Norm Smith should never, ever under any circumstances go to a player on the losing team. Anzac medal OK but not the Norm Smith. Cannot believe how many of the votes went to Sewell.
Hannebery easily BOG by standard/brownlow analysis. But, personally (again!) I would actually award the Norm Smith for players doing things out of the ordinary. In the way the Anzac medal is not supposed to be for the best player, the Norm Smith should be for the player that got your juices going.
So my votes are also code for "my favourite players on the day"
3 Votes - Alex Johnson
2 Votes - Mike Pyke
1 Vote - Daniel Hannebery
So I'm judging this sort of, um, artistically. I thought Johnson's was the most Wonderful performance - it had a sort of beauty and rhythm to it...plus he is a teenager (which SHOULD be a factor IMHO). The Norm Smith should have romance not stats. Having watched the game at least five times it seems frankly, silly that ROK gets a medal. One really doesn't notice him much at all during the course of the game....except for that shocking kick with 2 minutes to go that nearly lost us the whole shemozzle! And the dropped chest mark also in the last couple of minutes. I actually can't recall another bit of play.
But my favourite moment of the entire game was when Johnson gathered the bouncing ball, sized up Gunston, took him on a released up the guts for the score which put us in front. One of the most beautiful goals of the year.
I would have given him the medal to him if I could have.
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