Never watch the Brownlow, I have better ways to fall asleep.
Anyway Cripps won. My main qualm is that he should have been rubbed out for that hit on Ah Chee, you can say what you like about whether they suspend players too easily these days, but that sort of act is a suspension nowadays and he should not have won the appeal.
The above is a pity as Cripps is a deserving winner. I was surprised he had such a good year to be honest. So many years of carrying Carlton as a bull mid which takes its toll. Bit more support now shows how he could have been even better for a number of years if not for having to carry the team. He must have some resilience and good recovery as he has certainly taken a punishing for years. Yes he throws the ball too often, and I really hate it, but the umps don't call throws very often now so professional footballers will exploit that.
Ah well, we never poll well, Raines 0 votes in 1980 and KB in 1974 still make me wonder, but at least they got premierships
Good to see Prestia get a lot of votes. Shai should have got more. Pickett should have polled better and Dan Rioli 0 votes? Yeah, farcical.
DS