It's that time of the year where we find out the best player for America's DT for the season.
Who will it be?
In the time of the competition we've had two tied counts,last season was the first year one player on their own took out the medal.
Players have come from 5 different teams,most are no longer at the club they won the medal at,Luke Hodge is the only one that remains with his team and he has now retired.
In 2014,the joint winners came from the two team that played off in the Grand Final of that season,Gary Ablett Jr missed a chunk of the season and the count went down to the wire with Tom Rockliff coming home strong but was unable to poll votes in the final round to take the medal on his own
In 2015 season ruckman Todd Goldstein had a great season,it's rare for a ruckman to poll so well in a medal count but he managed to do so this season.It could have been a different story here again with Luke Hodge missing 3 weeks for a suspension.Leading into the final round Luke Hodge was 3 votes clear of Todd Goldstein and Scott Pendlebury but Hodge and Pendlebury both failed to get votes in the final round and Goldstein managed best on ground to take us to the second tied medal count.
In the 2016 the medal count was again tight and looked headed towards a third year with dual winners.Patrick Dangerfield and Zach Merrett went into the final round tied with 20 votes each,El Paso was playing Roswell and Springfield up against Bolivia.Despite El Paso getting win,Merrett failed to poll any votes,best on ground was Roswell's Lachie Neale and El Paso's best player was forward Chris Mayne who grabbed a single vote.In the other match Springfield claimed a rare win and Captain Dangerfield was best on ground for them and nabbed the 3 votes to take out the medal on his own.
2014: Joint Winners
Gary Ablett Jnr (Roswell Aliens) (LF)
Tom Rockliff (Calgary Fireflies) (R.Griffen)
2015: Joint Winners
Todd Goldstein (El Paso) (T Dog)
Luke Hodge (Washington Senators) (popedelio)
2016
Patrick Dangerfield (Springfield Isotopes - Rids and Nostradamus)
Awards to be announced
Highest team Scores for the Year
Coach of the Year
Coaches voted MVP and Rising Star
Official Rising Star
Highest Player Score
Most Improved Player
Eliminator Winner
Ben Graham Medal
All American Team Announced
The Awards will start at 6pm,once finished trade period will open
Red Carpet
Big night isn't far away players are arriving
Last years Ben Graham medalist Patrick Dangerfield arriving fresh from a premiership win with new club Roswell
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Joel Selwood from Guadalajara
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Bryce Gibbs from Dallas
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Marc Murphy from Hawaii
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Marcus Bontempelli from Arizona
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Springfields Tom Rockliff
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Max Gawn from Bolivia
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Calgary's Taylor Adams
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Washington's Stephen Coniglio
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Zach Merrett from Roswell
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Nathan Fyfe from Guadalajara
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Dayne Zorko from Hawaii
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Callan Ward from Bermuda
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Andrew Gaff from Washington
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Jack Ziebell from LA
