The race for the Brownlow Medal is wide open, according to the results of a BomberLand poll we conducted with staff and players today. The eight people polled threw up four different winners. However the race for the leading Bomber is more clear cut with James Hird and Adam McPhee the only chances, according to those polled.

POLL RESULTS

Mark Harvey1. Nick Riewoldt
2. Warren Tredrea
3. Nigel Lappin

""He takes marks, kicks goals and plays and looks a bit like Carl Ditterich in that he is very noticeable. They have won a lot of games and I think he will win.""

Best Roughie: Chad Fletcher

Best Bomber: Adam McPhee

1. Jason Akermanis
2. Simon Black
3. Nick Riewoldt

""James Hird is a noted vote getter – I would be surprised if was not in front at the halfway mark. But I’m going for a Simon Black- Jason Akermanis quinella. When Brisbane win - which is often – these two just dominate and they are noted vote getters.""

Best Roughie: Barry Hall

Best Bomber: James Hird

1. Chris Judd
2. Warren Tredrea
3. Nigel Lappin

""Judd has just had an outstanding season and his impact on the game is enormous. He plays the sort of football that gets noticed and I think West Coast have won enough games for him to win the medal.""

Best Roughie: Scott West

Best Bomber: James Hird

1. Warren Tredrea
2. Nick Riewoldt
3. Nigel Lappin

""Tredrea has been awesome all year and is a match-winner. I don’t think the umpires will have missed him.""

Best Roughie: Adam McPhee

Best Bomber: Adam McPhee

1. Nick Riewoldt
2. Chris Judd
3. Paul Hasleby

""Riewoldt has been very good. He gets a lot of the football and has had enough big games to get enough votes to win."" 

Best Roughie: Joe Misiti

Best Bomber: Adam McPhee

1. Nigel Lappin
2. Warren Tredrea
3. James Hird

""Lappin has been very consistent all season and Brisbane have won a lot of games. Everyone else up there has a Brownlow so why not him?""

Best Roughie: Chad Cornes

Best Bomber: James Hird

1. Warren Tredrea
2. James Hird
3. Nigel Lappin

""Tredrea is a match winner and when Port wins, he is invariably one of the keys. I think he will right in the mix.""

Best Roughie: Jeff White

Best Bomber: James Hird

Peter Jackson

1. Nick Riewoldt
2. Chris Judd
3. Simon Black

""St Kilda won 16 games and he played well in a lot of those.""

Best Roughie: Simon Black

Best Bomber: James Hird