mjp
31-08-2023, 09:50 PM
I couldn't care less about the AA team.
I don't care that Bont is in. Or that Tom is out.
Being selected does not make English a better (or worse) ruckman.
All the crappy awards that got given out last night only do one thing - enable players who have been unable to achieve team success in 2023 to feel better about their performances.
I'm not sure if anyone else feels the same way but to me, the AA Team should be the team that holds up the cup on GF day. And the Brownlow (along with all the other individual awards) should be melted down...they just don't matter.
I have heard it said that some premiership players weren't that good - they 'just got lucky' to lob at a club on the verge of a 'golden era'...well, winning games is hard and to be successful in one season requires incredible dedication. To do it over multiple years? All of those players need to have their shoulders to the wheel, pulling in the same direction and making light of what others would consider sacrifice. What sacrifice does it take to get 35-possessions (which seems to be the gold standard for Brownlow votes?). I would say NONE - 'cos everything you do to get them is directly rewarded in the media and right across social media...if you 'play well' but lose, then you are regarded as 'let down' by your mates...so rarely are questions asked of those 'good players' - "What could you have done differently to help your team".
Anyway - as today has been all about awards I thought I'd put my grouchy old man voice on and say 'awards count for nothing - it's winning games that counts' - and nowhere NEAR enough weight is put on being part of a WINNING team when it comes to giving out awards.
I don't care that Bont is in. Or that Tom is out.
Being selected does not make English a better (or worse) ruckman.
All the crappy awards that got given out last night only do one thing - enable players who have been unable to achieve team success in 2023 to feel better about their performances.
I'm not sure if anyone else feels the same way but to me, the AA Team should be the team that holds up the cup on GF day. And the Brownlow (along with all the other individual awards) should be melted down...they just don't matter.
I have heard it said that some premiership players weren't that good - they 'just got lucky' to lob at a club on the verge of a 'golden era'...well, winning games is hard and to be successful in one season requires incredible dedication. To do it over multiple years? All of those players need to have their shoulders to the wheel, pulling in the same direction and making light of what others would consider sacrifice. What sacrifice does it take to get 35-possessions (which seems to be the gold standard for Brownlow votes?). I would say NONE - 'cos everything you do to get them is directly rewarded in the media and right across social media...if you 'play well' but lose, then you are regarded as 'let down' by your mates...so rarely are questions asked of those 'good players' - "What could you have done differently to help your team".
Anyway - as today has been all about awards I thought I'd put my grouchy old man voice on and say 'awards count for nothing - it's winning games that counts' - and nowhere NEAR enough weight is put on being part of a WINNING team when it comes to giving out awards.