AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

[Grantysghost]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Naughton must be nominated for rising star this week, he started to find some form again after his injury

Tom Cole from West Coast Eagles got this weeks nomination. This could Libba all over again.

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Tom Cole from West Coast Eagles got this weeks nomination. This could Libba all over again.

Do these people actually attend a match?

[bulldogtragic]

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Do these people actually attend a match?

Daniel & Bonts couldn't win despite superior performances over interstate players. An interstate player getting a nomination over Naughton. Not surprising if you think the award is a now without meaning as a proper award.

[Grantysghost]

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Do these people actually attend a match?

To be fair I haven't seen Cole at all, but I would think the body of Aaron's work is equal to anyone's this season. Be a bad decision if he is not nominated. Is there any transparency into the process ? Darts at a bingo board with players names my guess.

[mjp]

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Daniel & Bonts couldn't win despite superior performances over interstate players. An interstate player getting a nomination over Naughton. Not surprising if you think the award is a now without meaning as a proper award.

So the Victorian kid playing for the wa team gets nominated over the wa kid playing for the Victorian team? Not sure about bias (interstate or otherwise) or why this matters...

Naughton has been terrific rising star nomination or otherwise so who cares?

[Grantysghost]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

So the Victorian kid playing for the wa team gets nominated over the wa kid playing for the Victorian team? Not sure about bias (interstate or otherwise) or why this matters...

Naughton has been terrific rising star nomination or otherwise so who cares?

Fair point, makes no difference at the end of the day, however I think the players like the recognition .

[bulldogtragic]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

So the Victorian kid playing for the wa team gets nominated over the wa kid playing for the Victorian team? Not sure about bias (interstate or otherwise) or why this matters...

Naughton has been terrific rising star nomination or otherwise so who cares?

I agree. It’s a meaningless award. Taylor vs Bonts shows exactly the meaningless especially since Bontscwon the AFLPA best first year player by a record margin.