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Josh Kennedy from LA
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Brad Ebert from El Paso
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Welcome to the Ben Graham Medal Count and Awards Night
Bare with me as I am doing this on my own so there will possibly be few leader board updates
Round 1
El Paso v Washington
3 Andrew Gaff
2 Brendon Goddard
1 Elliott Yeo
Calgary v Springfield
3 Taylor Adams
2 Rory Laird
1 Dustin Martin
LA v Bermuda
3 Tom Mitchell
2 Mitch Duncan
1 Jordan Lewis
Roswell v Dallas
3 Zach Merrett
2 Nathan Jones
1 Patrick Dangerfield
Guadalajara v Arizona
3 Jackson Macrae
2 Nathan Fyfe
1 Touk Miller
Hawaii v Bolivia
3 Dyson Heppell
2 Marc Murphy
1 Scott Pendlebury
Round 2
Springfield v El Paso
3 Tom Rockliff
2 Stefan Martin
1 Ollie Wines
LA v Calgary
3 Lance Franklin
2Sam Gibson
1 Jobe Watson
Dallas v Bermuda
3 Tom Mitchell
2 Shaun Higgins
1 Mitch Duncan
Arizona v Roswell
3 Rory Sloane
2 Zach Merrett
1 Patrick Dangerfield
Bolivia v Guadalajara
3 Dom Tyson
2 Clayton Oliver
1 Adam Treloar
Washington v Hawaii
3 Tom T Lynch
2 Christian Salem
1 Marc Murphy
Round 3
El Paso v LA
3 David Mundy
2 Ollie Wines
1 Jobe Watson
Calgary v Dallas
3 Taylor Adams
2 Bryce Gibbs
1 Matthew Kreuzer
Bermuda v Arizona
3 Rory Sloane
2 Leigh Montagna
1 Brodie Grundy
Roswell v Bolivia
3 Gary Ablett
2 Nick Riewoldt
1 Adam Treloar
Guadalajara v Hawaii
3 Joel Selwood
2 Jayden Hunt
1 Dayne Beams
Springfield v Washington
3 Dustin Martin
2 Brendon Goddard
1 Stefan Martin
Next up our first award for the evening
Most Improved Player
Jarrod Witts
Washington
Witts increased his average up by 38ppg as first choice ruck for Washington
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Matthew Kreuzer wasn't far behind with a 33ppg increase and second year player Clayton Oliver at 32ppg
Round 4
Dallas v El Paso
3 Issac Smith
2 Mitch Robinson
1 David Zaharakis
Arizona v Calgary
3 Rory Sloane
2 Dylan Roberton
1 Josh Kelly
Bolivia v Bermuda
3 Sam Docherty
2 Tom Mitchell
1 Gary Ablett Jr
Hawaii v Washington
3 Dayne Zorko
2 Sam Menegola
1 Marc Murphy
Roswell v Guadalajara
3 Zach Merrett
2 Luke Shuey
1 Nick Riewoldt
LA v Springfield
3 Tom Rockliff
2 Tom J Lynch
1 Jack Newnes
Leader Board After Round 4
Rory Sloane 9
Tom Mitchell 8
Zach Merrett 8
Tom Rockliff 6
Gary Ablett Jr 4
Dustin Martin 4
Brendan Goddard 4
Marc Murphy 4
Round 5
El Paso v Arizona
3 Brad Ebert
2 Rory Sloane
1 Dylan Roberton
Calgary v Bolivia
3 Adam Treloar
2 Zach Tuohy
1 Jeremy Cameron
Bermuda v Hawaii
3 Dayne Zorko
2 Mitch Duncan
1 Dayne Beams
Washington v Guadalajara
3 Joel Selwood
2 Michael Barlow
1 Patrick Cripps
Springfield v Dallas
3 Toby Nankervis
2 Robbie Gray
1 Tom Rockliff
LA v Roswell
3 Zach Merrett
2 Luke Dahlhaus
1 Ben McEvoy
Round 6
Bolivia v El Paso
3 Gary Ablett Jr
2 Sam Docherty
1 Sam Jacobs
Hawaii v Calgary
3 Kade Simpson
2 Taylor Adams
1 Scott Pendlebury
Guadalajara v Bermuda
3 Tom Mitchell
2 Mitch Duncan
1 Joe Daniher
Washington v Roswell
3 Elliott Yeo
2 Jack Steven
1 Patrick Cripps
Arizona v Springfield
3 Rory Sloane
2 Dylan Roberton
1 Rory Laird
Dallas v LA
3 Matt Crouch
2 Shaun Higgins
1 Michael Hurley
Quick Break and then another award announcement
Highest Fantasy Score of the Year
Dayne Zorko from Hawaii 181 Round 13
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Round 7
El Paso v Hawaii
3 Tom Scully
2 Isaac Smith
1 Brad Ebert
Calgary v Guadalajara
3 Aaron Hall
2 Luke Shuey
1 Taylor Adams
Bermuda v Roswell
3 Lachie Neale
2 Tom Mitchell
1 Chad Wingard
Springfield v Bolivia
3 Tom Rockliff
