If only… He’s just really ■■■■■■■ stupid. Bottom of the barrel, Darwin award contender stupid. There’s nothing endearing about being that dumb. I wonder how long before the AFL industry sheeple realise this…
This is pretty much it, except you left out the bit where opinion and bias come into play from certain umpires who won’t entertain voting for certain players and always see BOG performances in others - regardless of impact.
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ESSENDON LEADERBOARD
Dyson Heppell 13
Devon Smith 11
Zach Merrett 10
Michael Hurley 7
David Zaharakis 6
Orazio Fantasia 3
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti 3
Shaun McKernan 3
David Myers 3
Adam Saad 3
Brendon Goddard 1
Kyle Langford 1
Jake Stringer 1
Essendon captain Dyson Heppell has led the way for the Bombers at the Brownlow Medal, polling 13 votes to finish equal 22nd in the overall count on Monday night.
Heppell got off to a flyer, polling the maximum three votes in the opening round for his brilliant 35-disposal performance in the side’s come-from-behind defeat of reigning minor premier Adelaide.
The inspirational skipper then claimed votes in five other matches across the season to match fellow on-ballers Devon Smith and Zach Merrett who also polled in six games.
Smith’s brilliant inaugural season for the club was rewarded with a career-high 11 votes.
The other two members of the club’s key trio of trade recruits – Adam Saad (three votes) and Jake Stringer (one) – also received votes in their first season in the red and black.
Merrett flew home to finish third in the club count with 10 votes, despite not polling until round 12.
Key forward Shaun McKernan claimed three votes across two games and was thrilled to poll his very first Brownlow votes in what was his 10th AFL season.
David Zaharakis impressed with two successive three-voters in rounds nine and 10 before an untimely shoulder injury against Richmond at Dreamtime at the ‘G the following week quashed his purple patch of form.
The count finished on a nice touch, with outgoing veteran Brendon Goddard receiving a vote in his very last game for the club.
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Interesting little stat. In 10 of Richmond’s 18 win a player from the losing team picked up the 3
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thanks Bruce
$10 on Leading vote getters
Laird
Danger
Hep
Sidebottom
Zorko W/Beams
Fyfe
Missed on Curnow W/Cripps by 1 vote and Oliver (Should have went Brayshaw)
Was paying $178
It doesn’t matter how many possessions or votes he accumulates, you still won’t remember him.
Hurls 7 votes
Rance 0 votes
Debate over
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I loved the way Bwooce TOLD gil, in no uncertain manner to get on with the count towards the end when the winner was known.
It really shows for whom “our” game is played. C7
Poor gil couldn’t say the names quick enough. It’s easy to see who the downtrodden, subjugated minions he and the AFL are.
For further ref see: “Rule Changes”
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I have nothing against the kid but he’s not refreshingly authentic… he’s just like countless other teenagers. He should’ve finished school though, and his goal really wasn’t that good. Unique maybe, but nothing spectacular.
You’re right, he’s not, he’s just ■■■■■■■ dumb.
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Cripps with 20 votes from 2 wins. Wonder if that’s been done before.
How many did GC win the year GAJ won it?
they won 8 games
TBF without AFL and NRL the Australian unemployment rate would be more dire than it is currently because plenty of these blokes would struggle to flip burgers at Maccas
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It’s a channel 7 decision, not a AFL one
It’s ridiculously long and drawn out and not worth watching.
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Do the think the AFL would choose to continue to draw it out?
Nice stuff up by channel 7 in retiring off Michael Rischitelli last night in the montage