Todd Goldstein has been tipped to be right up there in the Brownlow Medal count this season but Cameron Mooney says he doesn't have a shot at winning.

While the three-time premiership player acknowledges the North ruckman's standout year, he doesn't believe the umpires will reward him as many expect.

“Everyone is talking Goldstein and I’ve loved his year, but I think we look at Champion Data points more than anything else,” said Mooney on SEN radio on Tuesday.

“In particular with ruckman who can get 150 points, look fantastic, then they always come up on Brownlow night and he doesn’t get any votes.”

Goldstein has averaged 15 disposals, 4.3 marks and 44 hit-outs per game so far and is rated as the second favourite for the medal behind Fremantle's Nat Fyfe.

In his eighth season in the league, Goldstein has taken his game to new heights.

“I don’t think an umpire is sitting there thinking, ‘gee, he’s had 50 hit-outs, about 13 of those went to advantage – yeah I’ll give him three votes’,” Mooney added.

“They don’t look at it like that."

Adding significant weight to Mooney's argument is the fact that no ruckman has won the award since Melbourne's Jim Stynes (1991) and the Bulldogs' Scott Wynd (1992) - although some consider Sydney's Adam Goodes a ruckman when he saluted in 2003.

Regardless, Mooney argues ruckmen don't poll well.

“He’s had a fantastic year and is the best ruckman in the competition but I’m not sure if he’ll be right up there in the count,” Mooney said.