Who wins our 2020 F&B?

[MerryHell]

How can anyone not love the big fella. Officially a club champion, congrats champ. Love watching you play.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Good to see Nic win it.

Our most consistent player all year

 

[Altum Volantes]

Willing to listen to anybody who can convince me Gaff was our 2nd best player this year.

Consistency is king....he barely plays a bad game.

Can’t believe the hate he cops - stayed at our club when he could have bolted for more money, when we all thought he was gone, and now he cops hate?

He’d have had an even better season if any of his midfield mates were anywhere near as consistent as Gaff - particularly Shuey, Yeo and now Kelly.

 

[nameless]

Well done Nic, so glad we got to see the best of him once again, the game is better for it.

Very telling that the top 3 all missed the premiership, perhaps a sign the mental application is not the same from the rest, although they are all stellar players in their own right, so perhaps just coincidence.

 

[BigManTyrone3942]

I can't wait for the Amazon Prime show that followed the AFL this year, apparently Nic was one of the players they followed so should make for some interesting tv

 

[Avalor]

So pumped that Nik Nat won it. No one deserves it more.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Consistency is king....he barely plays a bad game.

Can’t believe the hate he cops - stayed at our club when he could have bolted for more money, when we all thought he was gone, and now he cops hate?

He’d have had an even better season if any of his midfield mates were anywhere near as consistent as Gaff - particularly Shuey, Yeo and now Kelly.

I'm not throwing hate his way.

By his high standards I thought his 2020 was okay at best. He didn't play many bad games but he wasn't particularly damaging.

 

[twinkletoes#17]

Nah - experts on here know best right? This must all be a big mistake.

- Trade 4th best
- Leading goal kicker to be dropped circa round 3
- What does Gaff even do
- Send TK back

 

[nameless]

Can’t believe the hate he cops

Don't come on this board too much anymore, but yeah must have missed when he became whipping boy?
No Masto, Nelson finding some form and Hutch not playing means it must fall to another player who puts in 100% every single week but doesn't have the flashy skills to become a favourite player.

 

[THE A5]

Willing to listen to anybody who can convince me Gaff was our 2nd best player this year.

probably not best but apart from Nic the most consistent player that played.

 

[Ishmael_]

Don't come on this board too much anymore, but yeah must have missed when he became whipping boy?
No Masto, Nelson finding some form and Hutch not playing means it must fall to another player who puts in 100% every single week but doesn't have the flashy skills to become a favourite player.

After we stopped using him as a relief kick around the corner off the back of stoppages, he's had a great year. It's not his fault he was being used poorly.

I actually thought his mix of inside and outside this year has been his best yet.

 

[Jiggyman]

Consistency is king....he barely plays a bad game.

Can’t believe the hate he cops - stayed at our club when he could have bolted for more money, when we all thought he was gone, and now he cops hate?

He’d have had an even better season if any of his midfield mates were anywhere near as consistent as Gaff - particularly Shuey, Yeo and now Kelly.

I had my doubts through 2019 and early on this year, but he improved as the season wore on and just about got back to those 2018 levels.
Will look a million bucks if our mids get their s**t together next year.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Props to Rotham for his award too, hopefully Skinny X has his name up for that gong next season.

 

[Bacchus]

Congrats to the big guy. Reward for effort and talent. I wasn’t sure he would come back after the second reco but he has. Adjusted his game to play smarter and less dangerously but just as effective. Hope he can get the medal he really craves to crown a unique career. Well done, Nic!

 

[THE A5]

I wouldnt have guessed in my wildest dreams that NN will come back this good
AA, BnF, top placings in CA and PA votes/

Shorter quarters helped to a degree but still

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Great to see Nic win - no idea how Ryan came 6th though

 

[Avalor]

Great to see Nic win - no idea how Ryan came 6th though

Top 10 ranking for Ryan is a huge improvement on last year. If he keeps on that trajectory for the 2021 season, he will be top 3.

 

[Duggo81]

Great to see Nic win - no idea how Ryan came 6th though

Because he was terrible for the first half of the year. He was our best player the 2nd half of the year. That's why he came 6th his difference between his best games and worst games were large. At the end of the season he had no poor games he was elite in every game.

If you are talking impact on the team he should have finished 2nd behind Nic.
But that's not how B and Fs are voted on.

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[AsterixTheGaul]

Well done Nic - a fantastic season.

Great to see the MC voting on total job and not the stats. It proves the F&B is not just a midfielder award.

That said, it does feel rather concerning that 3 of the top 5 are defenders. We really missed the impact of Yeo and Shuey.

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

Two things that tell you everything you need to know about the current state of our squad;

1. The 3 players who missed that game in 2018 fill out top 3.
2. One midfielder in the top 6.

 

[Duggo81]

Congratulations to Nic well deserved and what a humble champion he is. Let's hope you have a few more dominant seasons to come.

Well done Duggo and Ryan massive improvements made this year both taking the next step hopefully a few more can follow suit next year.

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[Bacchus]

Top 10 ranking for Ryan is a huge improvement on last year. If he keeps on that trajectory for the 2021 season, he will be top 3.

Ryan jumped to a new level in the second half of the year. An elite player now who is realising his talent.

 

[Jiggyman]

From the WCE official site:

"Naitanui pipped star wingman Andrew Gaff

3

Andrew Gaff

Age

31

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.6

5star

K

15.9

5star

HB

10.7

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.0

4star

CL

2.5

4star

D

24.5

5star

K

15.6

5star

HB

8.9

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.0

3star

CL

2.5

4star

D

11.2

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.6

3star

CL

0.6

3star

with a best-on-ground performance in the heart-breaking elimination final loss to Collingwood.

Going into that game the All Australian ruckman was sitting three votes adrift of the ultra-consistent Gaff, but polled a maximum 15 votes while his midfield cohort was awarded 10 – resulting in a two-vote triumph in the Club Champion Award for the popular big man – 194 votes to 192."

 

[Duggo81]

Well done Nic - a fantastic season.

Great to see the MC voting on total job and not the stats. It proves the F&B is not just a midfielder award.

That said, it does feel rather concerning that 3 of the top 5 are defenders. We really missed the impact of Yeo and Shuey.

Just shows you how important Yeo is we were premiership favs before he got injured not that I believe we should have been. But we just don't have another mid like him unfortunately. Hopefully he can fully recover and be back to his best next year.

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[squashface]

I wouldnt have guessed in my wildest dreams that NN will come back this good
AA, BnF, top placings in CA and PA votes/

Shorter quarters helped to a degree but still

Amazingly still sits equal 2nd for the CA Player of the Finals too.