The Brownlow Medal has been moved from its traditional time but will otherwise look much more like the old nights. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s Brownlow Medal count.
The 2022 Brownlow Medal count will be held on Sunday, September 18. It will begin at 7 pm AEST. The AFL made the decision to move the ceremony from the traditional Monday to Sunday to avoid a clash with Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
The ceremony will return to Crown Palladium in Melbourne, and players from interstate will be able to travel in for the evening.
This is a change from recent years, in which teams have held events in their states to avoid COVID travel restrictions.
The event will be broadcast live on Channel Seven from 7 pm AEST. On the night, you can also follow the count with ABC Sport’s live blog. Here you can watch Brownlow live online.
This year’s Brownlow is difficult to pick, although Brisbane midfielder and 2020 winner Lachie Neale is the current favorite.
Also thought to be in the running are Fremantle’s Andrew Brayshaw, Melbourne’s Clayton Oliver, Gold Coast’s Touk Miller, and Carlton’s Patrick Cripps. An entertaining and even count is expected.
In each regular season game, umpires award votes to the three best players on the field. The best player is given three points, the second best two points, and the third best one point.
The votes are kept secret and are revealed on a round-by-round basis at the ceremony.
The player with the most votes at the end of the season is crowned the Brownlow Medal winner.
The award is for the fairest and best players, so those suspended for a week or more during the season are ineligible.
A total of 24 players across the 18 teams have been served a ban this year.
In the event of a tie, the Brownlow can be shared, as was the case in 2012 when Sam Mitchell and Trent Cotchin shared the medal.
Instead of just watching the broadcast, fire up your second screen and follow every vote for every player with our live Brownlow Tracker.
The live Brownlow leaderboard will also update regularly, and you can ‘pin’ your favorite players to the top to see how they’re going compared to the frontrunners. You can also filter the Brownlow Tracker by the club to see how players from your team are faring.
And in case you miss anything, the ‘Round by Round’ tab is a quick and easy way to look back on the votes for every game during the season.
As the night progresses, don’t forget to check out our round-by-round Brownlow Predictor to see which players are expected to poll in the latter stages of the count and who’s expected to fall away.
AFL Live Official App will also have a live blog of all the action from the red carpet until the winner is announced.
