MVP BigFooty West Coast Player of the Year 2018 - Results Thread

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Season is over, so it's time for me to tally the votes for this years BFWCPOTY award (the most prestigious award in all of footy). And this year comes with the bonus of being the winner during a premiership year, something only Chris Judd has done before. While I'm tallying the last 3 games, have a guess at the Top 10.

Last year was a blow out for Yeo winning by 10 votes over Shuey.

Previous winners include:

2002 - Ben Cousins
2003 - Ben Cousins
2004 - Chris Judd
2005 - Ben Cousins
2006 - Chris Judd
2007 - Daniel Kerr
2008 - ??????
2009 - ??????
2010 - Mark LeCras
2011 - Dean Cox
2012 - Daniel Kerr
2013 - Josh Kennedy
2014 - Eric Mackenzie
2015 - Andrew Gaff
2016 - Luke Shuey
2017 - Elliot Yeo

So, go ahead and give us your Top 10 (or 5 if you are lazy)...

 

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1 Elliot Yeo 48.29
2 Jack Redden 37.86
3 Shannon Hurn 34.84
4 Andrew Gaff 33.08
5 Jack Darling 26.15
6 Brad Sheppard 23.54
7 Luke Shuey 22.84
8 Jamie Cripps 17.23
9 Nic Naitanui 15.19
10 Jeremy McGovern 14.67
11 Willie Rioli 9.94
12 Josh Kennedy 9.74
13 Tom Barrass 9.73
14 Chris Masten 9.44
15 Tom Cole 8.63
16 Dom Sheed 8.62
17 Scott Lycett 7.26
18 Liam Ryan 7.08
19 Mark LeCras 6.80
20 Mark Hutchings 6.36
21 Lewis Jetta 6.33
22 Will Schofield 4.17
23 Liam Duggan 3.58
24 Nathan Vardy 1.46
25 Daniel Venables 0.89
26 Jake Waterman 0.63
27 Brendon Ah Chee 0.42
28 Jackson Nelson 0.20
29 Fraser McInnes 0.04

 

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Thought I'd add some people's preseason predictions...

Once again I will be counting the votes for our MVP this season. Last year was a runaway win by Yeo. Can he repeat this year? Can Shuey get his award back? Can McGovern stay fit long enough to win it? Can Nic Nat have a miracle return? Or maybe someone from left field can come out of nowhere to win?

I thought I would get in early this year, so people can have a guess at the Top 5/Top 10 by seasons end. So, have a guess, and then see how wrong you can be about predicting the future.

Also, some fun questions?
1) Which ruckman finishes with the most votes?
2) Which player with under 10 games played at the start of the season finishes with the most votes?
3) Which forward, not named Kennedy, finishes with the most votes?

Shuey easy. So easy.

My picks

1) Shuey
2) Sheed
3) Yeo
4) McGovern
5) Nic Nat

1) Ruckman - Nic Nat
2) 10 games or less - Venables
3) Forward other than Kennedy - Darling

McGovern is a soda, it's a contract year for him.

2) Shuey
3) Yeo
4) JK
5) Gaff

Royals fairest and best - Marsden

1) Jeremy McGovern
2) Luke Shuey
3) Josh Kennedy
4) Elliot Yeo
5) Lewis Jetta

1) Nic Naitanui
2) Nic Naitanui
3) Jamie Cripps

1. Jeremy McGovern
2. Andrew Gaff
3. Elliot Yeo
4. Luke Shuey
5. Brad Sheppard

1. Lycett
2. Watson
3. Darling

Yeo will go back to back

1. Yeo
2. Shuey
3. McGovern
4. Kennedy
5. Gaff

1. Naitanui
2. Ryan
3. Ryan

1. McGovern
2. Kennedy
3. Shuey
4. Redden
5. Yep

1. NN
2. Venables
3. Venables

Top 5
1. Gov
2. Shuey
3. Yeo
4. Duggan
5. Kennedy

1) Naitanui
2) Cole
3) Ryan

1. Gov
2. Shuey
3. Yeo
4. Duggan
5. Kennedy

1) Naitanui
2) Venables
3) Ryan

1. Gaff
2. Yeo
3. McGovern
4. Shuey
5. JK

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Hurn


Yeo
Gov
Gaff
Cripps

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

1. Hurn
2. Yeo
3. Gaff
4. McGovern
5. Sheppard
6. Redden
7. Cripps
8. Shuey
9. Darling
10. Cole

 

[Biggie]

fidstar this one of the best threads and we all appreciate your hard work here buddy.

Not sure who will take this out tbh... such an even year from our squad.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

fidstar this one of the best threads and we all appreciate your hard work here buddy.

Not sure who will take this out tbh... such an even year from our squad.

Agree on evenness. Top 6 felt easier that who to take in slots 7-10.

 

[kranky al]

Reserved so i can edit it with the correct player names in exact order later on and look like a sage

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Hurn
Yeo
Shep
Gaff
Gov
Redden
Darling
Shuey
Kennedy
ummm, Rioli. Or Cripps. Or Barrass, or Duggan, or Cole.

 

[ioppolo]

Hurn, Shuey or Yeo, I'd be surprised if anyone else is top 3

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Yeo
Hurn
Redden
Shuey
Gaff

Sheppard
McGovern
Darling
Cripps
Cole

 

[avishka5]

Yeo
Hurn
Gaff
Redden
Shep
Shuey
Darling
Cripps
Naitanui
Hutchings

 

[BeornJ]

Yeo
Hurn
McGovern
Redden
Sheppard
Gaff
Shuey
Darling
Cripps
Naitanui

 

[fidstar]

I'll start the countdown on probably Wednesday/Thursday. That should give people enough time to put in the last votes for the GF.

