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Timothy Reddan-A'Blew

By Timothy Reddan-A'Blew
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Skuit Mighty Demon

Skuit   10,031

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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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Deestroy All Trident

Deestroy All   14,266

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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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rjay Legend

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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'...

BDA Legend

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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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JJJ Mighty Demon

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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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picket fence Legend

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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!

Demon17 Redleg

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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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DeesignerAU Demon

DeesignerAU   383

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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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Lucifers Hero Legend

Lucifers Hero   40,518

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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.  

poita Redleg

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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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Gawndy the Great Trident

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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.

Tim Redleg

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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. 

Jaded No More Legend

Jaded No More   68,975

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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. 

JJJ Mighty Demon

JJJ   1,333

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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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