The Bluey

[Ted Lasso 19,307]

I would have thought Nathan Jones will win and deserve his second Bluey on thursday.

[Vanilla Gorilla 204]

2 horse race - Nathan Jones and Garland. Jones slightly ahead for me.

[Mickey 4,647]

My top 4 are Nath Jones, Col Garland, Col Sylvia and Dean Terlich

[Ted Lasso 19,307]

my top 5

1. Nathan Jones

2. Colin Garland

3. Colin Sylvia

4. Dean Terlich

5. Matt Jones

[Young Dee 1,303]

From reading this website one would assume Sylvia would be destined to end up at the bottom.

I think he cops an unfair amount of criticism (Dunn also) but then again they do need to lift. If Sylvia leaves he will be a star and all of demonland will be in mourning).

Jones for me - has had to endure the heaviest tag each week and has still performed week in week out.

Garland - unlucky but he should not just get it because Jones won it last year.

Our two only players that can walk into the off season with their heads held high.

[Barney Rubble 1,576]

I'd be surprised if the 5 mentioned above were not in the mix.

Grimes would have been there if not for his collar bone injury.

The problem being who do you pick for the top ten? We didn't have 10 good players all year.

[Young Dee 1,303]

Who voted other?

And who was it? (Grimes?)

[Ted Lasso 19,307]

From reading this website one would assume Sylvia would be destined to end up at the bottom.

I think he cops an unfair amount of criticism (Dunn also) but then again they do need to lift. If Sylvia leaves he will be a star and all of demonland will be in mourning).

Jones for me - has had to endure the heaviest tag each week and has still performed week in week out.

Garland - unlucky but he should not just get it because Jones won it last year.

Our two only players that can walk into the off season with their heads held high.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Col gives it a real shake, when he is on he probably impacts the game more than Nate Jones, stands to reason the other teams started tagging him rather than jones as the season went on.

[Redjacket 756]

Dean Terlich must be a shoe in for Best First Year Player.

[Young Dee 1,303]

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Col gives it a real shake, when he is on he probably impacts the game more than Nate Jones, stands to reason the other teams started tagging him rather than jones as the season went on.

When we start playing for something (finals) and when the likes of Viney, Toumpas, Swallow? etc start have an influence then Jones and Sylvia will be freed up and could become A grade. (I think)

A real motivation for AFL is the chance to win a grand final or play finals (we just don't have that and I think that situation is the difference between getting through a game and putting your body on the line).

Edited September 2, 2013 by Young Dee

[Grapeviney 9,712]

Jack Viney is going to poll well despite playing just 13 games.

Averaged 17 touches - more than half of them contested - 4.5 clearances, 4 tackles, and topped 20 possessions on 6 occasions.

Great debut in an injury-interrupted season.

[Young Dee 1,303]

Dean Terlich must be a shoe in for Best First Year Player.

Or coaches award.

If VIney played the full year I think it would be his.

[Ted Lasso 19,307]

I'd be tipping Matt Jones for the best first year, played every game and been very consistant, Terlich has been good but as some have suggested can leak goals and such.

[pantaloons 2,019]

I believe we went to some zany points scoring system last season that rewarded players who played in most games, as opposed to giving out votes to only a handful of players a game. With a normal scoring system, I'd say Jones by the length of Paul Roos' MFC contract broken down into 5c coins and lined up along Brunton Ave.

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,693]

Can someone explain the voting system? Isn't it something like every player gets a vote out of 6 from the coaches? If that's correct, it can give a different result than necessarily expected with players being rewarded for regularly playing. (So expect Dunn to get a lot of votes).

Also, is it correct that last year we didn't have a best first year player but some other concocted award for the best almost a first year player?

[Red N Blue Society 165]

Chunk to win it.

And Terlich to be in the top 4 votes somewhere.

[Curry & Beer 5,444]

my top 5

1. Nathan Jones

2. Colin Garland

3. Colin Sylvia

4. Dean Terlich

5. Matt Jones

mine exactly

[Guest]

Jones will win it but Colin Garland might surprise some.

[The Yarra 83]

N Jones

Garland

M Jones

Frawley

Dunn/Trengove.

[Adam The God 30,128]

The only possible way Jones could win it is because of Garland's absence mid year. Garland would have been leading by quite a way at the midway point.

[Maldonboy38 6,390]

Jones, and Garland a very close 2nd.

A huge gap - and then Terlich, M Jones and Grimes. If it was Brownlow counting Sylvia will score a lot of 1 votes so can't see him winning but will poll in many games especially around the time Neeld departed.

[The Chazz 4,077]

Trengove will poll well despite most our our comments about his season (mine included).

One thing I do know is even if Jones doesn't win it (which he gets my vote), it's good that he has broken the curse of performing badly after winning the Bluey. The names on the trophy before his went from hero to zero in a short space of time.

[What 18,810]

1. Nathan Jones

2. Colin Garland

3. James Frawley

4. Matt Jones

5. Jack Viney

[DemonWA 3,931]

are they doing that stupid voting system that they did last year?

[Pennant St Dee 13,118]

1. Nate Jones

2. Colin Garland

3. Colin Sylvia

4. Matt Jones

5. Dean Terlich

Best 1st year player - Matt Jones