The NRL is under fire again over another Dally M medal voting “farce”.
Rugby league commentators on Monday morning were blowing up after it emerged Dylan Brown was awarded one vote despite the Eels being torn apart by the Raiders in Canberra on Sunday night.
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Brown has been tasked with the halfback role in the absence of injured playmaker Mitchell Moses, but the Parramatta’s attack has lacked plenty of spark and direction in the side’s two losses against the Tigers and Raiders.
Parramatta coach Brad Arthur leapt to the defence of Brown after the game when asked if the Kiwi international needed to be moved back to the five-eighth role because of his struggles in leading the team around the park in the traditional halfback role.
The scrutiny on Brown’s performance is part of the reason many fans have been left shaking their heads at the sight of his name appearing on the Round 5 Dally M medal votes.
One of the two judges awarded Brown a point despite the 23-year-old finishing the contest with one tackle bust, one...
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