Fashionably Late - Round 17, 2010 Wrap - 3, 2, 1 Votes.

My post for Round 16 largely centred around Adam Goodes, and his tendency to make a late run for the Brownlow in the last few rounds of the season. Well, it appears as though another player is doing the same thing - Joel Selwood.

Selwood is a favorite of mine, and I in fact placed a bit of loose change on him during the pre-season (to win/place)- as I did last year - in hope that he would take out one of the few medals he is yet to claim, having already achieved everything else in his short career up until now. At the halfway mark of the season it looked as though he had very little chance at the Brownlow, as I only had him polling a handful of votes up until that stage of the season. But in the last 5 rounds, he has torn the competition to shreds; amassing an average 34.4 possessions, and a massive 15 tackles a game! As you'd expect, I have him grabbing votes left, right and centre according to my tally; 10 votes to be exact! (3,2,2,1,2)

That's an extraordinary run of games, and with the form he's in (plus Geelong's), there is every chance he'll finish in the top 3 and is even in with a great shot at taking it out, having trailled behind the competitions best for much of the year. But if one thing is for sure, it's that he'll be pushing the likes of Hodge, Judd and co. right up until the very last round of the count.

With 5 rounds to go, can he carry on with his rich vein of form and perhaps grab another 10 votes? Can he make the greatest of all comebacks and come from nowhere to steal the Brownlow? I know I say it all the time, but i'll say it again - it's sure going to be one hell of an exciting count this year!

St. Kilda V Hawthorn:

3. L. Hayes

2. L. Hodge

1. L. Franklin

Collingwood V Richmond:

3. A. Didak

2. S. Pendlebury

1. D. Swan

Geelong V Brisbane:

3. J. Selwood

2. G. Ablett

1. T. Varcoe

North Melbourne V Essendon:

3. J. Watson

2. A. Swallow

1. J. Winderlich

West Coast V Carlton:

3. K. Simpson

2. C. Judd

1. M. Murphy

Western Bulldogs V Fremantle:

3. A. Cooney

2. R. Griffen

1. D. Cross

Melbourne V Sydney:

3. C. Sylvia

2. B. Green

1. A. Goodes

Port Adelaide V Adelaide:

3. D. Cassisi

2. T. Chaplin

1. T. Boak 

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Round 17 Leaderboard:
22 - L. Hodge
18 - C. Judd (+)
18 - L. Hayes (+)
18 - D. Swan (+)
17 - G. Ablett (+)
16 - J. Bartel (-)
15 - A. Cooney (+)
15 - M. Barlow (-)
14 – J. Selwood (+)
14 - J. Watson (+)
14 - S. Pendlebury (+)
14 - M. Boyd (-)
14 - A. Swallow (+)
13 – A. Goodes (+)
12 - L. Montagna
11 – P. Chapman
11 - A. Sandilands
11 - N. Dal Santo
11 - B. Goddard
10 - B. Harvey
10 – D. Cross (+)

Note: (*) Ineligible. (+) Ranking Rise. (-) Ranking Drop.