2 Brad Hill
1 Gary Ablett
LA v Arizona
3 Lance Franklin
2 Matt Crouch
1 Marcus Bontempelli
Dallas v Washington
3 Patrick Ryder
2 Elliot Yeo
1 Jarrod Witts
Round 8
Guadalajara v Dallas
3 Travis Boak
2 Jack Viney
1 Jared Polec
Roswell v Calgary
3 Zach Merrett
2 Aaron Hall
1 Kade Kolodjashnij
Washington v Bermuda
3 Andrew Gaff
2 Patrick Cripps
1 Tom Mitchell
Hawaii v Springfield
3 Stefan Martin
2 Tom Rockliff
1 Brad Hill
Bolivia v LA
3 Jack Billings
2 Jeremy Cameron
1 Sam Docherty
Arizona v El Paso
3 Josh Kelly
2 Sam Jacobs
1 Dan Hannebery
Round 9
Bermuda v El Paso
3 Tom Mitchell
2 Mitch Duncan
1 Brad Ebert
Bolivia v Guadalajara
3 Jarryd Lyons
2 Adam Treloar
1 Jake Lloyd
Springfield v Calgary
3 Dustin Martin
2 Scott Selwood
1 Matthew Kreuzer
Dallas v Arizona
3 Dan Hannebery
2 Todd Goldstein
1 David Zaharakis
Roswell v Hawaii
3 Patrick Dangerfield
2 Scott Pendlebury
1 Seb Ross
Washington v LA
3 Jeremy Howe
2 Ed Curnow
1 Jobe Watson
Leader Board after Round 9
Tom Mitchell 18
Rory Sloane 17
Zach Merrett 14
Tom Rockliff 12
Mitch Duncan 9
Gary Ablett Jr 8
Dustin Martin 7
Adam Treloar 7
Elliott Yeo 6
Taylor Adams 6
Andrew Gaff 6
Dayne Zorko 6
Sam Docherty 6
Coaches Voted Rising Star
Ryan Burton
Washington
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Coaches Voted MVP
Tom Mitchell
Bermuda
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Round 10
El Paso v Roswell
3 Liam Shiels
2 Isaac Smith
1 Patrick Dangerfield
Bermuda v Calgary
3 Matthew Kreuzer
2 Billy Longer
1 Leigh Montagna
Springfield v Guadalajara
3 Jack Newnes
2 Dustin Martin
1 Brandon Ellis
LA v Hawaii
3 Rory Atkins
2 Scott Pendlebury
1 Dayne Zorko
Dallas v Bolivia
3 Bryce Gibbs
2 Steele Sidebottom
1 David Zaharakis
Arizona v Washington
3 Rory Sloane
2 Andrew Gaff
1 Connor Blakely
Round 11
Bermuda v Dallas
3 Mitch Duncan
2 Callan Ward
1 Tom Mitchell
Washington v Calgary
3 Mark Blicavs
2 Sam Menegola
1 Jeremy Howe
Roswell v Springfield
3 Patrick Dangefield
2 Zach Merrett
1 Toby Greene
Guadalajara v LA
3 Matt Crouch
2 Josh P Kennedy
1 Brad Crouch
Hawaii v El Paso
3 Ricky Henderson
2 Scott Pendlebury
1 Bernie Vince
Bolivia v Arizona
3 Jackson Macrae
2 Marcus Bontempelli
1 Jeremy Cameron
Round 12
El Paso v Calgary
3 Matthew Kreuzer
2 Daniel Howe
1 Jarrad Waite
Springfield v Bermuda
3 Chad Wingard
2 Tom Mitchell
1 Dustin Martin
LA v Roswell
3 Michael Walters
2 Patrick Dangerfield
1 Jobe Watson
Dallas v Guadalajara
3 Bryce Gibbs
2 Jarryd Lyons
1 Brad Crouch
Arizona v Hawaii
3 Luke Parker
2 Marc Murphy
1 Dayne Zorko
Bolivia v Washington
3 Sam Docherty
2 Andrew Gaff
1 Gary Ablett Jr
Leader Board after Round 12
Tom Mitchell 21
Rory Sloane 17
Zach Merrett 16
Patrick Dangerfield 16
Dustin Martin 16
Mitch Duncan 12
Dayne Zorko 11
Andrew Gaff 10
Sam Docherty 9
Gary Ablett Jr 9
Bryce Gibbs 8
Highest Team Scores for 2017
Highest Score with Bonus and HGA
Round 11 Bolivia 2096
Highest Raw Score
Round 11 Bolivia 2019
Round 13
Roswell v El Paso
3 Patrick Dangerfield
2 Brad Ebert
1 Jack Steven
Bermuda v Calgary
3 Tom Mitchell
2 Callan Ward
1 Mitch Duncan
Guadalajara v Arizona
3 Josh Kelly
2 Connor Blakely
1 Nathan Fyfe
Bolivia Condors
3 Dayne Zorko
2 Sam Docherty
1 Seb Ross
Washington v Dallas
3 David Zaharakis
2 Bryce Gibbs
1 Shaun Higgins
Springfield v LA
3 Rory Laird
2 Toby McLean
1 Michael Hurley
Round 14
Guadalajara v Bermuda
3 Tom Mitchell
2 Chad Wingard
1 Justin Westhoff
Calgary v Roswell
3 Zach Merrett
2 Patrick Dangerfield
1 Liam Shiels
LA v Bolivia
3 Gary Ablett Jr
2 Ben Cunnington
1 Sam Gray
Hawaii v Arizona
3 Connor Blakely
2 Tom T Lynch
1 Jackson Macrae
Dallas v Springfield
3 Dustin Martin
