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Cooney wins top award

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Melbourne : Australia | about 1 year ago  
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Yound and exciting midfielder Adam Cooney has won the AFL's greatest award the Brownlow Medal. The No. 1 Draft Pick's stellar season was topped off with receiving 24 votes and winning from Simon Black and the favourite Gary Ablett Jr.

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  • Submitted By: southnet | about 1 year ago
    Brownlow Medal Super Site with all the glamour of the fashion, with a few football highlights and medal count results thrown in!
  • News Source: The Mercury | about 1 year ago
    Bulldogs midfielder Adam Cooney says he is still in a state of shock over his Brownlow Medal win. The 22-year-old said after a day of drinking with teammates in the lead-up to last night's count, he was still struggling to come to terms with his win.
  • News Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation | about 1 year ago
    Cooney made mention of the club when he accepted the award for the AFL's Best and Fairest last night. Club president Brett Charlesworth says Cooney still comes to watch local matches when he is not playing with the Western Bulldogs. He says Cooney...
  • News Source: The Mercury | about 1 year ago
    Cooney proposed to his fiance Haylea by placing a Burger Ring on her finger. Their growing family now has a far more valuable piece of jewellery. The Western Bulldogs midfielder won the most prestigious individual award in the AFL, the Brownlow...
  • News Source: The Sunshine Coast Daily | about 1 year ago
    He said Cooney's unaffected nature, which hides a strong love for the game, means the midfielder will avoid some of the pitfalls that can befall a Brownlow winner. Eade added the win would give the Bulldogs an overall lift because Cooney is such a...
  • News Source: The Australian | about 1 year ago
    Corrie Perkin and Courtney Walsh September 23, 2008 THE Western Bulldogs' Adam Cooney capped his extraordinary rise to the pinnacle of the AFL last night when he won the Brownlow Medal in just his fourth season. Cooney, who turns 23 next Tuesday,...
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  • Blog Source: foxsports.com.au
    ADAM Cooney has suprised everyone by beating hot favourites Gary Ablett and Jimmy Bartel to win the Brownlow Medal finishing with 24 votes, one ahead of Brisbane's Simon Black.
  • Blog Source: holtpress2.blogspot.com
    I feel very disappointed for Gary Ablett who for the second year in a row was favourite for the Brownlow medal and didn't win. Adam Cooney from the Bulldogs beat him by 2 votes. Considering Ablett effectively missed 5 games with injury ...
  • Blog Source: blogs.abc.net.au
    The Western Bulldogs's Adam Cooney came from behind to win the 2008 Brownlow Medal. Cooney was crowned the AFL's best and fairest player at the traditional gala function this evening, having only assumed the lead in voting following the ...
  • Blog Source: halfbackflanker.wordpress.com
    Brownlow babes, botched vote counting, burger rings and a bloody happy Bulldog! That summed up last night’s Brownlow Medal count which was won by…somebody who doesn’t play for Geelong. Adam Cooney of the Western Bulldogs was rewarded ...
  • Blog Source: blogs.thewest.com.au
    And despite the Dogs going cold in the second half of the campaign, Cooney did just enough to squeeze out nearest rivals Simon Black, pre-count favourite Gary Ablett and Matthew Richardson. For Cooney the award will go some way to ...
  • Blog Source: vietnamswans.com
    won the Brownlow and declared he had only passed Year 11 because “my mum did most of my homework for me”. What wasn’t revealed, however, was which team will win next Saturday’s AFL Grand Final. Can Gary Ablett Jnr emulate the hurculean ...
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