Brownlow - The Age Old Question??

[JK]

As expalined by an AFL umpire (Matthew Nichols) at an umpires education session in Darwin, the process is as follows for determing 3-2-1 Brownlow voting:

All three umpires sit down in an area on there own and go through both team sheets initially eliminating the more poorly performed players, this is repeated until they get down to half a dozen or how many players they think are worthy of votes from both teams. The then rank them in order to determine the top three players.

Is that how Goodwin got 0 votes for 34 posessions but in the same game Perrie got 2 votes for 10 posessions and a point?

I'm willing to bet that Goodwin mouthed off that game, Dissident. That's what would have cost him. Can't think what else it could have been. Perrie - maybe all ten touches were VERY effective?

Supposing that is the case Phil, in your opinion should umpire Goldspink then also come under scrutiny and punishment for his onfield remarks over the years?

[PhilG]

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[Dissident]

Maybe Goodwin had one of those days, Dissident. Mouthing off isn't always visible - especially if it's behind the play to a non controlling umpire. It happens. I've had it happen to me several times AND I know it's cost the player concerned votes more than once. I vividly remember one day discussing votes with my partner, and he suggested this player and I scotched it instantly. He didn't know the player had mouthed off. I can't think of any other reason it could have been.

And maybe Perrie had a good day.

So ... mouthing off can mean you don't get votes BUT you can still win the Brownlow ....