Fyfe last man standing in epic Brownlow count
The Brownlow Medal needed a contest after years of predicatable results and the night lived up the hype as Nat Fyfe emerged a worthy winner, writes Jon Ralph.
The Brownlow Medal needed a contest after years of predicatable results and the night lived up the hype as Nat Fyfe emerged a worthy winner, writes Jon Ralph.
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