2 David Zaharakis
1 Bryce Gibbs
El Paso v Washington
3 Liam Duggan
2 Andrew Gaff
1 Ollie Wines
Official Rising Star
Each week an eligible Rising Star will recent a nomination if they are the highest fantasy scorer for the round,player must have played at least 5 America's matches to able to win the award.The highest averaging for America's matches that is eligible is the winner
Brayden Fiorini
Springfield
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Round 15
Calgary v El Paso
3 Brad Ebert
2 Taylor Adams
1 Luke Dunstan
Roswell v Bermuda
3 Tom Mitchell
2 Lachie Hunter
1 Callan Ward
Hawaii v Guadalajara
3 Dayne Beams
2 Jack Gunston
1 Dayne Zorko
Arizona v Bolivia
3 Rory Sloane
2 Jack Crisp
1 Connor Blakely
LA v Dallas
3 Travis Boak
2 Sam Mayes
1 Matt Crouch
Washington v Springfield
3 Dustin Martin
2 Jack Martin
1 Patrick Ryder
Next up is the All America's team of the year
And Coach of the year
Following this we will post the final round of votes and announce the 2017 Ben Graham Medallist
I'm liking this. Not that Ebert will get close haha.
All America's Team of the Year
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Terrible night for Guadalajara, should have stayed home on the Coronas!
Coach of the Year
So this was quite easy for us to pick,this coach took a team that 2 years ago was a cellar dweller,though trading and drafting has built a great list and this was evident this year when the team made the grand final,unfortunately they lost but they'll surely be there at the end next season
Congratulations Pkbaldy coach of the Bolivia Condors
Quote from: LF on August 28, 2017, 10:23:25 PM
Coach of the Year
So this was quite easy for us to pick,this coach took a team that 2 years ago was a cellar dweller,though trading and drafting has built a great list and this was evident this year when the team made the grand final,unfortunately they lost but they'll surely be there at the end next season
Congratulations Pkbaldy coach of the Bolivia Condors
Ayyy!!!
Thanks a lot LF. Sad I didnt win it all... Would have been awesome. But the granny was my aim.
Round 16
Bermuda v El Paso
3 Daniel Wells
2 Joe Daniher
1 Mitch Duncan
Bolivia v Guadalajara
3 Tom Hawlins
2 Clayton Oliver
1 Nathan Fyfe
Springfield v Calgary
3 Aaron Hall
2 Taylor Adams
1 Luke Dunstan
Dallas v Arizona
3 Ryan Bastinac
2 Jarryd Roughead
1 David Zaharakis
Roswell v Hawaii
3 Dayne Beams
2 Josh J Kennedy
1 Seb Ross
Washington v LA
3 Matt Crouch
2 Michael Hurley
1 Jeremy Howe
The Winner of the Ben Graham Medal for 2017 with 30 votes and 10 clear of the runner-up is
Tom Mitchell
Bermuda
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And that concludes the 2017 Ben Graham Medal and awards
Congratulation to all the winners
Quote from: LF on August 28, 2017, 09:16:36 PM
Most Improved Player
Jarrod Witts
Washington
Witts increased his average up by 38ppg as first choice ruck for Washington
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Matthew Kreuzer wasn't far behind with a 33ppg increase and second year player Clayton Oliver at 32ppg
Quote from: LF on August 28, 2017, 09:43:58 PM
Coaches Voted Rising Star
Ryan Burton
Washington
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Cheers for the count LF
Legends these boys are, feel as though Burton got shafted in the official rising star, but can't be too selfish :P Washington to improve again into next year and go a couple better ;D
Great job LF
Congrats to all the winners!
Well done LF! I really enjoyed reading through this with a morning coffee.
Congrats to all winners!
Nice work LF,
Congrats to the winners!!