Patrick Cripps wins 2024 Brownlow Medal: See every vote as Blues skipper breaks record

Patrick Cripps has smashed the votes record with 45, seven ahead of Nick Daicos on 38, to claim a second Brownlow Medal. See every vote from every game here.

Inspirational Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has staked his claim as this century’s most dominant player in Navy Blue, as the dual Brownlow medallist obliterated a 100-year old record in an awesome 45-vote performance.

In a jaw-dropping performance, he held off second-placed Nick Daicos, sparing the AFL’s blushes after ineligible Sydney star Isaac Heeney stormed to a record 21 votes from the first 10 rounds.

Cripps is the only Carlton player to win two Brownlow Medals at the club. Greg Williams and Chris Judd are dual victors who won one of their medals at another club.

Now the challenge for Cripps, and his coach Michael Voss, is to translate individual success into premiership glory.

The Blues also boast three of the past four Coleman medallists, and 2019 Rising Star winner Sam Walsh.

In a decisive round 21 clash between Carlton and Collingwood, Nick Daicos won two votes to climb within six votes of Cripps’ lead, before the Blues captain was judged best-afield.

Those three votes put Cripps on 39 - a new AFL record - and handed him an unassailable lead with three rounds remaining before he added to his tally with two more best-afield awards.

Daicos polled in 10 games in a row at one stage - another AFL record - and stormed home to poll 38 votes, also breaking the previous record.

Port Adelaide’s Zak Butters finished third on 29 votes, ahead of Fremantle’s Caleb Serong, who finished with 28 votes alongside the ineligible Heeney.

Ollie Wines (2021) and Dustin Martin (2017) had polled 36 Brownlow Medal votes as the former record-holders.

Patrick Cripps wins a second Brownlow. Picture: Getty Images

As an indication of the Brownlow Medal’s extraordinary transformation, Robert DiPierdomenico and Williams shared the 1986 award with only 17 votes - just over a third of Cripps’ 2024 tally.

The AFL was adamant on Monday there would be no review of Brownlow Medal eligibility, despite the spectre of Heeney winning the award as an ineligible player.

Heeney was suspended for a week for striking St Kilda opponent Jimmy Webster in July - but thankfully for the AFL he barely polled after that hot start.

Cripps will end his career as an AFL and Carlton Hall of Famer with a cherished place in the club’s history, given his absolute refusal to leave for bigger offers at rivals in premiership contention.

He revealed last night he was inspired by Collingwood’s ex-captain Scott Pendlebury, who spoke after last year’s grand final victory about controlling the game and his mindset late in the win against the Brisbane Lions.

“It is a great honour to be up here, it is something I don’t take for granted,” Cripps said.

“I was once a young kid inspired by past greats, and now I am in a position to inspire.

“If you have a dream and get up and chase it, you can do amazing things. Life is short, so get after it.

“This was my most consistent year. I had to go to work on my game after last year. I was shut out of the game too many times by the opposition. It’s the most games I have played.

“Gather Round counts for an extra game, but you never know on Brownlow Medal night.

“We are a good club but at the moment we are not a great club, but we feel like very soon we will be a great club.”

Andrew Dillon toasts Carlton skipper Patrick Cripps after he is awarded the Brownlow Medal. Picture: Getty Images

In 2022 only the AFL’s match review panel and tribunal - not his closest rivals - could stop Cripps, before the appeals board tossed out a charge of bumping Brisbane’s Callum Ah Chee.

This time one of footy’s cleanest players was able to win without AFL intervention, despite his side’s fade-out and crushing elimination-finals loss.

Cripps led by eight votes after round 16 after hitting 30 votes, having polled in 11 of a possible 14 games (with two byes to that stage).

Heeney surged to a Brownlow record 21 votes after 10 rounds, even as his brilliant midfield partner Chad Warner took some votes off him.

Reid and Sam Darcy also were ruled out as the game’s best young player after suspensions.

There are only 12 dual Brownlow medallists - and four triple Brownlow medallists - in the 100 years of the game’s biggest individual award.

Those dual winners include Judd, Adam Goodes, Nat Fyfe, Robert Harvey, Greg Williams, Peter Moore and Keith Greig.

Nick Daicos finished second on 38 votes. Picture: Getty Images

In a shock result, Harley Reid took home the goal of the year ahead of dual nominee Daicos. He also secured the newly boosted $50,000 prize, plus $10,000 for his junior club Tongala.

Daicos’ spectacular weaving MCG goal against Brisbane had been expected to take home the prize. But Reid won after reefing the ball out of the centre square and goaling on the run, with Demon Christian Petracca hot on his heels.

“It’s been a hell of a year,” Reid said.

“We won a hitout, and I just went to the ball and thought I might take one bounce, and I have just gone bang. And it was lucky it went through. It was a bit of a blur. It didn’t feel like it was happening.”

Collingwood’s Bobby Hill won the mark of the year for his leaping effort over two North Melbourne players, conquering his teammate Jamie Elliott despite a similarly outrageous leap.

In an emotional tribute to the AFL retirees, Melbourne’s Angus Brayshaw spoke for the first time of the “deep void” left by his absence from the game.

“It’s been eight months since I was medically retired, and over a year since I played my last game of AFL,” Brayshaw said.

“I am not going to lie, the absence of football has left a very deep void. No matter how well you prepare for the next stage, the transition is difficult, and there is no easy way around it.

“The truth is there is a life after football, which is a relief.”

Shock voting results included Melbourne’s Harrison Petty for 13 disposals and a goal in round 8, while dominant teammate Clayton Oliver (31 touches) missed the voting.

Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli did not receive a vote for 32 disposals and two goals in round 2.

In round 13 against Melbourne, Josh Daicos missed the votes despite 34 possessions, while brother Nick polled a vote with only 15 touches and 64 ranking points.

Cripps also polled two votes with only 19 touches at 14 per cent kicking efficiency against Essendon in round 13.

Originally published as Patrick Cripps wins 2024 Brownlow Medal: See every vote as Blues skipper breaks record