Re: Congratulation Sam Walsh - B+F winner 2021
Reply #37 –
I didn't realise they are supposed to sit down at the end of the season and issue votes retrospectively as per the list management guidelines.
Perhaps they just give votes on the day when and where it is deserved?
If you think Plowman getting votes is corrupt, then Walsh winning must be corrupt as well, you can't have it both ways. If Plowman's votes came undeservedly, they came from someone who deserved them, maybe from Walsh but maybe also from Weitering or McKay. You can't know, you are free to arbitrarily choose a bias, but it is still a bias!
Most of the voters were sacked at the end of the season so who did the votes; Sayers and Diesel?
I think most supporters would agree that Walsh and Weitering were our two best players and would have McKay, Cripps, Ed Curnow or Saad in their top five, taking into account games played of course. In fact, all of those players were in the top six in our Jim Park Award. Kennedy and Newman make the top ten in the Jim Park Award, displacing Plowman and Betts.
If the voting was manipulated, why would the beneficiaries be Plowman and Betts? What would be the point?
It's hard to argue against Walsh, Weitering, McKay, Cripps, Ed Curnow and Saad leading the voting; their performances were overt , easily recognised and they played most games. It becomes harder for the average punter to recognise players who are following instructions and unobtrusively carrying out selfless acts.