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Top 10 Brownlow Medallists of all time

Posted on October 27, 2015 by storktalks

This article first appeared on The Roar, September 28, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/28/ranking-the-brownlow-part-2-top-10-medallists-of-all-time/ On Friday I attempted to rank the top 10 Brownlow medallists since 1975. Based solely on my own recollections, the purely subjective list had only one criteria – that the … Continue reading →

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The top 10 Brownlow Medallists since 1975

Posted on October 27, 2015 by storktalks

This article first appeared on The Roar, September 25, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/25/ranking-the-brownlow-part-1-top-10-medallists-since-1975/ On Monday night, after the heat and clamour of this weekend’s games have faded and the results have been scribed into the record books, the AFL will crown its latest … Continue reading →

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Time to throw the Brownlow medal open to all comers

Posted on August 16, 2015 by storktalks

Originally published on The Roar sports opinion website, July 15, 2015. http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/08/14/time-to-throw-the-brownlow-open-to-all-comers/ For years I defended the purity of the Brownlow medal. I waxed lyrical about its sacredness and fawned over the word ‘fairest’ in its description. I particularly liked the … Continue reading →

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