2023 Brownlow thread

[Kafka's Ghost]

The milksop medal comment was directed at Bobby Skilton by Ted Whitten Senior. Bobby was one of Ted's best mates and legend has it that he was responsible for the "Chimp" nickname. Whitten had an exceedingly dry Australian sense of humour, and never finished higher that 3rd in the medal, where as Bobby had just won his 3rd. Teddy was in fact highlighting Skiltons achievements in an "Little John" kind of way. "Putting @@@@" on a friend is not an uncommon form of humour in Australia. It was a joke, a "stitch up."

Perhaps not knowing the background/context made it difficult for you two to get the humour. I've never tried to explain a joke before, and it seems odd to be explaining such a widely known anecdote, but I've done so now. It was not meant as a slur on Lockett, Kelly, Stynes or Goodes - the assumption that it was, and the speed of the reaction did surprise me.

Thanks for clarifying. I’d never heard of it before, or that it was appreciated as a bit of a stir.


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[Nico]

Was it Whitten or Jack Dyer that called the Brownloaw the milksops award?

Both were thugs. Every week they went onto the ground to see who they could knock rotten.

[Roadrunner]

Both were thugs. Every week they went onto the ground to see who they could knock rotten.

Not sure about Whitten as I didn’t see that much of him. Dyer on the other hand…….. wasn’t called Captain Blood for nothing!

[Bloods05]

Not sure about Whitten as I didn’t see that much of him. Dyer on the other hand…….. wasn’t called Captain Blood for nothing!

Whitten was a dirty bugger. Incredibly good in his prime but always ready to slip in a sly one.

[stevoswan]

The milksop medal comment was directed at Bobby Skilton by Ted Whitten Senior. Bobby was one of Ted's best mates and legend has it that he was responsible for the "Chimp" nickname. Whitten had an exceedingly dry Australian sense of humour, and never finished higher that 3rd in the medal, where as Bobby had just won his 3rd. Teddy was in fact highlighting Skiltons achievements in an "Little John" kind of way. "Putting @@@@" on a friend is not an uncommon form of humour in Australia. It was a joke, a "stitch up."

Perhaps not knowing the background/context made it difficult for you two to get the humour. I've never tried to explain a joke before, and it seems odd to be explaining such a widely known anecdote, but I've done so now. It was not meant as a slur on Lockett, Kelly, Stynes or Goodes - the assumption that it was, and the speed of the reaction did surprise me.

Thanks for that....it does make it clearer and certainly less 'offensive'.