WHEN the 2024 Brownlow Medal gets underway on Monday night, all Navy Blue eyes will be on one man.
Patrick Cripps is one of the favourites to take home the game’s highest individual honour for the second time in three years, but he’s going to have his work cut out for him in one of the most highly anticipated vote counts in recent memory.
Of course, the skipper won’t be alone, with a number of standout performances from teammates throughout the season that was. This is where each Blue could poll in tonight’s vote count.
Opening Round v Brisbane
Harry McKay (13 disposals, seven marks, three goals, 10 coaches’ votes)
Charlie Curnow (11 disposals, four goals)
George Hewett (27 disposals, 13 contested possessions, five clearances)
Adam Cerra (25 disposals, 14 contested possessions, seven clearances)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Charlie Curnow, 2. Harry McKay, 1. George Hewett
Round 1 v Richmond
Patrick Cripps (31 disposals, 21 contested possessions, seven tackles)
Mitch McGovern (26 disposals, eight marks, nine intercepts, eight coaches’ votes)
Harry McKay (13 disposals, six marks, three goals)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Nick Vlastuin, 1. Mitch McGovern
Round 3 v North Melbourne
Harry McKay (19 disposals, 10 marks, five goals, 10 coaches’ votes)
Patrick Cripps (28 disposals, one goal, 15 contested possessions, nine clearances)
George Hewett (26 disposals, one goal, nine clearances)
Charlie Curnow (15 disposals, four goals)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Harry McKay, 2. Patrick Cripps, 1. Harry Sheezel
Round 4 v Fremantle
Jacob Weitering (21 disposals, 12 marks)
Charlie Curnow (12 disposals, 12 marks, three goals)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Andrew Brayshaw, 2. George Hewett, 1. Jordan Clark
Round 5 v Adelaide
Sam Walsh (34 disposals, 13 tackles, 11 inside 50s, nine coaches’ votes)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Sam Walsh, 2. Izak Rankine, 1. Patrick Cripps
Round 6 v GWS
Patrick Cripps (39 disposals, 24 contested possessions, 13 clearances, 10 coaches’ votes)
Sam Walsh (35 disposals, 17 score involvements, eight inside 50s, eight coaches’ votes)
George Hewett (31 disposals, 13 contested possessions, six clearances)
Matthew Kennedy (27 disposals, one goal, 11 contested possessions)
Tom De Koning (15 disposals, three goals)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Sam Walsh, 1. Tom De Koning
Round 7 v Geelong
Patrick Cripps (29 disposals, two goals, 14 contested possessions, eight clearances)
Marc Pittonet (19 disposals, 16 contested possessions, 11 clearances, 28 hitouts)
Blake Acres (28 disposals, two goals)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Jeremy Cameron, 2. Patrick Cripps, 1. Gryan Miers
Round 8 v Collingwood
Sam Walsh (33 disposals, 14 contested possessions, eight clearances)
Harry McKay (13 disposals, seven marks, four goals)
Nic Newman (32 disposals, 10 marks, 783 metres gained)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Nick Daicos, 2. Scott Pendlebury, 1. Sam Walsh
Round 9 v Melbourne
Patrick Cripps (35 disposals, one goal, 19 contested possessions, seven clearances)
Sam Walsh (34 disposals, one goal, 11 tackles)
Jacob Weitering (17 disposals, seven marks, eight intercepts)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Christian Petracca, 2. Patrick Cripps, 1. Sam Walsh
Round 10 v Sydney
Unlikely to poll.
