But Collingwood fans appear to have helped Mihocek get the nomination over Bolton, who received 41.2 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n
"With all due respect to Brody, this wasn't mark of the week. I reckon he would even agree with that," Richmond legend Matthew Richardson tweeted.<\/p>\n
The Age's AFL reporter Daniel Cherny described the voting as a "moronic system".<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielCherny\/status\/1392778756356395012?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n As calls of "robbed" dominated fan responses on social media – especially from Tigers supporters – the league's Twitter account provided some clarification.<\/p>\n "Don't stress Tiger fans, the MOTY committee will add 5 additional marks from outside the weekly winners to go into the final draw before the overall 2021 Four'N Twenty Mark of the Year is selected," they posted.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFL\/status\/1392752347256737796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/a><\/p>\n Previously the vote for AFL Mark of the Year awarded on Brownlow Medal night was made by fans, however following Jeremy Howe's sensational snub in 2017, the league made the necessary change for the final pick to be made by a committee.<\/p>\n The weekly nominations will include five more marks that missed out on winning each round's voting, opening the door for Bolton to still have a shot at the end-of-season gong.<\/p>\n Bolton made headlines for the wrong reasons this week after he and teammate Daniel Rioli were involved in a Melbourne nightclub brawl<\/a>. The pair escaped sanctions from Richmond, and have been supported by the club over the incident in which Rioli's girlfriend Paris Lawrence was subjected to inappropriate behaviour, prompting Rioli to confront the patron.<\/p>\n According to a club statement, Rioli was then punched by the patron and "suffered a cut under his eye that required two stitches". Bolton joined the scuffle and broke his wrist as a result. The AFL's Integrity Unit's investigation is set to announce their findings into the incident on Friday morning.<\/p>\n Bolton<\/a> is set to miss up to a month after undergoing surgery on his wrist but Rioli is expected to play against GWS Giants at Marvel Stadium this Saturday. <\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"Richmond](\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/05\/357727\/pickerImage.jpg\")
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