For what it's worth, ESPN have Wines on 32 winning from Steele & Oliver on 31 and Bontempelli on 30.

https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/30993511/afl-2021-brownlow-medal-predictor-tracker-leaderboard-odds-every-team-every-player-every-vote-2021

They also have 6 Demons in their All Australian side, so hopefully they know what they are talking about.

Oliver is twice the player Wines is. Easily

Is this just the yearly leak to throw off the punters. 

I personally think Clarry is the best mid in the league , but I fear Trac and Gawn will take votes off him and make it difficult for him to win the medal.

Having said that I put a nice bet on Clayton at the start of the season and will be riding him home.

If not, then a Norm Smith medal will look just as good around his neck.

37 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

I personally think Clarry is the best mid in the league , but I fear Trac and Gawn will take votes off him and make it difficult for him to win the medal.

Having said that I put a nice bet on Clayton at the start of the season and will be riding him home.

If not, then a Norm Smith medal will look just as good around his neck.

We've been there before in 2018.  Gawn won the coaches award and should've polled better than he did (20 votes), but Brayshaw got 21 and Oliver 13.  

Trac could well be winning it at round 11. 

Bont will pass him by round 20

Clarry to come home strong and win it. His second half of the season was ridiculous 

2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Anyone have any 'smokies'?

While not polling well with coaches Andrew Brayshaw has by some accounts had a very good year.

Would laugh if he came 3rd!!

Not sure if you'd call them smokies, but Jack Steele and Sam Walsh have each had very good years with very few team mates likely to steal votes from them. I recognise that Weitering and McKay are likely to be all-Australians but as they are both key position players, I assume that won't translate into many Brownlow votes for either.

If Touk Miller hadn't been suspended, I would have included him in this group, too.   

The umpires [censored] up all weekend every single week. Why do we suddenly value their opinion and give this stupid award so much prestige on Brownlow night?

 

If Oliver wins it’s a very great award. 

5 hours ago, DubDee said:

Clarry to come home strong and win it. His second half of the season was ridiculous 

His game v Crows in Adelaide (a loss due to home-ground umpiring but hey - stick it up your woolly jumper) may well be one of the best of any player in our lifetime.

If anyone else wins it'll be dead-set theft.

Edited August 25, 20214 yr by Monocology

Whenever we needed something this year it was Oliver that got us rolling near every time.
He's a machine and his will to win is off the charts.
I don't even care he's hack kick any more.
Gawns had a quiet year and Tracs in and out of the game.
By rights all things being equal Oliver should lead our side in the voting easily.



 

Edited August 25, 20214 yr by Fork 'em

The brownlow lost value for me after Mitchell won it...