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Chad Warner, 2. Isaac Heeney, 1. James Rowbottom
Round 11 v Gold Coast
Patrick Cripps (31 disposals, one goal, 13 clearances, 10 coaches’ votes)
Tom De Koning (25 disposals, 10 clearances, 27 hitouts)
Sam Walsh (32 disposals, seven inside 50s, 517 metres gained, eight coaches’ votes)
Charlie Curnow (13 disposals, four goals, 12 score involvements)
Zac Williams (15 disposals, four goals)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Sam Walsh, 1. Tom De Koning
Round 12 v Port Adelaide
Sam Walsh (34 disposals, 13 tackles, eight clearances, nine coaches’ votes)
Tom De Koning (18 disposals, one goal, eight clearances, 28 hitouts)
Patrick Cripps (22 disposals, two final-quarter goals, seven coaches’ votes)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Sam Walsh, 2. Jason Horne-Francis, 1. Patrick Cripps
Round 13 v Essendon
Tom De Koning (24 disposals, 11 clearances, 19 hitouts, 10 coaches’ votes)
Elijah Hollands (19 disposals, three goals, seven coaches’ votes)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Tom De Koning, 2. Nic Martin, 1. Sam Walsh
Round 15 v Geelong
Patrick Cripps (41 disposals, 18 contested possessions, 14 clearances, nine coaches’ votes)
Tom De Koning (25 disposals, one goal, 20 contested possessions, 34 hitouts)
Charlie Curnow (13 disposals, five goals)
Sam Walsh (33 disposals, one goal, nine clearances)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Tom De Koning, 2. Patrick Cripps, 1. Sam Walsh
Round 16 v Richmond
Patrick Cripps (40 disposals, one goal, 14 clearances, 10 coaches’ votes)
Sam Walsh (26 disposals, two goals, 10 tackles, eight coaches’ votes)
Nic Newman (28 disposals, 14 marks, 706 metres gained)
Blake Acres (33 disposals, 557 metres gained)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Sam Walsh, 1. Ben Miller
Round 17 v GWS
Patrick Cripps (33 disposals, two goals, 21 contested possessions, 11 clearances)
Harry McKay (11 disposals, five goals)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Jesse Hogan, 2. Callan Ward, 1. Kieren Briggs
Round 18 v Western Bulldogs
Patrick Cripps (28 disposals, two goals, 11 clearances, eight tackles)
Jacob Weitering (21 disposals, 11 marks, 13 intercepts)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, 1. Bailey Dale
Round 19 v North Melbourne
Patrick Cripps (29 disposals, 14 contested possessions, nine clearances, eight coaches’ votes)
Charlie Curnow (15 disposals, nine marks, four goals)
Adam Saad (18 disposals, one goal, 538 metres gained)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Charlie Curnow, 2. Harry Sheezel, 1. Patrick Cripps
Round 20 v Port Adelaide
Charlie Curnow (19 disposals, nine marks, three goals)
Sam Walsh (23 disposals, 11 tackles)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Sam Walsh, 2. Charlie Curnow, 1. Willem Drew
Round 21 v Collingwood
Patrick Cripps (30 disposals, one goal, seven clearances, nine coaches’ votes)
Nic Newman (34 disposals, 12 marks, 503 metres gained)
George Hewett (32 disposals, 12 clearances, six inside 50s)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Nick Daicos, 1. Scott Pendlebury
Round 22 v Hawthorn
Unlikely to poll.
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Dylan Moore, 2. Massimo D’Ambrosio, 1. Josh Weddle
Round 23 v West Coast
Patrick Cripps (35 disposals, 21 contested possessions, 10 clearances, 10 coaches’ votes)
George Hewett (35 disposals, 10 tackles, five clearances, eight coaches’ votes)
Brodie Kemp (12 disposals, four goals)
Jacob Weitering (15 disposals, 12 intercepts)
Marc Pittonet (20 disposals, eight clearances, 32 hitouts)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Patrick Cripps, 2. Brodie Kemp, 1. George Hewett
Round 24 v St Kilda
Patrick Cripps (30 disposals, 18 contested possessions, nine tackles, eight coaches’ votes)
Sam Walsh (32 disposals, nine clearances, eight tackles, eight coaches’ votes)
Nic Newman (35 disposals, 16 marks, six inside 50s)
George Hewett (32 disposals, one goal, nine inside 50s)
AFL.com.au Brownlow predictor: 3. Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, 2. Jack Sinclair, 1. Patrick Cripps
