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Trent Cotchin and Sam Mitchell are now the 2012 Brownlow Medallists after the AFL officially stripped Jobe Watson of the award.Cotchin, the Richmond captain, said in a club statement that he accepted the award with mixed emotions, but he also respected the AFL Commissions decision.This has been a difficult time for Jobe, but I have great respect for him, and the decision he made in very tough circumstances, Cotchin said.AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said while it was a tough issue, there was a sense the unprecedented ruling marked a key moment in the long-running Essendon supplements debacle.Watson handed back his medal last Friday because of his doping ban and the AFL Commission ruled on Tuesday that Cotchin and Mitchell should share the games most-prestigious individual award.It is their first Brownlows and they will receive the medals next month at a small ceremony in Melbourne.This is a day that holds no specific joy for anyone, McLachlan said.Clearly, that feels like its the last decision this commission will have to make (on the Essendon scandal) - I dont know if relief is the right word.If theres a silver lining today, thats it.AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick again said the Essendon scandal was a stain on the game and added it was a great pity that Watson should lose the Brownlow.He praised the Essendon star for his decision to give up the medal, saying it was noble.In respecting the values of the competition and putting the interests of the game before his own, Jobe has shown his commitment to fair play - the qualities of a champion, Fitzpatrick said.The impact of this decision on him and his family is one of great sadness for the game.The status of Watsons Brownlow was always in doubt once the Court of Arbitration of Sport ruled against him and 33 other Essendon players in January over doping charges.Watson was one of 12 current Essendon players who were banned from playing this season.The AFL held off on its Brownlow ruling while the 34 players made a last-ditch Swiss legal challenge to clear their names.That appeal failed last month, clearing the way for Tuesdays landmark decision.Fitzpatrick said the commissions Brownlow ruling was unaminous.Watson, Essendons captain in 2012, originally won the Brownlow with 30 votes.Cotchin and Mitchell were runners-up on 26.Cotchin becomes Richmonds first Brownlow medallist since Ian Stewart in 1971.Mitchell, who joined West Coast last month in a shock trade, is the first Hawthorn player to win the Brownlow since Shane Crawfords 1999 medal.There was speculation the AFL Commission was split on what to do about the Brownlow.One potential option was that the AFL would not award the medal and instead have an asterisk next to the 2012 season.Fitzpatrick said all options were considered but, in the end, the commission was comfortable that the Brownlow should go to Cotchin and Mitchell.Fitzpatrick added they are deserving medallists.Today is also a day to recognise and celebrate two champions of the game, he said. 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Argentina hope to get on top of Englands powerful scrum by seeing if they can heap the set-piece pressure on captain Dylan Hartley this weekend.Pumas lock Guido Petti hailed Englands tight-game as the thermometer of Eddie Jones resurgent troops, who are chasing a perfect winning run in 2016.Argentinas classic Bajada scrum technique directs all the force onto the opposing hooker, so England skipper Hartley could be in for a rough ride in Saturdays Twickenham Test.Second row Petti has watched Englands set-piece trials against South Africa and Fiji, and admitted Argentina will aim to impose their authority at the scrum this weekend.The thermometer of this England team is the forwards winning the physicality, said Petti. When they get control there they are very strong. The key in this match is going to be this. Lots of scrums, lots of mauls. The one who dominates these things will dominate the match.The forwards of England are very good, very powerful, very strong. Its good playing teams with these strengths. We want to play against the best and England are one of the best.The Pumas Bajada technique was developed in the 1960s and centres around the second rows binding around the props waists rather than between the legs.That, coupled with a sharply-orchestrated drive, centres the pressure on the opposing hooker. Petti admitted Hartley could feel the brunt of that old-school approach, should Argentina pull it out when the time is right at Twickenham.Yes we can do that, and maybe we have to think which scrums to fight and which ones not to, said Petti of Argentinas unorthodox scrummaging technique.ddddddddddddWe know that the scrum will be a very important area for this match. Our scrum has improved a lot in the past few matches. I think against Scotland we had a great scrum, but England is going to be more difficult.Their physicality is their strength. They are very aggressive. Dylan Hartley is a great player, hes very experienced and he knows how to lead England. But this will be a big battle, and one I think both sides will relish.Argentina know they must beat England to have any chance of avoiding the group of death at World Cup 2019. Victory would edge the Pumas up to eighth, with the World Cup pool draw taking place in May next year.This weekend represents Argentinas last chance to affect their ranking before that pool draw -- and the top eight teams can expect a softer allocation in May, being sorted into the top two pots.One of our objectives is to be in the top eight so our defeat to Scotland was not very good, said Petti. But we can turn things around if we win against England. It is going to be very difficult but we will give it our all.We are really confident despite having two losses on this northern tour. The rankings are very important, but also, if you want to be world champions then you have to beat everyone at some point.Being in the top eight was our objective for the end of the year. This is our last chance. ' ' '