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Here is a breakdown of Brownlow votes for our team:
Josh Kennedy 19
Kieren Jack 15
Daniel Hannebery 12
Ryan O'Keefe 11
Jude Bolton 10
Jarrad McVeigh 6
Lewis Jetta 5
Luke Parker, Rhyce Shaw 4
Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn, Shane Mumford, Sam Reid 2
Ted Richards 1
Even though brownlow votes don't mean that much (look at Ted) I think these results support the idea that our midfield-talent-pool is strong, evenly spread and one of the best going around. We are the only team with five people having ten or more votes. They are all midfielders. No-one would be surprised if any one of these guys ripped apart a game.
Another point, which may be more contentious, is that all these guys are multifaceted. Firstly they can all tackle like demons (of course I mean the @@@@-your-pants, fire and brimstone kind of demons, not the kitty-cats from Melbourne). Hannebery is the only one under a hundred tackles for the year. He is on 79, which is nothing to sneeze at. Secondly, they can all impacted the score-board. Again, Hannebery is the only one under 20 goals for the season, with 9. Kennedy, O'Keefe and Bolton can lead and mark. Jack tends to get his goals with agility. Thirdly, they can all win their own ball. Bolton is the only one under 200 contested possessions, way behind with 197. Fourthly, they all run and spread. They all have over 200 uncontested possessions. Hannebery leads this stat out of the five, and is second in the team.
The uncontested possessions stat is the only one that is not impressive when compared to the league average. This is probably due to our game plan, which focuses on contested possessions and rather direct attacking footy. It also highlights the importance of Hannebery as an outlet player. He is second, only behind McVeigh (who deserves to be mentioned in his own right---he is up there on all the stats except, he does it with a disposal efficiency of 74%) and McVeigh often gets a bit of ball easier, as he plays behind the center sometimes whereas Hannebery tends to get it running his opponent into the ground.
So I suppose all I am trying to say is gosh-darn-it, our midfield bats deep and the Brownlow votes support this. Something, which we all knew already.
Josh Kennedy 19
Kieren Jack 15
Daniel Hannebery 12
Ryan O'Keefe 11
Jude Bolton 10
Jarrad McVeigh 6
Lewis Jetta 5
Luke Parker, Rhyce Shaw 4
Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn, Shane Mumford, Sam Reid 2
Ted Richards 1
Even though brownlow votes don't mean that much (look at Ted) I think these results support the idea that our midfield-talent-pool is strong, evenly spread and one of the best going around. We are the only team with five people having ten or more votes. They are all midfielders. No-one would be surprised if any one of these guys ripped apart a game.
Another point, which may be more contentious, is that all these guys are multifaceted. Firstly they can all tackle like demons (of course I mean the @@@@-your-pants, fire and brimstone kind of demons, not the kitty-cats from Melbourne). Hannebery is the only one under a hundred tackles for the year. He is on 79, which is nothing to sneeze at. Secondly, they can all impacted the score-board. Again, Hannebery is the only one under 20 goals for the season, with 9. Kennedy, O'Keefe and Bolton can lead and mark. Jack tends to get his goals with agility. Thirdly, they can all win their own ball. Bolton is the only one under 200 contested possessions, way behind with 197. Fourthly, they all run and spread. They all have over 200 uncontested possessions. Hannebery leads this stat out of the five, and is second in the team.
The uncontested possessions stat is the only one that is not impressive when compared to the league average. This is probably due to our game plan, which focuses on contested possessions and rather direct attacking footy. It also highlights the importance of Hannebery as an outlet player. He is second, only behind McVeigh (who deserves to be mentioned in his own right---he is up there on all the stats except, he does it with a disposal efficiency of 74%) and McVeigh often gets a bit of ball easier, as he plays behind the center sometimes whereas Hannebery tends to get it running his opponent into the ground.
So I suppose all I am trying to say is gosh-darn-it, our midfield bats deep and the Brownlow votes support this. Something, which we all knew already.