Norm Smith II Voting

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Norm Smith Medal voting

10 - Scott Pendlebury, Collingwood, 3 3 2 2
8 - Steele Sidebottom, Collingwood 3 3 2
4 - Dale Thomas, Collingwood 3 1
3 - Dane Swan, Collingwood 2 1
2 - Darren Jolly, Collingwood 1 1
2 - Luke Ball, Collingwood 2
1 - Nathan Brown, Collingwood 1

Tom Harley, Channel 7, chairman
Thomas, Pendlebury, Swan

Danny Frawley, MMM
Pendlebury, Sidebottom, Brown

Dermott Brereton, SEN 1116
Pendlebury, Swan, Thomas

Martin Blake, The Age
Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Jolly

Stan Alves, ABC
Sidebottom, Ball, Jolly



Find it a bit odd that there's 3 St.Kilda supporters on that panel Alves, Frawley and Blake.

AFL would have left themselves open for a beating if an odd decision was given.

Stan Alves gave Luke Ball 2nd best, wtf was he on?

 

[DeZi]

Yea but its great to see they were professional and gave proper votes

 

[sen entertainment bloke]

Jolly had it for mine.

 

[AG]

I thought Ball was good.

As I said before the only name out of place there is Swan imo.

I thought Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Thomas, Goddard, Macaffer, Jolly, Brown, Shaw, Gwilt, Hayes and Ball were all better than Swan.

 

[Sin City]

I thought Ball was up there.

Not enough love for Heath Shaw IMO.

 

[BoNeZ]

Stan Alves gave Luke Ball 2nd best, wtf was he on?

Obviously wasnt on as much as dermie, 2 for swan
Ball and Jolly were BOG in the first half, and thats when pies set up the win

 

[buckstheking]

I thought Ball was good.

As I said before the only name out of place there is Swan imo.

I thought Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Thomas, Goddard, Macaffer, Jolly, Brown, Shaw, Gwilt, Hayes and Ball were all better than Swan.

Hayes? not this week.

 

[nicolbolas]

Hayes? not this week.

Personally i thought McAffer(sorry about spelling), goldsack and shaw

Goddard clearly best for saints.

 

[SUPASTARR]

Sidey was way way way better than Swan IMO. Electric early on

 

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Problem with guys like Dermie (and Lloyd) is that want to be seen as these great analysts so they pull $hit out of their a$$ and go for these convoluted answers to justify them to stand out from everyone else.
Sort of the ways the umpires hand Judd 3 votes every time he shanks the ball

 

[Bozo]

Find it a bit odd that there's 3 St.Kilda supporters on that panel Alves, Frawley and Blake.

Frawley was an assistant coach at Collingwood for years, Alves as a former coach knows how to watch the game impartially and make decisions. I am more worried at Brereton getting a decision.

Ball only receiving one judge's votes is my question about the voting.

 

[Ron The Bear]

I thought Ball was up there.

Not enough love for Heath Shaw IMO.

Agree. Shaw was terrific last week as well. A few who polled only came good after Collingwood had control.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Steeley nearly pinched it

 

[Sir CJ]

Don't get me wrong, Pendles was a worthy winner, but I thought Sidebottom was the one creating havoc today, 25 touches and 2 goals as well as a couple of goal assists, I was a bit surprised he didn't take the medal, I guess it is a midfielder's medal these days and Pendles was def the best midfielder on the ground

 

[two blue tiger]

Jolly smashed them. Easily the most influential player when the game was just about about won in first half and then iced in first 10 minutes of Q3.

 

[Glees]

Don't get me wrong, Pendles was a worthy winner, but I thought Sidebottom was the one creating havoc today, 25 touches and 2 goals as well as a couple of goal assists, I was a bit surprised he didn't take the medal, I guess it is a midfielder's medal these days and Pendles was def the best midfielder on the ground

Agree mate, I thought Sidey was BOG. Certainly had the most affect on the game when it counted.

 

[Wonaeamirri33]

I thought Ball was good.

As I said before the only name out of place there is Swan imo.

I thought Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Thomas, Goddard, Macaffer, Jolly, Brown, Shaw, Gwilt, Hayes and Ball were all better than Swan.

Agreed - I reckon Goddard, Gwilt and Hayes deserve at least a modicum of recognition, regardless of being on the losing side.

 

[Bozo]

Hayes definitely not, how could anyone think he was in the best three? Great player - yes, great game - no. A bit of talk about Gwilt but I am not feeling it, the bad plays like running it out of defence and hand passing to a stationary player stick in my mind. Goddard could have got a vote or two but when the margin is that lopsided, it is a lot harder to say a player had a significant impact on the game.

 

[BONG RIPS MKII]

personally my votes were 3 - sidebotom 2 - bumfluff 1 - jolly

 

[outabounds]

jolly was best on ground for mine. Cant believe that Goddard didnt get a vote.

 

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jolly was best on ground for mine. Cant believe that Goddard didnt get a vote.

Handballed too much in the first half and it ended up coughing up some ball. Just didn't kick it enough to lay on the hurt like the previous week.

 

[Art Corvelay]

Reckon Nate Brown deserved a few more votes. Dominated Riewoldt.

 

[superfreak]

Jolly was clearly BOG. Sidebottom 2nd best. Goddard best for St Kilda and should have gotten at least 1 vote somewhere.

 

[albundysmate]

i thought brown should have got more votes then swann. ball was good as well and jolly had a cracking game

 

[master bate]

Luke Ball - no! Turned it over and really didn't do much until junk time.

Swan - how on earth you could vote for him, he was ok but nothing more.

Daisy Thomas - beaten head to head by Dal Santo especially in the first half

Goddard - was BOG at half time so surely could sneak 1 vote here and there

Players I considered worthy of votes: Pendlebury, Jolly, Shaw, Sidebottom, Brown, Goddard, Gwilt, Wellingham. Sam Fisher was in line for a vote until he got injured.