In relation to how votes are distributed, how is it more fundamentally flawed compared to other awards ?
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Player Watch Nick Daicos - Can he be the GOAT?
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I just look forward to Nick taking his first career contested mark.
There will be tears shed by all when that storied day arrives!
There will be tears shed by all when that storied day arrives!
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I just look forward to Nick taking his first career contested mark.
There will be tears shed by all when that storied day arrives!
The AFL will need to bring back the double umpire voting and McRae will surely give all 10 coach votes.
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There’s 7 of the 25 currently playing, and another 3 recent. What does that tell us about voting trends?
this is even more monstrous than I thought
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You could easily make a list of the top 10 players of all time and none won Brownlows.
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That's why taking a binary view of winning and not winning these awards is for simpletons.
Judd polled 30 votes in his Brownlow year to win it; Daicos polled 38 votes in his 3rd year and didn't win it.
Daicos has 77 votes after his first 3 seasons, Judd had 41....
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I really wouldn't get hung up about Brownlows and votes etc. Does it really matter?
We all know Daicos can play. Look at Bontempelli - one of the best players in the game - no Brownlow.
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If I had time I could squeeze in some more Im sure. I could find a few defenders Im sure: Langford, Scarlett, Silvagni, then rucks like Cox and Gawn.
The game is littered with great players who werent recognised at the time.
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I just think when ranking and assessing players, the one big aspect is this:
1. If available, look at their stats.
2. Use your eyes.
3. Impact in games.
These are for at least the 3 criteria I go on when forming my own opinion about ranking/assessing players. I do the same for cricket too.
In time, Nick Daicos will be ranked/assessed. Brownlow votes accumulated is one way (but a very small aspect) of assessing him.
Best to look at his impact on games and everyone will assess that aspect (impact) differently.
All comes down to opinion.
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I agree with you.
But Dunstall won one and big Mason, whilst a match winner on his day, doesn't really belong in this company
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I left out heaps. Bont will likely be finishing his career top 20.
And any list is subjective. And as I showed, you can easily find names of greatest of the greats who didnt win Brownlows.
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I agree with you.
But Dunstall won one and big Mason, whilst a match winner on his day, doesn't really belong in this company
Dunstall should have. Kicked 145 goals and didnt win. Shows how crap the award has been for decades.
As for Cox, you have Mason and I will have Dean.
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