We’ve all got opinions on who will win and why they shall. We have in depth discussions on who should win, who could win, who can’t win and who won’t win. We estimate how many votes Chris Judd will be handed through flashy pieces of play while the architect, engineer, and laborer, Scotty West misses out.

How many votes the Wiz will be robbed of is anyone’s guess. If there is a direct correlation from votes to free kicks then the Wiz is impossible. He has to be shot to get a free kick but is awarded it only if he can’t be revived, yet his direct opponent only has to slip on the Telstra surface and he’s penalized. So if that’s any indication, and it usually is, then the Wiz will be lucky to get a look in.

dockerland used to do an incredibly in depth Brownlow report and wager some reasonable amounts of money on the outcome. However because of the above mentioned reasons I’ve put the Brownlow in the deadset racket category and have banned all personal betting on it. I will not forget the specific game where Essendon, a couple of years back, knocked off the Eagles at the Telstra Dome. The win was entirely on the back of James Hird. He picked his team up all day and carried them over the line. Anyone who was watching Australian Rules Football for the first time clearly had Hird best on ground yet the umpires couldn’t get him in the votes at all even given the Bombers won the game. Oddly enough they found room for C Judd. Now I’m not usually one for cynicism or conspiracy theories but it was no coincidence that all happened on the weekend where the previous Thursday night Hirdy bagged an individual umpire. 

So with all that said and done and having gotten that annual Brownlow gripe off my chest for this year, we’re opening up the 2006 Brownlow Medal reports to all dockerlanders. We know dockerlanders are very astute people and we want them to give us the word on the chances this year.

Greyhounds WA, sponsors of the punting competition, have generously come to party and offered up a further five dinners for two in their award winning restaurant to go to the good Brownlow judges. Now if you not only want to get hold of one of these prizes but also show the dockerland world of your football knowledge, comprehension and Brownlow expertise then get reporting.

What is required

• Go through who you believe are the top eight prospects. You need to write a paragraph on each prospect outlining why you think they will win, which games they will poll votes in and how many votes in total each prospect will receive.

• You also need to select a Smokey. A Smokey is an outsider who isn’t in the TAB Sportsbet Top Ten at the closing date of the competition. Again you need to write a paragraph outlining why you think they’re a chance and the total votes he can achieve.

• Finally at the bottom of your report you need to mark out your 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th chances in order and place your Smokey in 5th.

 

Prizes of a dinner for two to the magnificent Greyhounds WA restaurant will be awarded as follows.

1. Dinner for two – The most in depth report (Judged by dockerland and Greyhounds WA)

2. Dinner for two – The most correct report. The report and final four Brownlow placings with individual vote tallies which are closest to the actual results. (Judged by dockerland and Greyhounds WA where a definitive decision is required.)

3. Dinner for two – The second most correct report. The report and final four Brownlow placings with individual vote tallies which are closest to the actual results. (Judged by dockerland and Greyhounds WA where a definitive decision is required.)

4. Dinner for two – The third most correct report. The report and final four Brownlow placings with individual vote tallies which are closest to the actual results. (Judged by dockerland and Greyhounds WA where a definitive decision is required.)

5. Dinner for two – The highest priced and placed Smokey in the top 20 with the exact or, if not, closest number of votes to the actual result.
   

 

Example – Over All Winner

Punter No.1’s Top 4
1st Adam Goodes – 25 votes
2nd Scott West – 24 votes
3rd Simon Goodwin – 20 votes
4th Matthew Pavlich – 19 votes

Punter No.2’s Top 4
1st Adam Goodes – 25 votes
2nd Scott West – 24 votes
3rd Simon Goodwin – 20 votes
4th Matthew Pavlich – 17 votes

Official Top 4
1st Adam Goodes – 25 votes
2nd Scott West – 24 votes
3rd Simon Goodwin – 20 votes
4th Matthew Pavlich – 18 votes

Punter No.2 would be declared the over all winner. If, albeit unlikely, punters have the exact same quartet and exact same votes then the punter’s chosen Smokey and his votes will be the determining factor.

 

Example – Smokey Winner

Punter No.1’s Smokey
Michael Johnson $1000 – 19 votes

Punter No.2’s Top 4
Michael Johnson $1000 – 21 votes

Punter No.3’s Smokey
Troy Cook $1500 – 13 votes

Punter No.4’s Smokey
Peter Bell $51 – 22 votes

Punter No.5’s Smokey
Brett Peake $1500 – 18 votes

Official Placing
Peter Bell – 24 votes – 8th
Michael Johnson – 21 votes – 15th
Brett Peake – 17 votes – 20th
Troy Cook – 14 votes – 21st

Punter No.5 would be declared the Smokey winner. The price dictated the result as Brett Peake was the chosen highest priced top twenty place getter to the closest votes. If punters have the exact same Smokey on the exact same votes or different Smokeys but same priced and same votes and they both finish top twenty then the punter’s chosen top four finishes and their votes will be the determining factor.

 

Tab Top Ten
As at 10th September 2006

Adam Goodes $2.50
Chris Judd $5.50
Scott West $4.50
Ben Cousins $9.00
Simon Goodwin $9.00
Brad Johnson $13.00
Nick Dal Santo $17.00
Nick Reiwoldt $18.00
Tysen Edwards $31.00
Matthew Pavlich $41.00

 

So there you have it dockerlanders. The Brownlow count is on Monday Night the 25th September. Get studying and have a crack at taking out one or more of the sensational dinners for two to Greyhounds WA. There are a total of five dinners for two so you’ve got a few chances.

 

Its one entry per dockerlander and all entries have to be emailed into dockerland on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Competition closes at 3pm on Monday the 25th September 2006. dockerland will take a record of the prices from TAB Ozbet www.ozbet.com.au at 3pm on the 25th of September and those will be the closing prices for the Greyhounds WA dockerland Brownlow Competition.

 

 

* While we’ve done our best to cover all areas, dockerland will adjudicate fairly as always on any possible discrepancies should they unfortunately arise. dockerland’s decisions are final. No bitching or whining will be listened to or tolerated. Any one with complaints will be directed to Eaglesflyinghigh.com as that is your type of website. Participants in this free to enter competition accept all handed down rulings and reasons on prizes awarded. No correspondence will be entered into.