Magarey Medal talk

[Macca19]

Backchat is the only reason Jezza wouldnt have scored more votes. He had 35 disposals, 11 marks and 1 goal in R1 for nothing. Against Sturt later in the year he had 34 disposals, 9 marks and 6 goals and was the clear most brilliant player on the ground....no votes. Other games he was just as good but also got no or one votes. He really does fly off the handle at the umpires sometimes so I dont blame them, the award is fairest as well as most brilliant player.

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Backchat is the only reason Jezza wouldnt have scored more votes. He had 35 disposals, 11 marks and 1 goal in R1 for nothing. Against Sturt later in the year he had 34 disposals, 9 marks and 6 goals and was the clear most brilliant player on the ground....no votes. Other games he was just as good but also got no or one votes. He really does fly off the handle at the umpires sometimes so I dont blame them, the award is fairest as well as most brilliant player.

Don't they mean "fairest" as in "not suspended"?

[smac]

Backchat is the only reason Jezza wouldnt have scored more votes. He had 35 disposals, 11 marks and 1 goal in R1 for nothing. Against Sturt later in the year he had 34 disposals, 9 marks and 6 goals and was the clear most brilliant player on the ground....no votes. Other games he was just as good but also got no or one votes. He really does fly off the handle at the umpires sometimes so I dont blame them, the award is fairest as well as most brilliant player.

Don't they mean "fairest" as in "not suspended"?

Fairness has many attributes spelly, good sportsmanship being one of them.

[spell_check]

Backchat is the only reason Jezza wouldnt have scored more votes. He had 35 disposals, 11 marks and 1 goal in R1 for nothing. Against Sturt later in the year he had 34 disposals, 9 marks and 6 goals and was the clear most brilliant player on the ground....no votes. Other games he was just as good but also got no or one votes. He really does fly off the handle at the umpires sometimes so I dont blame them, the award is fairest as well as most brilliant player.

Don't they mean "fairest" as in "not suspended"?

Fairness has many attributes spelly, good sportsmanship being one of them.

I know that but, that's what the rules state (illegible to win if suspended). Even then, umpires still give out votes to players who have already been suspended during the year.

[smac]

Backchat is the only reason Jezza wouldnt have scored more votes. He had 35 disposals, 11 marks and 1 goal in R1 for nothing. Against Sturt later in the year he had 34 disposals, 9 marks and 6 goals and was the clear most brilliant player on the ground....no votes. Other games he was just as good but also got no or one votes. He really does fly off the handle at the umpires sometimes so I dont blame them, the award is fairest as well as most brilliant player.

Don't they mean "fairest" as in "not suspended"?

Fairness has many attributes spelly, good sportsmanship being one of them.

I know that but, that's what the rules state (illegible to win if suspended). Even then, umpires still give out votes to players who have already been suspended during the year.

I'm not sure if there is a 100% right answer to your last point, as on one hand any player can be the fairest and most brilliant in any game and on the other hand why give votes to someone ineligible to win the award?

[Jimmy]

Geez the North boys dont like females? its a man fest!

cockfest maybe

[Jimmy]

well done mouse!!!

[blueandwhite]

Congratulations to Backwell on his win. He obviously had a great season. I have got to say I am very surprised by the reluctance of the men in white to recognise the efforts of Archard and Clayton- who will both probably romp in their respective b&f's.
Young mouse ( avery appropriate nickname if ever there was one) must also feel deeply indebted to the sanfl tribunal who saw no malice intended in his reckless head high contact with Josh Thewlis in Rd 23.

[Pseudo]

What a crap way of writing an article on the Magarey Medal. Shows no respect for the SANFL or Backwell himself by taking a slant on the tribunal. There is not even any mention of how Backwell plays the game. And what the hell does the title mean?

My thoughts entirely Aerie - a rubbish article from a rubbish journalist.

Although the title in the print edition is different from what you have above:

"Overawed Brett Owes Tribunal"

Maybe so, but I reakon polling in 11 out of 20 games might also have gone a long way to determining his win. Very sour grapes from a bloke who should know better.

[Pseudo]

Hmmm.... thinking outside the square, wonder whether the SANFL had prior knowledge of his unassailable lead, & were not comfortable with a scenario, whereby a player wins the Magarey by daylight, yet is inelligible because of suspension...

LOL ... Had the exact same thought myself PR

Gotta say it did cross my mind too...

[Pseudo]

Backchat is the only reason Jezza wouldnt have scored more votes. He had 35 disposals, 11 marks and 1 goal in R1 for nothing. Against Sturt later in the year he had 34 disposals, 9 marks and 6 goals and was the clear most brilliant player on the ground....no votes. Other games he was just as good but also got no or one votes. He really does fly off the handle at the umpires sometimes so I dont blame them, the award is fairest as well as most brilliant player.

Was he any less chatty last year? I find it hard to believe that he can top the poll one year and finish so low in the next. If anything I thought his season this year was better than last year, and I'm surprised that many of his teammates got votes when he didn't.

[mighty_tiger_79]

BAYMAN had to pay some the tribunal to let mouse off so he could collect the profits from backing mouse at 40/1.

[Ecky]

Hmmm.... thinking outside the square, wonder whether the SANFL had prior knowledge of his unassailable lead, & were not comfortable with a scenario, whereby a player wins the Magarey by daylight, yet is inelligible because of suspension...

LOL ... Had the exact same thought myself PR

Gotta say it did cross my mind too...

But if Mouse was suspended, it would have made for much better TV when reading the votes in the last few rounds...

[Pseudo]

But if Mouse was suspended, it would have made for much better TV when reading the votes in the last few rounds...

and there would have been a dual winner!

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But if Mouse was suspended, it would have made for much better TV when reading the votes in the last few rounds...

and there would have been a dual winner!

And our first Magarey Medallist!

[Dissident]

But if Mouse was suspended, it would have made for much better TV when reading the votes in the last few rounds...

and there would have been a dual winner!

Two, even!

[mrjbeam1981]

well if he was suspended - they would have actually had cameras on him in those last few rounds. did anybody notice that too?

only camera shots were afterwards...

[Thiele]

well done mouse you are a true champ

[Stevie_K]

Big congrats to Mouse and well done to the Louts who backed him way back when! Onya lads.

[magpie in the 80's]

FINALLY THE BAYS WIN SOMETHING THIS YEAR. WELL DONE MOUSE