2009 Charles Sutton Medal

[The Coon Dog]

The 2009 Charles Sutton Medal will be presented on Saturday 3 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Who will win?

Each week I do my own 5, 4, 3, 2 & 1 votes.

This season my top 5 are:

1st - Matthew Boyd
2nd - Brian Lake
3rd - Jarrod Harbrow
4th - Jason Akermanis
5th - Brad Johnson

My votes for the season:

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[AndrewP6]

I'm gonna go with Lake... Boydy to be runner up in a close one...haven't got any stats like yours to back me up though!

[comrade]

I'm lucky enough to have tickets for the big night.

Might even be lucky enough to sit on the same table as a certain 196cm speed machine :D

[The Coon Dog]

I'm lucky enough to have tickets for the big night.

Might even be lucky enough to sit on the same table as a certain 196cm speed machine :D

Lucky you, at least you have one of those mobile phones like FDOTM that can do any & everything including keeping us poor folk who haven't got a spare squillion dollars to attend updated.

[comrade]

Lucky you, at least you have one of those mobile phones like FDOTM that can do any & everything including keeping us poor folk who haven't got a spare squillion dollars to attend updated.

I think my updates may go something like:


8.33pm Boumann is cutting his steak


8.36pm Boumann is chewing his steak


8.38pm Boumann just looked at me looking at him


8.42pm Boumann continues chewing


8.46pm Boumann just sipped his drink and gave me a funny look


8.50pm Security are coming over


8.51pm Security are escorting me out


10.30pm I think I heard them say Boyd won from outside

[The Coon Dog]

I think my updates may go something like:

And I thought DG38 was the biggest stalker on this site! :eek:

[LostDoggy]

Thats brilliant.

We want those kinds of updates :D

[LostDoggy]

My first b&f in 10 years i wont be going to, ill be busy in London getting ready to tour Europe.....I now have my phone on global roaming or whatever its called so ill be getting my friends to msg me updates, and to let me know who wins hahaah.

My tip is Boydy as well, mum will be very happy if he does as he is her fav player.Hope those of you who are going have a great night, and be sure to post up a few photos of Will jsut for me hahaah....

[LostDoggy]

Nice work Coon Dog, I reckon that it'd be pretty accurate.
Except I'd have Dale Morris winning.

Just kidding.
Boyd for sure.

[ratsmac]

I hope Boydy wins it as well, he has had a terrific year, very professional. It also shows the eveness in the team at the moment, for years you could back it in that Westy was taking home the chocolates, now we are starting to get a bunch of boys with B&F's.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Might even be lucky enough to sit on the same table as a certain 196cm speed machine :D

Go easy Comrade

The last thing your project needs is a law suit, and the last thing the player needs is to be too pleased with his year.

[Mantis]

1. Lake
2. Boyd
3. Harbrow

I think the top 2 pick themselves and going by TCD's voting chart it could be a very closely run race.

It would be a great achievement for Harbrow to finish in the top 3 and just reward for a terrific year. You would have gotten all sorts on odds for this happening at the start of the year so all plaudits must go to Jarrod.

[LostDoggy]

Nathan Eagleton. ;)

[LostDoggy]

Nathan Eagleton. ;)

Put me in the draft if he wins

[bornadog]

1. Boyd

2. Lake

3. Hargrave

[LostDoggy]

Boyd
Lake
Akermanis

[strebla]

Brian Lake
Matty Boyd
Field

[Go_Dogs]

Boydy will wrap this one up fairly comfortably I think.

Lake, Hargrave, Akermanis and Higgins should all be around the mark too.

[mjp]

1. Boyd

2. Lake

3. Hargrave

I think Lake wins but those are the three.

[LostDoggy]

And I thought DG38 was the biggest stalker on this site! :eek:

I'm going to treat that comment with the contempt it deserves. :cool:

Boyd and Lake will be top 2 for sure I'd think, it'll be nice to see Hargrave up there as well.

[LostDoggy]

Boyd
Lake
Akermanis

My money is here too, then Johnno.

[The Coon Dog]

For those going, enjoy the night & those of you with the phones that can do anything & everything, it would be appreciated if you are able to supply some updates.

[AndrewP6]

C'mon Bryza.... B&F, then your John Hancock...

[LostDoggy]

I reckon Higgins will poll pretty well.

[Bomberdog]

At round six crossy is leading boydy by a vote. Brian lake and jarrod harbrow have picked up a swag of coterie awards

[ledge]

Thanks bomber keep em coming !

[LostDoggy]

Boyd should bring it home.

I put money on him to win the '09 Brownlow this time last year, he was paying $250! It came into $15 by the end of the season, but alas.

[Bomberdog]

Crossy just in lead from boydy at round 12. Brian lake not in top ten

[AndrewP6]

Crossy just in lead from boydy at round 12. Brian lake not in top ten

Are the AFL umpires voting???

[Rocco Jones]

Crossy just in lead from boydy at round 12. Brian lake not in top ten

Are there any Mirboo North liquid paper jobs on the voting cards?

