how the hell did krakouer win mark of the year walker was the best mark taken even ricky petterds mark was better than krakouers

thoughts????

I reckon your right brendan. For me it was between Ricky or Walker. But I think we all know why Krakouer won it now, don't we??

I don't like Walker's mark. Nice jump but it was one on one. It was almost like a schoolyard setup. I think Krakouer's was an ok choice.

Agreed, a shocking decission. Krakouer's mark wasn't even in the top 3 if you ask me.

I reckon your right brendan. For me it was between Ricky or Walker. But I think we all know why Krakouer won it now, don't we??

I'll need you to enlighten me mate.

Collingwood player, fairytale comeback, public vote with the biggest supported club in the league. Need I go on?

how the hell did krakouer win mark of the year walker was the best mark taken even ricky petterds mark was better than krakouers

thoughts????

Completely agree. Not even in the top 3 for mine, Nic Nat's, Walker's and Petterd's all better.

I reckon your right brendan. For me it was between Ricky or Walker. But I think we all know why Krakouer won it now, don't we??

Collingwood player, fairytale comeback, public vote with the biggest supported club in the league. Need I go on?

Collingwood player, fairytale comeback, public vote with the biggest supported club in the league. Need I go on?

These things are always debatable. I thought it was pretty good grab.

You need to build a bridge to get over the filth's supposed fortune in these things. We're better than that cobber.

Edited September 19, 201114 yr by Kick it LONG

These things are always debatable. I thought it was pretty good grab.

You need to build a bridge to get over the filth's supposed fortune in these things. We're better than that cobber.

Funny that. I've just been poking around twitter and came across a tweet by Marty Pask, retweeted by Damian Barrett saying that the AFL loving public voted Walkers as the best, but the AFL themselves overruled it. This disproves one of my reasons, but doesn't go much distance at all to disproving the others. Unfortunately the Filth do seem to have a bit of extra fortune with these sorts of things, just calling it as I see it.

Funny that. I've just been poking around twitter and came across a tweet by Marty Pask, retweeted by Damian Barrett saying that the AFL loving public voted Walkers as the best, but the AFL themselves overruled it. This disproves one of my reasons, but doesn't go much distance at all to disproving the others. Unfortunately the Filth do seem to have a bit of extra fortune with these sorts of things, just calling it as I see it.

Well if that is true it's very disappointing but given the AFL's form of late, not surprising.

Black and white@&$?!

The thing is, he easily kicked goal of the year and didnt win that! For me Naitinui was a clear number one for mark of the year, got higher in a bigger pack of people

For me, Naitinui, Petterd, even Watts against the bombers were more enjoyable grabs, along with Walkers.

If Walker hadn't ended up with a chest mark and it was a fully outstretched grab above his head, it was his.

Krakouer's mark is a beauty, but the thing about Walker's is the hang time. Staying up there is rally hard to do, and Walker was up there for a long time. for mine, Krakouer was about 5th or 6th.

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For what it's worth, Luke Darcy spoke about this on 'One Week at a Time' last night. He was one of the selectors of MOTY so his views are worth something. he explained that while it was a difficult decision, the key determinant that got Krakour's over the line was that it was a pack mark rather than one on one like Walker's.

Do I agree? No. I'd have gone with Walker - but at least Darcy explained the reasoning.

Krakours was underwhelming imo.

Love to see it and Pettards side by side. Haven't seen Pettards for a while but from memory was more spectacular.

Petterd's and Naitanui were pack marks and were both better than Krak's. So shove that argument Luke.

Walkers was MOTY, everyone knows it, so who cares.

absolute [censored] that he was awarded mark of the year.

Being totally unbiased, Walker's speccie was one for the ages, was night and day ahead of any other this year, then came NICNATS, then daylight to Petterd, then even more daylight to Krakouer's.

Walker was robbed. His would have to be one of the highest grabs to be ever taken. Such a clean jump, such a clean grab and he was up near the top of Eureka Tower to boot.

Agree with the goal of the year though. Fantastic run and carry down the entire field from ballantyne.

Edited September 20, 201114 yr by Demon Disciple

Funny that. I've just been poking around twitter and came across a tweet by Marty Pask, retweeted by Damian Barrett saying that the AFL loving public voted Walkers as the best, but the AFL themselves overruled it. This disproves one of my reasons, but doesn't go much distance at all to disproving the others. Unfortunately the Filth do seem to have a bit of extra fortune with these sorts of things, just calling it as I see it.

Vlad giveth and Vlad taketh away.

Walkers didn't do anything for me .

Prefer the big pack marks myself and so coulda thrown a blanket over Kracks , Nik Nat and Petterds .

Collingwood player, fairytale comeback, public vote with the biggest supported club in the league. Need I go on?

Actually it's chosen by a panel. But luke darcy is on that panel so it might make sense as to why it so stupid

The temptation for the AFL to go for the career redemption / good news story proved too hard to resist.

Walker was a clear winner. Just about hit his head on the roof.

NicNat second, just ahead of Petterd and Krakouer equal third.