Brownlow votes as ratio of games played

[Six Pack]

I'd be curious if any of our posters would have stats regarding Richmond players who have score the highest amount of Brownlow votes in relation to games played.

And it has to be a significant amount of games. I'm not interested in someone who played ten games and got twenty votes.

 

[Stuart]

I'd be curious if any of our posters would have stats regarding Richmond players who have score the highest amount of Brownlow votes in relation to games played.

And it has to be a significant amount of games. I'm not interested in someone who played ten games and got twenty votes.

Someone who played 10 games & got 20 votes, I'd be interested in. What happened to him??!!

 

[Big Tezza]

Bill Morris 140 games 85 votes 0.607 per game
Maurice Rioli 118 games 60 votes 0.508 per game
Roy Wright 195 games 98 votes 0.503 per game
Francis Bourke 300 games 139 votes 0.463 per game

I'm pretty certain these are the richmond players with the highest aggregates who played over 100 games. I don't think I've missed anyone.

 

[Six Pack]

Bill Morris 140 games 85 votes 0.607 per game
Maurice Rioli 118 games 60 votes 0.508 per game
Roy Wright 195 games 98 votes 0.503 per game
Francis Bourke 300 games 139 votes 0.463 per game

I'm pretty certain these are the richmond players with the highest aggregates who played over 100 games. I don't think I've missed anyone.

Thanks Tezz, how does that compare with other clubs/greats?

 

[Big Tezza]

It stacks up fairly well, although we don't have anyone in the top few. Haydn Bunton leads the way with 1.03 votes per game.

 

[Six Pack]

It stacks up fairly well, although we don't have anyone in the top few. Haydn Bunton leads the way with 1.03 votes per game.

whats his stats?

 

[Big Tezza]

Haydn Bunton 119 games 122 votes 1.03 per game

 

[Six Pack]

Haydn Bunton 119 games 122 votes 1.03 per game

He must have been dating the umpires' sisters!

 

[Streak]

Close, according to Jack Dyer.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

There are some issues which complicate the calculation of average Brownlow votes per game:
- 1924-30, one vote per match for BOG
- 1976-77, both field umpires voted
- 1942-45, no award

In History of the Brownlow Medal, author Peter Blair concludes that each Brownlow vote between 1924-30 is equivalent to 4.8 votes under the 3-2-1 system. This figure is a little subjective but was arrived at after meticulous research. The 1976-77 votes can be averaged (halved).

Using these adjustments, and excluding finals (no voting) and matches prior to 1924 and between 1942-45, the leaders at Richmond are:

Player               M Frst Last AdVot AvgV
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Bill Morris        101 1946 1951  85   0.84
Keith Millar        34 1924 1930  24   0.71
Ian Stewart         69 1971 1975  45   0.65
Bruce Tschirpig     10 1971 1976   6   0.60
Stan Judkins       122 1928 1936  63.8 0.52
Maurice Rioli      116 1982 1987  60   0.52
Roy Wright         194 1946 1959  98   0.51
Doug Hayes          60 1924 1928  28.8 0.48
Gordon Strang      105 1931 1938  49   0.47
Allan Geddes       165 1925 1935  76.6 0.46
Matthew Richardson 231 1993 2006 106   0.46
Stan Ryan           11 1929 1929   4.8 0.44
Matthew Knights    273 1988 2002 114   0.42
Ken Ward            43 1956 1959  17   0.40
Ron Branton        170 1953 1962  67   0.39
Bill Barrot        115 1961 1970  45   0.39
Francis Bourke     277 1967 1981 106.5 0.38
Jack Dyer          226 1931 1949  86   0.38
Nathan Brown        40 2004 2006  15   0.38


From all clubs:

Player              Cb   M Frst Last AdVot AvgV
-----------------------------------------------
Alf Boniface        WB   2 1940 1940   3   1.50
Edward Greeves      Ge 107 1924 1933 139.2 1.30
Haydn Bunton        Fi 117 1931 1937 122   1.04
Colin Watson        St  65 1924 1935  66.8 1.03
Clem Splatt         Ha  20 1925 1927  19.2 0.96
Graham Moss         Es  83 1973 1976  79   0.95
Ivor Warne-Smith    Me 131 1925 1932 123   0.94
Harold Bray         St 121 1941 1952 106   0.88
Bill Hutchison      Es 201 1946 1957 172   0.86
Herbie Matthews     Sy 136 1932 1941 116   0.85
George Shorten      Es  34 1924 1926  28.8 0.85
Des Fothergill      Co  84 1937 1947  71   0.85
Bill Morris         Ri 101 1946 1951  85   0.84
Allan Hopkins       WB 151 1925 1934 122.8 0.81
John McIntosh       St  48 1970 1972  37   0.77
Keith Shea          Ca  85 1932 1937  65   0.76
Bob Skilton         Sy 236 1956 1971 180   0.76

Note that all of Carji Greeves' 29 best-on-grounds were recorded in 79 h&a games in the five seasons from 1924 to 1928. By way of comparison, Chris Judd had 15 BOG's from 105 matches in the five years to the end of 2006.

 

[JR8]

Amazing stuff yet again LTRTR!!! :clap :clap