The numbers behind Cripps’ Brownlow blues
HE was an inspiration for Carlton in almost every match of 2018, and Champion Data says Blues midfielder Patrick Cripps is set to be one of the talking points of Brownlow night. SEE CHAMPION DATA’S TOP 10
HE was an inspiration for Carlton in almost every match of 2018, and Champion Data says Blues midfielder Patrick Cripps is set to be one of the talking points of Brownlow night. SEE CHAMPION DATA’S TOP 10
ALL eyes were on Melbourne for the Brownlow Medal, but in a low-key event at Adelaide Oval some of the Crows’ mightiest players swapped beers for soft drinks in preparation for this weekend’s big game.
THE Crows have had a big dip in form in the past month and dual Crows premiership skipper Mark Bickley says the reason is a lack of pressure, in contrast to cross-town rival Port Adelaide which is showing it has the contested game needed to succeed in 2018.
BROWNLOW Medallist Nat Fyfe is out of contention for this year’s premier AFL player award after the tribunal verdict, but he should still polls votes to stay true to the medal’s standing
GOLD Coast champion Gary Ablett has no regrets over the shoulder surgery that could cost him a third Brownlow Medal. CHAMPION DATA PREDICTIONS
VOTE NOW: Mark Robinson and Jon Ralph state the case for Joel Selwood and Gary Ablett to top the Brownlow count. Who’s more deserving? You decide.
VOTE NOW: SAM Edmund and Matt Windley state the case for Nat Fyfe and Robbie Gray to top the Brownlow count. Who’s more deserving? You decide.
THE AFL will have eight medals on hand at Monday week’s Brownlow Medal as it safeguards against multiple winners in the closest race in recent history.
THE Brownlow Medal is a lottery. The most open field in a long time. And Gary Ablett is as good a chance as anyone of winning a third medal.
LANCE Franklin’s nine-goal party had a down side, with Brownlow Medal favourite Josh Kennedy suffering a hamstring injury against St Kilda.
INELIGIBLE Fremantle star Nat Fyfe is threatening to be a runaway Brownlow Medal winner, fuelling calls to overhaul the award.
GARY Ablett has won a thrilling Brownlow Medal count but says he is “shattered” not to share the award with Joel Selwood.
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