as deserving as previous winners.

Gary Ablett was a thoroughly deserving winner of last year's Brownlow, as he truly was the classiest, best, fairest, and most inspiring player of the season. The votes reflected this. Priddis is a winner this year, but is not as deserving as previous winners. He was not the most classy, best, fairest, and inspirational player of the season. A series of small anomalies has produced a lucky winner. Thankfully, he seems like a good, humble bloke, and it won't get to his head - but it doesn't change the fact he's a lucky winner.

Well done, you managed to drop the IQ of every poster who read your post. A fine achievement.

Thank you for your contribution to the thread. Everything I have said has merit if you look at it objectively. He's not equal to past winners.

 

[IQ3]

I understand this way of thinking, but ultimately Priddis is quite clearly not at the calibre generally associated with such a prestigious honour.

Priddis isn't an accurate example of what the system is supposed to measure. I consider his victory a combination of minor systematic anomalies, making him a lucky winner.

As such, he doesn't have the worth of a standard Brownlow Medallist, even though he happened to win one.

A bit like if someone won a Coleman Medal with only 36 goals one year because of injuries, suspensions, etc. Yes, he'd be a Coleman Medalist, but he wouldn't be as worthy as previous winners who had to demonstrate much higher levels of skill and talent.



He's a winner, and I really am not potting the guy (I respect his achievement) but the reality is he's not a true reflection of the game's fairest and best player this year; the award doesn't reflect what it is supposed to reflect. He's not mentally tougher than any of the other contenders. He's not doing anything extra to prevent himself from being injured. It's a lot of luck to him, and bad luck to others.

Further, he's not equally as deserving as previous winners.

Gary Ablett was a thoroughly deserving winner of last year's Brownlow, as he truly was the classiest, best, fairest, and most inspiring player of the season. The votes reflected this. Priddis is a winner this year, but is not as deserving as previous winners. He was not the most classy, best, fairest, and inspirational player of the season. A series of small anomalies has produced a lucky winner. Thankfully, he seems like a good, humble bloke, and it won't get to his head - but it doesn't change the fact he's a lucky winner.



Thank you for your contribution to the thread. Everything I have said has merit if you look at it objectively. He's not equal to past winners.

 

[TigerTime3]

tl;dr - Priddis isn't as equally worthy as previous winners. Probably one of the least worthy Brownlow Medallists of all-time. But it won't get to his head.

Not all winners of all medals are worthy winners. Priddis is a lucky winner due to a series of small anomalies.

 

[Kernel Sanders]

Typical of Priddis in his vast majority of games. No impact on the game whatsoever despite his rubbish 30 possessions a game.

And the coaches treat him like the joke that he is. With no hurt factor they refuse to tag him and allow him to gather possessions at will.

Our club is poorer for having recruited this Vanilla Disaster.

 

[wcesam]

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.

Didn't read any of your post except this bit, but he was named as ruckman..

 

[leroyeagle]

Worst hated?

No, thats Ballantyne

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Congratulations to Priddis well deserved.

 

[Goosecat]

Congratulations to Priddis well deserved.

Hard earned and well deserved. Congrats again Matt!

 

[PAdman]

Make of that what you will...

So nothing.

 

[Some Idiot]

Typical of Priddis in his vast majority of games. No impact on the game whatsoever despite his rubbish 30 possessions a game.

And the coaches treat him like the joke that he is. With no hurt factor they refuse to tag him and allow him to gather possessions at will.

Our club is poorer for having recruited this Vanilla Disaster.

A lot of the stoppages he's doing the grunt work, and draws three players to stop him getting the hard ball which frees up his team mates to have an impact on the outside. He isn't damaging with ball in hand but umpires have always favoured players that do the hard stuff rather than flashy types.