Dally M Awards winners...
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OXY-351
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Would you expect him to be longer or shorter?
I guess those odds have to reflect that Brisbane have to actually make the GF, and more than likely win it, for Lockyer to even be considered for the award.
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Anonymous person
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this.
its the things lockyer does off the ball that make him great just as much or moreso as what he does with it in hand. because he doesnt score lots of flashy tries, he never gets the points. people on here are as guilty of it as the people handing out the dally m points - they see that Hodges for example scored 2 tries so they think he played awesome and give him the 3 points........but if you look at it, it was Lockyer that got the defense in 2 minds, Lockyer that drew the centre in, Lockyer that timed the pass perfectly, and Lockyer that had even told Hodges where to run. all Hodges had to do was catch the ball and put it down 2 metres up field. it happens far too often for my liking - the try scorer gets all the credit even if they literally did next to nothing.
the closest lockyer wouldve ever come to winning the dally M wouldve been back around 2000 id say, when he was carving up teams with his running game week in week out.
mrslong
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They love the hookers too, so add Macca in as well. They do love Macca.
i reckon Lockyer was robbed Captain of the Year. Dead set.
Anonymous person
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wasnt taking a stab at hodges at all - was taking a stab at his sackriders.
and i dont see how what i said about lockyer last year has anything to do with what i just said? lockyer was nowhere to be seen in this years dally ms, and deservedly so - hes played well, but it has been far from one of his best seasons, and hes been nowhere near as good as players like slater, thurston or smith.
but anything to take a stab at me hey jeb?
if we win the final, thaiday will get MotM - he has a habit of getting them despite being nowhere near the best player on field.
OXY-351
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So the $41 isn't really looking too good of a bet anymore.
The Broncos need to win the GF, and even then Lockyer probably only has a 1 in 4/5 chance of realistically winning MOTM.
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i think the fact that its his last game does work in his favour though. if he set up a few tries, maybe scored one himself or made a big play or 2 like a 40/20 or forced some drop outs with good kicks, itd probably get him over the line. all the talk in GF week would be about him going out with an absolute fairytale YEAR, and it would play in the MotM selectors heads no doubt.
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If we are to win it won't be on the back of Lockyer but he will most likely land the killer blow which hopefully gets him the Medal. Would be great for him to finish with the Broncos that way.
mrslong
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Lockyer won't get it. Just like Allan Langer didn't get it in 1992. They don't like to give it to the deserving winner.
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for real? or are u being sarcastic?
No way. Locky deserved it, or Luke Phillips in a beaten Roosters team.
If you mean 1998, then yes I agree
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Well the Broncos are $7 to win the premiership, or a 1/7 chance. If Lockyer is a 1/4 or 1/5 chance of winning Clive Churchill if we win, then he is a 1/28 to 1/35 chance of winning the Clive Churchill as of now, which would mean he is still value given at $41 his chances are expected to be 1/41.
Personally speaking I think Robbie Farah at $41 is even better value than Lockyer, but I still think those odds are above what Lockyer should be.
