YOU MAY notice that The Four Points is starting at point three today. Controversial? Not any more.
Thanks to the lead of Andrew Demetriou, who started last night's Brownlow Medal count with round two instead of round one, the tyranny of ascending numerical progression is over!
Bad news for Sesame Street's The Count, good news for Gary Ablett jnr (the bookies' favourite), Matthew Richardson (the crowd favourite), and Clayton Hinkley (The Four Points' favourite).
For now that numbers are meaningless, every player can consider himself a winner on Brownlow night, regardless of how many votes he "polled".
Except for Adam Cooney, who can not only consider himself a winner but also not consider himself a loser as well.
27. Mmmmmm . . . Brownlow
HE AVOIDS talking to his family. His hair is not as luscious as it once was. He begun his career with skin folds of 100. And he proposed to his fiancé using a burger ring.
Who would have thought Homer Simpson could be the template for a Brownlow Medallist?
And those are not the only things Adam Cooney has in common with the patriarch of TV's favourite family. The young Bulldog champ neglected to mention the most significant person in his football life in his acceptance speech.
But we are sure that just like Marge, Rodney Eade is the forgiving type.
12,387. What price nostalgia?
WHAT is it about Kate Cebrano singing a Robbie Williams song that says 'FAIREST AND BEST' so clearly to The Four Points?
Singin', dancin', glitz and glamour; it's enough to make a man forget which vote card to read out in what order.
Of course, Brownlow Medal counts were not always thus. Back in the old days they were a more circumspect affair.
Which didn’t stop the winner raising hell, of course. Kevin 'Bulldog' Murray got carted around the CBD when he won Charlie in 1969, delaying several trams.
All these years later, it's nice to know Melbourne's sentimental public transport operators still mark the occasion by delaying trams on a daily basis.
8. Someone call Gil Grisham
SCOTT Burns has left more than a legacy at Collingwood. According to his coach, the retired champ has left behind some vital evidence too.
"Burnsy has left a footprint on this football club", said Mick Malthouse. "That footprint will be looked at, studied and hopefully taken up by some of the younger players".
The Four Points hopes Mick never finds out about the candlestick in the library otherwise Burnsy's goose is cooked and good.
WHAT’S COMING UP
What to look out for on afl.com.au this Tuesday
Cooooooon
Not a cheese lover appreciating an especially good toasted sandwich, but follow up on the first No. 1 draft pick to win a Brownlow Medal
Oh, and the grand final is coming too . . . along with history
Gary Ablett may have worn the disappointment on his face last night but all will be forgotten if he can grab a second premiership medallion on Saturday. Follow all the news from Geelong and Hawthorn at afl.com.au.
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