Hodge 4 brownlow

[Pessimistic]

Just incidentally they mentioned on 7 that Hodge was being considered for AA Capt. Matthews is on the panel and confirmed that.

Was good to see the warmth between Matthews and Mitchell. great Hawthorn captains

 

[LongBomb]

Was fairly well beaten yesterday by Ling

Hodge has always struggled when he has a quality stopper on him. That has not changed this year.

 

[Roby]

Hodge has always struggled when he has a quality stopper on him. That has not changed this year.

Wouldn't say he struggled as he was one of the better players on the ground. So you're wrong.

 

[Jimpson]

Wouldn't say he struggled as he was one of the better players on the ground. So you're wrong.

He might have been top 10 but given the hype and his form of recent weeks, he was well down on his usual influence on the game.

 

[Roby]

He might have been top 10 but given the hype and his form of recent weeks, he was well down on his usual influence on the game.

How do you think Bartel or Selwood would of gone if Ling had of played on them?

 

[Jimpson]

How do you think Bartel or Selwood would of gone if Ling had of played on them?

Probably not as good as they would usually but isnt that the whole point of this conversation? Hodge got beaten by Ling, nothing to be ashamed of.

 

[BEEG]

Swan 4 Brownlow

Look at the year his having

Leading Herald Sun awards
Leading footy Show Votes
Up there might even be leading the coaches MVP awards

My theory is you need to have a really good season before you can win the Brownlow and Swan had that last year and umpires would have noticed how he didnt probally get as many votes as he should of

Swan is having a better year then last year he has found the ability to keep us or lift us in games

Just a couple examples

4th Quarter of the Melbourne game
3rd Quarter of the Carlton game
2nd Quarter of the Port game

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Yes he did, he's a selfish gloryhound and it just made the waterworks for not winning the norm smith in the same week all the more pathetic. 0-2.

No he didn't. Please don't make things up, this is the main board.

 

[Rioli magic]

Hodge got beaten by Ling, nothing to be ashamed of.

I don't think he got beaten by Ling. I'd say Ling 1st half, Hodge 2nd half. He still won't poll votes.

 

[Rioli magic]

Please don't make things up, this is the main board.

Campbell was crying out of shame.

Ablett didn't cry at the Brownlow.

Ablett cried because he was BOG in a losing GF.

Campbell Brown cried because he couldn't get a touch in a H&A match.

You're pathetic.

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

You're pathetic.

Those are all facts. Which do you disagree with?

 

[Monkey King]

Just incidentally they mentioned on 7 that Hodge was being considered for AA Capt. Matthews is on the panel and confirmed that.

Wouldn't be the first time Matthews has helped Hodgey get a gong.

 

[raff23]

Was fairly well beaten yesterday by Ling

As good as he's been this year, Brownlow's tend to go to players on winning teams. He'll need to star in the last 7 games and his team will need to win at least 5 of them.

He had 20 posessions, kicked a crucial goal in the last and took a hanger, wouldnt call that fairly well beaten, hodge hurts with his disposals more so than nearly every player in the competition so he doesnt need to get that many anyway. Its just that this yr he is getting 30 plus on a regular basis. Having said that ling did win the battle but not by a whole lot.

 

[rose jam]

He had 20 posessions, kicked a crucial goal in the last and took a hanger, wouldnt call that fairly well beaten, hodge hurts with his disposals more so than nearly every player in the competition so he doesnt need to get that many anyway. Its just that this yr he is getting 30 plus on a regular basis. Having said that ling did win the battle but not by a whole lot.

he had a very average game yesterday, I think you can admit that, no-one's going to play well every week and yesterday he was well down despite one or 2 things.

 

[Jimpson]

He had 20 posessions, kicked a crucial goal in the last and took a hanger, wouldnt call that fairly well beaten, hodge hurts with his disposals more so than nearly every player in the competition so he doesnt need to get that many anyway. Its just that this yr he is getting 30 plus on a regular basis. Having said that ling did win the battle but not by a whole lot.

And how effective was his disposal yesterday? Hardly damaging. The kick after his 'hanger' was a half volley which was turned over and ended up in a Byrnes goal.

 

[Lunchlady Doris]

Wouldn't be the first time Matthews has helped Hodgey get a gong.

There was quite an anomaly in the Norm Smith voting if I recall correctly?

 

[Pessimistic]

There was quite an anomaly in the Norm Smith voting if I recall correctly?

Stuart Dew for me

 

[Monkey King]

There was quite an anomaly in the Norm Smith voting if I recall correctly?

Matthews later admitted he had erred in not giving Ablett a single vote.