So 17 home and away FU games have been played, we've seen plenty of SC scores being pulled out from backsides, 17 worthy weekly POOYA winners have been determined. The time has come to vote for the most worthy POOYA performance of 2017. Voting will only be open for 1 week and will close next Thursday August 24th. What determines the biggest POOYA? It's an out of the blue performance, unlikely to be seen again. Not necessarily a one-off never to be repeated but a performance that has a very small likelihood of happening again. 2016 saw a few POOYA's. Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance was at odds of 101:1 before galloping to victory over 3200 metres. English Premier League winners Leicester City were 5000:1 outsiders and won in thoroughly convincing fashion. Angelique Kerber was paying $41 prior to the Australian Open before defeating Serena Williams in the final. The Bulldogs were paying $67 before the Elimination Finals to win the Premiership and we all know how that turned out. So your 2017 nominees are: Round 1 Elliot Yeo (Hughenden): Scored 139 points in a 2 point loss to the Blowflies. 2017: Averaged 102.7 points from 18 games with 9 scores of 100+ and a top of 150. 2016: Averaged 75.2 points from 19 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 129. Round 2 Robbie Gray (Blanchetown): Scored 164 points in a 1 point win over the Barcrawlers. 2017: Averaged 92.9 points from 19 games with 9 scores of 100+ and a top of 164. 2016: Averaged 108.1 points from 19 games with 14 scores of 100+ and a top of 147. Round 3 Jack Martin (Cow Bay): Scored 133 points in a 105 point win over the Prairie Dogs. 2017: Averaged 81.9 points from 19 games with 4 scores of 100+ and a top of 133. 2016: Averaged 74.3 points from 21 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 116. Round 4 Cam McCarthy (Cow Bay): Scored 100 points in a 20 point win over the Grenades. 2017: Averaged 56.1 points from 17 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 109. 2016: DNP. 2015: Averaged 53.5 points from 20 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 124. Round 5 Eric Hipwood (Pakenham): Scored 85 points in a 32 point win over the Crocs. 2017: Averaged 47.9 points from 18 games with 0 scores of 100+ and a top of 93. 2016: Averaged 47.9 from 10 games with 0 scores of 100+ and a top of 73. Round 6 Callum Sinclair (Banchang): Scored 142 points in a 111 point win over the Parasites. 2017: Averaged 79.4 points from 14 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 148. 2016: Averaged 63.7 from 16 games with 1 scores of 100+ and a top of 116. Round 7 Sam Petrevski-Seton (Ararat): Scored 134 points (67 points as an OOP ruck) in a 66 point win over the Vikings. 2017: Averaged 69.8 points from 17 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 134. Round 8 Karl Amon (Banchang): Scored 101 points in a 52 point win over the Crocs. 2017: Averaged 62.7 points from 10 games with 1 scores of 100+ and a top of 101. 2016: Averaged 60.2 from 15 games with 0 scores of 100+ and a top of 87. Round 9 Mitch Wallis (Southern Cross): Scored 132 points in a 185 point win over the Prairie Dogs. 2017: Averaged 92.5 points from 11 games with 4 scores of 100+ and a top of 132. 2016: Averaged 87.1 from 17 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 134. Round 10 Jake Lever (Christmas Island): Scored 121 points in a 106 point win against the Grenades. 2017: Averaged 80.9 points from 14 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 121. 2016: Averaged 71.9 from 22 games with 1 scores of 100+ and a top of 115. Round 11 Jon Patton (Cow Bay): Scored 156 points in a 6 point win over the Prospectors. 2017: Averaged 81.7 points from 16 games with 5 scores of 100+ and a top of 156. 2016: Averaged 64.1 from 21 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 124. Round 12 Drew Petrie (Coolgardie): Scored 123 points in a 111 point win over the Smugglers. 2017: Averaged 82.1 points from 11 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 123. 2016: Averaged 65.5 from 22 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 114. Round 13 Toby McLean (Nuytsland): Scored 123 points in a 33 point win over the Parasites. 2017: Averaged 85.1 points from 16 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 129. 2016: Averaged 70.2 from 12 games with 1 scores of 100+ and a top of 103. Round 14 Daniel McStay (King Island): Scored 110 points in a 276 point win over the Barcrawlers. 2017: Averaged 60.6 points from 16 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 110. 2016: Averaged 60.2 from 12 games with 0 scores of 100+ and a top of 93. Round 15 Ryan Lester (Eden): Scored 134 points in a 69 point win over the Parasites. 2017: Averaged 80.8 points from 19 games with 4 scores of 100+ and a top of 134. 2016: Averaged 57.4 from 19 games with 0 scores of 100+ and a top of 91. Round 16 Luke Ryan (Gisborne): Scored 136 points in a 157 point loss to the Bulls. 2017: Averaged 81.0 points from 8 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 136. Round 17 Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (Korumburra): Scored 144 points in a 3 point win over the Vikings. 2017: Averaged 74.2 points from 19 games with 3 scores of 100+ and a top of 144. 2016: Averaged 72.2 from 21 games with 2 scores of 100+ and a top of 106.
Awesome work... surely Gray could get a few votes?? 164 points to give me the win by 1 point?? surely?
@Mick Congrats to Korumburra's Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti for taking out the 2017 POOYA Award!!!! His FU Round 17 score came from 16 disposals (10 kicks), 4 marks, 5 tackles, 3 goals, 9 contested possessions and 2 clearances to help the Dons take down the Blues by 8 points at the MCG. Anthony's effort sees his join a small group of elite POOYA players in Jake Carlisle (2014), Jordan Murdoch (2015) and Mitch Brown (2016). The trophy has been given to the engraving team and will be sent to Korumburra early next week.
Haha! Awesome work all year @fresh Very happy to add another quality piece of silverware to the virtual club / pool room!