[LostDoggy]

Wasn't brian lake almost dropped around rounds 8 - 11? That might explain his poor vote count so far

[Bomberdog]

Cross up by 15 from Boyd at round 18. Johno third. Brian fifth

[ledge]

Sneak over to Lake and ask for his autograph but first get his contract off Fantasia, he will never know if he has had a few.

[comrade]

Cross up by 13 with 3 games left

[Bomberdog]

Round 22. Boyd up. Finals to go

[comrade]

Boyd leading by 6 with finals to come

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Wow.

IMO Cross didn't have that great of a year at all.

He would not have featured in my Top 5.

[Bomberdog]

Boyd winner.

[AndrewP6]

Boyd winner.

Well done Boydy!!!!

[ledge]

Congrats and the top 10 were?

[AndrewP6]

Just found on the Dogs' website... "Best First Year Player"- Liam Picken
Most Promising Player - Callan Ward
Match Committee Award - Ryan Hargrave
Most Courageous - Dale Morris

[LostDoggy]

Any news of Brian Lake and his contract??

Get a few beers into him and get his signature.

[Dogz-21]

Top 10 would be nice.

[Bomberdog]

No news on brian.

[ledge]

I just heard BBBB is there is this true?

[ossie_21]

Well done Boydy, must have been closer than everyone expected though :)

[LostDoggy]

Congratulations Matty Boyd, a most deserving winner.

[The Coon Dog]

Top 10.

1. Matthew Boyd - 154
2. Daniel Cross - 145
3. Dale Morris - 133
4. Brad Johnson - 131
5. Brian Lake - 125
6. Jarrod Harbrow - 123
7. Adam Cooney - 110
8. Shaun Higgins - 96
9. Ryan Hargrave - 93
10. Jason Akermanis - 86

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Cross/Morris a little suprising.

Huge effort by Harbrow and well deserved.

And, of course, congratsulations to Boyd. Fantastic season.

[lemmon]

Great stuff Boydy, gone from an inside tagger to a versitile midfielder with very good skills.

[Remi Moses]

Any whispers on Brian? Anything!

[Bomberdog]

No Barry hall although we do have a board member of that name. No news on brian. James fantasia was not present. He was in sa with his sick father. Brian seemed happy although I may be Reading things into that were said. There seem a lot mentions of people needing to make sacrifices for the team. Could they be talking about brian. I might be just a bit paranoid.

[KT31]

Well done to Matty Boyd.
Well deserved.
Hopefully can keep the form up for anothyer few years and help us win a flag.

[Max469]

Congratulations to all the winners.

Well done Boydy

[LostDoggy]

Congrad. Matthew Boyd, execellent year.

Griff did not make the top ten

[Doc26]

Rapt that Boydy won the B&F.

Interesting that Lake wasn't in the top 10 at the halfway mark but he did come home strongly.

Ooh and there was NO mention on the night of Brian's contract negotiations but there was a strong emphasis by David in his speach of Team over any individual. My take on the evening is that I would've felt pretty awkward sitting through the night if I was in the Lakes' shoes based on the theme coming through.

[chef]

Congrad. Matthew Boyd, execellent year.

Griff did not make the top ten

Do you know where he finished TCD?

Well done Boyd.

[GVGjr]

Rapt that Boydy won the B&F.

Interesting that Lake wasn't in the top 10 at the halfway mark but he did come home strongly.



He had an outstanding 2nd half of the season including the finals so his strong finish seems about right.

[Go_Dogs]

Cross/Morris a little suprising.

Perhaps they are victims of their own incredibly high standards, but I was also under the impression that both had not performed as well as they have in previous seasons. I guess this just reflects the nature of the beast though - we don't really know players roles, how hard they have worked during a game and what injuries they may have been playing with.


Not a bad top 10 by any means.



Would love to know how the votes went in the finals for those that attended?

[Bulldog Revolution]

Both Griff and Gilbee are players that realistically we would hope make that top 10 next season

[strebla]

Both Griff and Gilbee are players that realistically we would hope make that top 10 next season

I think you can add Murphy and Ward to that aswell well done to BJ and Aker on making the top ten aswell

[LostDoggy]

For those that were there, how many attended. What did Rocket say in his speech and what else was referred to in speeches - thanks.

[Bulldog Revolution]

I think you can add Murphy and Ward to that aswell well done to BJ and Aker on making the top ten aswell

Absolutely - two weeks off footy and i forget about murph

It would require a Harbrow like jump from Ward

[Bomberdog]

I think they said that there was about 900 present. Smorgon spoke about the fightback 20 years ago and how far the club has come. Rocket spoke about the team ethic and culture of the playing group and how it had developed and how success was not far away.

[strebla]

Absolutely - two weeks off footy and i forget about murph

It would require a Harbrow like jump from Ward
Agreed it would take a big step but this boy has it in spades.Remembering he will be entering his 3rd pre-season I expect huge things from this lad next year and it wouldn't surprise me if he even finishes top 5 IMO

[anfo27]

Agreed it would take a big step but this boy has it in spades.Remembering he will be entering his 3rd pre-season I expect huge things from this lad next year and it wouldn't surprise me if he even finishes top 5 IMO

Agreed, this kid has improved out of sight so far. I expect he has the mental toughness & discipline to take further steps next season. Can't wait to see him & Harbrow further develope next season.

