Here It Is' 2013 AFL Top 10 Players

[Belnakor]

Wouldn't read too much into b&fs with some of their voting systems.

Like the system iirc your record n the past has been good, selwoods strong finish to the season has created a large recency effect that appears to have conned a lot of the media.

 

[footscore]

How does Mitchell finish 6th?

If you compare him to Jack for example, apart from averaging around 4 more touches every game, his output is not as great when you look at the tackles, contested possessions, scoring contributions and clearances and I'd have him ahead of Mitchell going by this years performances.

 

[Brad Goodman]

How does Mitchell finish 6th?

If you compare him to Jack for example, apart from averaging around 4 more touches every game, his output is not as great when you look at the tackles, contested possessions, scoring contributions and clearances and I'd have him ahead of Mitchell going by this years performances.

Read the collation system.

 

[gothecrows]

Griffen and Libba will be toe and toe and I reckon you got the others, although Jeremy Cameron should go close at GWS.

Griffen already won it (from Liberatore and Minson)

 

[The Passenger]

Griffen already won it (from Liberatore and Minson)

Cheers mate.

For some reason I still think of Griffen as a real young bloke. He's 27 now so it's not surprising that he is starting to put in the performances that he is.

 

[mattis117]

Hahahahaha, funny stuff. Go and have a read of the Brownlow Medal thread in the punting board to see what people who keep real tallys are saying regarding who is leading the Brownlow Count this year.

If we use past Brownlow Medal votes (which is quite a valid way to assess midfielders actually), Selwood has outperformed Pendlebury, if only slightly.

I think Ablett overall is still the best, with Selwood just ever so slightly above Pendlebury, but i am biased! If we also add in leadership......Selwood above everyone!!!

Blah blah my team's player is soooo awesome. Get off it.

This is one of the better rating systems I have seen anywhere. Selwood has been ordinary in a few games, mainly in the first half of the year, but I guess your memory doesn't go back that far.

Unfair bashing of the OP.

And for the record, Pendulbury is better than Selwood.

 

[Here It Is]

Bringing this forward onto the new page, with some results added in:



So, my club B&F predictions are: (And yes, I do know some clubs have already counted their votes, but this is what I had. These predictions (for the 10 teams to miss the finals) are based on the traditional 2013 Top 10 players list (the first one from the rankings lists above)



Adelaide: 1 Patrick Dangerfield; 2 Rory Sloane; 3 Scott Thompson; 4 Richard Douglas; 5 Brad Crouch

My second pick Sloane wins with my top pick Dangerfield finishing third. Got three of the top five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/sloane-top-crow-in-close-count

Brisbane Lions: 1 Tom Rockliff; 2 Pearce Hanley; 3 Jack Redden; 4 Matthew Leuenberger; 5 Brent Moloney

As with last year, Patfull wins when he was nowhere on my list (last year he scored just 3 points). This year he was ranked 13th at the Lions with 13 points. But defenders don't get named in the best players and don't get DT or SC points, which means they don't get them here either. Not sure if there's a way I can fix that. I got Hanley as runner-up as well as Rockliff and Redden in the top five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/patfull-is-lions-king-again

Carlton: 1 Marc Murphy; 2 Chris Judd; 3 Brock McLean; 4 Kade Simpson; 5 Andrew Walker

Tuesday, October 1

Collingwood: 1 Dane Swan; Scott Pendlebury 2; Steele Sidebottom 3; Dayne Beams =4; Travis Cloke =4

Friday, October 4

Essendon: 1 Jobe Watson; 2 Brendon Goddard; 3 Dyson Heppell; 4 David Zaharakis; 5 Brent Stanton

Wednesday, October 2

Geelong: 1 Joel Selwood; 2 Steve Johnson; 3 Mathew Stokes; 4 Jimmy Bartel; 5 Mitch Duncan

Thursday, October 3

Gold Coast: 1 Gary Ablett; 2 Dion Prestia; 3 Jaeger O'Meara; 4 Harley Bennell; 5 Jarrod Harbrow

Blind Freddy could have picked Ablett, and the margin was just as obvious. But Prestia and O'Meara gives me a trifecta, while I also had Harbrow in fifth, with Bennell (10th) the slider and being replaced by a defender in Thompson (see above). http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/ablett-shines-brightest-

Greater Western Sydney: 1 Callan Ward; 2 Jeremy Cameron; 3 Adam Treloar; 4 Dylan Shiel; 5 Lachie Whitfield

My second pick Cameron beats my top pick Ward, giving me a quinella. Treloar and Shiel also picked up top five spots, with Scully replacing Whitfield (7th). http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2013-09-07/cameron-claims-medal

Melbourne: 1 Nathan Jones; 2 Colin Sylvia; 3 Dean Terlich; 4 Colin Garland; 5 Jack Viney

