Brownlow Medal Thread 2019: Can Crippa get it?

[cookie2]

Walsh was an umpires favorite at junior level, I reckon he might poll ok...

I haven't heard the pundits mention Walsh much if at all.  Could be a dark horse?

[Jack Burton]

I'll be surprised if Walsh gets any votes at all. The umpires give votes to the big names

[cookie2]

I'll be surprised if Walsh gets any votes at all. The umpires give votes to the big names

True but it would be great for him to snag just a few.

[capcom]

He will get some.  Maybe five?

[DJC]

I heard Liam Lenton talking about Brownlow Medal voting bias on the wireless today.  Here’s an excerpt from his article in the Conversation:

Research I’ve done with Aaron Smith of Loughborough University suggests footballers don’t compete for the Brownlow on a perfectly level playing field. There’s a slight bias towards team leaders.

As a sports economist, I’m fascinated by what the Brownlow Medal count can tell us about the science of evaluating performance in any organisation. In any job, all other things being equal, a performance appraisal may be better (all else equal) once you have worked your way up the corporate ladder. In a perfect meritocracy this would not be the case.

It’s an interesting analysis and the conclusions seem to reflect the data - even though not many skippers have won recently.

[laj]

Close so far, it's a 9 way tie in the lead after round 1. ^-^

[kruddler]

Cripps got 2 more votes than predicted in R3. (Expected finish 2nd)
He was 2 votes behind Danger, who has polled as expected thus far, who was expected to win it.

If the rest of their votes go as predicted, those 2 will share it.

Obviously, plenty of others who will have their say, but Cripps had to make up 2 votes on danger, and he's done that after 2 rounds, so thats a good sign.


Worth noting Jack Martin got BOG in R2.
Perhaps he's not as bad as some make out.

[ElwoodBlues1]

True but it would be great for him to snag just a few.

I think he will be our second best vote gatherer behind Cripps...

[DJC]

Cripps is consistently picking up votes in losses.  That’s a good sign 

[townsendcalling]

I've had a couple of shekels on Crippa leading after 5 rounds....... Go you good thing!!!

Thank you Patrick!!! Now keep going!!