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AFLPA Awards

Timothy Reddan-A'Blew
in Melbourne Demons

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    Popularity contest. Coaches award has more weight IMO

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    Gawn second for best Captain.  Petracca 4th for MVP.  No Oliver or Wines in the top 5. Lost a lot of credibility tonight.

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    Listening to the opinions of plenty of ex-players in the media makes me think that most of the current players probably aren't that bright in actually analysing the game either. 

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    2 hours ago, Skuit said:

    Listening to the opinions of plenty of ex-players in the media makes me think that most of the current players probably aren't that bright in actually analysing the game either. 

    Half the modern players don’t watch a second of other games. Some watch a bit, footy nerds like Gawn are rare. 

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    3 hours ago, Skuit said:

    Listening to the opinions of plenty of ex-players in the media makes me think that most of the current players probably aren't that bright in actually analysing the game either. 

    Was thinking exactly the same 'Skuit'...

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    A Bont love fest. A super player for sure but getting 3 times more votes than the second placed MVP is strange. Similar with the captaincy. He led them from first to fifth in the last 3 weeks of the season while Maxy was winning the minor premierships after a Herculean second half v the Cats

    When were the votes cast i wonder?

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    9 hours ago, Swooper1987 said:

    Gawn second for best Captain.  Petracca 4th for MVP.  No Oliver or Wines in the top 5. Lost a lot of credibility tonight.

    That tells you all you need to know about the voting public. Petracca above Oliver…

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    27 minutes ago, JJJ said:

    That tells you all you need to know about the voting public. Petracca above Oliver…

    Yep a real Homer Simpson moment!

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    10 hours ago, Swooper1987 said:

    Gawn second for best Captain.  Petracca 4th for MVP.  No Oliver or Wines in the top 5. Lost a lot of credibility tonight.

    I love our players but Wines not in Top 5? - you must be joking.

    On Best Captain? - the playing cohort confuse being a great player with being a great leader. They're relatd but not the same.

    Max in spades IMO.  Nathan Jones has it too.

    Evidence? - Cue Tex Walker

    Players should just stick to getting a kick.

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    Nothing more than a popularity contest and I don’t think our "team first” bunch of players will give a crap

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    1 hour ago, JJJ said:

    That tells you all you need to know about the voting public. Petracca above Oliver…

    The players voted for these awards, not the public.

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    i remember one year when one of the lonie twins won the 'bravest player' or whatever award, as voted by the players

    they don't really take it that seriously i don't think

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    It is bizzare for Bontempelli to have nearly 3 times the votes of the second place getter, Walsh.

    And, surely, every player knows who Oliver is!

    Not saying Bontempelli shouldn't have won but to not have Oliver, Wines in the top 5 is bizzare.

    Usually the players get it right.  Not this year.  

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    Does any other sport have awards where players get to vote for their mates? It just seems a completely ridiculous idea, in that (a) half the players would have absolutely no idea what the rest of the competition is up to and (b) most of them wouldn't take it seriously anyway. 

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    I find it quite bizarre as well. Could it be a little bit of jealousy and blowback from dominating the other awards? I do recall a few players in the past saying they rely on media / stats...but if that was the case then we should have had Oliver smashing it.

    In the end it doesnt really matter because i dont think this aware is that prestigious anyway.

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    6 hours ago, Deestroy All said:

    Half the modern players don’t watch a second of other games. Some watch a bit, footy nerds like Gawn are rare. 

    Nailed it, DA. 

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    I do wonder how much of this is a popularity contest?

    Bont is a nice guy on the field, so other players vote for him. Wines and Oliver are competitive beasts. Probably not out there making friends. 

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    9 hours ago, Demonstone said:

    The players voted for these awards, not the public.

    Yep I know. I was referring to the players as the ‘voting public’. Could’ve made it clearer i guess.

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