Welcome to the 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Awards Thread.
2014 turned out to be a roller coaster of a season, with the much discussed 3-10 start and the Tigers going on to become the first team to make the finals from such a position. Even the most optimistic brightsider on PRE was questioning the direction of the team after loss after loss piled up, including inexplicable failures against the Bulldogs and Melbourne. The dream of back to back finals had vanished with half a season to go. We all know what transpired from that point, win after win after win. The tiger streak that ultimately snuck us into the finals was remarkable; topped off by the thrilling victory against Sydney in the final round to secure the spot. The roller coaster ride wasn’t over though. Swept up in the Tiger fever I joined the army for the journey west to face Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval and the joy was rapidly quashed in the space of 20 minutes as the Power dismantled the team in the first quarter. Despite another disappointing finals campaign, the season was memorable and saw the emergence of some key players for the Tigers’ future, but more about that below.
Let’s get down to the real business of this thread. The 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Award saw 1078 ballots cast by 117 Punt Road Enders over the 22 regular season matches. This is down by 165 ballots on the 1243 ballots cast in 2013. The Tigers’ winning streak helped reduce the drop off in votes that we often see in the second half of the season (50.7 voters in the first half vs 46.7 in the second half). The most popular round in 2014 was our round 2 victory against Carlton, where 73 ballots were cast (14 less than the 2012 record). Similarly to 2013, the season low came in our dramatic fade out at the hands of North Melbourne in round 12 where a new record low of 29 ballots were cast.
As always I like to acknowledge those who voted in all 22 rounds of the season:
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WesternTiger (6 years running)
jb03 (6 years running)
evo (5 years running)
MB78 (4 years running)
YinnarTiger (4 years running)
Gunsmoke (2 years running)
MalenyTiger (2 years running)
SkillzThatKillz
SCOOP
JimJessTorp
Baloo
Rancey18
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Many thanks for your support.
Before we begin the countdown I will clarify some of the information that is provided for each Richmond player:
Total Games For Richmond The career matches for Richmond (incl. Finals)
Total Votes The total number of votes accrued throughout the 2014 season (2013 also shown).
Rounds Played The number of games played in the 2014 H&A season (2013 also shown).
Historic Position The players position in previous PRE Player of the Year polls (NOL = Not on List; DNP = Did Not Place)
Average Votes/Round Total votes accrued / total games played
Highest Ranking (Round(s)) The highest ranking achieved and the round(s) that ranking was held.
Best Round (Votes) The round in which the player obtained the highest number of votes, which opponent the Tigers played in that round and the number of votes obtained.
Normalised Score (Rank) A score that normalises the votes to take out the ‘number of voters’ factor. This scoring system prevents players obtaining votes in ‘popular’ weeks from gaining an advantage. This is not official and just for your information. Theoretical maximum score is 100 – a player that got 3 votes on every ballot would score 100.
Richmond ‘Brownlow’ Votes (Ranking) This is also unofficial and for your information. It consists of a 3-2-1 voting system each week. This ranking tends to benefit players who are consistently in the top 3 players of the week.
Official Jack Dyer Medal Ranking Their finish in the official Richmond Best & Fairest.
Most Votes From The PRE member(s) who supplied the player with the most votes and how many.
Can I ask that everyone refrain from replying to this post until the awards ceremony is complete
Now with the formalities out of the way, let the 2014 PREmier Fighting Tiger Awards Thread begin!