Sam Mitchell's Brownlow Year

[cuttlefish]

I'm hoping this is his year. He can't have much of a chance beyond this year, but he's been in great touch. Let's ride him in !

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Opened this up thinking it was about 2012.

 

[IdiotBox]

Like the taco ad says...

Why not have both?

 

[Spyder]

Just intruding to say I honestly hope he does it this year because it will add an exclamation mark to his extremely decorated career. Best midfielder of the past 15 years including Ablett because for 6 years he carried a young team which would obviously result in easy high numbered disposal tallies. Mitchell worked harder for all of his.

Sam Mitchell has been an elite superstar for years and years. No player deserves a Brownlow more than him currently. Hope he doesn't end up like Scott West who didn't win a Brownlow, sadly.

 

[Davo23]

Just intruding to say I honestly hope he does it this year because it will add an exclamation mark to his extremely decorated career. Best midfielder of the past 15 years including Ablett because for 6 years he carried a young team which would obviously result in easy high numbered disposal tallies. Mitchell worked harder for all of his.

Sam Mitchell has been an elite superstar for years and years. No player deserves a Brownlow more than him currently. Hope he doesn't end up like Scott West who didn't win a Brownlow, sadly.

Wow!

Thanks for the kind comments, but are you okay?

 

[Spyder]

Wow!

Thanks for the kind comments, but are you okay?

Yeah I'm fine but honesty never hurt anyone.

 

[Badesumofu]

I just want to know if any player has been awarded 2 Brownlows in a single year before.

 

[Davo23]

Yeah I'm fine but honesty never hurt anyone.

What you posted is what I've believed for some time. Pretty good of a Geelong supporter to say it.

Sam Mitchell has dominated games (particularly big games) for many years, I consider him the best midfielder I've ever seen.
Ever.

A Brownlow would be a cherry on top!

 

[Collins-Langford-Ayres]

With GAblett and Fyfe out and Danger and Selwood likely to steal votes from each other, he certainly has a good chance.

 

[Arc1]

I just want to know if any player has been awarded 2 Brownlows in a single year before.

They'd have willingly done it for Goodes. Surprised they didn't invent a special category.

 

[Bedi]

Just intruding to say I honestly hope he does it this year because it will add an exclamation mark to his extremely decorated career. Best midfielder of the past 15 years including Ablett because for 6 years he carried a young team which would obviously result in easy high numbered disposal tallies. Mitchell worked harder for all of his.

Sam Mitchell has been an elite superstar for years and years. No player deserves a Brownlow more than him currently. Hope he doesn't end up like Scott West who didn't win a Brownlow, sadly.

very different player to Ablett. Not as spectacular or explosive, but agree, i think absolutely equal in effectiveness.

 

[VernonSpots]

Buddy will be huge chance this year

 

[Hodginator]

Would be great, but I just can't see it happening for some reason. Never gets the kudos he deserves.

Plus Gibbo will take the 3 votes off him in round 2

 

[Mitchell54]

But seriously. When is Watson gonna give up his Brownlow!?! are they trying to sweep this under the carpet? They were gonna have a meeting in March about it but that got delayed because of Essendons case in Switzerland. Turn It Up AFL.

 

[Blaze Storm]

But seriously. When is Watson gonna give up his Brownlow!?! are they trying to sweep this under the carpet? They were gonna have a meeting in March about it but that got delayed because of Essendons case in Switzerland. Turn It Up AFL.

Once the court case is over they will meet.

 

[seysearles]

As much as i love to refer to Sam Mitchell as a Brownlow medalist I actually agree with Newman. Watson was hung out to dry like a scape goat through no doing of his own. It would have been a really moving thing to do to decline the Brownlow in a show of solidarity. Admittedly an easier thing to say that to do given the hysteria at the time about the "crimes" Watson had committed but in my mind it would have been the right thing to do. I admire Newman for asking the question. He's about the only bloke that pushes back against the party lines in the AFL (sometimes too much and through stubbornness) and hes pretty much been exiled to the gulag for doing so. Cotchin didn't have much of a response to it and to be fair it sort of frames him as a coward which isn't fair. Tricky situation for him and Sam to be in. I just find it telling that in almost 10yrs its the first time i've seen either of them been directly asked this difficult question in public. It says quite a lot to me about the sheep-like mentality of the AFL media.

 

[Sonny Hayes]

As much as i love to refer to Sam Mitchell as a Brownlow medalist I actually agree with Newman. Watson was hung out to dry like a scape goat through no doing of his own. It would have been a really moving thing to do to decline the Brownlow in a show of solidarity. Admittedly an easier thing to say that to do given the hysteria at the time about the "crimes" Watson had committed but in my mind it would have been the right thing to do. I admire Newman for asking the question. He's about the only bloke that pushes back against the party lines in the AFL (sometimes too much and through stubbornness) and hes pretty much been exiled to the gulag for doing so. Cotchin didn't have much of a response to it and to be fair it sort of frames him as a coward which isn't fair. Tricky situation for him and Sam to be in. I just find it telling that in almost 10yrs its the first time i've seen either of them been directly asked this difficult question in public. It says quite a lot to me about the sheep-like mentality of the AFL media.