[LostDoggy]

Rocket also spoke of the courage of the players and how selfless they are - which is why our goals are kicked by so many players and we didn't have leading Brownlow votes. It was just very much on the idea of the "team". And as mentioned, we're not too far away.

[ledge]

Ward is a gun player make no mistakes about it.

[Doc26]

Rocket also spoke of the courage of the players and how selfless they are - which is why our goals are kicked by so many players and we didn't have leading Brownlow votes. It was just very much on the idea of the "team". And as mentioned, we're not too far away.

Eade also mentioned how very few Teams get to have what we have in terms of working for each other. He really did sing praise on the playing group for the season and especially for their effort in the Prelim.

After Boydy was announced winner David Smorgon took the microphone again this time impromptu to single out the ethic of the top 3, Boyd, Cross and Morris, stating that it wasn't by chance that these 3 were the ones that finished where they did. At this moment I couldn't help but feel for the remaining players on the list as I'm sure they also have their story to tell on the struggles of getting where they have. I thought David was out of line with this speach. His earlier planned speach though I thought was inspiring as they often are.

And not wishing to be too picky but did think it was pretty poor that the table with the Lakes', Cooneys', Shaggy & Skip stayed seated whilst the majority at least stood to give a standing ovation to Boyd on announcement on winning the award.

[comrade]

I thought Boyd made a telling remark in his acceptance speech. Sandy Roberts said something along the lines of "you're well known to be very competitive, you'd argue with anyone to get your point across" and Boyd said "I've got my opinions and I make them known. I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to win a premiership". I think it suprised the crowd, and everyone applauded.

If Boyd is made captain after Johnno, he won't be taking any shit from the playing group, I'd imagine.

[hujsh]

I thought Boyd made a telling remark in his acceptance speech. Sandy Roberts said something along the lines of "you're well known to be very competitive, you'd argue with anyone to get your point across" and Boyd said "I've got my opinions and I make them known. I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to win a premiership". I think it suprised the crowd, and everyone applauded.

If Boyd is made captain after Johnno, he won't be taking any shit from the playing group, I'd imagine.

I think that just about makes him captain in my book. He completely won me over with that statement.

[LostDoggy]

I thought Boyd made a telling remark in his acceptance speech. Sandy Roberts said something along the lines of "you're well known to be very competitive, you'd argue with anyone to get your point across" and Boyd said "I've got my opinions and I make them known. I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to win a premiership". I think it suprised the crowd, and everyone applauded.

If Boyd is made captain after Johnno, he won't be taking any shit from the playing group, I'd imagine.

Spoken like a leader.

Thanks for everyone's reports.:)

[Sockeye Salmon]

Wow.

IMO Cross didn't have that great of a year at all.

He would not have featured in my Top 5.

But none of us know what the match committee have told him to do each week.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

But none of us know what the match committee have told him to do each week.

Good point.

It's hard to keep tab of each player's role throughout a single game, let alone an entire season.

[LostDoggy]

I thought Boyd made a telling remark in his acceptance speech. Sandy Roberts said something along the lines of "you're well known to be very competitive, you'd argue with anyone to get your point across" and Boyd said "I've got my opinions and I make them known. I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to win a premiership". I think it suprised the crowd, and everyone applauded.

If Boyd is made captain after Johnno, he won't be taking any shit from the playing group, I'd imagine.

After hearing that, would love to have Matty as our next captain.

[Mantis]

I thought Boyd made a telling remark in his acceptance speech. Sandy Roberts said something along the lines of "you're well known to be very competitive, you'd argue with anyone to get your point across" and Boyd said "I've got my opinions and I make them known. I'm not here to make friends, I'm here to win a premiership". I think it suprised the crowd, and everyone applauded.



Yet he is best mates with Daniel Cross..... go figure.:confused:

[Go_Dogs]

Yet he is best mates with Daniel Cross..... go figure.:confused:

Why is that an issue? He didn't say "I have no friends at the club".

[Ozza]

Well done to Liam Picken for best first year player. Terrific season from him.

Has now gone under the knife for a full shoulder re-co - which will be a long slow recovery over 4 months. Played finals with the muscle torn off the bone. Fair determination from him.

[Doc26]

Rocket also confirmed to the audience that Morris was playing with a leg fracture during the Prelim.

[Desipura]

Rocket also confirmed to the audience that Morris was playing with a leg fracture during the Prelim.
Yes, it was reported in the paper, very courageous effort to just be on the ground!

[comrade]

Well done to Liam Picken for best first year player. Terrific season from him.

Has now gone under the knife for a full shoulder re-co - which will be a long slow recovery over 4 months. Played finals with the muscle torn off the bone. Fair determination from him.

We've got quite a long casualty list this pre-season, with a number of guys going through a long rehabilitation lay off (Murph, Picken, Red etc).

Hopefully we can get as many right as possible in preparation for round 1, but I'd be expecting a slow build up next season.

Also, well done to Liam - he got a massive cheer on the night, and is highly rated by all.