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Remarkable achievement from Walsh, who becomes the first to ever win the Gary Ayres Award without making the Grand Final.
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Toast Sam Walsh - 2023 Gary Ayres Award winner
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Remarkable achievement from Walsh, who becomes the first to ever win the Gary Ayres Award without making the Grand Final.
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Youngest ever recipient of the award.
Well done Sam. Very deserved.
Well done Sam. Very deserved.
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6 year old award so not a big pool to choose from.
Plus both Grand Finalists only played 3 Finals for the 1st time since 2014.
Was the year to win it. Coleman came close which isnt bad for a half back flanker who isnt a Daicos.
Plus both Grand Finalists only played 3 Finals for the 1st time since 2014.
Was the year to win it. Coleman came close which isnt bad for a half back flanker who isnt a Daicos.
Walsh was the 8th winner. Kennedy (Swans) won the first in 2016.
Grand final earns 50% more votes than the other games, so to get the gong without being in it wasn’t a bad effort.
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Seems like a pretty vanilla award...
Well done to him, very talented kid who will win more awards in the future.
But this seems like the dumbest medal there is to be honest, the award should be the best player from the premiership team in the finals. Someone able to win from a team that lost in the prelims just seems a bit off.
But this seems like the dumbest medal there is to be honest, the award should be the best player from the premiership team in the finals. Someone able to win from a team that lost in the prelims just seems a bit off.
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Don’t really know why this award exists, very strange one. Nobody cares, I doubt Walsh does either.
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Great achievement by Walsh. He was incredible in the finals. Stood up big time on the big stage. Will win a Brownlow in the next few years.
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Meh. The season wrapped up on Saturday and seems pointless now. I guess it gives Carlton something to hang their hat on though.
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Any award that doesnt allow players from multiple clubs to compete for it has to be an internal club thing for me, no way another entity needs be involved.
Even with the grand final boosting and playing the same number of games, the fact that no player from the grand final teams managed to rack up more votes than Walsh tells me that Walsh had a great finals series.
Part of what makes the grand finalists great sides is that some guys can go quiet for a game or two and others will step up so they still get the W. But Walsh didnt go quiet for a game or two and that makes him a worthy recipient of best player in the finals series imo.
Heaps of major sports around the world have a finals MVP award. I think its weirder that it took the AFL so long to have one.
What an odd statement. Final 4 teams all played 3 finals.
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Congrats to Walsh, well deserved.
We talk about big game players all year every year. Whats bigger than being consistent in a finals atmosphere.
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May have something to do with the fact his own team has not won a final for nearly 10k days.
So they are always going to piss on any award where a finals win and big game performances are paramount.
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Well done to Walsh
I do think in the future they should change it so only grandfinalist are eligible and award it after the game
Would build prestige over time
I do think in the future they should change it so only grandfinalist are eligible and award it after the game
Would build prestige over time
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Walsh really enhanced his reputation this September. Stood up when it counted.
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Kind of like the Norm Smith medal?
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Maybe they should also change the Brownlow, Coaches Award, MVP and Rising Star to be representatives of the team that wins the premiership
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