2008 All Clubs B & F

[The Coon Dog]

Top 3 in all clubs 2008 B & F. I'll fill these in as they come to hand:


Adelaide - Nathan Bock (162) Simon Goodwin (151) Scott Thompson (147)

Brisbane - Jonathon Brown (53.5) Simon Black (51) Luke Power (46.5)

Carlton - Chris Judd (472) Marc Murphy (417) Brendan Fevola (373)

Collingwood - Dane Swan (53) Paul Medhurst (47) Scott Pendlebury (46)

Essendon - David Hille (256) Matthew Lloyd (216) Brett Stanton (188)

Fremantle - Matthew Pavlich (30) Aaron Sandilands (27) Luke McPharlin (26)

Geelong - Joeal Corey (591) Gary Ablett (538) Jimmy Bartel (522)

Hawthorn - Lance Franklin (216) Sam Mitchell (177) Luke Hodge (175)

Melbourne - Cameron Bruce (75) Brock McLean (60) Brad Green (57)

North Melbourne - Brent Harvey (759) Drew Petrie (731) Brady Rawlings (671)

Port Adelaide - Kane Cornes (135) Domenic Cassisi (115) Daniel Motlop (99)

Richmond - Brett Deledio (250) Shane Tuck (223) Matthew Richardson (203)

St. Kilda - Sam Fisher (680) Nick Riewoldt (643) Lenny Hayes (627)

Sydney - Jarrad McVeigh (578) Brett Kirk (568) Martin Mattner (532)

West Coast - Dean Cox (450) Quentin Lynch (360) Adam Selwood (315)

Western Bulldogs - Daniel Cross (191) Adam Cooney (167) Matthew Boyd (163)

[The Coon Dog]

Poor Little Gazza, just can't take a trick. I wonder if those Geelong supporters that felt fit to vilify Adam Cooney will do likewise to Joel Corey?

[Mantis]

Poor Little Gazza, just can't take a trick. I wonder if those Geelong supporters that felt fit to vilify Adam Cooney will do likewise to Joel Corey?

It shows that missing games makes it extremely hard to win awards where every game counts unlike awards such as the ALFPA MVP.

[Scorlibo]

Poor Little Gazza, just can't take a trick. I wonder if those Geelong supporters that felt fit to vilify Adam Cooney will do likewise to Joel Corey?

I must admit to enjoying hearing the news that he didn't win the B+F. He is a great player, but he knows it and has always had a touch of arrogance about him.

[LostDoggy]

I must admit to enjoying hearing the news that he didn't win the B+F. He is a great player, but he knows it and has always had a touch of arrogance about him.

Compared to who? A dud?

[Mantis]

I must admit to enjoying hearing the news that he didn't win the B+F. He is a great player, but he knows it and has always had a touch of arrogance about him.

I don't think know how that statement could be further from the truth.

One of the the most modest players in the competition.

[kempster]

Swan won Collingwoods
Mcveigh won Sydneys

[The Coon Dog]

Adelaide, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Sydney & West Coast all held their B & F's last night. Results in post #1.

[Scorlibo]

I don't think know how that statement could be further from the truth.

One of the the most modest players in the competition.

Not a chance, I think that Brownlow night said it all really, Ablett was upset and even appeared angry not to win it and not to get those 3 votes in round 22, whereas Cooney was genuinely surprised to win it and didn't rate himself. Ablett reads into his own hype - and there's a lot of it.

[Scorlibo]

Adelaide, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Sydney & West Coast all held their B & F's last night. Results in post #1.

Thanks TCD, no real surprises in the B+Fs so far.

[Mantis]

Not a chance, I think that Brownlow night said it all really, Ablett was upset and even appeared angry not to win it and not to get those 3 votes in round 22, whereas Cooney was genuinely surprised to win it and didn't rate himself. Ablett reads into his own hype - and there's a lot of it.

A professional sportsman showing some disappointment when he didn't win the most prestigious individual award in the game. What a shock.

Of course he wants to win, just as he wanted to win the GF andwas upset when the team couldn't.

He gets paid to compete and be the best he can be so of course he will show some emotion when he doesn't win, I would expect the same of our player's.

[Scorlibo]

A professional sportsman showing some disappointment when he didn't win the most prestigious individual award in the game. What a shock.

Of course he wants to win, just as he wanted to win the GF andwas upset when the team couldn't.

He gets paid to compete and be the best he can be so of course he will show some emotion when he doesn't win, I would expect the same of our player's.

He expected to win that Brownlow. That showed in his reaction.

As a proffesional sportsman, you shouldn't expect or assume anything, especially when it is the most prestigious individual award in the game, and when your chance of winning is minimal. Brownlow night showed that Ablett thought he was the best and that is a thought that I never want one of our players to adopt, even if they are the best.

[LostDoggy]

Not a chance, I think that Brownlow night said it all really, Ablett was upset and even appeared angry not to win it and not to get those 3 votes in round 22, whereas Cooney was genuinely surprised to win it and didn't rate himself. Ablett reads into his own hype - and there's a lot of it.

He didn't appear angry.
He was upset like any favourite would in the same situation. It was hardly arrogant.

[Scorlibo]

He didn't appear angry.
He was upset like any favourite would in the same situation. It was hardly arrogant.

Not my interpretation.

[LostDoggy]

Mattner finishing third was a bit surprising for me, but admittedly I don't watch a lot of Sydney matches. I like B&F's for this reason, it shows you who is doing the job the coach asked him to, which we are often unaware of.

I'm not sure what I think of Ablett, he obviously wanted to win a Brownlow, but who doesn't? We don't know if he expected to win it or not, but if he did expect to win it then he would be a bit arrogant, purely because he effectively missed 5 games, which is a fair chunk of the 22 matches...the voting from those rounds can't be ignored just because a favourite missed. I'd be upset if any of our players didn't show any emotion after a Grand Final loss, at least his fans know he gave everything he had- he wanted to win, they didn't and he knows that those opportunities don't come around every day, so we can't really have a go at him for that.