2024 Brownlow Medal Thread

[kruddler]

I reckon the clear element that separates elite players from those that are just great is vision - and I'm not just talking about the ability to see. It's also the ability to not only spot where things are on the ground at any given time, but predict where they are likely to end up as the play unfolds.

That's why Diesel hit blokes with 30m handpasses from the middle of a pack, and Nick Daicos and Cripps can deliver blind handballs knowing it is going to a teammate in a better position.  And the other mere mortals on the ground (including the umpires) say 'how did he do that?'

...and thats basically what i was seeing in the players i mentioned above.

You can tell 'pure footballers' from limited highlights. They are the ones that catch my attention.
it should be noted, Kouta was not in that category, his point of difference was sheer size and athleticism with some football positioning knowledge thrown in for good measure.

If you could find some U18 vision of him, its pretty clear, to me anyway, that Cripps was different.