Nathan Jones' win is again no surprise, while Garland (2nd), Terlich (3rd) and Sylvia (5th) also did well to give me four out of five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-05/Jones-wins-demons-best-and-fairest

North Melbourne: 1 Brent Harvey; 2 Daniel Wells; 3 Drew Petrie; 4 Andrew Swallow; 5 Jack Ziebell

Monday, October 7

Port Adelaide: 1 Travis Boak; 2 Kane Cornes; 3 Chad Wingard; 4 Brad Ebert; 5 Hamish Hartlett

Wingard, my third pick, takes out the Medal, with Boak and Cornes second and third. Ebert's fourth place finish gives me a Boxed First Four. http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2013-09-21/wingard-wins-first-john-cahill-medal

Richmond: 1 Trent Cotchin; 2 Dustin Martin; 3 Brett Deledio; 4 Daniel Jackson 4; 5 Bachar Houli

Monday, September 30

St Kilda: 1 Leigh Montagna; 2 Jack Steven; 3 Nick Riewoldt; 4 David Armitage; 5 Nick Dal Santo

My second pick Steven wins from my third pick Riewoldt and first pick Montagna. With Armitage fifth, that gives me a box trifecta and four out of five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/jack-out-of-box-for-saints

Sydney: 1 Kieren Jack; 2 Jarrad McVeigh; 3 Josh Kennedy; 4 Daniel Hannebery; 5 Ryan O'Keefe

Friday, October 4

West Coast: 1 Matt Priddis; 2 Chris Masten; 3 Scott Selwood; 4 Josh Kennedy; 5 Dean Cox

Friday, November 29

Western Bulldogs: 1 Tom Liberatore; 2 Ryan Griffen; 3 Will Minson; 4 Adam Cooney; 5 Matthew Boyd

Griffen wins, Liberatore second and Minson third makes it a box trifecta. Cooney was seventh and Boyd nowhere to be seen. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-04/doggies-best-and-fairest

 

[Chewy]

Tom Rockliff should be a million miles in front at Brisbane.

The Brisbane players' 3 MVP nominations: Hanley, Leuenberger, Redden

WTF?

Rockliff's teammates must not like him very much

 

[Here It Is]

Added GWS Giants results above

 

[Here It Is]

Brownlow Medal tonight, and my gut feeling is Gary Ablett should win it, but I defer to my system, which has resulted in Scott Pendlebury finishing on top. Just a reminder how my rankings finished...

2013 Top 10 Round 23

1. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 139
2. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 137.5
3. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 136.5
4. Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 114
5. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) 112.5
6. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 110
6. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 110
8. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 109
8. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 109
10. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 108



And the top votegetter for each club:
Adelaide: Patrick Dangerfield from Rory Sloane
Brisbane Lions: Tom Rockliff from Pearce Hanley
Carlton: Marc Murphy from Brock McLean
Collingwood: Scott Pendlebury from Dane Swan
Essendon: Jobe Watson from Brendon Goddard
Fremantle: Nathan Fyfe from Michael Barlow
Geelong: Joel Selwood from Steve Johnson
Gold Coast: Gary Ablett from Dion Prestia
Greater Western Sydney: Callan Ward from Jeremy Cameron
Hawthorn: Sam Mitchell from Luke Hodge
Melbourne: Nathan Jones from Colin Sylvia
North Melbourne: Brent Harvey from Daniel Wells
Port Adelaide: Travis Boak from Kane Cornes
Richmond: Trent Cotchin from Dustin Martin
St Kilda: Leigh Montagna from Jack Steven
Sydney: Kieren Jack from Jarrad McVeigh
West Coast: Matt Priddis from Chris Masten
Western Bulldogs: Tom Liberatore from Ryan Griffen

 

