The 2023 Brownlow Medal was the 96th year the award was presented to the player adjudged the best and fairest player during the Australian Football League (AFL) home-and-away season. It was won by Lachie Neale for the second time, with 31 votes; Neale had previously won the medal in 2020.[1] The count took place on Monday 25 September, five days before the grand final.[2][3]
| 2023 Brownlow Medal | |
|---|---|
 2023 Brownlow Medallist, Lachie Neale | |
| Date | Monday, 25 September 2023 |
| Location | Crown Palladium |
| Hosted by | Hamish McLachlan and Rebecca Maddern |
| Winner | Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | Seven Network Telstra |
Leading vote-getters
edit| Player | Votes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) | 31 |
| 2nd | Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) | 29 |
| 3rd | Nick Daicos (Collingwood) | 28 |
| =4th | Errol Gulden (Sydney) | 27 |
| Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) | ||
| 6th | Christian Petracca (Melbourne) | 26 |
| 7th | Jack Viney (Melbourne) | 24 |
| Caleb Serong (Fremantle) | 24* | |
| =8th | Patrick Cripps (Carlton) | 22 |
| Noah Anderson (Gold Coast) | ||
| =10th | Connor Rozee (Port Adelaide) | 21 |
| Jack Sinclair (St Kilda) |
Voting procedure
editThe four field umpires (those umpires who control the flow of the game, as opposed to goal or boundary umpires) confer after each match and award three votes, two votes, and one vote to the players they regard as the best, second-best and third-best in the match, respectively. The votes are kept secret until the awards night, and they are read and tallied on the evening.[4]
References
edit- ^ "'Doesn't sit well': Brownlow BOILOVER as Lions star joins AFL greats in thrilling count". Fox Sports. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Lachie Neale joins an elite club with his second Brownlow Medal. Here's how he did it". ABC News. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "'I'm pretty rattled': Lion King Lachie wins second Brownlow". afl.com.au. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Brownlow Medal history and winners - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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