Think Tank Leon Davis Medal 2024 - discussion pre-game, then nominations, then voting...

[Dinsdale]

Grand Final day brings many acolades to the victor, and bronx cheers to the loser - I dont know if they cheer that much in the Bronx?

But amongst the great players is one who is a complete spud - could be one who clangs and misses a match winning goal, or could be one who has the most time on ground for little to no impact...

But it's the most glorious day of the football year! Grand Final day, where we find out which club supporters have bragging rights for 12 months and who will be mercilessly trolled for that same period (or longer). A new player will make a zero of himself by being crowned the 2024 Leon Davis

Leon Davis

Age

43

Ht

177cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.0

1star

K

3.6

2star

HB

1.4

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.4

3star

G

0.4

3star

Medallist!

A Bay 13 tradition, the Leon Davis

Leon Davis

Age

43

Ht

177cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.3

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

2.8

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.0

1star

K

3.6

2star

HB

1.4

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

0.4

3star

G

0.4

3star

Medal is awarded to the player deemed 'worst on ground' in the Grand Final.
There are many more ways to determine the WOG than the BOG.

Previous Winners:

2011: Alan Didak
2012: Cyril Rioli
2013: Hayden Ballantyne

Hayden Ballantyne

Age

37

Ht

173cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.1

5star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.6

3star

K

8.2

4star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

2014: Lewis Jetta
2015: Jack Darling

27

Jack Darling

Age

32

Ht

191cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.9

5star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

4.0

5star

G

1.4

5star

2016: Kurt Tippett

Kurt Tippett

Age

37

Ht

202cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.8

3star

K

6.7

3star

HB

4.1

3star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.6

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

2017: Josh Jenkins

11

Josh Jenkins

Age

35

Ht

200cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.1

4star

HB

3.8

3star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.6

5star

2018: Steele Sidebottom

22

Steele Sidebottom

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.4

5star

K

14.1

5star

HB

13.3

5star

M

5.5

5star

T

3.7

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

24.0

5star

K

12.0

5star

HB

12.0

5star

M

4.5

4star

T

4.3

5star

CL

2.3

4star

D

31.6

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

17.2

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

6.0

5star

2019: Jeremy Finlayson

11

Jeremy Finlayson

Age

28

Ht

197cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.5

3star

K

9.9

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.0

1star

K

7.0

3star

HB

0.0

1star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

18.4

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

5.8

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.0

1star

2020: Patrick Dangerfield
2021: Cody Weightman

3

Cody Weightman

Age

23

Ht

179cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.5

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

6.5

1star

K

4.0

1star

HB

2.5

2star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

6.5

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.0

4star

2022: Gary Rohan

23

Gary Rohan

Age

33

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

1.2

4star

2023: Billy Frampton

17

Billy Frampton

Age

27

Ht

201cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.1

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.1

3star

T

0.7

3star

MG

99.0

2star

D

8.5

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.5

3star

T

0.5

1star

MG

99.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.0

3star

MG

107.0

2star

The Leon always brings out the trolling, melting and schaudenfreude (sort of means gloating). Plus it's something supporters of all clubs can be involved in.

Post your predictions from now, post your nominations during the game, and we'll see who wins this most inglorious of awards.

 

[Hamingja]

 

[emuboy]

Blakey - too many errors.

 

[HTPunter]

Anyone nomming a forward has NFI. Ball was never down there not their fault.

2 less inside 50s

 

[HTPunter]

Judging based on 1st half because 2nd half was game over

Papley 3 touches, 1 good goal. That’s all. His direct opponent was the direct interceptor repeatedly and the best defender on the ground

 

[AvantGardener]

2 less inside 50s

Half kicked on Harris Andrews head. Quality of the entries absolutely chalk and cheese.

Edit: Looking at Stats Disposal Efficiency inside 50 Swans 39% and Lions 67%.

