MVP 2025 Brownlow Medal Count

[Holden Hillbilly]

Overall, there were 13 instances of players getting three votes from the umpires but none from the coaches, and 21 occasions where players picked up a perfect 10 from the coaches but got no love from the umpires.

 

[Peninsula Boy]

I really like the way Rowell plays.

He's not just get 30 possies and you're happy.

He works his butt off and does a lot of things at a high level.
He can also go ballistic with any stat as well.

Top 30 for possessions. Highest 37.
Top 3 in tackles. Highest 17.
Top 9 inside 50s. Highest 11.
Top 3 contested possessions. Highest 23.
Top 30 effective disposals. Highest 25.
Top 3 clearances. Highest 15.
Top 40 metres gained. Highest 730 metres.
Top 9 scoring involvements. Highest 14.

Even though the voting was suss, he's a deserved winner.

I don't there is a player who is top 10 in tackles, contested possessions and scoring involvements. A heady mix.

 

[Wargreymon90]

Can’t really change the Brownlow as it will become like other awards.

Just accept it for what it is and enjoy the hilarity of it.

 

[Young Gun #6]

In hindsight it was easy to predict. 13 straight years the winner has been top 5 in clearances and top 5 in contested possessions.

Rowell, Tom Green

12

Tom Green

Age

25

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

2.8

4star

D

11.5

3star

K

4.3

2star

HB

7.3

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.3

4star

CL

2.8

5star

and Serong all fit the bill for this this season.

All 3 polled as good as expected or better.

 

[philthy05]

Yes.

2nd in tackles, 1st in clearances, 6th in inside 50s for the year. The guy is a superstar

arguably not even the best mid on his team, so I don’t see how he’s top 5 unless the rest of the league only has 3 of the top 5 mids between them.

But yeah he’s excellent.

 

[Us against the rest]

Omg, they even put Hinkley up on the big screen showing his lolly teeth, and she casually said, hello Ken and that was it. How ****ing embarrassing for him and his family, what a loser.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

arguably not even the best mid on his team, so I don’t see how he’s top 5 unless the rest of the league only has 3 of the top 5 mids between them.

But yeah he’s excellent.

This is actually not quite as crazy as it sounds. Name the 4 mids that are clearly better than Rowell & Anderson. Its harder than you'd expect.

 

[Macca19]

arguably not even the best mid on his team, so I don’t see how he’s top 5 unless the rest of the league only has 3 of the top 5 mids between them.

But yeah he’s excellent.

He finished 3rd in the coaches votes. Its not like he came from the clouds. Hes imo a better mid than Anderson, just.

And they would have two of the top 6 based on this years form with Daicos, Bont, Smith and Dawson. Butters probably 7th.

I read a stat that the last 18 winners have been top 3 in contested poss for the year. It is now - and has been for some time - purely an inside mids award

 

[VineValerian]

Half the current umpiring fraternity can’t correctly adjudicate how far 15 metres is, yet we give them the power to determine who the games B & F player is. I find the whole event to be quite farcical.

Any event with Hamish MaCl doing interviews is farcical. Can you think of a more superior, holier than thou, self entitled w***er?
Turned off after what should have been a 4-5 minute interview with Rowell was turned into an epic of Quo Vadis proportions.

 

[VineValerian]

Fantastic to see Matty win it. One of my favourite 3 or 4 players I love to watch play.

 

[VineValerian]

Just to follow on (got interrupted).

An old fashioned, socks down, no nonsense, bull at a gate, tackling machine. Never flustered when the oppo try to get physical with him. Just bores back in and gets into the next contest.

Has increased his endurance and gets to so many contests these days. Also added an outside perspective to his basic game now as well.

Only wished for the past two years that he played for us

My pre count tips were:
1. N Daicos
2. Dawson
3. Rowell
4. Smith
5. Anderson + Serong + NWM.

Astonished that Brayshaw got that many votes. Solid, accumulator, but not many eye catching traits I would have thought.

What I like is he's unfazed by big moments, on and off the field. No histrionics nor "look at me" type show pony playing to the crowd and carrying on either.

Well played young man.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

I mean NWM had 34 and 4, including 2 goals in the last 2 minutes that won them the game in one of the most remarkable performances ever.

It's literally the easiest 3 votes you could possibly give. The Brownlow is a meme award now.

He kicked two of those goals in the last 10 seconds of the game.

He wracked up a lot of cheap possessions with little impact in the first three quarters of the game, as the Saints trailed by 8 goals. The Dees had multiple forward 50 entries in the last where they simply threw away easy scores.

He misses that last kick, or Melbourne don't fall lose concentration for a couple of seconds and the discussion would be why didn't NWM and St Kilda play like that for the entire game.

At least the umpires didn't give him votes for the 36 and 2 goals he kicked against Geelong the previous week. Where Scott didn't even bother moving Mullin onto him.

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

Old Matty won as a bargaining chip for staying with the NGASuns

 

[Dylan8]

Everyone else:

I haven't seen this gif in years

 

[SonOfKek]

I haven't seen this gif in years

Glad I could help

 

[Us against the rest]

Was surprised Bergs didn't poll better.

 

[Grave Danger]

lol - one day this 'loophole' is gonna embarrass the AFL...

AFL rule "loophole" that left Rankine eligible for Brownlow

Explained: The rule loophole that didn't rub Izak Rankine out of Brownlow contention.

www.sen.com.au

 

[Arintaraj]

I'm not an footy umpire, but I use to referee soccer. Refereeing requires paying attention to so many aspects of the play. But the identity of the players involved in the play is well down on the list of things I'm paying attention to and almost incidental (other than which team they belong), unless there is a foul or infringement.

 

[Arintaraj]

Anyway, everyone is wondering why umpires award the votes.
I've been wondering why the AFL CEO is reading out the votes since Andrew Demetriou was around.

 

[DaTBird187]

A bunch of part timers in charge of what is meant to be the AFLs greatest award is pretty ghetto.

So is naming it after some office dude from 100 years ago. May as well call it the Jordan Hinkley.

 

[DaTBird187]

Was surprised Bergs didn't poll better.

12 votes is pretty good.

 

[Young Gun #6]

He finished 3rd in the coaches votes. Its not like he came from the clouds. Hes imo a better mid than Anderson, just.

And they would have two of the top 6 based on this years form with Daicos, Bont, Smith and Dawson. Butters probably 7th.

I read a stat that the last 18 winners have been top 3 in contested poss for the year. It is now - and has been for some time - purely an inside mids award

13 years in a row the winner has been top 5 in contested possessions AND top 5 in clearances.

Rowell, Tom Green and Serong all fit that bill this year and all polled well too.

It’s a very predictive award now.

 

[Young Gun #6]

The very surprising one was Chad Warner

1

Chad Warner

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

3star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

1star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

2star

CL

0.0

1star

D

7.0

2star

K

4.5

2star

HB

2.5

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.5

4star

CL

0.0

1star

.

A lot of people had him around 8-12 votes and he polled 21.

Had 0 games over 30 touches. Wasn’t high contested possies or clearances which is what the usual predictor is.

Did have 5 games of 20+ disposals and 2+ goals but wow he was the biggest over polled by a mile for mine.

Will be one to watch in future years with his breakaway speed and bald head obviously catching a heap of attention.

 

[Us against the rest]

12 votes is pretty good.

He was probably our most consistent player but i suppose he went okay considering injury towards the end.