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Gary Ayres Player of the Finals

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There's a clear flaw when Petracca gets 23 out of 30 votes available (76%) but is beaten for the award by someone who got 25 out of 40 (62.5% of the votes available).

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    22 minutes ago, Little Goffy said:

    "Macrae didn't poll in the Grand Final" says it all.

    Surely the simple solution is that all players get their three best games counted.

    Done, issue over. Still fair to the four-game players without giving any ridiculous advantage.

    Like your suggestion

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    Simples... at the completion of the final series a panel of 'experts' (or even Gary Ayres himself) vote 3,2,1 for their choice of best player in the final series.

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    I'm sure he'll treasure that award.

    Straight to the pool room.

    CP5-couldn't give a stuff.

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    It could be a meaningful award but it needs to be more than just stats or subjective opinion. Then the best player would be clearly displayed. They need to sort this out: for the sake of Gary Ayres who must cringe at its irrelevance, but also because it should genuinely be a prestigious award. Finals showcase the best of our game.

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    Who gave Caleb Daniel 3 votes, Goody or Bevo? Goody feeling a bit generous? Or Bevo taking the [censored] with favouring his own players?

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    9 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Who gave Caleb Daniel 3 votes, Goody or Bevo? Goody feeling a bit generous? Or Bevo taking the [censored] with favouring his own players?

    That would be Bevo. Bontempelli 1 vote I can understand, but Daniel 3rd best on ground?  🤦‍♀️

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    If Clarry  Choo Choo wasnt player of finals then I am Sgt Shultz

    I KNOW NOTHING

    TRAC CLOSE SECOND! In fact 

    IM CALLING IT A TIE !! CLARRY AND TRAC🤩

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    2 hours ago, rpfc said:

    Jeez, they need to rethink that award…

    Honestly who cares. MaCrae can have the GA Medal. Trac will just have to be content with a Premiership and Norm Smith Medal. No doubt Christian is shattered 😄

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    2 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    There's a clear flaw when Petracca gets 23 out of 30 votes available (76%) but is beaten for the award by someone who got 25 out of 40 (62.5% of the votes available).

    That’s my point.

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    1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Honestly who cares. MaCrae can have the GA Medal. Trac will just have to be content with a Premiership and Norm Smith Medal. No doubt Christian is shattered 😄

    That’s not the point.
    We all know Tracc wouldn’t  give a rat’s, but it is a discussion of a totally flawed AFL award. 

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    How many goals did Fritter get for the year IN THE END? 

    Pretty sure it was one more than Coleman Medal winner McKay

     

    couldnt be bothered looking up Tomahawk’s finals campaign 🤮

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    Who won the most helpful cutting up the oranges award?

    Edited by Queanbeyan Demon
    Typo

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    3 minutes ago, radar said:

    How many goals did Fritter get for the year IN THE END? 

    Pretty sure it was one more than Coleman Medal winner McKay

     

    couldnt be bothered looking up Tomahawk’s finals campaign 🤮

    59. 

    McKay 58

    Floppy Elbows Hawkins 62

    Absolutely elite from a medium forward. 

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    GF votes should be weighted to be 1.5 or 2.0x for the very reason most people stated.

    this is the definition of a bureaucrat award.

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    well it’s good to feel a bit of outrage back on this site! it’s been strangely absent now for weeks.,

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    3 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Who gave Caleb Daniel 3 votes, Goody or Bevo? Goody feeling a bit generous? Or Bevo taking the [censored] with favouring his own players?

    Daniel had a lot of the ball, a lot of intercepts and a lot of turnovers. I felt like we were happy for him to be the one we let of the leash. I think we put a lot of work into a bunch of Dogs players, including Weightman, Liberatore, McCrae and Bailey Smith who were all kept much quieter than usual. Assuming we didn't put work into him, then I'm not sure that Goodwin could have him 3rd best on ground (because he did what he thought he would, and would probably rate our defensive efforts to stop key players a bit higher), so I think it has to be Bevo who gave him the votes

    Treloar is the other one we allowed to run around a bit.

     

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    11 hours ago, picket fence said:

    If Clarry  Choo Choo wasnt player of finals then I am Sgt Shultz

    I KNOW NOTHING

    TRAC CLOSE SECOND! In fact 

    IM CALLING IT A TIE !! CLARRY AND TRAC🤩

    There's some truth in there ...

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    13 hours ago, Little Goffy said:

    "Macrae didn't poll in the Grand Final" says it all.

    Surely the simple solution is that all players get their three best games counted.

    Done, issue over. Still fair to the four-game players without giving any ridiculous advantage.

    That leaves us in the exact same situation though doesn’t it? Macrae would have had the advantage of extra game, effectively being able to discard his worst game, which was the GF.

    I personally would have had Bailey Smith ahead of him across the first 3 finals anyway. Macrae doesn’t excite me much at all.

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    Great thing is, this club doesn't care one bit for individual awards!!!

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