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Adelaide: Patrick Dangerfield from Rory Sloane --------------- Correct. Thompson correctly 3rd, Crouch and Douglas swapped 4th and 5th. Boxed First Five (not sure what that's called!)
Brisbane Lions: Tom Rockliff from Pearce Hanley --------------- Exacta. (Leuenberger tied for second, I had him 4th).
Carlton: Marc Murphy from Brock McLean ---------- Murphy was 2nd, McLean 4th. I had Walker (finished 1st) in 5th, Simpson (3rd) in 4th, Judd (6th) in 3rd, Kreuzer (5th) in 5th. Boxed Straight Six.
Collingwood: Scott Pendlebury from Dane Swan --------------- Right two, wrong order. Sidebottom 3rd and Cloke 4th were right. Boxed First Four.
Essendon: Jobe Watson from Brendon Goddard --------------- Watson correct, Goddard was 3rd. I had Heppell 3rd. Box Trifecta.
Fremantle: Nathan Fyfe from Michael Barlow --------------- Fyfe correct, Barlow was 3rd. I had Mundy 3rd. Box Trifecta.
Geelong: Joel Selwood from Steve Johnson --------------- Exacta.
Gold Coast: Gary Ablett from Dion Prestia --------------- Correct. I had Bennell 4th (he was 3rd) and O'Meara 3rd (he was =4th). Boxed First Four.
Greater Western Sydney: Callan Ward from Jeremy Cameron --------------- Ward was 3rd, Cameron 1st. I had Scully 6th. Blowouts like this can happen with low vote tallies.
Hawthorn: Sam Mitchell from Luke Hodge --------------- Correct. Roughead in 3rd makes a Trifecta.
Melbourne: Nathan Jones from Colin Sylvia --------------- Jones correct. Sylvia didn't poll a vote. I had Watts 7th. Once again put this down to low vote tallies.
North Melbourne: Brent Harvey from Daniel Wells --------------- Harvey was 3rd, Wells 4th. I had Petrie 3rd and Swallow 4th. Boxed First Four.
Port Adelaide: Travis Boak from Kane Cornes --------------- Boak correct, Cornes was equal 3rd. I had Ebert 4th, Wingard correctly in 3rd. Boxed First Four.
Richmond: Trent Cotchin from Dustin Martin --------------- Correct. Deledio, Jackson, Houli and Ellis make it a Straight Six.
St Kilda: Leigh Montagna from Jack Steven --------------- Correct. Riewoldt 3rd and Armitage 4th make it a First Four.
Sydney: Kieren Jack from Jarrad McVeigh --------------- Jack was 2nd, McVeigh 4th. I had Hannebery 4th and Kennedy correctly 3rd. Boxed First Four.
West Coast: Matt Priddis from Chris Masten --------------- Exacta.
Western Bulldogs: Tom Liberatore from Ryan Griffen --------------- they tied, so Exacta.

 

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QUALIFYING / ELIMINATION FINALS

Hawks def Swans by 54
Hawthorn: 10 L Hodge 458, 9 B Sewell 321, 8 B Guerra 317, 4 S Burgoyne 242, 3 S Mitchell 225, J Gunston 208, B Whitecross 171, G Birchall 163, D Hale 125, J Gibson 121, B Lake 117, B Hill 75, L Breust 50, J Roughead 17
Sydney: 7 K Jack 492, 6 J Kennedy 458, 5 C Bird 375, 2 L Parker 325, 1 T Richards 167, T Mitchell 133, M Pyke 117, R O'Keefe 92, N Malceski 83, D Rampe 50, J White 46, J McVeigh 17, H Grundy 4

Dockers def Cats by 15
Fremantle:10 M Barlow 483, 9 L Spurr 425, 6 N Fyfe 392, 5 A Sandilands 246, 2 R Crowley 225, D Mundy 217, S Hill 163, C Sutcliffe 83, D Pearce 67, M Pavlich 58, P Duffield 42, L Neale 33, Z Clarke 17
Geelong:8 J Bartel 425, 7 A Mackie 358, 4 J Corey 275, 3 M Duncan 208, 1 C Guthrie 192, J Podsiadly 183, J Selwood 183, M Stokes 167, H Taylor 142, S Johnson 104, J Kelly 42, S Motlop 13

Power def Magpies by 24
Port Adelaide: 10 K Cornes 429, 9 T Logan 408, 6 Brad Ebert 367, 5 C Wingard 325, 2 J Schulz 204, O Wines 175, M Lobbe 154, A Carlile 142, D Cassisi 125, T Jonas 75, C O'Shea 71, J Pittard 29, A Monfries 21, T Boak 4, A Moore 4
Collingwood: 8 D Swan 475, 7 D Beams 458, 4 S Sidebottom 408, 3 M Williams 258, 1 H O'Brien 154, S Pendlebury 117, L Ball 71, B Macaffer 67, J Blair 58, N Maxwell 50, T Goldsack 17, T Cloke 8, H Shaw 8
Blues def Tigers by 20
Carlton:10 C Judd 450, 9 M Murphy 408, 6 N Duigan 350, 5 J Waite 321, 2 B Gibbs 317, M Robinson 213, E Betts 192, T Bell 83, E Curnow 83, L Henderson 50, K Simpson 50, R Warnock 17, M Kreuzer 8
Richmond:8 T Cotchin 483, 7 B Deledio 350, 4 I Maric 271, 3 D Martin 192, 0.5 D Jackson 163, 0.5 N Vlastuin 163, 0.5 A Rance 163, B Houli 158, T Vickery 121, C Newman 100, S Tuck 67, R Petterd 54, T Chaplin 50, A Edwards 42



SEMI FINALS

Cats def Power by 16
Geelong:10 P Chapman 471, 9 J Kelly 404, 6 J Selwood 400, 3.5 S Johnson 275, 3.5 S Motlop 275, M Stokes 221, J Bartel 158, J Corey 117, A Christensen 58, A Mackie 54, M Duncan 29, T Varcoe 4
Port Adelaide: 8 T Boak 438, 7 J Westhoff 375, 4 A Monfries 267, 3 H Hartlett 225, 1 K Cornes 213, A Moore 188, M Broadbent 167, M Lobbe 125, Brad Ebert 108, C O'Shea 92, T Logan 63, A Carlile 58

