2018 Brownlow Medal


The 2018 Brownlow Medal was the 91st year the award was presented to the player adjudged the fairest and best player during the Australian Football League home-and-away season. Tom Mitchell of the Hawthorn Football Club won the medal with 28 votes.

Leading vote-getters

PlayerVotes
1stTom Mitchell 28
2ndSteele Sidebottom 24
3rdAngus Brayshaw 21
=4thPatrick Cripps 20
=4thMax Gawn 20
=6thRory Laird 19
=6thDustin Martin 19
=8thJack Steven 18
=8thDayne Beams 18
=10thBrodie Grundy 17
=10thPatrick Dangerfield 17

Voting procedure

The three field 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.