Brownlow Medal
Grand final ratings: Fagan’s perfect 10 while one Swan was awarded a 0.5
Who soared, and who flopped, on the AFL’s biggest stage? In a lopsided grand final, the influential players were far easier to spot for the triumphant Brisbane Lions.
- by Libby Birch and Brendan McCartney
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Demons counting the cost of Brayshaw’s forced retirement
Not until they saw his name on the Brownlow Medal running sheet did the AFL hierarchy realise Angus Brayshaw would be breaking his self-imposed public silence.
- by Caroline Wilson
Longmire picks his way through 15 minutes of fame in flawless fashion
Logan McDonald should be fit to play Brisbane while Callum Mills has still to prove himself, but the Swans coach managed to say nothing consequential enough to become a distraction in his quest for a second AFL flag.
- by Emma Kemp
Seven’s secret AFL expansion plan, broken toilets and power tables: The juiciest moments from the Brownlow
Too much Brownlow is barely enough. As 1100 players, politicians, sponsors and Melbourne fashion elite crammed into Crown’s Palladium, CBD was in the thick of it.
- by Stephen Brook
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Cripps dominates, but was this really the greatest season ever played?
From Patrick Cripps’ record vote haul, to the stars who missed out, to the umpires and even whether the count itself dragged on for too long, we take a look at the key issues from the AFL’s night of nights.
- by Jon Pierik
‘They inspired me to chase my dream’: The players Brownlow winner Cripps looked up to growing up
Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has won his second AFL Brownlow Medal, polling a record 45 votes to claim the honour convincingly. The 29-year-old is the first player to win two Brownlows playing for Carlton.
- by Jon Pierik, Melissa Singer, Roy Ward and Scott Spits
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45 votes and 12 BOGs: Cripps shatters record in dominant Brownlow win
Defying predictions of a tight count, and counter-intuitively to a season in which so little separated so many – and so often – Carlton superstar Patrick Cripps strolled away with his second Brownlow Medal.
- by Greg Baum
Here comes the … Brownlow. Bridal looks rule as ‘queen’ Judd returns
Bubble hems, bridal-inspired gowns and a dress that cost $20. This year’s Brownlow red carpet had it all, including the return of fashion favourite Bec Judd.
- by Melissa Singer
Three superstars in line for 21-year Brownlow first, and one who can’t win it
Patrick Cripps and Nick Daicos are the biggest roadblocks in Lachie Neale’s path to Brownlow immortality, but the spectre of Isaac Heeney’s controversial suspension hovers over football’s night of nights.
- by Andrew Wu and Scott Spits
‘Keep clear of the beer. It’s no good’: Brownlow letters revealed as medal turns 100
Charles Brownlow was more than a football player then administrator. He was a football diehard who was the forerunner of a coach, a man who lived the principles that built the game.
- by Peter Ryan
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