Swans def Blues by 24
Sydney: 10 J McVeigh 500, 9 D Hannebery 333, 6 H Grundy 325, 5 K Jack 317, 2 L Parker 283, T Richards 233, R O'Keefe 150, J Kennedy 83, H Cunningham 50, C Bird 50, S Mumford 42, J White 8
Carlton:8 K Simpson 383, 7 A Walker 333, 4 L Henderson 308, 3 M Robinson 292, 1 M Murphy 275, B McLean 192, C Yarran 175, J Waite 167, B Gibbs 67, H Scotland 58, R Warnock 58, Z Tuohy 25



PRELIMINARY FINALS

Hawks def Cats by 5
Hawthorn: 10 S Burgoyne 483, 8 S Mitchell 458, 6 J Gunston 383, 4 G Birchall 325, 2 D Hale 242, B Guerra 233, J Gibson 108, B Lake 108, L Breust 58, J Lewis 42, P Puopolo 42, B Hill 33
Geelong:9 S Johnson 500, 7 J Selwood 408, 5 H Taylor 300, 3 S Motlop 258, 1 M Stokes 238, T Lonergan 192, M Duncan 167, C Guthrie 158, J Corey 117, J Bartel 104, J Caddy 33, A Christensen 25, J Murdoch 13, T Hawkins 4

Dockers def Swans by 25
Fremantle:10 D Mundy 450, 9 N Fyfe 408, 6 P Duffiled 375, 5 R Crowley 325, 2 M Walters 213, M Pavlich 163, A Sandilands 150, C Mayne 104, D Pearce 92, M Barlow 79, T Mzungu 46, M Johnson 33, S Hill 13
Sydney: 8 J McVeigh 500, 5.5 L Parker 367, 5.5 J Kennedy 367, 3 B McGlynn 238, 1 J White 188, T Richards 117, N Malceski 117, A Everitt 113, S Mumford 113, H Grundy 100, G Rohan 42, D Hannebery 17, R O'Keefe 8

 

[The Passenger]

The Brisbane players' 3 MVP nominations: Hanley, Leuenberger, Redden

WTF?

Rockliff's teammates must not like him very much

And Patfull won the B&F? Patfull is a very underrated player... Don't know if he is the best at the lions, but he is very good.

 

[Here It Is]

2013 Top 10 Preliminary Finals

1. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 144.5
2. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 139
3. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 137.5
4. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) 127.5
5. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 121
6. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 121
7. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 118
8. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) 115.5
9. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 115
10. Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 114



Overall Top 10 Since Start 2012

1. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 215
2. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 199.5
3. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 197.5
4. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 195
5. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 188
6. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 184
7. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 183
8. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 175
9. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 171.5
10. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 162.5
10. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 162.5


MVP Top 10 Since Start 2012

1. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 12,914
2. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 12,081
3. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 11,963
4. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 11,444
5. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 11,428
6. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 10,892
7. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 10,783
8. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 10,444
9. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) 10,382
10. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 10,242

 

[Here It Is]

So let's have a few more B&F predictions from the clubs who have been eliminated during the finals...

Carlton: Marc Murphy 1, Chris Judd 2, Brock McLean 3, Kade Simpson 4, Andrew Walker 5

Tuesday, October 1

Collingwood: Dane Swan 1, Scott Pendlebury 2, Steele Sidebottom 3, Dayne Beams =4, Travis Cloke =4

Friday, October 4

Geelong: Joel Selwood 1, Steve Johnson 2, Mathew Stokes 3, Jimmy Bartel 4, Mitch Duncan 5

Thursday, October 3

Port Adelaide: Travis Boak 1, Kane Cornes 2, Chad Wingard 3, Brad Ebert 4, Hamish Hartlett 5

Wingard, my third pick, takes out the Medal, with Boak and Cornes second and third. Ebert's fourth place finish gives me a Boxed First Four. http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2013-09-21/wingard-wins-first-john-cahill-medal

Richmond: Trent Cotchin 1, Dustin Martin 2, Brett Deledio 3, Daniel Jackson 4, Bachar Houli 5

Monday, September 30

Sydney: Kieren Jack 1, Jarrad McVeigh 2, Josh Kennedy 3, Daniel Hannebery 4, Ryan O'Keefe 5

Friday, October 4

I've added these to the league post above...

 

[Fadge]

So let's have a few more B&F predictions from the clubs who have been eliminated during the finals...

Carlton: Marc Murphy 1, Chris Judd 2, Brock McLean 3, Kade Simpson 4, Andrew Walker 5
Walker and Henderson top two.


