VelvetSledge
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If you're wondering why we've dropped it down from 5 votes to 3...
Big numbers hurty head and me no think good.
Welcome back to the most prestigious Essendon-centric award available to players who don the sash. Greater than a Crichton, shinier than a Brownlow - the winner of this award is so proud to win that they don't even ask for a physical prize. Which is good, because we don't have a budget.
After a real drop-off in interest last year, I let this award go by the wayside from Round 17 onwards, but I have since caught up on the count and Mason Redman is a first-time winner for 2022, followed by new skipper Zach Merrett as his bridesmaid.
THE RULES
As you may well know, after every Essendon match in the AFL™ Toyota™ 2023™ Premiership™ Season™ there will be an MVP thread opened up where you will vote for who you thought were the standout players on the ground. The voting method is very simple. Following this template;
3. BEST ON GROUND
2. 2nd best
1. 3rd best
Votes will close around 6-7pm on Tuesday or thereabouts. Votes will be tallied and the top 3 vote-getters will be our top 3 players for that week.
PLEASE keep in mind that you need to clearly label who gets the 3 votes and so on, just to make it easier for the votes to be counted. Some of you weirdos make your own nicknames that make no sense. If your votes do not follow that format they may not be counted.
THE 2023 BIGFOOTY POTY LEADERBOARD
WINNER - 1st Place - Zach Merrett (26)
2nd Place - Kyle Langford (19)
3rd Place - Nic Martin (16)
All Votes:
26 - Zach Merrett
19 - Kyle Langford
16 - Nic Martin
12 - Mason Redman, Jordan Ridley
8 - Andrew McGrath, Ben Hobbs
7 - Jake Stringer
6 - Jye Caldwell
5 - Darcy Parish
3 - Will Setterfield, Jake Kelly
2 - Archie Perkins, Sam Draper, Sam Weideman, Nick Bryan, Jayden Laverde, Nick Hind
1 - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Peter Wright
HALL OF FAME
2022
Winner: Mason Redman (41)
Runner up: Zach Merrett (33)
2021
Winner: Zach Merrett (63)
Runner up: Darcy Parish (57)
2020
Winner: Jordan Ridley (46)
Runner up: Zach Merrett (34)
2019
Winner: Zach Merrett (47)
Runner up: Dylan Shiel (35)
2018
Winner: Devon Smith (47.5)
Runner up: Zach Merrett (36)
2017
Winner: Zach Merrett (45)
Runner up: Michael Hurley (40)
2016
Winner: Zach Merrett (80)
Runner up: David Zaharakis (41)
2015
Winner: Michael Hurley (50)
Runner up: Cale Hooker (45)
2014
Winner: Dyson Heppell (51)
Runner up: Brendon Goddard/Patrick Ryder (32)
2013
Winner: Jobe Watson (49)
Runner up: Michael Hibberd (38)
2012
Winner: Jobe Watson (76)
Runner up: Brent Stanton (31)
2011
Winner: Brent Stanton (43)
Runner up: Jobe Watson (39.5)
Big numbers hurty head and me no think good.
Welcome back to the most prestigious Essendon-centric award available to players who don the sash. Greater than a Crichton, shinier than a Brownlow - the winner of this award is so proud to win that they don't even ask for a physical prize. Which is good, because we don't have a budget.
After a real drop-off in interest last year, I let this award go by the wayside from Round 17 onwards, but I have since caught up on the count and Mason Redman is a first-time winner for 2022, followed by new skipper Zach Merrett as his bridesmaid.
THE RULES
As you may well know, after every Essendon match in the AFL™ Toyota™ 2023™ Premiership™ Season™ there will be an MVP thread opened up where you will vote for who you thought were the standout players on the ground. The voting method is very simple. Following this template;
3. BEST ON GROUND
2. 2nd best
1. 3rd best
Votes will close around 6-7pm on Tuesday or thereabouts. Votes will be tallied and the top 3 vote-getters will be our top 3 players for that week.
PLEASE keep in mind that you need to clearly label who gets the 3 votes and so on, just to make it easier for the votes to be counted. Some of you weirdos make your own nicknames that make no sense. If your votes do not follow that format they may not be counted.
THE 2023 BIGFOOTY POTY LEADERBOARD
WINNER - 1st Place - Zach Merrett (26)
2nd Place - Kyle Langford (19)
3rd Place - Nic Martin (16)
All Votes:
26 - Zach Merrett
19 - Kyle Langford
16 - Nic Martin
12 - Mason Redman, Jordan Ridley
8 - Andrew McGrath, Ben Hobbs
7 - Jake Stringer
6 - Jye Caldwell
5 - Darcy Parish
3 - Will Setterfield, Jake Kelly
2 - Archie Perkins, Sam Draper, Sam Weideman, Nick Bryan, Jayden Laverde, Nick Hind
1 - Brandon Zerk-Thatcher, Peter Wright
HALL OF FAME
2022
Winner: Mason Redman (41)
Runner up: Zach Merrett (33)
2021
Winner: Zach Merrett (63)
Runner up: Darcy Parish (57)
2020
Winner: Jordan Ridley (46)
Runner up: Zach Merrett (34)
2019
Winner: Zach Merrett (47)
Runner up: Dylan Shiel (35)
2018
Winner: Devon Smith (47.5)
Runner up: Zach Merrett (36)
2017
Winner: Zach Merrett (45)
Runner up: Michael Hurley (40)
2016
Winner: Zach Merrett (80)
Runner up: David Zaharakis (41)
2015
Winner: Michael Hurley (50)
Runner up: Cale Hooker (45)
2014
Winner: Dyson Heppell (51)
Runner up: Brendon Goddard/Patrick Ryder (32)
2013
Winner: Jobe Watson (49)
Runner up: Michael Hibberd (38)
2012
Winner: Jobe Watson (76)
Runner up: Brent Stanton (31)
2011
Winner: Brent Stanton (43)
Runner up: Jobe Watson (39.5)
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