David Votoupal wrote:The "Shinboner Spirit" refers to the fact that the club are still up there, usually finals contenders, despite the fact they have little of anything (especially fanbase). You have to have some spirit to be able to keep something like that going for a long time.
I can see Port and Brisbane dropping further, Essendon and Collingwood will also be in for long seasons whilst Hawthorn will improve. Saints have the ammunition but not the coaching, Geelong should have much better luck this year.
But the Bulldogs are definite darkhorses for me. They simply got better as 2005 progressed and played some very exciting stuff. And one more thing, what does Scott West have to do to earn a Bronlow Medal? In all the years he's been there he's almost never put a foot wrong for them.
The Brownlow is not just "earnt" because you dont put a foot wrong,dont get me wrong,Scott West and all like him are what the Brownlow is all about,fair,skillful and committed.Sadly the team he has played in just dont win often enough,and some one like West,who may have 30+ touches in a losing side will always lose votes to a bloke in the winning team with 20+ touches.
PAFC. Forever.
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