Today the rain stopped and we had some sun at last but the Wind is unrelenting. Of course it is the Equinox when the Season officially changes from Winter to Spring.
Lst night, Adam Cooney unexpectedly won the Brownlow Medal from Gary Ablett Jnr. and Mattthew Richardson. It was a close result but we could have been spared all the hype and hoopla associated with what their partners were wearing or who was with who. Prior to the TV networks taking the Medal count over, The count was conducted on the Monday night before the commencement of the Finals in a smoke-filled room and the only way you could find out what was happening was by steam radio. When the winner was determined then the radio networks used to scramble to find out where the winner was. The present set-up could be open to abuse as quite a deal of money is wagered on who will win the Medal. However despite the votes being in sealed envelopes and supposedly opened on the night, there is the perception that there are individuals who may have advanced information.
I was not surprised that Cooney won but query why there was so much media hype about Gary Ablett was a shoe-in to win it. I was also surprised at the high number of votes cast for Simon Black from the Brisbane Bears as I personally did not think he played such a dominant role this year as in previous seasons.
I have received some feedback on this blog to one of my email addresses but many of them are confused as to how to add comments at the end of each blog. So I have allowed comments to be posted so feel free to add your comments and reactions.
Robin L. Harwood
September 23rd 2008.
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