Collingwood: Dane Swan 1, Scott Pendlebury 2, Steele Sidebottom 3, Dayne Beams =4, Travis Cloke =4
Beams to finish fourth having played only seven games?
.

 

[Here It Is]

I'm not personally happy with Beams being there and I reckon there will be defenders (who don't get big points) who go ahead of him, but that's how the figures panned out. In those seven games, he scored 45 of a possible 67 points.

Henderson is the key defender/forward. They don't often score points.

 

[Blacky]

I think McVeigh is a real chance to take home Sydney's B&F.

Double points in finals

 

[Here It Is]

Bringing this forward again, with results, Hawthorn and Fremantle added in:



So, my club B&F predictions are: (And yes, I do know some clubs have already counted their votes, but this is what I had. These predictions (for the 10 teams to miss the finals) are based on the traditional 2013 Top 10 players list (the first one from the rankings lists above)



Adelaide: 1 Patrick Dangerfield; 2 Rory Sloane; 3 Scott Thompson; 4 Richard Douglas; 5 Brad Crouch

My second pick Sloane wins with my top pick Dangerfield finishing third. Got three of the top five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/sloane-top-crow-in-close-count

Brisbane Lions: 1 Tom Rockliff; 2 Pearce Hanley; 3 Jack Redden; 4 Matthew Leuenberger; 5 Brent Moloney

As with last year, Patfull wins when he was nowhere on my list (last year he scored just 3 points). This year he was ranked 13th at the Lions with 13 points. But defenders don't get named in the best players and don't get DT or SC points, which means they don't get them here either. Not sure if there's a way I can fix that. I got Hanley as runner-up as well as Rockliff and Redden in the top five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/patfull-is-lions-king-again

Carlton: 1 Marc Murphy; 2 Chris Judd; 3 Brock McLean; 4 Kade Simpson; 5 Andrew Walker

Simpson's win (tip fourth) was a little wide, but it was Murphy's failure to make the top 10 and Judd and McLean at equal eighth which blows this one right out. Walker (tip fifth) finished second - can I wipe out the top three? ;-) http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2013-10-01/simpson-wins-john-nicholls-medal

Collingwood: 1 Dane Swan; 2 Scott Pendlebury; 3 Steele Sidebottom; Dayne Beams =4; Travis Cloke =4

I had Pendlebury all year, but Swan passed him in the Magpies' first final. Damn. However, Sidebottom's third and Cloke's fourth give me a boxed first four. No surprise about Beams, he was never in the hunt. http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/2013-10-04/pendlebury-claims-second-copeland-trophy

Essendon: 1 Jobe Watson; 2 Brendon Goddard; 3 Dyson Heppell; 4 David Zaharakis; 5 Brent Stanton

Goddard wins from Watson, with Heppell third, giving me a boxed trifecta. Zaharakis (10th) and Stanton (seventh) didn't do quite so well. http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/2013-10-02/goddard-named-crichton-medallist

Geelong: 1 Joel Selwood; 2 Steve Johnson; 3 Mathew Stokes; 4 Jimmy Bartel; 5 Mitch Duncan

Selwood gives me another winner, although he was the clear favourite. Taylor finished second, well above my rank of sixth, while Mackie came third (I had him 10th). Johnson missed the top 10, Stokes was fourth, Bartel seventh and Duncan ninth. http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2013-10-03/selwood-takes-out-second-carji

Gold Coast: 1 Gary Ablett; 2 Dion Prestia; 3 Jaeger O'Meara; 4 Harley Bennell; 5 Jarrod Harbrow

Blind Freddy could have picked Ablett, and the margin was just as obvious. But Prestia and O'Meara gives me a trifecta, while I also had Harbrow in fifth, with Bennell (10th) the slider and being replaced by a defender in Thompson (see above). http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/ablett-shines-brightest-

Greater Western Sydney: 1 Callan Ward; 2 Jeremy Cameron; 3 Adam Treloar; 4 Dylan Shiel; 5 Lachie Whitfield

My second pick Cameron beats my top pick Ward, giving me a quinella. Treloar and Shiel also picked up top five spots, with Scully replacing Whitfield (7th). http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/news/2013-09-07/cameron-claims-medal

Melbourne: 1 Nathan Jones; 2 Colin Sylvia; 3 Dean Terlich; 4 Colin Garland; 5 Jack Viney

Nathan Jones' win is again no surprise, while Garland (2nd), Terlich (3rd) and Sylvia (5th) also did well to give me four out of five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-05/Jones-wins-demons-best-and-fairest

North Melbourne: 1 Brent Harvey; 2 Daniel Wells; 3 Drew Petrie; 4 Andrew Swallow; 5 Jack Ziebell

Thompson provided a defender's win when he tied with my second pick Wells. I had Thompson seventh. Harvey was disappointing, missing the top 10, as did Swallow. Petrie was fourth and Ziebell seventh. Overall, disappointing. http://www.nmfc.com.au/news/2013-10-07/dual-winners-for-north