 

[kranky al]

Hurry up with my prize far kya

 

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Let's start with the players who didn't get a game this season...

Hamish Brayshaw
After missing the start of the season, the first year player returned to the Royals reserves in Round 11. After a couple of solid games he was promoted to seniors and played every remaining game for the season. With the Eagles in Finals prep mode at that point, it was pretty unlikely he was going to get into the Eagles team. He did seem to know how to find the ball averaging almost 30 possessions a game in the last 3 games of the season


Luke Partington
After playing a handful of games last year, Luke couldn't crack the senior team this season. He's obviously fallen out of favor because his form was pretty solid in the WAFL. In 16 of the 17 games he picked up 19 or more possessions. He averaged over 25 possessions for the season while kicking 17 goals.


Josh Rotham
The first year player averaged just 11 possessions a game in the WAFL and will need to step it up next year to crack into the 22.


Kurt Mutimer
Similar to Partington, he played a handful of games last season, but couldn't add to that this year. Had a consistent, but not great season, in the WAFL. Consistently picked up the high teens in possessions in each of his games. He is contracted for next year, but will need to show something to be kept beyond there.

Malcolm Karpany
At the start of the season Malcolm would have been hoping to build on his first two seasons. Unfortunately after playing the first handful of games of the season in the WAFL he injured his knee. Made his way back at the end of the season to play the last 5 WAFL game. Will be hoping for a big preseason.


Matthew Allen
For the third straight season Allen didn't play a league game. While injuries could be blamed for 2017, this year he played 17 games for East Perth. His numbers were actually pretty solid - 17 possessions, 5 marks and 1 goal. Will be interesting to see what happens over the off-season.

 

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Even though he didn't play a game this season, this guy deserves his own post...

ERIC MACKENZIE
Unfortunately it's pretty rare for AFL players to get a dignified exit. Eric spent the entire season on the side line (outside a mid-season WAFL game) before retiring just before the end of the season.

Thank you emac. You will be remembered...

 

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Next up we have players who played, but didn't pick up a vote...

T-30 Brayden Ainsworth

Played 3 games in his debut season. Was probably the best of the 4 who didn't get a vote. Picked up an average of 14 possessions in the 3 games and was a ball magnet in the WAFL (averaging 25 possessions a game).


T-30 Oscar Allen

Probably surprising he didn't get more opportunities in a year both Kennedy and Darling missed time. He did play two games, with his best game coming against Brisbane in Round 23 where he had 14 possessions and showed great potential.



T-30 Jack Petruccelle

Played 3 games this year, but didn't show much. The most possessions he had in a game was 7, though he did kick two goals against Port Adelaide in Round 7. Though he's just a rookie, so has time on his side.



T-30 Jarrod Brander

Our first pick in last years draft only managed 1 game in the 2018 season. He had a quiet 5 possession game in our Round 13 loss to Sydney. Next year will be the real test.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Allen I thought showed the most of those four, looked very comfortable at either end of the ground.

 

[bombard]

Allen I thought showed the most of those four, looked very comfortable at either end of the ground.

Honestly, all of them showed enough to be hopeful.

 

[KBLT]

Allen I thought showed the most of those four, looked very comfortable at either end of the ground.

If all goes well, he'll be an absolute gun.

 

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Fraser McInnes

Total Votes - 0.04

Ranking - 29th

Games played - 3

Votes per game ranking - 29th

Only played 3 games this year. Has never really taken that step everyone thought he was capable of after his 2015 campaign, and after 4 years on the list only has 11 games to his name. Is probably fortunate that he may be kept as depth at the ruck position with the likely loss of Lycett and the injury to Nic Nat. His best game of the season came in Round 8 where he had 11 possessions and 6 hit outs in our win over GWS.

Round....Votes
1........DNP
2........DNP
3........DNP
4........DNP
5........DNP
6........DNP
7........DNP
8........0.04
9........DNP
10......DNP
11......DNP
13.......DNP
14.......No votes
15.......No votes
16.......DNP
17.......DNP
18.......DNP
19.......DNP
20.......DNP
21.......DNP
22.......DNP
23.......DNP
EF........DNP
PF........DNP
GF........DNP

Total.......0.04

Big Footy User with the biggest crush - RookiePick who gave him 2 votes (his only two votes for the season).

 

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Jackson Nelson

Total Votes - 0.20

Ranking - 28th

Games played - 10

Votes per game ranking - 28th

It was a pretty disappointing year for Nelson. Started the year in our top 22, but now finds himself well behind Duggan and Cole in the role he fills in the backline. Actually played 10 of the first 13 games, but none after that. Was solid in the WAFL but never forced his way back in. His best game of the season came in Round 13 against Sydney where he had 16 possessions.

Round....Votes
1........No votes
2........No votes
3........No votes
4........No votes
5........No votes
6........DNP
7........No votes
8........No votes
9........DNP
10......DNP
11......0.08
13.......No votes
14.......0.12
15.......DNP
16.......DNP
17.......DNP
18.......DNP
19.......DNP
20.......DNP
21.......DNP
22.......DNP
23.......DNP
EF........DNP
PF........DNP
GF........DNP

Total.......0.20

Big Footy User with the biggest crush - dodgie (3 votes), ioppolo (2 votes)

 

[DanWCE]

Yeah Frase. Way to poll, buddy!!

 

[ioppolo]

Holy shit, I gave that spud two votes? Shameful