2024 Brownlow Medal: Patrick Cripps scores record-breaking votes haul to win second Charlie
Isaac Heeney may dominate the count, but a suspension leaves him ineligible, meaning almost anyone could claim the 111th Brownlow Medal.
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Mark of the Year
Bobby Hill has won Mark of the Year!
He beats out Jamie Elliott who was favourite for a towering Anzac Day hangar.
Hill rode two defenders to take a special mark against North Melbourne.
Goal of the Year
West Coast champion Chris Judd hands Harley Reid the Goal of the Year award.
Nick Daicos had two nominations for stellar solo efforts.
The West also get a shoutout with the back pages displayed.
Round seven
Tom Green jumped to equal top of the table in round seven before Cripps polled two more votes.
Serong gets two with Nat Fyfe getting his first three.
Isaac Heeney also nabs three votes to take the lead.
Round six
Cripps starts his purple patch with three votes.
Harley Reid gets two votes in the derby with Yeo the two and Waterman the one.
That derby upset hurts Serong.
Bontempelli needs to get a move on with just three votes.
Round five tally
Christian Petracca - 10
Matt Rowell - 9
Caleb Serong - 9
Patrick Cripps - 8
Tom Green - 8
Round five
No movement on the Dockers front but Matt Rowell is keeping pace with the leaders.
Jake Waterman gets three against Richmond with Tim Kelly two and Elliot Yeo the one.
Now four Eagles on the board, and it’s only the second time big Jake has ever polled in the Brownlow.
Gather Round (Round four)
Harley Reid gets his first vote against the Swans and gets the Eagles and his career on the board.
Despite a close loss Serong also gets votes against Carlton and moves to second on the board.
Nick Daicos moves to three votes.
Round three
Lachie Neale gets on the board in a loss to kick off round three.
Cripps jumps to six overall with a best-on game.
Bontempelli gets his first two votes in a thumping of the Eagles.
The Swans get hurt by their shock loss to Richmond.
Count update after round two
Tom Green - 8
Chad Warner - 7
Matt Rowell - 6
Caleb Serong - 6
Rowan Marshall - 5
Round 2
Caleb Serong has another three votes in a nice bright start.
Warner adds another vote while Isaac Heeney gets his first three votes.
Still no Eagles votes.
Tom Green leads so far with eight votes and is in the house.
