MAGAREY MEDAL - who will win?

[Wedgie]

MEDIA RELEASE
2007 MAGAREY MEDALLIST ANNOUNCED JAMES ALLAN JOINS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL'S ELITE
The South Australian National Football League tonight named James Allan, from the North Adelaide Football Club, as the 2007 Magarey Medallist. The annual black tie Magarey Medal Presentation Dinner was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre and was telecast live on Channel Nine.
James finished on 19 votes – 5 clear of Ben Nelson, Luke Crane and Brant Chambers from Sturt, Dean Howard from North Adelaide (ineligible) and Bradley Symes from Central District – all finishing on 14 votes.

James receives two return business class airfares to London flying Malaysia Airlines with $2,000 spending money.

Other winners presented on the evening included:
Ken Farmer Medal for the Hardy Wines Leading Goal kicker – Brant Chambers (Sturt)
R.O. Shearman Medal – James Allan (North Adelaide)
Coca-Cola Star Search Award – Steven Summerton (Port Adelaide Magpies)
Reserves Magarey Medal – Tim Delvins (North Adelaide & James Boyd (South Adelaide)
Tomkins Medal (Under 19's) – Kieran Flanigan (Sturt)
McCallum Medal (Under 17's) – Paul Cahill (Sturt)

Please find below the top vote getters from tonight's Magarey Medal count –
James Allan 19 votes North Adelaide
Ben Nelson 14 votes Sturt
Luke Crane 14 votes Sturt
Brant Chambers 14 votes Sturt
Dean Howard * 14 votes North Adelaide
Bradley Symes 14 votes Central District
* Ineligible

The SANFL would like to thank Signs Inc, Major Partner of the 2007 SANFL Magarey Medal.

[BPBRB]

The atmosphere was awesome and really cranked up when Jimmy got 3 votes near the end. Good night at the club tonight.

And another song / chant to add to the NGS collection but I bet the doggies supporters will claim we ripped that off them too when they hear it!

[mal]

PUNK ROOSTER backed CRANE at $51 to win the medal and he ran equal 2nd
PR great tip

[Dissident]

It really makes me wonder how good the 321 system is. MacKenzie and Symes poll the best part of 4 best on grounds or there abouts to finish basically third-ish, and don't poll any other time.

Let's say a player is injured all year, comes back for the last 6 rounds, get's 5 BOGs and wins.... are they really the fairest and most brilliant player for the year?

Yes, the votes say they are. But not really probably? I don't know.

[Jimmy]

congrats to jimmy

have to give a shout out to the 3 sturt lads that tied for equal 2nd, esp chambo!!! nelson, unlucky, has finished 2nd a few times now.

well done crane on his first year of sanfl footy!!!!!

[CUTTERMAN]

I'm surprised Chambo polled so well, he deserved to but I didn't think the umps liked him much with all the frees and 25's against him, thought he was going to win it for a fleeting second, great season, well done.
Thought the interview with Brodie was excellent, what a laugh!
How many non Sth Aussies have won the medal?
Congratulations to Allen, good luck in the final.

[Footy Chick]

Good count last night I thought (especially the bit with Brodie )

Is it true James Allen lives with an Umpire?

[zipzap]

Had $20 on Nelson @ $21 earlier in the season....curse that injury!

[Wedgie]

Good count last night I thought (especially the bit with Brodie )

Never seen an interviewer hold onto a microphone so hard before in my life.

Is it true James Allen lives with an Umpire?

Yep, Simon Mackie (brother of premiership player Andrew Mackie)

[barbie]

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[woodwt]

I wonder how Mark Mckenzie wouldve gone if he didnt get injured.

[BPBRB]

I wonder how Mark Mckenzie wouldve gone if he didnt get injured.

He would have give it a big shake but you could also say the same about Nelson - he polled well but missed a few with injury.

Jimmy Allan did miss two games plus played a couple with injury including the Nwd game in the wet where he had 10 possies in the first quarter and spent the rest of the game on the bench so it would be fair to say he could have polled even better too?

[FlyingHigh]

Congratulations to James.

Looking at the votes, you'd have to say the umpires have, overall, got it pretty right, the players in the top ten or so are the better ones in the comp by most judges' estimates

[bulldogproud]

Good to see a deserving player take out the award. He did not even have to dye his hair blond to catch the umpire's eyes!

[bulldogproud]

Or even wear gold boots!

[spell_check]

I wonder how Mark Mckenzie wouldve gone if he didnt get injured.

The ironic thing is that he played 75 matches consecutively until that injury. Then, having polled 12 votes in 8 matches, he's injured.