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8 hours ago, Big Col said:

Bompt has been relatively quiet the last two weeks while Oliver probably got 3 votes today and maybe 1 vote last week. I think it will be very close.

I took a multi early in the season: Melbourne and Casey premiership and Oliver Brownlow. $10 @ $129.77. Pretty happy abput that.

Don't expect Clarry to poll against Adelaide but he's got at least 2 from last night.  He probably deserves 3 but it depends how much emphasis the umps put on Gawn's last quarter, he'd be the only threat.  Bont can't poll in the last couple of games and Wines definitely will.  

 

6. Clayton Oliver 
5. Christian Petracca 
4. Max Gawn 
3. Christian Salem 
2. Jake Lever 
1. Kysaiah Pickett

 

6. Clayton Oliver 
5. Max Gawn 
4. Jake Lever 
3. Kysaiah Pickett
2. Ed Langdon
1. Christian Salem

6 Oliver: I have been critical of Ollie in the past because I felt he just had scope for so much more, whether it be his kicking or his handballing backwards. But that game showed what he has been trying to achieve since midway through last year and was Chris Judd-esque. Did you hear the Cats imploring players to mark Ollie on the coverage? He was that good and he needed to be with Trac down.

5 Gawn: How good was it that he got his redemption against the Cats at the same ground that Zach Tuohey buried us after the siren a few years back now. He was frustrated early but he lifted and even if we hadn't won, he had shown again his resolve.

4 Lever: Quiet early and beaten during the 2nd term onslaught, he started winning the ball back late in the second term and kept going for the rest of the night. He's a major reason why we are good this season. He talks and he walks and he can even baulk. But it's his sure hands and clever mind that are critical - 12 intercepts.

3 Viney: This was like a final and as you'd expect, the hardnuts comes to the fore. Couldn't stop Selwood early but boy was he working.

2 Harmes: Same story as Viney. You have to have these guys in the trenches and he is just so fit.

1 Salem: After a quietish few weeks he asserted himself a bit more and with a young running defence around him (Bowey, Rivers, Smith) he was the smarts all night. 


6. Oliver

5. Gawn

4. Lever

3. Salem

2. Kossie

1. Viney

6 Oliver

5 Gawn

4 Lever

3 Pickett

2 May

1 Salem

Oliver’s will to win and his ability to compete for 120 minutes at full speed and power is unmatched. He is a superstar. 

 

6.  Clarrie (guts and determination) Oliver

5.  Max (lead from the front) Gawn

4.  Rick (ever reliable) Lever

3.  Christian (calm and collected) Salem

2.  Ed (positively tireless) Langdon

1.  Kozzie (live wire) Pickett


6. Oliver

5. Gawn

4. Lever

3. Langdon

2. Pickett

1. Harmes

 

(could throw a blanket over Pickett, Harmes, Petracca, Salem).

14 hours ago, ProperDee said:

6. Oliver

5. Gawn

4. Salem

3. Lever

2. Petracca

1. May

I am with you PD, although there were 10-12 that deserved a vote.

6. Oliver

5. Gawn

4. Lever

3. Langdon 

2. Salem

1. Viney

4 hours ago, Swooper1987 said:

Don't expect Clarry to poll against Adelaide but he's got at least 2 from last night.  He probably deserves 3 but it depends how much emphasis the umps put on Gawn's last quarter, he'd be the only threat.  Bont can't poll in the last couple of games and Wines definitely will.  

I think 2 goals and 39 touches will be enough for the 3. Max has a quieter 1st 3 quarters. 


4 hours ago, Jaded said:

Oliver’s will to win and his ability to compete for 120 minutes at full speed and power is unmatched. He is a superstar. 

One of the greatest performances I have ever seen from any player in a game last night…it was nothing short of immense!

I truely believe he is the best player in the comp…a competitive animal!

6: Oliver

5: Gawn

4: Lever

3: Salem

2: Viney

1: Langdon.

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Clarrie is polling consistently and strongly and, at this stage of the journey, he has a big lead.

234. Clayton Oliver
203. Christian Petracca
138. Christian Salem 
116. Max Gawn
114. Jake Lever
81. Luke Jackson
77. Steven May
67. Ed Langdon 
66. Tom McDonald
51. Bayley Fritsch
42. James Harmes
34. Kysiah Pickett
27. James Jordon
25. Alex Neal-Bullen
20. Jayden Hunt 
16. Harry Petty
15. Angus Brayshaw
14. Jack Viney
11. Charlie Spargo
10. Trent Rivers 
9. Ben Brown
7. Michael Hibberd
2. Jake Bowey
1. Tom Sparrow Adam Tomlinson
 


I wonder if Andy, Binman and George are going to give Harmes the credit he deserves

 

There are many things that surprise me on the odd occasion we play finals. One is that the Demonland Player of the Year continues on. I was fully expecting to open this thread this morning to see Oliver having been formally announced as the winner.   

 
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1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

There are many things that surprise me on the odd occasion we play finals. One is that the Demonland Player of the Year continues on. I was fully expecting to open this thread this morning to see Oliver having been formally announced as the winner.   

Why should it not continue on? We're still playing games. Every fit listed player is on a level playing field. The Brownlow only stops at the end of the H & A season because 10 teams aren't playing anymore.


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