Play Nice Jobe Watson hands back Brownlow Medal

[Whowants2know]

Right decision and now this saga is finally over.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

So he should've, he won the medal in a year he was suspected and found guilty AND suspended for doping. There's no other way around that.

 

[Sando22]

Think himself lucky they didn't just strip it and gave him the opportunity to hand it back.

#sobrave

 

[jdz101]

It's over. It's finally over. Congrats Jobe for making the right decision. I look forward to only disliking you when you're toweling us up on the park.

He wont be doing that.

His one elite season was on the gear.

 

[Foxx]

They can take a bit of metal and the "title" from him, but they can never take the prestige of the night, and subsequent days events/ write ups. They can never take his financial rewards from the win. And can never take his memories of such a memorable time.

To make it clear, I think he should have to give it back.

 

[Billyc]

Clearly knew he would be stripped. There was no alternative.

Watson had a career best year in 2012. In that year he took performance enhancing drugs and ultimately served a 12 month suspension for doing so. The disgrace is that the AFL didn't have the balls to strip him of the medal and instead went through this drawn-out charade and allowed him to hand it back.

Mitchell and Cotchin must be awarded as the best and fairest players from 2012.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

Inevitable and I'm happy it's over now.

Sam Mitchell gets the Brownlow he deserves and Cotchin takes Woewodin's place. Fitting.

 

[replicant]

So what happens now? Are Cotchin and Mitchell awarded a medal each?

Congrats to Richmond and West Coast on their new Brownlow Medallists.

 

[moistie]

"Handed back". He had plenty of time to turn it in but now the AFL have run out of options and the EFC out of appeals he's finally found a conscience?

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[Andronicus]

#sobrave

Like taking potshots on the Internet.

You are the real hero.

 

[Jobe Watson]

He wont be doing that.

His one elite season was on the gear.

Apart from that other season he made All Australian you mean.

 

[owen87]

Is there anyway one can be given to Cotchin, but not Mitchell?

The other way around please... Mitchell has been one of the most elite midfielders for a long time in terms of his contributions to Hawthorn's success.

 

[Sando22]

Like taking potshots on the Internet.

You are the real hero.

You realise this is a football related forum right?

 

[brahj]

Like taking potshots on the Internet.

You are the real hero.

This is a bit of the potshot calling the kettle black isn't it?

 

[GastevsBeard]

The other way around please... Mitchell has been one of the most elite midfielders for a long time in terms of his contributions to Hawthorn's success.

Well the Brownlow recognises an outstanding season, not career. Cotchin had a blinder in 2012

 

[10571z]

Must have been a tough decision for a convicted drug cheat to hand back his best and FAIREST medal #standbyhird #sobrave

 

[gandaal]

What a hero for giving up the medal days before it was certain to be taken off him in embarrassing fashion.

#drugcheat

 

[Bunk Moreland]

The other way around please... Mitchell has been one of the most elite midfielders for a long time in terms of his contributions to Hawthorn's success.

Cotchin had an awesome year, deserves one.

Mitchell misses out on the s**t bloke rule

 

[Andronicus]

You realise this is a football related forum right?

Doesn't change anything.

 

[Bazzar]

Saved face by handing it back before it was taken off him.

 

[Drakescoffeecake]

Sorry why are people praising him exactly? The fact that it was even his decision is a ******* disgrace on the AFL's behalf, and the fact that he's taken so long to hand back a best and fairest medal when he was a drug cheat is even more of a ******* disgrace.

A ******* disgrace all round. The AFL, Essendon and Jobe should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[MotleyLemon]

If Cotchin and Mitchell had anything about them, they'd turn it down.

 

[TaylorMade]

Glad to see the AFL have finally forced this drug cheat to hand back his medal.

 

[Bazzar]

If Cotchin and Mitchell had anything about them, they'd turn it down.

Why? They polled the most fairest votes so they deserve it.

 

[peppy la pew]

It shouldn't have been his decision to make, if Gil and his cronies had any balls they would've taken it off him immediately after the last appeal failed.

A complete lack of leadership once again which put so much pressure on Jab, he was left with no option.

I'm guessing he had a deadline to give it back or the commission decides for him, looks better this way as the journo's/fan bois can now say how brave he was.

Another managed outcome

#sobrave