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Surely Nick Daicos will win the 2026 Brownlow Medal, won’t he?
The Collingwood superstar is the shortest-priced favourite in Brownlow history at $1.01 with most major bookies.
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Is there any possibility of a major upset?
The Sporting News has all the details on the 2026 Brownlow Medal event.
When is the 2026 Brownlow Medal?
The Brownlow Medal will remain in its traditional slot of the Monday before the Grand Final for the fourth-straight year, after moving in 2022 due to the Queen’s funeral.
It will be held on Monday, September 21, 2026.
Broadcasting will begin at 7:30pm (AEST), with the vote count to start at 8:00pm.
Where is the Brownlow Medal ceremony?
Like previous years, the Brownlow Medal night will be held at the Crown Palladium, Melbourne.
AFL Chief Executive Andrew Dillon will likely again read the votes on the night.
How to watch the Brownlow Medal in 2026
The Seven Networkwill broadcast the Brownlow Medal ceremony LIVE from 7:30pm (AEST) Monday, September 21 on Channel 7 and streaming service 7plus.
Channel 7 has aired the Brownlow in previous years in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, with 7mate broadcasting the night for Sydney and Brisbane viewers.
How does Brownlow Medal voting work?
At the end of each game in the home-and-away season, the umpires award three votes to the best player, two to the second-best player, and one to the third-best player.
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The votes are tallied and revealed on the night of the ceremony, with the player with the most votes receiving the Brownlow Medal (subject to eligibility).
The fairest component of the medal is achieved by making any player ineligible who is suspended by the AFL Tribunal during the home-and-away season.
An ineligible player can’t win the Brownlow Medal, regardless of the number of votes he has received.
This came into play in 1996, 1997 and 2012, when Corey McKernan, Chris Grant and Jobe Watson were all ineligible to win the Brownlow.
Previous Brownlow Medal Winners
Here are the winners from 2000, with a large portion coming from elite midfielders of the competition.
| Year | Player | Club | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Matt Rowell | Gold Coast | 39 |
| 2024 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 45 |
| 2023 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane | 31 |
| 2022 | Patrick Cripps | Carlton | 29 |
| 2021 | Ollie Wines | Port Adelaide | 36 |
| 2020 | Lachie Neale | Brisbane | 31 |
| 2019 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 33 |
| 2018 | Tom Mitchell | Hawthorn | 28 |
| 2017 | Dustin Martin | Richmond | 36 |
| 2016 | Patrick Dangerfield | Geelong | 35 |
| 2015 | Nat Fyfe | Fremantle | 31 |
| 2014 | Matt Priddis | West Coast | 28 |
| 2013 | Gary Ablett Jnr. | Gold Coast | 28 |
| 2012* | Trent Cotchin/Sam Mitchell | Richmond/Hawthorn | 26 |
| 2011 | Dane Swan | Collingwood | 34 |
| 2010 | Chris Judd | Carlton | 30 |
| 2009 | Gary Ablett Jnr. | Geelong | 30 |
| 2008 | Adam Cooney | Western Bulldogs | 24 |
| 2007 | Jimmy Bartel | Geelong | 29 |
| 2006 | Adam Goodes | Sydney | 26 |
| 2005 | Ben Cousins | West Coast | 20 |
| 2004 | Chris Judd | West Coast | 30 |
| 2003 | Mark Ricciuto/Nathan Buckley/Adam Goodes | Adelaide/Collingwood/Sydney | 22 |
| 2002 | Simon Black | Brisbane | 25 |
| 2001 | Jason Akermanis | Brisbane | 23 |
| 2000 | Shane Woewodin | Melbourne | 24 |
* Jobe Watson was stripped of the 2012 Brownlow Medal due to the Essendon drug saga.
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