The Carey Bunton voting for rounds 22 and 23 have gone behind closed doors and will be released after Round 23 with Sydney Swans Callum Mills holding an 11-point lead heading into the final round.
Votes as at completion Round 21 are below.
CAREY BUNTON MEDAL - VOTES ROUND 21
56 Callum Mills (Mosman Swans) – Sydney Swans
45 Taylor Walker (Norths - Broken Hill) – Adelaide
33 Jarrad Witts (Sydney University) – Gold Coast
33 Todd Marshall (Deniliquin Rams) – Port Adelaide
27 Isaac Heeney (Cardiff) - Sydney Swans
25 Tom Hawkins (Finley) – Geelong
23 Errol Gulden (UNSW-Eastern Suburbs) - Sydney Swans
21 Lachie Schultz (Moama) – Fremantle
20 Matt Kennedy (Collingullie) – Carlton
17 Isaac Smith (Cootamundra) – Geelong
14 Nick Blakey (UNSW-Eastern Suburbs) – Sydney Swans
11 Isaac Cumming (Norths - Broken Hill) – GWS Giants
11 Harry Perryman (Collingullie) - GWS Giants
10 Elliott Himmelberg (Mangoplah CUE) – Adelaide
10 Harry Himmelberg (Mangoplah CUE) – GWS Giants
9 Jeremy Finlayson (Culcairn) – - Port Adelaide)
8 Luke Breust (Temora) – - Hawthorn
6 James Peatling (Pennant Hills) – GWS Giants
3 Dougal Howard (Wagga Tigers) – St Kilda
2 Charlie Spargo (Albury Tigers) – Melbourne
1 Matt Flynn (Narrandera) – GWS Giants
The Mohr Medal is awarded to the leading NSW goal scorer in AFL home and away season. Wilbur (Bill) Mohr was recruited from Wagga Tigers and played for St Kilda between 1929-41. He played 195 games and kicked 735 goals (second only to Tony Lockett). He was 12 times St Kilda’s leading goalkicker and won the B+F in 1932 and 1936. He represented Victoria 18 times and was an inaugural member of the AFL Hall of Fame. He was selected in the St Kilda Team of the Century and the Greatest NSW Team of All Time.
Nothing in life is certain but Tex Walker, last year’s runner-up, will have to kick 10 goals more than Tommy Hawkins, the reigning Mohr Medallist, to deny the big Geelong forward the 2022 Mohr Medal.
MOHR MEDAL - GOALS AFTER ROUND 22
55.33 Tom Hawkins (Finley) – Geelong (Average 2.6 goals per game)
46.23 Taylor Walker (Norths – Broken Hill) – Adelaide (2.7 goals)
44.23 Isaac Heeney (Cardiff) – Sydney Swans (2.1 goals)
41.14 Todd Marshall (Deniliquin) – Port Adelaide (2.1 goals)
40.19 Luke Breust (Temora) – Hawthorn (2 goals)
27.19 Lachie Schultz (Moama) – Fremantle (.9 goal)
NSW STATE OF ORIGIN TEAM OF YEAR
The first team was picked in 2019 following the announcement of the Greatest NSW Team of All Time. This year’s team will be announced after Round 23.
The selectors are:
- Richard Colless AM (Chair) formerly Chair WCE/Sydney Swans/AFL(NSW-ACT) Commission/Greatest NSW Team of All Time and Patron NSW Australian Football History Society;
- Gerard Healy, 1988 Brownlow Medallist & AFLPA MVP, Member AFL Hall of Fame, Champion in Sydney Swans Hall of Fame, Sydney Swans Team of the Century, 9 times All Australian. Selector AFL Team of the Century and All Australian Team and Greatest NSW Team of All Time;
- Mike Sheahan OAM. Leading AFL journalist and commentator across print/FTA and cable television/ radio/social media over 50 years. Member AFL Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Selector Greatest NSW Team of All Time. Media Centre at AFL House named in his honour. Member Australian Media Hall of Fame/Lifetime Achievement Award ASC;
- Wayne Carey. Carey-Bunton Medal named in his and Haydn Bunton’s honour. Captain North Melbourne Premierships 1996/9, North Melbourne Team of the Century/Member North Melbourne Hall of Fame/7 times All Australian (4 times captain)/Captain Greatest NSW Team of All Time. AFL Hall of Fame, AFLPA MVP 1995/8;
- Mark Maclure. 3 times Premiership CHF Carlton. Member of NSW Greatest Tame of All Time; 5 times top 4 finish in Carlton B+F. Deep knowledge of Northern markets through coaching stints at Brisbane and Sydney; and
- Rod Gillett. Former President/Commissioner of NSW AFL/Vice President of NSW Australian Football History Society; prolific writer/researcher/historian on game in NSW; Selector Greatest NSW Team of All Time.
