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Brownlow Medal Count live updates: Count gets underway with fast starts to Nick Daicos, Jordan Dawson

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AFL players and their partners prepare for the Brownlow Medal ceremony at Crown, with extensive styling and beauty preparations taking place throughout the day. The event represents a significant intersection of football and fashion, with partners of

The AFL’s night of nights has arrived as the best player in the game will be crowned with the Brownlow Medal.

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Ruffling feathers

Noah Anderson is a chance at winning the Medal tonight but he won’t have as many tongues wagging as his partner Charli Wheeler.

Charli Wheeler partner of Noah Anderson.
Charli Wheeler partner of Noah Anderson. Credit: Getty Images
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Stunning

Timnah Poratt has brought a stunning look to the Brownlow Medal. Her partner Luke Davies-Uniacke plays for North Melbourne.

Timnah Poratt is seen during the 2025 Brownlow Medal.
Timnah Poratt is seen during the 2025 Brownlow Medal. Credit: AFL Photos
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Reigning champ

Last year’s winner Patrick Cripps has already taken his seat ahead of the ceremony.

Patrick Cripps of the Blues.
Patrick Cripps of the Blues. Credit: AFL Photos
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Oh Patty

Patrick Dangerfield was incredible on Friday night as he led the Cats to another grand final.

But he was not quite so smooth on the red carpet.

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Star Swan

Tiffany Browne and Callum Mills make a photogenic pair.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22:  Tiffany Browne and Callum Mills of the Swans are seen during the 2025 Brownlow Medal at Crown Palladium on September 22, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos)
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Tiffany Browne and Callum Mills of the Swans are seen during the 2025 Brownlow Medal at Crown Palladium on September 22, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Josh Chadwick/AFL Photos) Credit: AFL Photos
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Curnow’s Charlie?

Charlie Curnow is unlikely to star in the count but he is one of the most talked about players in the league right now as the star forward decides if he will stay at Carlton or seek a trade.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 22: Charlie Curnow of the Blues and fiancée Tiana Simic arrive at the 2025 Brownlow Medal on September 22, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images via AFL Photos)
Charlie Curnow of the Blues and fiancée Tiana Simic. Credit: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images
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Fashion HQ

If you love red carpet fashion, we have you covered with our Brownlow gallery.

Catch all the action in one place ​here!

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Speaking of Dockers

Andrew Brayshaw arrives while his partner Lizzie Stock looks fantastic in red.

The Dockers’ vice captain praised first-year sensation Murphy Reid, tipping the teenager to take out the Rising Star award.

Reid, who was drafted by the Dockers with pick 17, is the runaway favourite ahead of Adelaide’s Dan Curtin and Brisbane’s Levi Ashcroft.

“We’ve very lucky to have Murphy,” Brayshaw told Seven’s Blue Carpet Confessionals, live and free on 7plus ahead of the Brownlow Medal.

“(He was) overlocked by a couple of teams before we were able to get to him but he’s had an amazing year and he’s going to be a very good player for us.”

Brayshaw added his tip for the top honour of the night was Collingwood superstar Nick Daicos, while Gold Coast’s Matt Rowell was his ‘smokey’.

Lizzie Stock and Andrew Brayshaw of the Dockers are seen.
Lizzie Stock and Andrew Brayshaw of the Dockers are seen. Credit: AFL Photos
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The J-Lo! Or one of them

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is in the building!

Justin Longmuir Senior Coach of the Dockers.
Justin Longmuir Senior Coach of the Dockers. Credit: AFL Photos
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Class the rage

Many of the partners have gone for simple classy looks this year.

Annalise Dalins.
Annalise Dalins. Credit: AFL Photos

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