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.

 

[The Wrecker]

Zorko could win on turnovers alone. Hope he does. Shit bloke.

 

[The Sultan]

Joel Amarty for me

 

[Sainter3and7]

Charlie Cameron

23

Charlie Cameron

Age

30

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

for the Leon. He's a lot slower this year. Got a feeling he will take too long with the ball and get caught.

 

[Feraligatr]

Hipwood

But I think Lions will win.

 

[TP86]

Amartey out of the blocks but Heeney's lurking. So was Charlie until that goal in the last minute.

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

Amartey looking good so far

 

[Smeg Head]

Heeney. Absolute turn over city while his opponents are tearing through the middle

 

[TP86]

What a hot field.

Grundy getting outrucked and outworked by Daniher and Fort while throwing in 3 clangers. 13 touches at 54% efficiency.
Heeney 12 touches at 41% efficiency with 2 clangers and zero impact.
Logan McDonald one possession.
Joel Amartey with negative 10 meters gained form his four possessions.

 

[Chronz]

What a hot field.

Grundy getting outrucked and outworked by Daniher and Fort while throwing in 3 clangers. 13 touches at 54% efficiency.
Heeney 12 touches at 41% efficiency with 2 clangers and zero impact.
Logan McDonald one possession.
Joel Amartey with negative 10 meters gained form his four possessions.

After Heeney's year that's a massive GF day choke so far. The leader at HT.

 

[FISTO]

I'd like to lock in Logan McDonalds thx & plz friendly mod team. This is a forwards medal IMO.

Some day I will be wrong about something

 

[NetworkNerd]

Joel Amartey? Logan was clearly injured

 

[March Hare]

Can a whole team win it?

 

[frggr]

Can we nominate Bloodret?

 

[Lia]

Injured or not McDonald did a very good Finlayson impersonation with his head dropping

 

[3rd Grade Maggy]

Blakey has had 4 kicked on him - not even counting the sook head high stop and letting McLuggage ran into an open goal.

 

[AvantGardener]

Blakey has had 4 kicked on him - not even counting the sook head high stop and letting McLuggage ran into an open goal.

Yep been a liability all year. How he got anywhere near the AA as a 'defender' is a blight on the sport

 

[springvale_mackers]

Joel Amartey please.

zackah Dinsdale. Crown me please.

 

[HTPunter]

McDonald deserves it for not realising he couldn’t run on Saturday despite not being able to run from…last Saturday to Friday…

Amartey also not sighted.

But you know? 2 relatively inexperienced key forwards can’t do much when the entry is so poor.

So - Gulden who has tried to chipscab his 2nd half (no mate, you have not played well by turning up when your side is 10 goals down), Blakey, Papley, Heeney & Parker are the nominations for guys who should play better

 

[HTPunter]

Yep been a liability all year. How he got anywhere near the AA as a 'defender' is a blight on the sport

I mean, Zorko doesn’t defend either. Every year there’s 2 back flankers who don’t defend well who get spots based on kick-mark stats. Hell Luke Ryan isn’t exactly the lockdown Freo defense first defender either…

 

[AvantGardener]

I mean, Zorko doesn’t defend either. Every year there’s 2 back flankers who don’t defend well who get spots based on kick-mark stats. Hell Luke Ryan isn’t exactly the lockdown Freo defense first defender either…

Difference between not being a noted defender and being an absolute liability though.

 

[STPer18]

Sydney, all of them.

 

[Chronz]

Heeney stands out. Brilliant year but doesn't turn up to the bug dance.

14 disposals @ 42%
1 meaningless goal
Hides down in the rooms when he realises the inevitable.

 

[jannissary]

nick blakey

22

Nick Blakey

Age

24

Ht

196cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.9

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.4

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

8.1

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.9

1star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.6

4star

MG

189.1

3star

D

7.2

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

2.0

2star

M

1.2

2star

T

1.2

3star

i think. insipid capitulation today

 

[Chronz]

Breaking news

Heeney has been in three grand finals

2016: 22 disposals & 0 goals.
2022: 11 disposals & 1 Goal.
2024: 14 disposals & 1 goal with a crymelt vanish to the rooms when he knew it was over well before the game finished.

It's time to rename it the Heeney medal.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Papley.