2011 Charles Sutton winner is Matthew Boyd.
Well done Boyd great year but would have loved for Bob to get up
Well done to Matty.
Really deserved.
Great leader, All Australian and now Best and Fairest.
Can't we focus on the positives of the night rather than the bitterness towards Ward?
Lets talk about Boyd and Libertore etc rather than Ward.
Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"
Final results.
1. Boyd 140
2. Murphy 130
3. Griffen 99
4. Ward 84
5. Morris 81
6. Cross 74
On the positive, Dale Morris, who won Best Team Player, said in his speech that he is intending to start running by Christmas. He is still on crutches.
Luckily for him he's a footballer! He'll pretty much get paid to hobble from the couch to the car, from the car to the gym to do aerobic arm work and then the same in reverse. Broken legs are never fun, but if I had to choose a profession in which to endure one AFL footballer would be pretty high on my list.
Also declared that the three things he won't miss about footy are ice baths, Lindsay Gilber's darts (and the occasional follow-through) and the smell of cream that the People's Beard used for his testicular rash. Certainly didn't expect that.
Had a great night. BMac and Boydy both spoke of the culture they look forward to creating. BMac spoke of how he wants to make the club a place people want to come to, and stay at.
I wished Callan when I ran into him at the end. Whilst I am shattered that he is no longer a Bulldog, I greatly respect the way he plays his football, and I wish him all the best as a footballer. My brother and I actually play with one sock up and one sock down because of Cal (and the Beard), and I felt quite proud of our supporters for not booing him. As GvgJr said though, that wasn't what the night was about anyway.
I was hoping for a Bob Murphy victory which wasn't to be, but I was mightily impressed with the way both he and Boydy spoke. As well as Crossy, Dale and Mitch Hahn. To hear these blokes talk about the club I love in a way that shows how much they also love the club, makes me very happy that they are leading us.
Congratulations to Boydy, and bring on 2012.