AFL Brownlow Medal: Footy’s night of nights

Four men charged after Brownlow Medal betting probe

The charges relate to betting on the 2021 and 2022 Brownlow count and have been laid on the eve of the league’s finals series.

• August 26, 2025
• by Jon Pierik

‘No ego about him’: The seaside kid and Brownlow fancy who led the Crows back to the top

Jordan Dawson wasn’t sure he was the right man to lead the Crows. Now he’s taken them to the top of the ladder.

• September 2, 2025
• by Daniel Brettig

Broken toilets and power tables: The juiciest moments from last year’s Brownlow

Too much Brownlow is barely enough. As 1100 players, politicians, sponsors and Melbourne fashion elite crammed into Crown’s Palladium, CBD was in the thick of it.

• September 24, 2024
• by Stephen Brook

Analysis

Demons counting the cost of Brayshaw’s forced retirement

Not until they saw his name on the Brownlow Medal running sheet did the AFL hierarchy realise Angus Brayshaw would be breaking his self-imposed public silence.

• September 28, 2024
• by Caroline Wilson

‘They inspired me to chase my dream’: The players Cripps looked up to growing up

Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has won his second AFL Brownlow Medal, polling a record 45 votes to claim the honour convincingly. The 29-year-old is the first player to win two Brownlows playing for Carlton.

• September 24, 2024
• by Jon Pierik, Melissa Singer, Roy Ward and Scott Spits

Analysis

Cripps dominates, but was his 2024 year the greatest season ever played?

From Patrick Cripps’ record vote haul, to the stars who missed out, to the umpires and even whether the count itself dragged on for too long, we take a look at the key issues from the AFL’s night of nights.

• September 24, 2024
• by Jon Pierik