That means 34 to 19 decent I50s. And a lot of those 19 in junk time I would imagine.

 

[AvantGardener]

Judging based on 1st half because 2nd half was game over

Papley 3 touches, 1 good goal. That’s all. His direct opponent was the direct interceptor repeatedly and the best defender on the ground

So was Papley the one kicking it to Starcevich? Thats on the mids.

 

[Coach_Required]

Amarty was putrid, first touch was in the 3rd quarter and kicked it out on the full. 2nd possession he got Bronx cheers lol

 

[Coach_Required]

A lot to choose from, but Heeney for mine, chucked the toys out of the cot with 10 mins to go and sooked it up on the bench.
What a fraud of a player.
The Swans should send him to Norf and keep Parker.

He actually got injured lol but you believe what you want

 

[The_torpedo]

for the lions it has to be hipwood. seems to always be invisible for brisbane even when they play well

for the swannies.....i get the feeling one of their big three might just put in an absolute pants piss. gonna say heeney shits himself and gets done up by dunkley

MOTHER ****ING CALLED IT

HEENEY PISSED HIS PANTS

 

[HairyO]

Parker.

Unsighted for 85 minutes and did absolutely nothing, then has a bunch of kicks at goal long after the game is buried.

 

[Dinsdale]

He competed as well. Contested the ball and brought it to ground, didnt do anything overtly stupid so thats fine.

Nope, close eyes = potential murderer

 

[Mentallo]

He actually got injured lol but you believe what you want

Pulled heart string?

 

[The Sultan]

Parker.

Unsighted for 85 minutes and did absolutely nothing, then has a bunch of kicks at goal long after the game is buried.

At least he wasn’t sulking it up on the bench

 

[Coach_Required]

Pulled heart string?

He did a Charlie Curnow, didn't turn up in a final.

 

[Smeg Head]

Nope, close eyes = potential murderer

Him and Logan McDonald to have a potential murder off?

 

[Plugger35]

Gary Rohan

23

Gary Rohan

Age

33

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

1.2

4star

, he went missing again in another Swans GF.

 

[springvale_mackers]

So I guess we all agree it was amatry. Or amartey.

 

[Cookie]

Gary Rohan, he went missing again in another Swans GF.

That's a stretch, but has some merit.

 

[the avoca drover]

What about Reg Grundy, no wonder Collingwood and Melbourne gave him the tijuana.

 

[STPer18]

Our man Pappers had a ripper.

 

[the avoca drover]

Our man Pappers had a ripper.

Didn’t see him doing his muscle man impersonation today.

 

[Linda Lovelace]

So I guess we all agree it was amatry. Or amartey.

If Amartey wins, the vote shoud be taken away from the great unwashed. It will be proof that democracy doesn't work.

Relatively low-profile player everyone predicted to spud it up spuds it up. And in a forward line with no service. Hardly keeping in the spirit of the Leon.

Blakey, Heeney and Papley are far more deserving.

 

[Coach_Required]

If Amartey wins, the vote shoud be taken away from the great unwashed. It will be proof that democracy doesn't work.

Relatively low-profile player everyone predicted to spud it up spuds it up. And in a forward line with no service. Hardly keeping in the spirit of the Leon.

Blakey, Heeney and Papley are far more deserving.

Spudding it up is one thing, but to spud it up with 0 possessions in the first half and your first kick in the 3rd quarter is OOTF then if he wins the Leon Davis medal then it's well deserved.

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Spuding it up is one thing, but to spud it up with 0 possessions in the first half and your first kick in the 3rd quarter is OOTF then if he wins the Leon Davis medal then it's well deserved.

Yeah, I guess fair enough. But you've got 3 high-profile 'quality' players who are deserving, so I think it's a bit silly to give it to an already recognised spud.

Leons are supposed to consider more than just the output, but also should consider expected output.

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

How TF is Blakey getting so easily beaten here? His first quarter sook alone should have him winning this.