Jobe Watson cheated, whether he knew about it or not he doesn’t deserve the Brownlow. He isn’t a victim and I don’t get this idea that he is.

I’m also not going to listen to anything Sam Newman has to say, he doesn’t just push back against the party lines. He is an out and out POS.

If anyone is victims in this whole situation it is Sam and Trent who were rightfully the winners that year and had the moment stolen from them.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

As much as i love to refer to Sam Mitchell as a Brownlow medalist I actually agree with Newman. Watson was hung out to dry like a scape goat through no doing of his own. It would have been a really moving thing to do to decline the Brownlow in a show of solidarity. Admittedly an easier thing to say that to do given the hysteria at the time about the "crimes" Watson had committed but in my mind it would have been the right thing to do. I admire Newman for asking the question. He's about the only bloke that pushes back against the party lines in the AFL (sometimes too much and through stubbornness) and hes pretty much been exiled to the gulag for doing so. Cotchin didn't have much of a response to it and to be fair it sort of frames him as a coward which isn't fair. Tricky situation for him and Sam to be in. I just find it telling that in almost 10yrs its the first time i've seen either of them been directly asked this difficult question in public. It says quite a lot to me about the sheep-like mentality of the AFL media.

 

[extractasam]

Jobe Watson cheated, whether he knew about it or not he doesn’t deserve the Brownlow. He isn’t a victim and I don’t get this idea that he is.

I’m also not going to listen to anything Sam Newman has to say, he doesn’t just push back against the party lines. He is an out and out POS.

If anyone is victims in this whole situation it is Sam and Trent who were rightfully the winners that year and had the moment stolen from them.

Not to mention 2012 was a statistical anomaly for him. Almost double
the Brownlow votes of his next best season. Better in just about every stat.

 

[TONYC3163]

Sam is a cooker.

As much as i love to refer to Sam Mitchell as a Brownlow medalist I actually agree with Newman. Watson was hung out to dry like a scape goat through no doing of his own. It would have been a really moving thing to do to decline the Brownlow in a show of solidarity. Admittedly an easier thing to say that to do given the hysteria at the time about the "crimes" Watson had committed but in my mind it would have been the right thing to do. I admire Newman for asking the question. He's about the only bloke that pushes back against the party lines in the AFL (sometimes too much and through stubbornness) and hes pretty much been exiled to the gulag for doing so. Cotchin didn't have much of a response to it and to be fair it sort of frames him as a coward which isn't fair. Tricky situation for him and Sam to be in. I just find it telling that in almost 10yrs its the first time i've seen either of them been directly asked this difficult question in public. It says quite a lot to me about the sheep-like mentality of the AFL media.

 

[eldorado]

Watson was hung out to dry like a scape goat through no doing of his own.

Absolutely.

Apart from those drugs he took secretly, and didn't divulge to the sports authority. At a secret off-site location. With the club doctors bypassed, and implemented by a roid-pushing dodgy figure instead. The ones he publicly said had helped build muscle like never before. Like 33 of his team-mates.

Apart from that, just hung out to dry. For shame...

 

[seysearles]

Jesus Christ I couldn’t disagree more with all these comments in spite of the fact that I respect everyone’s right to voice them (which is exactly the point of Newman being allowed to ask the question). To me that scandal was a proper witch hunt and a disgusting pile on. Just like the Hawthorn Racism Witch Trails. Guilty from the outset. I lived through the 80’s and I hate the Bombers with a passion and I couldn’t give two shits about Jobe Watson under other circumstances but the way he was scape goated and vilified and piled on for something he never instigated I found frankly revolting. It really shows a nasty side of sports tribalism.

 

[bigbuddyboy]

Jesus Christ I couldn’t disagree more with all these comments in spite of the fact that I respect everyone’s right to voice them (which is exactly the point of Newman being allowed to ask the question). To me that scandal was a proper witch hunt and a disgusting pile on. Just like the Hawthorn Racism Witch Trails. Guilty from the outset. I lived through the 80’s and I hate the Bombers with a passion and I couldn’t give two shits about Jobe Watson under other circumstances but the way he was scape goated and vilified and piled on for something he never instigated I found frankly revolting. It really shows a nasty side of sports tribalism.

Weird to call this a witch hunt and a pile on when the guy took performance enhancing drugs and was banned for it. ‘Witch hunt’ colloquially means people are unfairly or disproportionately targeted. I’d say, for a sporting drug cheat, being banned from playing and having his accolades (won during the time of said cheating) is pretty proportionate and barely a witch hunt.

Jobe got what he deserved. **** him.

 

[DogDaySonny]

Jesus Christ I couldn’t disagree more with all these comments in spite of the fact that I respect everyone’s right to voice them (which is exactly the point of Newman being allowed to ask the question). To me that scandal was a proper witch hunt and a disgusting pile on. Just like the Hawthorn Racism Witch Trails. Guilty from the outset. I lived through the 80’s and I hate the Bombers with a passion and I couldn’t give two shits about Jobe Watson under other circumstances but the way he was scape goated and vilified and piled on for something he never instigated I found frankly revolting. It really shows a nasty side of sports tribalism.

He lied on his medical forms by excluding his off site injections. He wasn’t witch hunted. He was caught.

 

[TONYC3163]

Why is the Sam Newman drivel being posted here.