Brownlow Medal
Why a player suspended for seven matches this year is still eligible to win the Brownlow
Isaac Heeney can’t win the Brownlow after an off-ball incident with St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster. But, ironically, Webster – who was handed a seven-match ban earlier this year – is still eligible to win the coveted award.
- by Peter Ryan
Latest
Swans to fight Heeney ban as Brownlow winner calls for change
Isaac Heeney will face a nervous wait ahead of the AFL Tribunal after being suspended for one week for striking St Kilda’s Jimmy Webster.
- by Peter Ryan and Jonathan Drennan
‘I was told beforehand’: Knowing you’ve won the Brownlow ahead of time
Kelvin Templeton told the Australian Football Hall of Fame function on Tuesday night that he knew he would win the 1980 Brownlow before the count.
- by Jake Niall
Analysis
AFL 2023
Melbourne and Clayton Oliver at the crossroads
Melbourne and Clayton Oliver are at the crossroads. The pair have endured a tumultuous relationship since the midway point of the season, which coincided with the star midfielder’s hamstring injury.
- by Sam McClure
‘Bunny ears’: The Brownlow look that’s already a hit on the runway
Some of the most-requested looks from the red carpet have already popped up on the Paris catwalks at Zimmermann, Valentino and Mugler.
- by Melissa Singer
Grand Final diaries
AFL grand final
The moment the Magpie army roared and alarmed my smartwatch
The game was sublime. Both teams were fast, ferocious and ridiculous and this Collingwood fan still can’t get his head around what happened.
- by Glenn Peters
AFL finals
AFL grand final
Burying the Colliwobbles for good? How the Pies keep making the deal without sealing it
Collingwood lug a historic deadweight of losing grand finals into this year’s decider. Will a new and different style of coach and team bring a change of luck?
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
AFL 2023
So the Brownlow has credibility issues. What’s new?
Lachie Neale wasn’t the best player of 2023’s home-and-away season. He wasn’t in the top 15 players in the competition this year. But who really thinks the Brownlow is the genuine measure of players’ worth in a given season?
- by Jake Niall
Lion King: Neale in elite company as dual Brownlow winner
Lachie Neale won the Brownlow Medal in 2020 and said he was surprised to still be in contention in round 23. Western Bulldogs champion Marcus Bontempelli finishes second again.
- by Scott Spits, Melissa Singer and Roy Ward
Analysis
AFL 2023
The round that highlights the great divide in Brownlow voting
The Brownlow Medal always throws up controversy and the 2023 version was no different. These are the games that have people talking - and the one round that shows just how far the umpires can diverge from the coaches when handing out votes.
- by Peter Ryan
‘I’m pretty rattled, to be honest’: Lachie Neale claims second Brownlow Medal after stunning count
After an extraordinary night at Melbourne’s Crown casino, Brisbane Lions star Lachie Neale was named the 2023 Brownlow medallist - claiming the award for a second time.
- by Jon Pierik