11-20-2022, 04:53 AM
(11-19-2022, 11:57 AM)Blue Moon date Wrote:The Brownlow voting system is a bit like democracy. Democracy is the worst form of Government except any other. The Umpires voting at the end of each game and deciding who is the fairest and best is the worst way of making that decision except for any other.The problem with the debating method is displayed in what happened to Greg Williams, one dominant bad egg with a grudge cost him a Brownlow medal, it's like having a single corrupt juror when you need a unanimous decision. In effect he stood over the other umpires and swayed their votes, some call it bullying!
The AFL should require the umpires to vote anonymously and independently, then calculate the 3-2-1 from the anonymous votes!
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