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[Honeyboy Wilson]

Nick Dal Santo is my smokey and I hope he wins. To come back to career best form after a shocking off season showed a lot about his character.

 

[Bockchoy67]

I reckon Boyd will surprise. Mitchell likely for top votes. Judd will start slow, then fire after the halfway point with a bunch of 3 votes. Dal Santo will be right up there. Goodes left his run too late. Pendles will do well but never really challenge - in fact Swan could beat or match him. Murphy will start like a house on fire but lose gas late in the year. Ablett won't poll enough big games but will slowly but surely reach the top group.

 

[mickelboy182]

I reckon
1. Pendles
2. Judd
3. Goodes
4. Murphy
5. Mitchell

 

[SamFisher25]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

Better chance for the Norm.

awesome avatar that gameface gameface!

 

[Blues_Man]

Nick Dal Santo is my smokey and I hope he wins. To come back to career best form after a shocking off season showed a lot about his character.

I reckon Del Santo has a small ...........chance

 

[roostersgal4eva]

I'm thinking Pendleburry or Goodes

gold coast's bad form will hurt Abblett - which I dont think is fair cause he's been one of the best..

 

[dukeydave]

Anyone know if either Channel 7 or Foxtel will be showing the Brownlow Count live into Perth? It has been live for the past 2 years, either being on 7HD (which is gone) or Main Event on Foxtel.

Thanks!

 

[Blue and Silver]

Murphy to win, 1 vote more than Pendlebury

 

[Shane_Mag]

Judd
Goodes
Pendlebury

One of them will win.

 

[joe444]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

Well someone has to get votes at Geelong. 19 wins would suggest we'd provide a contender. And with GAJ not around and most of our other midfielders missing a few games, someone will be getting more votes.

Judd and Murphy / Swan and Pendles have had better years - but they're surely going to take votes from each other. Also, no matter how dominant you are, best on ground is 3 votes only.

Do not be surprised if he's up there.

 

[Grizzly_82]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

Would rather place my money on SJ than Bartel for this year tbh

 

[roostersgal4eva]

The umpires might have been reluctant giving mitchell votes as they know he cant win

I would hate it if he was top vote tonight

 

[krisholio14]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

I got on him pre season @ 67.

I'll be a very happy little boy if he manages to get up

 

[Selective Retention]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

LSV

still feel bartel will poll well though

RD1 3 Votes J Bartel
Rd 2 v freo was in best with enright
Rd 3 v port was BOG
Rd 4 v syd wojack, ottens. maybe a vote
Rd 5 v haw chappy, bartel


he polls and polls hard. golden boy IMO

You can get $126 about him leading at round 12 if you think he will poll that hard early.

Cats will just share them around and the highest cat will end up with 12-15 votes I reckon. SJ @ 9's for most team votes is good value I think.

 

[Churros]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

Doubt it. As other Cats fans have said, he is a better chance for the Norm Smith, but I'm backing Kelly or Ottens to win it though.

 

[mattys123]

For once, I don't care if Judd wins it.

I just don't want a Geelong player to win it, simply because in 07 and 09 when they won their flags, they also collected the Brownlow (Ablett -09, Bartel - 07).

So I send a request to the little men, anyone but a Cat please.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

Won't even get close.

 

[Gladbaqs]

Re: Bartel a Smokey for the Chas

I'd be happy to bet a chicken fajita that he won't poll ten votes.

 

[hawkz]

I like to go for small roughies, so D. Swan is my bet.

 

[sr20]

Just going through the form bar in the Herald Sun today, and Dane Swan comes up with 10 games he could possibly get 3 votes in. Plus 5 other games were he is the possibility of polling. Everyone has counted him out because of his "slump" in the middle of the season which was only 5 games, the 6th he kicked 4 goals which ended up being the difference in the game and pollworthy. Every other game he could be in the reckoning.

Compare that to Judd who had the same amount of ordinary games throughout the season, and probably less games where he looked as though he was the standout due to Murphys great year.

I agree with some others, I think Mitchell may be the one who polls the most votes, but Swan is my tip to win it due to his ineligibility. Judd and Murphy to tie for second followed by Boyd who was a standout in his side, they just wont win enough games for him to win it.

 

[AG]

Swan was meant to be a runaway winner last year. Hard to predict Swan. Some games you'll watch and think he was ok and then look at the stat sheet and see he got 40 possessions and think wtf?

 

[PRANKSTER666]

All over Priddis @ 126/1.

 

[Bollox]

Got Goodes of course...would be a laugh if the world had been backing Judd to get his third but was Goodes who gets his third. Rumour is Judd parked straight turning up at least 13 times this season so thats 13 votes to start with.

Still think a woodsman will win it this year, with dal santo a smokey after an underrated season.

 

[Brad Goodman]

Judd will probably win, Goodes far less likely though I think.

Betting wise, seeing as there isn't much value with Judd, I've gone a Boyd/Swan quinella and Priddis to finish top 5.

 

[Plugger35]

Would love to see Dal Santo win it but I don't think we won enough games in the first half of the season, although he might storm home when we strung some wins together in the second half. He was consistently in our best players and won't have Hayes stealing votes off him like in previous years.

If not Dal Santo then I wouldn't mind seeing Goodes win a third Brownlow, one of my favourite non Saints players.