Bob Skilton Medal

[Meg]

Annie's Player - Kennedy

[AnnieH]

Annie's Player - Kennedy

Shhhhh.
I love him.
Goodesy (and Ana) said it's ok.

[Bloodlines]

Few questions.
Anyone know the extent of Buddy's injury which was in first contest of the game and I believe to his kicking leg? Obviously they filled him full of pain killers but it sure wrecked his mobility and our attacking strategy of him up the ground directing traffic was nullified. Watching the openings of our finals wins everything came from him. It was the turning point of the game
Tippett: Pretty sure he shouldn't have played as I don't believe his jaw was right. He would have been a bit ginger in any contest.
Mills probably should not have played. Allir was a massive out.
I am not sure of this but I saw Beveridge devised a strategy to nullify Kennedy after half time. I have a memory of him taking a very heavy head shot and then that late shot which gave him a 50. Anyone else recall that?
I know we have been over umpiring but geez I count for goals from bad decisions and the non policing of the Bulldogs throws meant tackling was never rewarded. It was bandwagon umpiring and the result the AFL wanted. No frees for two quarters says it all and the Kieran Jack free plus 50 encapsulates the whole umpiring crap. We still being punished for having Buddy.
I think we did great to still be in it with five minutes to go.
I'm bitter about umpies but not the team, I think they played their hearts out.

[liz]

I'm tipping Parker for the big prize but I think the top 6 will be very close.

[lwjoyner]

Can someone tell me the cost to attend this year.

[ugg]

Final Standings

Kennedy
Hannebery
Grundy
Parker
Rampe
Franklin
Lloyd
Mitchell
Smith
Jack

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Final Standings

Kennedy
Hannebery
Grundy
Parker
Rampe
Franklin
Lloyd
Mitchell
Smith
Jack

Lloyd above Mitchell? Wow!

[neilfws]

Lloyd above Mitchell? Wow!

Only by 12 votes. And only 9 between first & second. They usually publish the full count at some stage on the website.

Kennedy's triple crown - sydneyswans.com.au

[CureTheSane]

Go back 5 years. Anyone thing Grundy would be 3rd in a year we made the grand final?
Also, Lloyd seems to be rated much more highly than by most here.

[ugg]

Lloyd has been amazing since his move to defence

?Josh never plays a bad game. His will and competitive spirit to be able to play well in the biggest games year in, year out is quite amazing ? he?s just simply one of the best big-game players there is.?

The top 10 finishing order for the 2016 Club Champion award is as follows:

Josh Kennedy 922
Dan Hannebery 913
Heath Grundy 865
Luke Parker 834
Dane Rampe 833
Lance Franklin 827
Jake Lloyd 684
Tom Mitchell 672
Nick Smith 622
Kieren Jack 601

Note: Club Champion votes were awarded by the five coaches - John Longmire, Stuart Dew, Henry Playfair, Josh Francou and Brett Kirk. A player can be awarded a maximum of 50 votes per game, and coaches can allocate up to 10 points for as many or as few players as they deem appropriate, per match.

Other awards presented on the night:
Paul Roos Award for Best Player in the Finals ? Josh Kennedy and Heath Grundy equal first
The Barry Round Best Clubman Award ? Alex Johnson
The Dennis Carroll Trophy for the Most Improved ? Aliir Aliir
The Rising Star Award ? Callum Mills
The Paul Kelly Players' Player Award ? Lance Franklin
Life Membership ? Dan Hannebery, Nick Smith, Josh Kennedy, Lynn Ralph, Peter Ivany, Vanessa Muellner
2017 number 1 ticket holder ? Pat McLinden

[Ludwig]

Lloyd above Mitchell? Wow!

Not surprising considering he was the inaugural winner of the Ludwig's Future Stars Award. Look out for George Hewett (2nd winner) next year. His star is rising.

[Levii3]

Joey may not have won the Brownlow yet but he's giving Kelly and Skilton a run for their money.

They should name the Rising Star award after Kinnear if someone knows anyone at the club make this happen. Guy deserves a statue as well.

[ScottH]

Go back 5 years. Anyone thing Grundy would be 3rd in a year we made the grand final?
Also, Lloyd seems to be rated much more highly than by most here.

Not me.
He's had a really solid year.
And Most of his disposals have been effective.
Is it a coincidence that his form improvement, started around the same time as Teddies fall?
Ted must've been holding him back.

[dejavoodoo44]

Not me.
He's had a really solid year.
And Most of his disposals have been effective.
Is it a coincidence that his form improvement, started around the same time as Teddies fall?
Ted must've been holding him back.

Though I suspect that Henry Playfair, as our defensive coach, deserves a big wrap this year. It was an area that probably most fans were worried about coming into the year, but for points against we were best in the league and our rebounding was often very sharp.

[AnnieH]

Can someone tell me the cost to attend this year.

I got the ticket back in June... I think it was $280.

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Lloyd above Mitchell? Wow!

Jake is a silent achiever.
This year, he's been calm under pressure and has managed to be in the right spot at the right time on numerous occasions.

I'm happy that our defence polled so highly. They are bigger guns than the midfield.

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Not me.
He's had a really solid year.
And Most of his disposals have been effective.
Is it a coincidence that his form improvement, started around the same time as Teddies fall?
Ted must've been holding him back.

He said in his speech that he realised that he needed to lift his game to cover Ted. He did so, admirably.