07-29-2018, 09:54 AM
(07-28-2018, 11:23 PM)kruddler link Wrote:[quote author=flyboy77 link=topic=4129.msg244830#msg244830 date=1532817015]
how often does the winner come from the worst team?
Never....
This question was raised recently.
The answer was twice.
...and not for the past 50 odd years i don't think.
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So i researched my own answer to confirm.
It was correct, but longer than i'd anticipated.
The only time a player has won the brownlow in a side that finished bottom is...
1. 1936 - Denis 'Dinny' Ryan (Fitzroy)
2. 1949 - Col Austen* (Hawthorn)
*He tied with Ron Clegg (South Melbourne) who finished 3rd last.
Here's a fun fact though...
Only 1 person has won a brownlow from a team that finished 13th or lower on the ladder. (So starting from 1987 (14 teams) and on).
*tick tock*
*tick tock*
2013 - Gary Ablett - Gold Coast finished 14th.
....so nobody has EVER won a brownlow from a team who finished 15th or lower (So 1991 (15 teams) and on).
P. Cripps - 3 votes.