Port Adelaide: 1 Travis Boak; 2 Kane Cornes; 3 Chad Wingard; 4 Brad Ebert; 5 Hamish Hartlett

Wingard, my third pick, takes out the Medal, with Boak and Cornes second and third. Ebert's fourth place finish gives me a Boxed First Four. http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2013-09-21/wingard-wins-first-john-cahill-medal

Richmond: 1 Trent Cotchin; 2 Dustin Martin; 3 Brett Deledio; 4 Daniel Jackson 4; 5 Bachar Houli

Jackson wins from a tip of fourth, with my second pick of Martin finishing in that position. My top pick, Cotchin, slumped to fifth. Deledio (finished third) got his predicted top five, but Houli was way down in 10th. Chaplin's third place is a win for a defender - I had him 15th. http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-09-30/jackson-jags-jack

St Kilda: 1 Leigh Montagna; 2 Jack Steven; 3 Nick Riewoldt; 4 David Armitage; 5 Nick Dal Santo

My second pick Steven wins from my third pick Riewoldt and first pick Montagna. With Armitage fifth, that gives me a box trifecta and four out of five. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-06/jack-out-of-box-for-saints

Sydney: 1 Kieren Jack; 2 Jarrad McVeigh; 3 Josh Kennedy; 4 Daniel Hannebery; 5 Ryan O'Keefe

McVeigh romps home to defeat Jack, with Kennedy finishing third, Hannebery fourth and O'Keefe fifth. That's a boxed first five, almost in order and my best result. In a poor year, this is one to hang my hat on, even though I didn't get the winner. http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2013-10-04/mcveigh-wins-2013-skilton-medal

West Coast: 1 Matt Priddis; 2 Chris Masten; 3 Scott Selwood; 4 Josh Kennedy; 5 Dean Cox

Friday, November 29

Western Bulldogs: 1 Tom Liberatore; 2 Ryan Griffen; 3 Will Minson; 4 Adam Cooney; 5 Matthew Boyd

Griffen wins, Liberatore second and Minson third makes it a box trifecta. Cooney was seventh and Boyd nowhere to be seen. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-04/doggies-best-and-fairest

 

[Blue and Silver]

Your Carlton votes were ridiculous.

Whole carlton board had top three Walker, Henderson, Simpson.

Murphy was very disappointing for half the year

 

[Here It Is]

Obviously, that's the way it turned out. Defenders don't often get recognised by media outlets, hence Henderson's low rating (I know he played forward as well, but similar applies). There are also players that seem to always be rated higher by the media than they should be. Murphy is one of those.

 

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Bit late, but....
GRAND FINAL

Hawks def Dockers by 15

Hawthorn: 10 B Lake 430, 9 J Gunston 320, 6 J Lewis 342, 5 G Birchall 310, 2 L Hodge 270, C Rioli 200, J Roughead 100, I Smith 80, J Gibson 60, B Stratton 50, L Franklin 50, L Breust 50, L Shiels 20
Fremantle: 8 D Mundy 480, 7 N Fyfe 410, 4 M Johnson 360, 3 M Barlow 320, 1 R Crowley 240, A Sandilands 210, M Pavlich 110, P Duffield 95, L McPharlin 50, T Mzungu 50, D Pearce 35, M Walters 20, C Mayne 10, S Hill 10

 

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2013 Top 10 Grand Final

1. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 144.5
2. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 139
3. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 137.5
4. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) 134.5
5. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 121
5. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 121
5. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 121
8. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) 115.5
9. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 115
10. Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 114




Overall Top 10 Since Start 2012

1. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 215
2. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 199.5
3. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 195.5
4. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 195
5. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 188
6. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 184
7. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 180.5
8. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 175
9. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 171.5
10. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 165.5




MVP Top 10 Since Start 2012

1. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 12,914
2. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 12,081
3. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 11,963
4. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 11,302
5. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 11,273
6. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 10,892
7. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 10,783
8. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 10,444
9. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 10,317
10. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 10,217

 

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And now, the Grand Final teams


Fremantle: 1 Nathan Fyfe; 2 Michael Barlow; 3 David Mundy; 4 Michael Walters; 5 Zac Clarke

Saturday, November 16

Hawthorn: 1 Sam Mitchell; 2 Luke Hodge; 3 Jarryd Roughead; 4 Jordan Lewis; 5 Shaun Burgoyne

Gibson's win is another blowout for the defenders, as I had him 15th. Behind that, Stratton's fourth spot again proves how high the Hawks ranked backmen this year (I had him 22nd). My top pick, Mitchell, ran third, while Hodge (sixth), Roughead (second) and Burgoyne (seventh) weren't that far away. Lewis missed the top 10. http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2013-10-05/gibson-wins-best-and-fairest

 

[Here It Is]

So, with Brownlow Votes included, here are my final rankings for 2013.

