Brownlow Medal Count recap: Matt Rowell claims Charlie with 39 votes
The AFL’s night of nights has seen Gold Coast midfielder Matt Rowell win the Brownlow Medal.
It was a huge night for the Sun who capped off the club’s maiden finals campaign and win with Gold Coast’s second Brownlow, polling 39 votes.
Recap all the action from Crown Melbourne with our blog.
Final preperations
The big wigs are getting ready for the count!
Serong’s night?
Caleb Serong has joined the throng in Melbourne. Is he an outside chance at Charlie?
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.
Stunning
Timnah Poratt has brought a stunning look to the Brownlow Medal. Her partner Luke Davies-Uniacke plays for North Melbourne.
Reigning champ
Last year’s winner Patrick Cripps has already taken his seat ahead of the ceremony.
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.
Star Swan
Tiffany Browne and Callum Mills make a photogenic pair.
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.
Fashion HQ
If you love red carpet fashion, we have you covered with our Brownlow gallery.
Catch all the action in one place here!
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’.
