Suspended Swans players set to poll 50 Brownlow votes despite ban
Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner and Nick Blakey are forecast to poll 50 combined votes at the Brownlow despite suspension.
The three suspended Swans performed earlier in the season before being stood down. Analysts helping with the television broadcast expect them to poll significantly at next Monday's count.
The voting reflects judges' scores of games they played before suspension. Scoop in September reports the forecast has some people at AFL House jumping on the Swans' bandwagon.
- Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Nick Blakey
- Suspended players
- 50 combined
- Forecast votes
- next Monday
- Count date
Why it mattersIt highlights a quirk in how the Brownlow Medal voting works and could embarrass the AFL if it looks like the league is honouring players currently banned from playing.
AustraliaFor AFL fans following the Swans and Brownlow, the result could overshadow the medal count and raise questions about the voting system's fairness.
✓ Claims checked against the source and corrected before publish. checked 9 d ago