2013 Top 10 Season 2013
(Brownlow Medal included)

1. Dane Swan (Collingwood) 222.5
2. Gary Ablett (Gold Coast) 221.5
3. Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood) 202
4. Joel Selwood (Geelong) 196
5. Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle) 188.5
6. Kieren Jack (Sydney) 178
7. Steve Johnson (Geelong) 174.5
8. Patrick Dangerfield (Adelaide) 169
8. Sam Mitchell (Hawthorn) 169
10. Trent Cotchin (Richmond) 166.5
11. Michael Barlow (Fremantle) 163
12. Dan Hannebery (Sydney) 162
12. Leigh Montagna (St Kilda) 162
14. Jobe Watson (Essendon) 161
15. Travis Boak (Port Adelaide) 152.5
16. Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney) 151.5
17. Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) 149
18. Josh Kennedy (Sydney) 147.5
19. David Mundy (Fremantle) 145
20. Dustin Martin (Richmond) 141
20. Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions) 141
22. Rory Sloane (Adelaide) 137
23. Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide) 136
24. Matt Priddis (West Coast) 132.5
25. Tom Liberatore (Western Bulldogs) 131
26. Ryan Griffen (Western Bulldogs) 128
27. Jarryd Roughead (Hawthorn) 119
28. Brett Deledio (Richmond) 115.5
29. Chad Wingard (Port Adelaide) 115
30. Jack Steven (St Kilda) 113.5
31. Brendon Goddard (Essendon) 113
32. Scott Thompson (Adelaide) 112
33. Marc Murphy (Carlton) 109.5
34. Brad Ebert (Port Adelaide) 106
34. Brent Harvey (North Melbourne) 106
36. Daniel Wells (North Melbourne) 102.5
37. Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne) 97
38. Chris Masten (West Coast) 96.5
39. Pearce Hanley (Brisbane Lions) 96
39. Nathan Jones (Melbourne) 96
41. Dyson Heppell (Essendon) 94
42. Chris Judd (Carlton) 92.5
43. Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) 92
44. Ryan O’Keefe (Sydney) 91
45. Dion Prestia (Gold Coast) 90
46. Brock McLean (Carlton) 89.5
47. Mathew Stokes (Geelong) 87
48. Drew Petrie (North Melbourne) 86
49. Scott Selwood (West Coast) 85.5
50. Josh Kennedy (West Coast) 85
51. D Jackson (Rich), S Sidebottom (Coll), A Walker (Carl) 84.5
54. K Simpson (Carl) 84
55. R Douglas (Adel) 83.5
56. J Lewis (Haw) 82
57. A Cooney (WB) 81
58. H Taylor (Gee) 79
59. M Hibberd (Ess) 76
60. J Bartel (Gee), G Birchall (Haw), H Hartlett (PA) 74.5
63. C Ward (GWS) 74
64. S Burgoyne (Haw), B Crouch (Adel) 73
66. J O’Meara (GC), J Westhoff (PA) 72.5
68. H Bennell (GC), D Cox (WCE), M Leuenberger (BL) 71.5
71. J Ziebell (NM) 71
72. W Minson (WB), D Zaharakis (Ess) 70
73. M Duncan (Gee) 65
74. M Walters (Frem) 64.5
75. L Shuey (WCE) 64
76. M Boyd (WB) 63.5
77. T Cloke (Coll), J Redden (BL) 63
80. J Cameron (GWS) 62.5
81. D Armitage (StK) 61
82. B Stanton (Ess) 60.5
83. M Kreuzer (Carl) 60
84. L Franklin (Haw) 59
85. S Thompson (NM) 57.5
86. T Goldstein (NM), B Sewell (Haw) 57
88. L Henderson (Carl) 55.5
89. B Cunnington (NM) 55
90. H Ballantyne (Frem) 54
91. A Christensen (Geel), B Gibbs (Carl), B Houli (Rich) 54
94. B Ellis (Rich), H O’Brien (Coll) 52.5
96. L Dahlhaus (WB) 52
97. J Carlisle (Ess), N Dal Santo (StK) 50
99. N Malceski (Syd) 49.5
100. J Garlett (Carl) 49
101. S Motlop 48.5
102. D Beams 48
103. M Broadbent, B Moloney 47
105. S Mayes, B Murphy 46
107. C Dixon, S Grigg, D Shiel 45.5
110. R Bastinac, S Black, J Waite 45
113. A Treloar 44
114. J Riewoldt, C Sylvia 43
116. L Ball 42.5
117. C Enright, J Harbrow, D Rich, I Smith, D Zorko 42
122. L Hansen 41.5
123. G Ibbotson, H Scotland 41
