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Geelong was the best team in the competittion last season but not when it counted, so they didn't win the flag.
Ablett is an outstanding player but was not the best in the eyes of those who award the Charlie, he's a long long, long way from being the first favourite to be over looked.
This is a counter factual argument about what might have been and is worth "diddly squat" to quote a former coach.
The records will show other names for both the Premiers for season 2008 and the Brownlow.
I believe there's nothing on this earth that we own. All we do is look after it for our children - Terry Wheeler
I enjoyed seeing him carry on that night. Acted like a 7 y.o missing out on pass-the-parcel turns. Very childish. Then to see in tears on GF day was the icing on the cake. He'd ask for a straw to go with his bathwater. Fantastic player, selfish person by the looks of it.
I find it amusing that for the entire season the "footy fan" abuses the umpire for their incorrect decisions yet those same fans place so much importance on the brownlow medal which is decided by votes cast by these same umpires that are ridiculed each week. Reeks of hypocrisy.
I know the more cerebral forums such as this one do not resort to this form of abuse as we consider ourselves "above" the throng, and rightfully so.
I dont have a problem with the umpires, mine is more a frustration as umpires do see things different, not a fault of theirs but more a game that rules are not clear cut.
If you had one umpire doing games it would be more consistant, the fact we have 3 makes it difficult.
I still find it exceedingly arrogant to attend a Brownlow night in a year that had many outstanding players, having missed several games due to injury, and still expect to win. Having said that, Ablett himself hasn't come out and had a sook about it, so it's unfortunate that a lot of people in effect end up hating/disliking him for something that the media/his fans have done.