125. T Scully 39
126. T Mzungu, H Shaw 38
128. Z Clarke, C Rioli, K Tippett 37
131. S Hill, L Parker, M Robinson, D Terlich 36.5
135. A Goodes, A Mackie 36
137. J Kelly 35.5
138. S Gibson, M Johnson, T McKenzie, J Melksham 35
142. J Darling, J Gunston, R Henderson 34
145. N Naitanui, L Thomas 33.5
147. L McPharlin, J Viney 33
149. P Chapman, S Mumford 32
151. C Garland, A Rance 31.5
153. R Crowley, A Monfries, D Pearce, J Thomas, L Whitfield 31
158. R Gray 30.5
159. T Bellchambers, R Conca, T Mitchell 30
162. L Hayes 29.5
163. J Brown, A Edwards, J Watts 29
166. C Bird, J Brennan, T Lynch (A), D Stanley, J Winderlich 28
171. J Corey 27
172. B Reid, B Vince, C Yarran 26.5
175. J Grimes, S Jacobs, C Mayne, B McEvoy, J Schulz 26
180. L Neale, R Thompson, T Vickery 25
183. B Dalziell 24
184. T Adams, B Goodes, D Smith 23
187. L Breust 22
188. S Coniglio, J Griffin, N Vlastuin 21.5
191. J Elliott, S Kerridge, N Suban, D Swallow 21
195. J Geary 20.5
196. M Golby 19.5
197. M Daw, J Gibson, D Glass, B Howlett, B Lake, M Le Cras, S Savage 19
204. C Brown, I Maric 18.5
206. T Adams, T Chaplin, P Duffield, A Gaff, D Giansiracusa, M Jones, F Ray, P Seedsman, Z Smith, K Stevens, M Wright 18
217. D Roberton 17.5
218. A Mullett, S Wellingham 17
220. T Hawkins 16.5
221. E Betts, A Black, S Edwards, J Grant, L Greenwood, C Hooker, C Jones, M Lobbe, A McGrath, S Milne, J Patfull, M Pyke, P Ryder 16
234. J Adcock, S Byrnes, S Crameri, S Dwyer, J Howe, L Johnston, D Jolly, L Spurr 15
242. J Fitzpatrick, D Thomas 14.5
244. L Jetta (S), C O’Shea, A Otten, J Trengove (M) 14
248. P Puopolo, C Smith 13.5
250. A Davey (M), T Dickson, J Giles, L Jones, D Mackay, A Moore, B Reilly, M Talia 13
258. E Curnow, D Merrett, T Richards, A Tomlinson 12
262. K Lucas 11.5
263. J Caddy, L Dunn, C Knights, J Podsiadly, D Simpson 11
268. J Frawley, M Shaw 10.5
270. S Fisher, T Greene, E Mackenzie, T Nicholls 10
274. T McDonald 9.5
275. T Curren, C Dell’Olio, D Hale, M Hurley, R Lester, T Logan, M Williams 9
283. M Blicavs, G Broughton, T Colyer, A Davey (E), M Evans, B Guerra, C Hampton, S Hurn, N Lower, J Macrae, B McGlynn, C Pearce, B Staker, J White 8
297. R Bewick, M de Boer, C Dempsey, H Hocking, T Hunt, M Hutchings, B Matera, C Newman, M Rischitelli, M Rosa, B Smith, B Waters, M White 7
310. N Duigan, H Grundy, T Mohr, J Neade, S O’hAilpin, C Pederson, J Porplyzia, M Wallis 6
318. N Foley 5.5
319. D Armfield, T Bell, M Clisby, C Dawes, J Jenkins, J King, R Laird, Q Lynch, J MacMillan, S Morris, J Murdoch, J Redden (PA), A Sandilands, J Stringer (WB), Z Tuohy, O Wines 5
335. R Palmer, S Reid 4.5
337. J Blair, D Brogan, M Gawn, D Gorringe, A Hall, A Krakouer, T Lonergan, J Magner, D Myers, J Newnes, R Petterd, S Rowe, J Toumpas, S Tuck 4
351. J Hunt, N Maxwell 3.5
353. J Blake, J Bolton, T Bugg, J Cachia, D Cassisi, A Embley, D Fletcher, J Green, B Hudson, J McKenzie, S Ross, B Rutten, A Selwood, R Shaw, L Shiels, N Smith, S Wright, T Young 3
371. D Cross, J Lisle 2.5
373. S Atley, T Dennis-Lane, B Grundy, J Gwilt, B Hill, G Horlin-Smith, T Jonas, K Mitchell, M Paparone, T Pears, J Polkinghorne, D Talia 2
385. M Clark, J Daniher, D Morris 1.5
388. A Carrazzo, J Crichton, C Guthrie, K Hardingham, N Haynes, W Hoskin-Elliott, N Hrovat, J Johannisen, D Kent, J Lyons, S May, J Patton, L Picken, J Pittard, D Rodan, B Stratton 1
404. N Brown, S Gilbert, J Hill, A Raines, A Schneider 0.5